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 6 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 347 314
Rank change year-on-year +318 -33 +71
Permanent jobs citing IoT 4,410 372 729
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 6.11% 0.81% 0.92%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 19.40% 2.10% 2.54%
Number of salaries quoted 262 199 559
10th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,250 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.91% +2.50% -7.69%
75th Percentile £70,938 £76,875 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £83,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

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 22,730 17,681 28,720
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 31.48% 38.58% 36.31%
Number of salaries quoted 11,551 8,660 20,584
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +12.73% -15.38%
75th Percentile £78,750 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £113,525 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -11.82% +10.00% -9.09%

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 6 March 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 6 March 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 +320 4,335 £55,000 -8.33% 173
UK excluding London +256 3,915 £55,000 -8.33% 135
North of England +204 1,664 £52,500 -4.55% 26
North West +152 1,510 £52,500 -4.55% 8
Midlands +163 1,060 £42,500 -29.17% 18
West Midlands +135 930 £42,500 -29.17% 10
South East +154 655 £62,500 -10.39% 39
London +241 445 £75,000 +3.45% 43
East of England +124 409 £34,000 -38.18% 30
Yorkshire +72 153 £50,000 -20.00% 15
East Midlands +67 142 - - 8
South West +24 82 £55,000 -8.33% 19
Work from Home -44 62 £60,000 -4.00% 69
Wales +3 40 £50,500 -32.67% 2
Channel Islands - 8 - -
Scotland -9 5 £72,500 +16.00% 5
Northern Ireland - 4 £70,000 -
North East - 1 £40,000 - 3

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 23 (0.52%) SharePoint
2 7 (0.16%) Confluence
3 3 (0.068%) CMS
3 3 (0.068%) WordPress
4 2 (0.045%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.045%) nginx
5 1 (0.023%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.023%) Mendix
Applications
1 4 (0.091%) AutoCAD
1 4 (0.091%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (0.091%) Microsoft Project
1 4 (0.091%) MS Visio
1 4 (0.091%) Revit
2 3 (0.068%) Adobe Illustrator
2 3 (0.068%) Photoshop
3 2 (0.045%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.045%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 5 (0.11%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.091%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.023%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.023%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.023%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 1 (0.023%) Maximo
3 1 (0.023%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.023%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 4,066 (92.20%) Cloud Computing
2 49 (1.11%) Azure
3 41 (0.93%) AWS
4 25 (0.57%) Entra ID
5 15 (0.34%) SaaS
6 13 (0.29%) Microsoft 365
7 11 (0.25%) GCP
7 11 (0.25%) Power Platform
8 8 (0.18%) Google Workspace
9 7 (0.16%) GitHub
10 4 (0.091%) IaaS
10 4 (0.091%) PaaS
10 4 (0.091%) Power Automate
10 4 (0.091%) Serverless
10 4 (0.091%) SurveyMonkey
11 3 (0.068%) Amazon S3
11 3 (0.068%) Canva
11 3 (0.068%) Zapier
12 2 (0.045%) Dagster
12 2 (0.045%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 4,061 (92.09%) Internet
2 37 (0.84%) Network Security
3 30 (0.68%) Wireless
4 18 (0.41%) Firewall
