IoT Job Trends

IoT (Internet of Things, Internet of Everything)
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term IoT in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited IoT over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 319 369
Rank change year-on-year +296 +50 -5
Permanent jobs citing IoT 4,362 456 401
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 7.27% 0.85% 0.72%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 21.22% 2.29% 1.97%
Number of salaries quoted 226 239 310
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £47,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -11.11%
75th Percentile £71,250 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,250 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

All Generic Skills
UK

IoT falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 20,555 19,907 20,386
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.26% 37.20% 36.61%
Number of salaries quoted 10,326 9,320 14,805
10th Percentile £27,850 £33,750 £32,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -4.55%

IoT
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing IoT relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

IoT job vacancy trend in the UK

IoT
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing IoT.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing IoT

IoT
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing IoT over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IoT in the UK

IoT
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IoT within the UK over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +315 4,303 £57,500 - 197
UK excluding London +253 3,893 £55,000 - 178
North of England +220 1,663 £55,000 +37.50% 18
North West +160 1,513 £60,000 +50.00% 9
Midlands +169 1,057 £50,000 -16.67% 26
West Midlands +138 927 £50,000 -16.67% 14
South East +180 638 £65,000 -6.47% 64
London +257 435 £70,000 -5.08% 43
East of England +125 419 £57,500 +4.55% 21
Yorkshire +90 149 £50,000 -20.00% 8
East Midlands +75 142 - - 12
South West +36 73 £55,000 -4.35% 33
Work from Home -29 58 £60,000 - 63
Wales +32 42 £50,500 +83.64% 8
Channel Islands - 8 - -
Northern Ireland - 4 £70,000 - 4
North East +11 1 £40,000 -20.79% 1
Scotland -1 1 £65,000 +41.30% 8

