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 18 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 391 471 312
Rank change year-on-year +80 -159 +32
Permanent jobs citing IoT 508 213 658
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.44% 0.43% 0.84%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.67% 1.05% 2.61%
Number of salaries quoted 381 142 464
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £32,650
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,514 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.00% -2.48% -7.69%
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £96,125 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -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 30,395 20,348 25,189
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.37% 41.17% 32.24%
Number of salaries quoted 18,904 10,220 13,115
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,000 £36,925 £43,116
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £109,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.53% -9.52% -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 18 September 2026.

Salary histogram for IoT in the UK

IoT
Top 16 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 18 September 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 +87 425 £55,000 -8.33% 624
UK excluding London +36 394 £55,000 -4.35% 388
Work from Home +36 149 £62,500 +8.70% 293
South East +21 105 £55,000 -10.20% 129
London +7 95 £60,000 -36.84% 287
North of England +3 92 £55,000 -8.33% 67
Scotland +55 55 £60,000 +4.80% 31
South West -52 53 £55,000 +22.22% 26
Midlands -19 50 £48,500 -11.82% 40
Yorkshire -6 42 £55,000 +10.00% 12
North West +1 34 £47,500 -20.83% 38
East of England -36 30 £82,500 +43.48% 70
East Midlands -33 26 £67,500 +28.57% 14
West Midlands -27 24 £42,500 -28.60% 26
North East -53 16 £50,000 +25.00% 17
Northern Ireland -68 10 £65,000 - 24

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 11 (2.17%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.77%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.20%) Apache
3 1 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.20%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.20%) Confluence
3 1 (0.20%) GeoServer
Applications
1 16 (3.15%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.79%) Adobe Illustrator
2 4 (0.79%) Lightworks
2 4 (0.79%) Simulink
3 2 (0.39%) CATIA
3 2 (0.39%) Siemens NX
3 2 (0.39%) SOLIDWORKS
3 2 (0.39%) Windchill
4 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (0.79%) Distributed Ledger
2 3 (0.59%) Misys Midas
3 2 (0.39%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 2 (0.39%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.20%) Maximo
4 1 (0.20%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 58 (11.42%) AWS
2 43 (8.46%) Azure
3 24 (4.72%) SaaS
4 20 (3.94%) Cloud Computing
5 18 (3.54%) Microsoft 365
6 11 (2.17%) AWS IoT
6 11 (2.17%) Serverless
7 10 (1.97%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (1.57%) GCP
9 5 (0.98%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (0.98%) Microsoft Purview
9 5 (0.98%) OneDrive
10 4 (0.79%) Amazon CloudSearch
10 4 (0.79%) Amazon EMR
10 4 (0.79%) Amazon Kinesis
10 4 (0.79%) Anthropic Claude
10 4 (0.79%) Azure Functions
10 4 (0.79%) Entra ID
10 4 (0.79%) Power Platform
11 3 (0.59%) Amazon ElastiCache
Communications & Networking
1 43 (8.46%) Wireless
2 40 (7.87%) Internet
3 28 (5.51%) MQTT
4 27 (5.31%) Wi-Fi
5 19 (3.74%) Firewall
6 18 (3.54%) DNS