5 14 (0.32%) Bluetooth
5 14 (0.32%) Modbus
6 10 (0.23%) MQTT
6 10 (0.23%) TCP/IP
6 10 (0.23%) VPN
7 8 (0.18%) VLAN
7 8 (0.18%) WAN
8 6 (0.14%) 5G
8 6 (0.14%) DNS
9 5 (0.11%) Intrusion Detection
9 5 (0.11%) LAN
9 5 (0.11%) Wi-Fi
10 4 (0.091%) LoRaWAN
10 4 (0.091%) Wireshark
10 4 (0.091%) ZigBee
11 3 (0.068%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (0.52%) Big Data
2 11 (0.25%) MySQL
3 8 (0.18%) Power BI
4 7 (0.16%) MongoDB
5 5 (0.11%) Amazon RDS
6 4 (0.091%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.045%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.045%) InfluxDB
7 2 (0.045%) Informix
7 2 (0.045%) Metadata
7 2 (0.045%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.045%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.023%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.023%) Delta Lake
8 1 (0.023%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.023%) GIS
8 1 (0.023%) Redis
8 1 (0.023%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.023%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 5 (0.11%) Git
1 5 (0.11%) JIRA
2 4 (0.091%) Burp Suite
2 4 (0.091%) Metasploit
3 3 (0.068%) GitLab
3 3 (0.068%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.045%) Jaeger
4 2 (0.045%) MLflow
4 2 (0.045%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.023%) IDA Disassembler
5 1 (0.023%) Postman
5 1 (0.023%) SoapUI
General
1 4,152 (94.15%) Social Skills
2 4,073 (92.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4,069 (92.27%) Banking
4 44 (1.00%) Manufacturing
5 35 (0.79%) Marketing
6 33 (0.75%) Finance
7 30 (0.68%) Electronics
8 23 (0.52%) Analytical Skills
9 21 (0.48%) Public Sector
10 17 (0.39%) Tech for Good
11 13 (0.29%) Wearables
12 11 (0.25%) Law
12 11 (0.25%) Retail
12 11 (0.25%) Telecoms
13 9 (0.20%) Automotive
14 8 (0.18%) Aerospace
14 8 (0.18%) Social Housing
15 6 (0.14%) French Language
15 6 (0.14%) Health Technology
16 5 (0.11%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 3,159 (71.63%) Lecturer
2 48 (1.09%) Software Engineer
3 41 (0.93%) Developer
4 40 (0.91%) Senior
5 31 (0.70%) Embedded Engineer
6 29 (0.66%) Architect
7 24 (0.54%) Firmware Engineer
8 22 (0.50%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
9 17 (0.39%) Principal Engineer
9 17 (0.39%) Principal Software Engineer
9 17 (0.39%) React Developer
10 16 (0.36%) Mobile Developer
11 14 (0.32%) Sales Manager
12 13 (0.29%) IoT Developer
12 13 (0.29%) Senior Software Engineer
13 12 (0.27%) 2nd Line Support
14 11 (0.25%) Analyst
14 11 (0.25%) Applications Developer
14 11 (0.25%) Full-Stack Engineer
14 11 (0.25%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (0.45%) Node.js
1 20 (0.45%) React
2 18 (0.41%) React Native
3 9 (0.20%) .NET
3 9 (0.20%) REST
4 5 (0.11%) AngularJS
4 5 (0.11%) Spring Boot
5 4 (0.091%) Kafka
5 4 (0.091%) OpenAPI
5 4 (0.091%) Swagger
6 2 (0.045%) 802.1X
6 2 (0.045%) ASP.NET Web API
6 2 (0.045%) Django
6 2 (0.045%) FastAPI
6 2 (0.045%) Keycloak
6 2 (0.045%) Next.js
6 2 (0.045%) RESTful
6 2 (0.045%) WebRTC
6 2 (0.045%) WebSockets
7 1 (0.023%) GStreamer
Miscellaneous
1 22 (0.50%) Mobile App
2 17 (0.39%) Management Information System
2 17 (0.39%) Smart Energy
3 16 (0.36%) SCADA
4 14 (0.32%) Operational Technology
5 12 (0.27%) Embedded Systems
6 11 (0.25%) Smart Home
7 10 (0.23%) Cloud Native
8 8 (0.18%) Cyber Threat
8 8 (0.18%) Self-Motivation
9 7 (0.16%) Analytical Mindset
9 7 (0.16%) Greenfield Project
9 7 (0.16%) Onboarding
10 6 (0.14%) Digital Signage
10 6 (0.14%) Driving Licence
10 6 (0.14%) Product Ownership
11 5 (0.11%) Manufacturing Execution System
