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 4 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 418 452 283
Rank change year-on-year +34 -169 +81
Permanent jobs citing IoT 386 234 1,002
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.40% 0.49% 0.95%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.55% 1.18% 2.83%
Number of salaries quoted 288 168 778
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,050 £34,925
25th Percentile £46,250 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,375 £91,500 £85,000
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 24,946 19,782 35,376
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.80% 41.54% 33.67%
Number of salaries quoted 15,971 9,679 22,854
10th Percentile £30,500 £29,500 £28,434
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,450 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,490 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.46% +4.55% -14.06%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% - -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 4 July 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 4 July 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 +77 322 £60,000 - 264
UK excluding London +30 288 £55,000 -8.33% 198
Work from Home +6 98 £67,500 +14.41% 120
South East +4 76 £55,000 -12.00% 65
London +7 70 £75,000 -9.09% 107
North of England +8 64 £55,000 -5.17% 20
South West -42 50 £57,500 +2.22% 28
Midlands -18 35 £42,500 -29.17% 30
Scotland +39 30 £60,000 -7.69% 14
Yorkshire -4 27 £60,000 - 7
North West -8 25 £52,500 -9.48% 10
East of England -13 23 £66,250 +15.22% 28
East Midlands -20 18 £47,500 -5.00% 13
West Midlands -15 17 £38,500 -45.00% 17
North East - 12 £50,000 - 3
Northern Ireland -40 10 £65,000 +30.00% 12

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 (2.85%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.04%) CMS
3 4 (1.04%) Confluence
3 4 (1.04%) WordPress
4 1 (0.26%) Apache
4 1 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.26%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.26%) GeoServer
Applications
1 13 (3.37%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.07%) Adobe Illustrator
3 4 (1.04%) Photoshop
4 3 (0.78%) Lightworks
4 3 (0.78%) Simulink
5 2 (0.52%) Siemens NX
5 2 (0.52%) Windchill
6 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.52%) SAP Business One
1 2 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.26%) Maximo
2 1 (0.26%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 46 (11.92%) AWS
2 43 (11.14%) Azure
3 19 (4.92%) SaaS
4 17 (4.40%) Microsoft 365
5 14 (3.63%) Serverless
6 12 (3.11%) GCP
7 7 (1.81%) AWS IoT
8 6 (1.55%) Azure DevOps
8 6 (1.55%) Power Platform
9 5 (1.30%) Amazon S3
9 5 (1.30%) AWS Lambda
9 5 (1.30%) Cloud Computing
9 5 (1.30%) Microsoft Purview
9 5 (1.30%) OneDrive
10 4 (1.04%) Amazon Kinesis
10 4 (1.04%) Azure Functions
10 4 (1.04%) Canva
10 4 (1.04%) Google Workspace
11 3 (0.78%) Amazon CloudSearch
11 3 (0.78%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 35 (9.07%) Wireless
2 25 (6.48%) MQTT
3 20 (5.18%) Firewall
4 18 (4.66%) Wi-Fi
5 17 (4.40%) Bluetooth
6 15 (3.89%) VPN
7 13 (3.37%) Internet
8 12 (3.11%) DNS
9 10 (2.59%) LoRaWAN
10 6 (1.55%) DHCP
10 6 (1.55%) Modbus
11 5 (1.30%) ZigBee
12 4 (1.04%) LTE
13 3 (0.78%) Cisco IOS