7 17 (3.35%) VPN
8 16 (3.15%) Bluetooth
9 15 (2.95%) 5G
10 12 (2.36%) DHCP
11 9 (1.77%) LoRaWAN
11 9 (1.77%) ZigBee
12 8 (1.57%) Ethernet
13 6 (1.18%) VLAN
14 5 (0.98%) Cisco IOS
14 5 (0.98%) SSH
14 5 (0.98%) Unified Communications
15 4 (0.79%) Modbus
15 4 (0.79%) RS-232
15 4 (0.79%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.56%) Big Data
2 11 (2.17%) SQL Server
3 10 (1.97%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (1.57%) NoSQL
5 7 (1.38%) Relational Database
6 6 (1.18%) Azure SQL Database
6 6 (1.18%) MySQL
7 5 (0.98%) DynamoDB
7 5 (0.98%) Neo4j
8 4 (0.79%) Amazon Athena
8 4 (0.79%) Amazon Redshift
8 4 (0.79%) Data Lake
8 4 (0.79%) Elasticsearch
8 4 (0.79%) Electronic Patient Records
8 4 (0.79%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.59%) Amazon RDS
9 3 (0.59%) ClickHouse
9 3 (0.59%) DocumentDB
10 2 (0.39%) InfluxDB
10 2 (0.39%) Pinecone
Development Applications
1 34 (6.69%) Git
2 11 (2.17%) JIRA
3 7 (1.38%) GitLab
3 7 (1.38%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.18%) GDB
5 4 (0.79%) PetaLinux
5 4 (0.79%) Robot Framework
5 4 (0.79%) Selenium
6 3 (0.59%) Postman
7 1 (0.20%) MLflow
7 1 (0.20%) Poetry
General
1 79 (15.55%) Electronics
2 74 (14.57%) Social Skills
3 44 (8.66%) Finance
4 43 (8.46%) Manufacturing
5 42 (8.27%) Telecoms
6 34 (6.69%) Analytical Skills
7 33 (6.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 22 (4.33%) Wearables
9 19 (3.74%) Automotive
10 17 (3.35%) Aerospace
10 17 (3.35%) Marketing
11 13 (2.56%) Public Sector
11 13 (2.56%) Retail
12 12 (2.36%) Legal
13 8 (1.57%) Banking
13 8 (1.57%) Law
13 8 (1.57%) Local Government
14 7 (1.38%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (1.38%) Presentation Skills
15 6 (1.18%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 64 (12.60%) Software Engineer
2 56 (11.02%) Senior
3 53 (10.43%) Embedded Engineer
4 49 (9.65%) Design Engineer
5 46 (9.06%) Developer
6 43 (8.46%) Sales Manager
7 39 (7.68%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 35 (6.89%) Architect
9 32 (6.30%) Technical Engineer
10 29 (5.71%) Hardware Engineer
11 25 (4.92%) Electronics Engineer
12 18 (3.54%) Hardware Design Engineer
12 18 (3.54%) Technical Support
13 17 (3.35%) Account Manager
13 17 (3.35%) Solutions Architect
13 17 (3.35%) Support Engineer
14 14 (2.76%) Test Engineer
15 13 (2.56%) Product Engineer
15 13 (2.56%) Systems Engineer
15 13 (2.56%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (4.72%) Yocto
2 21 (4.13%) Terraform
3 18 (3.54%) .NET
4 17 (3.35%) REST
5 14 (2.76%) React
6 10 (1.97%) Node.js
7 7 (1.38%) AngularJS
7 7 (1.38%) Kafka
8 6 (1.18%) Blazor
9 5 (0.98%) Vue
10 4 (0.79%) HTML
10 4 (0.79%) pytest
10 4 (0.79%) Unity DI Container
11 3 (0.59%) Boost C++ Libraries
11 3 (0.59%) CarPlay
11 3 (0.59%) CSS
11 3 (0.59%) Flash
11 3 (0.59%) PySpark
11 3 (0.59%) Symfony
12 2 (0.39%) NestJS
Miscellaneous
1 50 (9.84%) Embedded Systems
2 24 (4.72%) Onboarding
3 22 (4.33%) Distributed Systems
3 22 (4.33%) Mobile App
4 20 (3.94%) Device Driver
5 18 (3.54%) Robotics
6 16 (3.15%) Driving Licence
6 16 (3.15%) Legacy Systems
7 13 (2.56%) Cloud Native
8 12 (2.36%) ARM Cortex
8 12 (2.36%) Smart Home
9 11 (2.17%) PropTech
10 10 (1.97%) FPGA
10 10 (1.97%) Management Information System
10 10 (1.97%) Operational Technology
11 9 (1.77%) AI Agents
11 9 (1.77%) Enterprise Software
11 9 (1.77%) Self-Motivation
12 8 (1.57%) Product Ownership
13 7 (1.38%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 65 (12.80%) Linux
2 23 (4.53%) Embedded Linux
3 17 (3.35%) Windows
