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 29 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 69 316 390
Rank change year-on-year +247 +74 +13
Permanent jobs citing IoT 1,890 548 376
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 3.49% 0.83% 0.73%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 9.94% 2.42% 1.91%
Number of salaries quoted 207 338 299
10th Percentile £33,500 £32,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £47,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - -11.54% -3.70%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £76,875
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £90,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -4.00%

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 19,015 22,669 19,679
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.14% 34.21% 38.46%
Number of salaries quoted 10,674 11,106 14,737
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,625 £33,736
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,963 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.40% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £84,056
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% -1.82% -

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 29 November 2025.

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 29 November 2025. 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 +284 1,842 £57,500 -4.17% 250
UK excluding London +217 1,572 £55,000 - 227
North of England +230 664 £55,000 +37.50% 51
North West +181 607 £57,500 +53.33% 35
South East +161 439 £65,000 +4.00% 73
London +223 299 £67,500 +1.89% 46
East of England +111 293 £57,500 +4.55% 24
Midlands +58 84 £55,000 -8.33% 50
East Midlands +54 72 £55,000 -8.33% 12
Work from Home -24 66 £60,000 - 91
Yorkshire +41 56 £55,000 -21.43% 14
South West +38 56 £47,500 -17.39% 23
Wales +11 31 £51,500 +87.27% 5
West Midlands +29 12 £50,000 -16.67% 38
Channel Islands - 6 - -
Northern Ireland +4 4 £70,000 - 1
Scotland -12 3 £57,250 +24.46% 2
North East +14 1 £40,000 -20.79% 2

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 36 (1.90%) SharePoint
2 16 (0.85%) Confluence
3 2 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.11%) nginx
4 1 (0.053%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.053%) Mendix
4 1 (0.053%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.053%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 5 (0.26%) AutoCAD
1 5 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
1 5 (0.26%) MS Visio
1 5 (0.26%) Revit
2 3 (0.16%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.053%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (0.32%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.21%) Oracle ERP
2 4 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.16%) SAP EWM
3 3 (0.16%) SAP SCM
4 2 (0.11%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.11%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 2 (0.11%) SAP APO
4 2 (0.11%) SAP IBP
4 2 (0.11%) SAP MM
4 2 (0.11%) SAP PP
5 1 (0.053%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.053%) Maximo
5 1 (0.053%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.053%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.053%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.053%) SAP LE
5 1 (0.053%) SAP QM
5 1 (0.053%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.053%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 1,609 (85.13%) Cloud Computing
2 60 (3.17%) Azure
3 34 (1.80%) AWS
4 25 (1.32%) Entra ID
5 24 (1.27%) Power Platform
6 20 (1.06%) Power Automate
7 17 (0.90%) PowerApps
7 17 (0.90%) Serverless
8 13 (0.69%) SaaS
9 9 (0.48%) GCP
10 5 (0.26%) GitHub
10 5 (0.26%) Microsoft 365
11 4 (0.21%) Dynamics 365