13 3 (0.78%) Ethernet
14 2 (0.52%) 5G
14 2 (0.52%) AMQP
14 2 (0.52%) Unified Communications
14 2 (0.52%) VoIP
15 1 (0.26%) MVNO
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (2.59%) NoSQL
1 10 (2.59%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.07%) Amazon RDS
2 8 (2.07%) MySQL
2 8 (2.07%) PostgreSQL
3 7 (1.81%) Big Data
4 6 (1.55%) Azure SQL Database
4 6 (1.55%) Neo4j
5 5 (1.30%) MongoDB
6 4 (1.04%) Amazon Athena
6 4 (1.04%) Amazon Redshift
6 4 (1.04%) DynamoDB
7 3 (0.78%) Elasticsearch
7 3 (0.78%) Electronic Patient Records
8 2 (0.52%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.52%) InfluxDB
8 2 (0.52%) Pinecone
8 2 (0.52%) Power BI
8 2 (0.52%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 18 (4.66%) Git
2 6 (1.55%) Jenkins
3 5 (1.30%) GitLab
3 5 (1.30%) JIRA
4 4 (1.04%) GDB
4 4 (1.04%) Robot Framework
5 3 (0.78%) PetaLinux
6 1 (0.26%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.26%) IDA Disassembler
6 1 (0.26%) Poetry
6 1 (0.26%) Zephyr
General
1 62 (16.06%) Electronics
2 54 (13.99%) Social Skills
3 34 (8.81%) Manufacturing
4 27 (6.99%) Finance
5 23 (5.96%) Analytical Skills
6 18 (4.66%) Telecoms
7 17 (4.40%) Automotive
8 14 (3.63%) Public Sector
9 13 (3.37%) Tech for Good
10 12 (3.11%) Marketing
11 10 (2.59%) Retail
12 8 (2.07%) Health Technology
12 8 (2.07%) Local Government
13 7 (1.81%) Law
13 7 (1.81%) Social Housing
14 6 (1.55%) Aerospace
14 6 (1.55%) French Language
14 6 (1.55%) Organisational Skills
14 6 (1.55%) Wearables
15 5 (1.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 74 (19.17%) Software Engineer
2 54 (13.99%) Embedded Engineer
3 43 (11.14%) Senior
4 33 (8.55%) Developer
5 29 (7.51%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 26 (6.74%) Architect
6 26 (6.74%) Firmware Engineer
6 26 (6.74%) Technical Engineer
7 25 (6.48%) Sales Manager
8 16 (4.15%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
8 16 (4.15%) Senior Software Engineer
9 15 (3.89%) Electronics Engineer
9 15 (3.89%) Support Engineer
10 13 (3.37%) Principal Engineer
11 12 (3.11%) Operations Engineer
11 12 (3.11%) Principal Software Engineer
12 11 (2.85%) Principal Architect
12 11 (2.85%) Technical Support
12 11 (2.85%) Technical Support Engineer
12 11 (2.85%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.15%) Node.js
2 15 (3.89%) React
3 14 (3.63%) Yocto
4 9 (2.33%) .NET
5 4 (1.04%) AngularJS
5 4 (1.04%) pytest
5 4 (1.04%) REST
5 4 (1.04%) Unity DI Container
6 3 (0.78%) Boost C++ Libraries
6 3 (0.78%) Kafka
7 2 (0.52%) Blazor
7 2 (0.52%) Django
7 2 (0.52%) GStreamer
7 2 (0.52%) HTML
7 2 (0.52%) pgvector
7 2 (0.52%) Vue
7 2 (0.52%) WebSockets
8 1 (0.26%) .NET Core
8 1 (0.26%) OpenTelemetry
8 1 (0.26%) WebAssembly
Miscellaneous
1 39 (10.10%) Embedded Systems
2 15 (3.89%) Device Driver
3 14 (3.63%) Cloud Native
4 13 (3.37%) Legacy Systems
5 11 (2.85%) Mobile App
5 11 (2.85%) Onboarding
5 11 (2.85%) Operational Technology
5 11 (2.85%) PropTech
6 10 (2.59%) Distributed Systems
6 10 (2.59%) Robotics
7 9 (2.33%) SCADA
7 9 (2.33%) Smart Energy
7 9 (2.33%) Smart Home
8 8 (2.07%) ARM Cortex
9 7 (1.81%) Driving Licence
9 7 (1.81%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (1.55%) Algorithms
10 6 (1.55%) NB-IoT
11 5 (1.30%) Cyber Security Posture
11 5 (1.30%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 52 (13.47%) Linux