4 10 (1.97%) Windows Server
5 9 (1.77%) Android
6 7 (1.38%) VMS
7 6 (1.18%) FreeRTOS
8 4 (0.79%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.79%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.39%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 106 (20.87%) Problem-Solving
2 99 (19.49%) Software Engineering
3 97 (19.09%) AI
4 47 (9.25%) CI/CD
5 46 (9.06%) Continuous Improvement
6 44 (8.66%) Agile
6 44 (8.66%) Analytics
6 44 (8.66%) Machine Learning
7 40 (7.87%) Validation
8 39 (7.68%) Collaborative Culture
9 37 (7.28%) Cybersecurity
9 37 (7.28%) DevOps
10 32 (6.30%) Roadmaps
11 30 (5.91%) Business Development
12 29 (5.71%) Decision-Making
13 28 (5.51%) Computer Science
13 28 (5.51%) Full-Stack Development
14 27 (5.31%) CRM
15 25 (4.92%) Customer Engagement
15 25 (4.92%) Tech Ops
Programming Languages
1 66 (12.99%) Python
2 47 (9.25%) C++
3 39 (7.68%) C
4 24 (4.72%) SQL
5 22 (4.33%) C#
5 22 (4.33%) JavaScript
6 20 (3.94%) Embedded C
6 20 (3.94%) TypeScript
7 16 (3.15%) Go
8 13 (2.56%) Java
9 12 (2.36%) PowerShell
10 9 (1.77%) Embedded C++
11 6 (1.18%) Bash
12 5 (0.98%) MATLAB
12 5 (0.98%) Rust
13 4 (0.79%) Kusto Query Language
13 4 (0.79%) PHP
14 2 (0.39%) Bicep
15 1 (0.20%) Haskell
15 1 (0.20%) OCaml
Qualifications
1 113 (22.24%) Degree
2 29 (5.71%) DBS Check
3 22 (4.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 22 (4.33%) Master's Degree
4 14 (2.76%) Security Cleared
5 13 (2.56%) HNC
6 10 (1.97%) BPSS Clearance
6 10 (1.97%) SC Cleared
7 8 (1.57%) PhD
7 8 (1.57%) Postgraduate
8 7 (1.38%) ITIL Certification
9 4 (0.79%) HND
10 3 (0.59%) Chartered Engineer
10 3 (0.59%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.39%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.39%) CCNP
11 2 (0.39%) CISSP
11 2 (0.39%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 2 (0.39%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 1 (0.20%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (3.94%) QA
2 9 (1.77%) JTAG
3 8 (1.57%) Accessibility
4 6 (1.18%) ISO 9001
5 4 (0.79%) ECSS
6 3 (0.59%) Actionable Recommendations
6 3 (0.59%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 3 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.59%) NCSC
7 2 (0.39%) GDPR
7 2 (0.39%) NIST
7 2 (0.39%) PMO
7 2 (0.39%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.20%) COBIT
8 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.20%) SLA
System Software
1 48 (9.45%) Firmware
2 24 (4.72%) Docker
3 12 (2.36%) Embedded Firmware
4 10 (1.97%) Active Directory
5 8 (1.57%) VMware Infrastructure
5 8 (1.57%) vSphere
6 3 (0.59%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.39%) iptables
8 1 (0.20%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 30 (5.91%) Kubernetes
2 7 (1.38%) Grafana
3 5 (0.98%) Prometheus
3 5 (0.98%) SCCM
4 3 (0.59%) BMC PATROL
4 3 (0.59%) Galera Cluster
4 3 (0.59%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.20%) Ansible
5 1 (0.20%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 1 (0.20%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.20%) Kubeflow
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.20%) MOM
Vendors
1 51 (10.04%) Microsoft
2 9 (1.77%) Salesforce
3 8 (1.57%) Cisco
3 8 (1.57%) EMC
3 8 (1.57%) SAP
3 8 (1.57%) VMware
4 7 (1.38%) Oracle
5 6 (1.18%) Aruba
6 5 (0.98%) Cognizant
6 5 (0.98%) Databricks
6 5 (0.98%) Google
7 4 (0.79%) Adobe
7 4 (0.79%) dotdigital
7 4 (0.79%) IFS
7 4 (0.79%) Xilinx
8 3 (0.59%) Apple
8 3 (0.59%) BT
8 3 (0.59%) Meraki
9 2 (0.39%) Planon
9 2 (0.39%) Thales