11 4 (0.21%) Google Workspace
11 4 (0.21%) IaaS
11 4 (0.21%) PaaS
11 4 (0.21%) SurveyMonkey
11 4 (0.21%) Zapier
12 3 (0.16%) Azure DevOps
12 3 (0.16%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 1,631 (86.30%) Internet
2 42 (2.22%) Network Security
3 33 (1.75%) Wireless
4 30 (1.59%) Modbus
5 26 (1.38%) MQTT
6 14 (0.74%) Ethernet
7 13 (0.69%) TCP/IP
8 11 (0.58%) Bluetooth
8 11 (0.58%) Firewall
9 10 (0.53%) WAN
10 9 (0.48%) 5G
11 8 (0.42%) VLAN
12 6 (0.32%) LAN
12 6 (0.32%) LoRaWAN
12 6 (0.32%) Wi-Fi
13 5 (0.26%) Broadband
13 5 (0.26%) Intrusion Detection
13 5 (0.26%) ZigBee
14 4 (0.21%) LTE
14 4 (0.21%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (0.74%) Big Data
2 10 (0.53%) MySQL
3 8 (0.42%) MongoDB
4 7 (0.37%) Power BI
5 6 (0.32%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.21%) ClickHouse
6 4 (0.21%) NoSQL
6 4 (0.21%) SQL Server
7 3 (0.16%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.16%) DynamoDB
8 2 (0.11%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.11%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.11%) InfluxDB
8 2 (0.11%) Metadata
8 2 (0.11%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.053%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.053%) Delta Lake
9 1 (0.053%) Elasticsearch
9 1 (0.053%) GIS
9 1 (0.053%) Redis
Development Applications
1 21 (1.11%) JIRA
2 6 (0.32%) Git
3 4 (0.21%) Burp Suite
3 4 (0.21%) GitLab
3 4 (0.21%) Metasploit
4 2 (0.11%) Jaeger
4 2 (0.11%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.11%) MLflow
4 2 (0.11%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.053%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.053%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.053%) Postman
5 1 (0.053%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.053%) Selenium
5 1 (0.053%) SoapUI
General
1 1,689 (89.37%) Social Skills
2 1,614 (85.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1,608 (85.08%) Banking
4 49 (2.59%) Manufacturing
5 31 (1.64%) Finance
6 25 (1.32%) Marketing
7 24 (1.27%) Analytical Skills
8 21 (1.11%) Electronics
9 20 (1.06%) Automotive
10 18 (0.95%) Pharmaceutical
11 16 (0.85%) Public Sector
12 14 (0.74%) Retail
13 11 (0.58%) Telecoms
14 9 (0.48%) Aerospace
14 9 (0.48%) Law
15 8 (0.42%) Tech for Good
16 6 (0.32%) Wearables
17 5 (0.26%) Back Office
17 5 (0.26%) Billing
17 5 (0.26%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 1,300 (68.78%) Lecturer
2 38 (2.01%) Senior
3 37 (1.96%) Developer
4 25 (1.32%) Software Engineer
5 22 (1.16%) Architect
6 15 (0.79%) Lead
6 15 (0.79%) Systems Engineer
7 13 (0.69%) Embedded Engineer
7 13 (0.69%) React Developer
8 11 (0.58%) Automation Engineer
8 11 (0.58%) Firmware Engineer
8 11 (0.58%) Mobile Developer
8 11 (0.58%) Senior Developer
9 10 (0.53%) Senior Systems Engineer
9 10 (0.53%) Solutions Architect
10 9 (0.48%) Sales Manager
11 8 (0.42%) Applications Developer
11 8 (0.42%) Backend Developer
11 8 (0.42%) Embedded Software Engineer
11 8 (0.42%) Full-Stack Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (0.90%) .NET
2 12 (0.63%) React Native
3 9 (0.48%) Node.js
3 9 (0.48%) React
4 8 (0.42%) REST
5 6 (0.32%) AngularJS
5 6 (0.32%) CSS
6 5 (0.26%) OpenAPI
6 5 (0.26%) Swagger
7 4 (0.21%) Django
7 4 (0.21%) FastAPI
7 4 (0.21%) Kafka
8 3 (0.16%) 802.1X
8 3 (0.16%) ASP.NET Web API
8 3 (0.16%) SAP Fiori
8 3 (0.16%) SAPUI5
9 2 (0.11%) .NET Core
9 2 (0.11%) Keycloak
9 2 (0.11%) Node-RED
9 2 (0.11%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 25 (1.32%) SCADA
2 21 (1.11%) Operational Technology
3 17 (0.90%) Industry 4.0
3 17 (0.90%) Management Information System
4 15 (0.79%) Mobile App
4 15 (0.79%) Renewable Energy
5 14 (0.74%) Biopharmaceutical
6 11 (0.58%) Data Centre
6 11 (0.58%) Embedded Systems
7 10 (0.53%) Self-Motivation