11 5 (0.11%) Robotics
12 4 (0.091%) Device Driver
12 4 (0.091%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 24 (0.54%) Linux
2 16 (0.36%) Windows
3 14 (0.32%) Android
4 10 (0.23%) Unix
5 5 (0.11%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.091%) Kali Linux
6 4 (0.091%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.045%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.045%) Embedded Linux
7 2 (0.045%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.023%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 4,120 (93.42%) Cybersecurity
2 4,085 (92.63%) AI
3 4,066 (92.20%) Machine Learning
4 4,064 (92.15%) Web Development
5 4,057 (92.00%) User Experience
6 63 (1.43%) Software Engineering
7 46 (1.04%) Problem-Solving
8 41 (0.93%) Continuous Improvement
9 38 (0.86%) Agile
10 31 (0.70%) DevOps
10 31 (0.70%) Full-Stack Development
11 30 (0.68%) Customer Service
11 30 (0.68%) ERP
11 30 (0.68%) Project Management
12 27 (0.61%) Decision-Making
12 27 (0.61%) Roadmaps
13 26 (0.59%) Digital Marketing
14 25 (0.57%) Analytics
15 23 (0.52%) Energy Management
16 21 (0.48%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 31 (0.70%) Python
2 26 (0.59%) Java
3 21 (0.48%) C++
4 17 (0.39%) SQL
5 13 (0.29%) TypeScript
6 12 (0.27%) C#
7 10 (0.23%) C
8 9 (0.20%) PHP
9 7 (0.16%) JavaScript
10 6 (0.14%) PowerShell
11 4 (0.091%) Bash
11 4 (0.091%) R
11 4 (0.091%) Rust
12 2 (0.045%) Embedded C
12 2 (0.045%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.045%) Perl
12 2 (0.045%) VBA
13 1 (0.023%) Embedded C++
13 1 (0.023%) Groovy
13 1 (0.023%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 4,102 (93.02%) Degree
2 4,068 (92.24%) Master's Degree
3 4,046 (91.75%) PhD
4 4,044 (91.70%) Postgraduate
5 26 (0.59%) HND
6 16 (0.36%) Security Cleared
7 10 (0.23%) BPSS Clearance
7 10 (0.23%) SC Cleared
8 9 (0.20%) Computer Science Degree
9 5 (0.11%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (0.068%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.045%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.045%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.045%) CISM
11 2 (0.045%) CISSP
11 2 (0.045%) MBA
11 2 (0.045%) PMI Certification
11 2 (0.045%) PMP
12 1 (0.023%) CCNA
12 1 (0.023%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (0.27%) QA
2 5 (0.11%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (0.091%) GDPR
4 3 (0.068%) SLA
5 2 (0.045%) Accessibility
5 2 (0.045%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.045%) ISO 9001
5 2 (0.045%) NIST
6 1 (0.023%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.023%) GMP
System Software
1 41 (0.93%) Firmware
2 24 (0.54%) Embedded Firmware
3 11 (0.25%) Docker
4 7 (0.16%) Active Directory
5 3 (0.068%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.068%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.045%) NFS
Systems Management
1 30 (0.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (0.34%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.11%) Grafana
4 4 (0.091%) Nessus
4 4 (0.091%) Nmap
5 2 (0.045%) Ansible
5 2 (0.045%) Argo
5 2 (0.045%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.045%) Terraform
Vendors
1 49 (1.11%) Microsoft
2 13 (0.29%) Google
3 12 (0.27%) Cisco
4 10 (0.23%) SAP
5 8 (0.18%) EMC
6 5 (0.11%) Epicor
6 5 (0.11%) Infor
6 5 (0.11%) Oracle
6 5 (0.11%) Red Hat
6 5 (0.11%) Ruckus Wireless
7 4 (0.091%) Autodesk
7 4 (0.091%) Fortinet
7 4 (0.091%) NEC
7 4 (0.091%) Panasonic
7 4 (0.091%) Polycom
7 4 (0.091%) Qualtrics
7 4 (0.091%) Samsung
7 4 (0.091%) Sony
7 4 (0.091%) Splunk
8 3 (0.068%) VMware