2 20 (5.18%) Windows
3 12 (3.11%) Embedded Linux
4 11 (2.85%) Windows Server
5 8 (2.07%) Android
6 6 (1.55%) Unix
7 5 (1.30%) FreeRTOS
8 4 (1.04%) Ubuntu
8 4 (1.04%) VMS
9 1 (0.26%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (25.65%) Software Engineering
2 70 (18.13%) Problem-Solving
3 57 (14.77%) AI
4 41 (10.62%) Continuous Improvement
5 39 (10.10%) Analytics
5 39 (10.10%) Collaborative Culture
6 30 (7.77%) Cybersecurity
7 29 (7.51%) DevOps
7 29 (7.51%) Full-Stack Development
8 28 (7.25%) CI/CD
8 28 (7.25%) CRM
9 27 (6.99%) ERP
10 23 (5.96%) Machine Learning
10 23 (5.96%) Roadmaps
11 22 (5.70%) Agile
12 20 (5.18%) Energy Management
12 20 (5.18%) Mentoring
13 19 (4.92%) Asset Management
13 19 (4.92%) Validation
14 17 (4.40%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 55 (14.25%) Python
2 34 (8.81%) C++
3 27 (6.99%) C
4 18 (4.66%) SQL
5 17 (4.40%) JavaScript
5 17 (4.40%) TypeScript
6 15 (3.89%) C#
6 15 (3.89%) PowerShell
7 14 (3.63%) Java
8 11 (2.85%) Embedded C
9 8 (2.07%) Bash
10 5 (1.30%) Go
10 5 (1.30%) PHP
11 4 (1.04%) MATLAB
11 4 (1.04%) Rust
12 3 (0.78%) Embedded C++
13 1 (0.26%) Groovy
13 1 (0.26%) Haskell
13 1 (0.26%) OCaml
13 1 (0.26%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 62 (16.06%) Degree
2 13 (3.37%) Computer Science Degree
3 11 (2.85%) Master's Degree
4 10 (2.59%) Security Cleared
5 9 (2.33%) HND
6 7 (1.81%) SC Cleared
7 5 (1.30%) DBS Check
8 4 (1.04%) BPSS Clearance
9 3 (0.78%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.52%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.52%) CISM
10 2 (0.52%) CISSP
10 2 (0.52%) MBA
11 1 (0.26%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 1 (0.26%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.26%) CISA
11 1 (0.26%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (0.26%) CREST Certified
11 1 (0.26%) DV Cleared
11 1 (0.26%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (3.11%) QA
2 6 (1.55%) ISO 9001
2 6 (1.55%) JTAG
3 4 (1.04%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (0.78%) Actionable Recommendations
4 3 (0.78%) ECSS
4 3 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.52%) GDPR
6 1 (0.26%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.26%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.26%) SOC 2
System Software
1 61 (15.80%) Firmware
2 29 (7.51%) Embedded Firmware
3 18 (4.66%) Docker
4 12 (3.11%) Active Directory
5 11 (2.85%) VMware Infrastructure
6 9 (2.33%) vSphere
7 3 (0.78%) Hyper-V
7 3 (0.78%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 20 (5.18%) Kubernetes
2 7 (1.81%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (1.30%) SCCM
3 5 (1.30%) Terraform
4 4 (1.04%) Galera Cluster
4 4 (1.04%) vCenter Server
5 3 (0.78%) Grafana
6 1 (0.26%) Ansible
6 1 (0.26%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (0.26%) MOM
6 1 (0.26%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 45 (11.66%) Microsoft
2 11 (2.85%) VMware
3 9 (2.33%) Google
3 9 (2.33%) SAP
4 7 (1.81%) EMC
4 7 (1.81%) Oracle
5 6 (1.55%) Salesforce
6 5 (1.30%) Aruba
6 5 (1.30%) Cisco
6 5 (1.30%) Cognizant
7 4 (1.04%) Adobe
8 3 (0.78%) dotdigital
8 3 (0.78%) IFS
8 3 (0.78%) Xilinx
9 2 (0.52%) ConnectWise
9 2 (0.52%) Draytek
9 2 (0.52%) Fortinet
9 2 (0.52%) Meraki
9 2 (0.52%) Siemens
10 1 (0.26%) Palo Alto