8 7 (0.37%) Cloud Native
8 7 (0.37%) Driving Licence
8 7 (0.37%) Onboarding
8 7 (0.37%) Smart Energy
9 6 (0.32%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (0.32%) Device Driver
9 6 (0.32%) Greenfield Project
10 5 (0.26%) CAN bus
10 5 (0.26%) Robotics
10 5 (0.26%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 17 (0.90%) Linux
2 16 (0.85%) Windows
3 10 (0.53%) Unix
4 9 (0.48%) Android
5 5 (0.26%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.21%) Kali Linux
7 2 (0.11%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.11%) Embedded Linux
7 2 (0.11%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.053%) Solaris
8 1 (0.053%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,672 (88.47%) Cybersecurity
2 1,630 (86.24%) AI
3 1,622 (85.82%) Machine Learning
4 1,609 (85.13%) User Experience
5 1,607 (85.03%) Web Development
6 61 (3.23%) Agile
7 45 (2.38%) Problem-Solving
8 39 (2.06%) Software Engineering
9 35 (1.85%) Mentoring
10 34 (1.80%) DevOps
11 32 (1.69%) Roadmaps
12 31 (1.64%) Customer Service
12 31 (1.64%) Project Management
13 29 (1.53%) Business Development
13 29 (1.53%) Continuous Improvement
14 25 (1.32%) Analytics
15 24 (1.27%) Project Delivery
15 24 (1.27%) Prototyping
16 23 (1.22%) Decision-Making
17 21 (1.11%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 50 (2.65%) Python
2 24 (1.27%) C++
3 23 (1.22%) C#
4 22 (1.16%) SQL
5 19 (1.01%) Java
6 16 (0.85%) PowerShell
7 15 (0.79%) C
8 12 (0.63%) JavaScript
9 11 (0.58%) TypeScript
10 9 (0.48%) PHP
10 9 (0.48%) Ruby
11 8 (0.42%) Elixir
11 8 (0.42%) Go
12 4 (0.21%) R
12 4 (0.21%) Rust
13 3 (0.16%) Bash
14 2 (0.11%) Embedded C
14 2 (0.11%) Kotlin
14 2 (0.11%) Perl
14 2 (0.11%) VBA
Qualifications
1 1,657 (87.67%) Degree
2 1,611 (85.24%) Master's Degree
3 1,603 (84.81%) PhD
4 1,599 (84.60%) Postgraduate
5 23 (1.22%) HND
6 20 (1.06%) Security Cleared
7 15 (0.79%) HNC
8 13 (0.69%) Chartered Engineer
8 13 (0.69%) SC Cleared
9 8 (0.42%) BPSS Clearance
10 7 (0.37%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (0.21%) PMI Certification
11 4 (0.21%) PMP
12 3 (0.16%) SAP Certification
13 2 (0.11%) CISA
13 2 (0.11%) CISM
13 2 (0.11%) CISSP
14 1 (0.053%) CCNP
14 1 (0.053%) Cisco Certification
14 1 (0.053%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (1.06%) QA
2 6 (0.32%) GDPR
3 5 (0.26%) Data Quality
4 4 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.16%) SLA
6 2 (0.11%) NIST
7 1 (0.053%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.053%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.053%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.053%) GMP
7 1 (0.053%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.053%) JTAG
7 1 (0.053%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.053%) SOC 2
System Software
1 22 (1.16%) Firmware
2 12 (0.63%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (0.58%) VMware ESXi
4 8 (0.42%) Docker
5 7 (0.37%) Embedded Firmware
6 4 (0.21%) Active Directory
7 2 (0.11%) NFS
8 1 (0.053%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 23 (1.22%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (0.69%) Functional Safety
3 10 (0.53%) Kubernetes
4 5 (0.26%) Grafana
5 4 (0.21%) Nessus
5 4 (0.21%) Nmap
5 4 (0.21%) Terraform
6 2 (0.11%) Ansible
6 2 (0.11%) Argo
6 2 (0.11%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.053%) Kibana
Vendors
1 51 (2.70%) Microsoft
2 16 (0.85%) Atlassian
3 14 (0.74%) Siemens
4 13 (0.69%) AVEVA
4 13 (0.69%) Cisco
4 13 (0.69%) Rockwell
5 12 (0.63%) SAP
5 12 (0.63%) VMware
6 9 (0.48%) Google
7 6 (0.32%) Oracle
7 6 (0.32%) Ruckus Wireless
8 5 (0.26%) Autodesk
8 5 (0.26%) EMC
8 5 (0.26%) Epicor
8 5 (0.26%) NEC
8 5 (0.26%) Panasonic
8 5 (0.26%) Polycom
8 5 (0.26%) Red Hat
8 5 (0.26%) Samsung
8 5 (0.26%) Sony