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

6 months to
6 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 357 302
Rank change year-on-year +327 -55 +73
Permanent jobs citing IoT 4,419 306 862
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 5.41% 0.75% 0.95%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 18.39% 1.92% 2.61%
Number of salaries quoted 276 201 680
10th Percentile £33,500 £44,000 £34,975
25th Percentile £43,438 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% +1.77%

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 24,034 15,897 33,009
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 29.42% 38.78% 36.34%
Number of salaries quoted 12,338 9,007 22,482
10th Percentile £29,250 £32,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £39,000 £43,750 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £113,979 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £54,884 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.90% +9.77% -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 April 2026.

Salary histogram for IoT in the UK

IoT
Top 17 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 April 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 +345 4,346 £55,000 -8.33% 183
UK excluding London +267 3,918 £55,000 -8.33% 139
North of England +201 1,667 £51,250 -10.87% 26
North West +156 1,507 £52,500 -4.55% 10
Midlands +149 1,061 £42,500 -29.17% 19
West Midlands +135 928 £42,500 -29.17% 12
South East +175 663 £55,000 -20.86% 45
London +243 451 £75,000 +3.45% 59
East of England +115 408 £34,000 -38.18% 26
Yorkshire +64 160 £50,000 -16.67% 15
East Midlands +53 145 - - 7
South West -17 76 £56,250 -6.25% 16
Work from Home -52 59 £65,000 +8.33% 71
Wales -18 34 - - 3
Scotland -21 9 £72,500 +16.00% 8
Channel Islands - 8 - -
Northern Ireland -32 4 £70,000 +40.00% 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 23 (0.52%) SharePoint
2 7 (0.16%) Confluence
3 4 (0.091%) CMS
3 4 (0.091%) WordPress
4 2 (0.045%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.023%) Apache
5 1 (0.023%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.023%) GeoServer
5 1 (0.023%) Mendix
Applications
1 5 (0.11%) Adobe Illustrator
2 4 (0.091%) Photoshop
3 3 (0.068%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.045%) Siemens NX
5 1 (0.023%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.023%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.023%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (0.091%) NetSuite
1 4 (0.091%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (0.045%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.023%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.023%) Maximo
3 1 (0.023%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 4,065 (91.99%) Cloud Computing
2 46 (1.04%) AWS
3 43 (0.97%) Azure
4 25 (0.57%) Entra ID
5 15 (0.34%) SaaS
6 12 (0.27%) Microsoft 365
7 10 (0.23%) GCP
8 9 (0.20%) Power Platform
9 7 (0.16%) Serverless
10 5 (0.11%) Amazon S3
10 5 (0.11%) GitHub
10 5 (0.11%) Google Workspace
11 4 (0.091%) Canva
11 4 (0.091%) IaaS
11 4 (0.091%) PaaS
12 3 (0.068%) Amazon EC2
12 3 (0.068%) AWS Lambda
12 3 (0.068%) Power Automate
12 3 (0.068%) Zapier
13 2 (0.045%) Google Play
Communications & Networking
1 4,053 (91.72%) Internet
2 30 (0.68%) Wireless
3 26 (0.59%) Network Security
4 18 (0.41%) Firewall
5 15 (0.34%) Bluetooth
6 11 (0.25%) MQTT
6 11 (0.25%) VPN
7 9 (0.20%) Modbus
8 6 (0.14%) DNS
8 6 (0.14%) LoRaWAN
9 5 (0.11%) Wi-Fi
10 4 (0.091%) 5G
10 4 (0.091%) WAN
11 3 (0.068%) DHCP
11 3 (0.068%) LAN
11 3 (0.068%) LTE
11 3 (0.068%) TCP/IP
11 3 (0.068%) Unified Communications
11 3 (0.068%) VLAN
12 2 (0.045%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (0.54%) Big Data
2 12 (0.27%) MySQL
3 8 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
3 8 (0.18%) PostgreSQL
3 8 (0.18%) Power BI
4 6 (0.14%) NoSQL
5 5 (0.11%) Neo4j
5 5 (0.11%) SQL Server
6 4 (0.091%) InfluxDB