IoT
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 29 (0.66%) SharePoint
2 9 (0.21%) Confluence
3 2 (0.046%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.046%) nginx
4 1 (0.023%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.023%) Mendix
Applications
1 4 (0.092%) AutoCAD
1 4 (0.092%) Microsoft Project
1 4 (0.092%) MS Visio
1 4 (0.092%) Revit
2 3 (0.069%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.023%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (0.11%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.092%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (0.046%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.046%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 1 (0.023%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.023%) Maximo
4 1 (0.023%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.023%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.023%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.023%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.023%) SAP IBP
4 1 (0.023%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.023%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.023%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 4,066 (93.21%) Cloud Computing
2 52 (1.19%) Azure
3 30 (0.69%) AWS
4 25 (0.57%) Entra ID
5 18 (0.41%) Power Platform
6 13 (0.30%) Power Automate
7 10 (0.23%) PowerApps
7 10 (0.23%) SaaS
8 7 (0.16%) GCP
8 7 (0.16%) Serverless
9 6 (0.14%) GitHub
9 6 (0.14%) Microsoft 365
10 4 (0.092%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (0.092%) Google Workspace
10 4 (0.092%) IaaS
10 4 (0.092%) PaaS
10 4 (0.092%) SurveyMonkey
10 4 (0.092%) Zapier
11 2 (0.046%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (0.046%) Google Play
Communications & Networking
1 4,070 (93.31%) Internet
2 40 (0.92%) Network Security
3 33 (0.76%) Wireless
4 14 (0.32%) Modbus
5 12 (0.28%) Bluetooth
5 12 (0.28%) Firewall
5 12 (0.28%) MQTT
5 12 (0.28%) TCP/IP
6 9 (0.21%) WAN
7 8 (0.18%) 5G
7 8 (0.18%) VLAN
8 7 (0.16%) Wi-Fi
9 6 (0.14%) LAN
10 5 (0.11%) DNS
10 5 (0.11%) Intrusion Detection
10 5 (0.11%) VPN
10 5 (0.11%) ZigBee
11 4 (0.092%) Broadband
11 4 (0.092%) Wireshark
12 3 (0.069%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (0.57%) Big Data
2 12 (0.28%) MySQL
3 9 (0.21%) Power BI
4 6 (0.14%) MongoDB
5 3 (0.069%) ClickHouse
5 3 (0.069%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.046%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.046%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.046%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.046%) InfluxDB
6 2 (0.046%) Informix
6 2 (0.046%) Metadata
6 2 (0.046%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.023%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.023%) Delta Lake
7 1 (0.023%) GIS
7 1 (0.023%) Redis
7 1 (0.023%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 8 (0.18%) JIRA
2 4 (0.092%) Burp Suite
2 4 (0.092%) Metasploit
3 3 (0.069%) Git
3 3 (0.069%) GitLab
4 2 (0.046%) Jaeger
4 2 (0.046%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.046%) MLflow
4 2 (0.046%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.023%) IDA Disassembler
5 1 (0.023%) Postman
5 1 (0.023%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.023%) SoapUI
General
1 4,139 (94.89%) Social Skills
2 4,071 (93.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4,069 (93.28%) Banking
4 34 (0.78%) Manufacturing
5 32 (0.73%) Finance
5 32 (0.73%) Marketing
6 26 (0.60%) Electronics
7 22 (0.50%) Analytical Skills
8 14 (0.32%) Wearables
9 13 (0.30%) Automotive
9 13 (0.30%) Tech for Good
10 12 (0.28%) Public Sector
11 10 (0.23%) Law
12 9 (0.21%) Retail
12 9 (0.21%) Telecoms
13 8 (0.18%) Aerospace
14 6 (0.14%) Social Housing
15 4 (0.092%) Back Office
15 4 (0.092%) Documentation Skills
16 3 (0.069%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 3,159 (72.42%) Lecturer
2 47 (1.08%) Developer
3 37 (0.85%) Senior
4 32 (0.73%) Software Engineer
5 24 (0.55%) Architect
6 19 (0.44%) Embedded Engineer
7 17 (0.39%) Firmware Engineer
8 16 (0.37%) Mobile Developer
9 15 (0.34%) React Developer
10 14 (0.32%) Senior Developer
11 13 (0.30%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
11 13 (0.30%) IoT Developer
11 13 (0.30%) Principal Engineer
11 13 (0.30%) Principal Software Engineer
11 13 (0.30%) Systems Engineer
12 11 (0.25%) Analyst
12 11 (0.25%) Applications Developer
12 11 (0.25%) Solutions Architect
13 9 (0.21%) Mobile Applications Developer
13 9 (0.21%) Sales Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (0.41%) React Native
2 13 (0.30%) React
3 12 (0.28%) Node.js
4 10 (0.23%) REST
5 9 (0.21%) .NET
6 5 (0.11%) AngularJS
6 5 (0.11%) OpenAPI
6 5 (0.11%) Spring Boot
6 5 (0.11%) Swagger
7 4 (0.092%) Kafka
8 3 (0.069%) 802.1X
8 3 (0.069%) ASP.NET Web API
9 2 (0.046%) .NET Framework
9 2 (0.046%) Django
9 2 (0.046%) FastAPI
9 2 (0.046%) HTML
9 2 (0.046%) Next.js
9 2 (0.046%) RESTful
9 2 (0.046%) WebRTC
9 2 (0.046%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 18 (0.41%) Management Information System
1 18 (0.41%) Mobile App
2 14 (0.32%) SCADA
3 13 (0.30%) Smart Energy
4 9 (0.21%) Smart Home
5 8 (0.18%) Embedded Systems
5 8 (0.18%) Self-Motivation
6 7 (0.16%) Analytical Mindset
6 7 (0.16%) Cyber Threat
6 7 (0.16%) Onboarding
6 7 (0.16%) Operational Technology
7 6 (0.14%) Cloud Native
7 6 (0.14%) Driving Licence
7 6 (0.14%) Greenfield Project
7 6 (0.14%) Product Ownership
8 5 (0.11%) Digital Signage
8 5 (0.11%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (0.11%) Manufacturing Execution System
9 4 (0.092%) Industry 4.0
9 4 (0.092%) Machine to Machine
Operating Systems
1 19 (0.44%) Linux
1 19 (0.44%) Windows
2 13 (0.30%) Android
3 9 (0.21%) Unix
4 5 (0.11%) Ubuntu
5 4 (0.092%) Kali Linux
6 3 (0.069%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.046%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.046%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.023%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 4,116 (94.36%) Cybersecurity
2 4,075 (93.42%) AI
3 4,067 (93.24%) Machine Learning
4 4,064 (93.17%) Web Development
5 4,054 (92.94%) User Experience
6 44 (1.01%) Agile
6 44 (1.01%) Software Engineering
7 43 (0.99%) Problem-Solving
8 33 (0.76%) Continuous Improvement
9 32 (0.73%) Customer Service
10 31 (0.71%) DevOps
11 30 (0.69%) Roadmaps
12 28 (0.64%) Project Management
13 23 (0.53%) Decision-Making
13 23 (0.53%) Digital Marketing
14 22 (0.50%) Analytics
14 22 (0.50%) ERP
14 22 (0.50%) Mentoring
15 20 (0.46%) Business Analysis
15 20 (0.46%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 32 (0.73%) Python
2 23 (0.53%) Java
3 19 (0.44%) C++
4 18 (0.41%) SQL
5 13 (0.30%) TypeScript
6 12 (0.28%) C#
7 11 (0.25%) PowerShell
8 10 (0.23%) C
9 8 (0.18%) Elixir
9 8 (0.18%) Go
9 8 (0.18%) Ruby
10 6 (0.14%) JavaScript
10 6 (0.14%) PHP
11 4 (0.092%) R
11 4 (0.092%) Rust
12 3 (0.069%) Bash
12 3 (0.069%) Perl
13 2 (0.046%) Embedded C
13 2 (0.046%) Kotlin
13 2 (0.046%) VBA
Qualifications
1 4,095 (93.88%) Degree
2 4,068 (93.26%) Master's Degree
3 4,048 (92.80%) PhD
4 4,044 (92.71%) Postgraduate
5 22 (0.50%) HND
6 16 (0.37%) Security Cleared
7 11 (0.25%) SC Cleared
8 9 (0.21%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (0.16%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (0.092%) PMI Certification
10 4 (0.092%) PMP
11 3 (0.069%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.046%) CISA
12 2 (0.046%) CISM
12 2 (0.046%) CISSP
13 1 (0.023%) CCNA
13 1 (0.023%) CCNP
13 1 (0.023%) Cisco Certification
13 1 (0.023%) HNC
13 1 (0.023%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (0.39%) QA
2 5 (0.11%) Data Quality
2 5 (0.11%) GDPR
3 4 (0.092%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.069%) SLA
5 2 (0.046%) NIST
6 1 (0.023%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.023%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.023%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.023%) GMP
6 1 (0.023%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.023%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.023%) SOC 2
System Software
1 30 (0.69%) Firmware
2 13 (0.30%) Embedded Firmware
3 6 (0.14%) Active Directory
3 6 (0.14%) Docker
4 2 (0.046%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.046%) NFS
4 2 (0.046%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 25 (0.57%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (0.23%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.11%) Grafana
4 4 (0.092%) Nessus
4 4 (0.092%) Nmap
5 2 (0.046%) Ansible
5 2 (0.046%) Argo
5 2 (0.046%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.046%) Terraform
Vendors
1 48 (1.10%) Microsoft
2 12 (0.28%) Cisco
3 9 (0.21%) Google
3 9 (0.21%) SAP
4 7 (0.16%) Atlassian
5 6 (0.14%) Ruckus Wireless
6 5 (0.11%) EMC
6 5 (0.11%) Epicor
6 5 (0.11%) Infor
6 5 (0.11%) Oracle
6 5 (0.11%) Red Hat
7 4 (0.092%) Autodesk
7 4 (0.092%) IBM
7 4 (0.092%) NEC
7 4 (0.092%) Panasonic
7 4 (0.092%) Polycom
7 4 (0.092%) Qualtrics
7 4 (0.092%) Samsung
7 4 (0.092%) Sony
7 4 (0.092%) Splunk