6 4 (0.091%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.045%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.045%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.045%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.045%) GIS
7 2 (0.045%) Informix
7 2 (0.045%) Pinecone
8 1 (0.023%) Amazon Athena
8 1 (0.023%) Geospatial Data
8 1 (0.023%) Hadoop
8 1 (0.023%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (0.14%) Git
1 6 (0.14%) JIRA
2 1 (0.023%) Bitbucket
2 1 (0.023%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.023%) GitLab
2 1 (0.023%) IDA Disassembler
2 1 (0.023%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.023%) Metasploit
2 1 (0.023%) Postman
2 1 (0.023%) SoapUI
2 1 (0.023%) Zephyr
General
1 4,143 (93.75%) Social Skills
2 4,071 (92.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4,068 (92.06%) Banking
4 43 (0.97%) Manufacturing
5 35 (0.79%) Electronics
6 33 (0.75%) Marketing
7 32 (0.72%) Finance
8 20 (0.45%) Analytical Skills
9 19 (0.43%) Public Sector
10 17 (0.38%) Telecoms
11 16 (0.36%) Tech for Good
12 14 (0.32%) Wearables
13 13 (0.29%) Automotive
14 11 (0.25%) Law
15 8 (0.18%) Health Technology
15 8 (0.18%) Retail
15 8 (0.18%) Social Housing
16 6 (0.14%) French Language
17 5 (0.11%) Back Office
17 5 (0.11%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 3,158 (71.46%) Lecturer
2 58 (1.31%) Software Engineer
3 41 (0.93%) Embedded Engineer
4 38 (0.86%) Senior
5 37 (0.84%) Developer
6 32 (0.72%) Architect
7 24 (0.54%) Firmware Engineer
8 23 (0.52%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
9 20 (0.45%) Principal Engineer
9 20 (0.45%) Principal Software Engineer
10 19 (0.43%) Sales Manager
11 17 (0.38%) React Developer
12 16 (0.36%) Mobile Developer
13 14 (0.32%) Embedded Software Engineer
13 14 (0.32%) Full-Stack Engineer
13 14 (0.32%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
13 14 (0.32%) Senior Software Engineer
14 12 (0.27%) 2nd Line Support
14 12 (0.27%) Analyst
14 12 (0.27%) IoT Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (0.50%) React
2 20 (0.45%) Node.js
3 18 (0.41%) React Native
4 9 (0.20%) REST
5 6 (0.14%) .NET
6 5 (0.11%) Spring Boot
7 4 (0.091%) AngularJS
7 4 (0.091%) Kafka
8 2 (0.045%) ASP.NET Web API
8 2 (0.045%) Django
8 2 (0.045%) Next.js
8 2 (0.045%) OpenAPI
8 2 (0.045%) pgvector
8 2 (0.045%) Swagger
8 2 (0.045%) WebSockets
9 1 (0.023%) .NET Framework
9 1 (0.023%) GStreamer
9 1 (0.023%) Middleware
9 1 (0.023%) OAuth
9 1 (0.023%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 20 (0.45%) Mobile App
1 20 (0.45%) Smart Energy
2 15 (0.34%) Management Information System
3 14 (0.32%) SCADA
4 13 (0.29%) Embedded Systems
5 11 (0.25%) Operational Technology
5 11 (0.25%) Smart Home
6 9 (0.20%) Cloud Native
7 7 (0.16%) Analytical Mindset
7 7 (0.16%) Greenfield Project
8 6 (0.14%) Distributed Systems
8 6 (0.14%) PropTech
8 6 (0.14%) Robotics
9 5 (0.11%) Cyber Threat
9 5 (0.11%) Device Driver
9 5 (0.11%) Driving Licence
9 5 (0.11%) Industry 4.0
9 5 (0.11%) Manufacturing Execution System
9 5 (0.11%) Onboarding
9 5 (0.11%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 25 (0.57%) Linux
2 13 (0.29%) Windows
3 9 (0.20%) Android
4 8 (0.18%) Unix
5 5 (0.11%) Embedded Linux
5 5 (0.11%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.091%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.045%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.045%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.023%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.023%) Kali Linux
8 1 (0.023%) Solaris
8 1 (0.023%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 4,112 (93.05%) Cybersecurity
2 4,078 (92.28%) AI
3 4,063 (91.94%) Machine Learning
3 4,063 (91.94%) Web Development
4 4,052 (91.69%) User Experience
5 72 (1.63%) Software Engineering
6 52 (1.18%) Problem-Solving
7 39 (0.88%) Continuous Improvement
8 33 (0.75%) Agile
8 33 (0.75%) Full-Stack Development
9 29 (0.66%) Analytics
9 29 (0.66%) Customer Service
9 29 (0.66%) ERP
10 27 (0.61%) Digital Marketing
10 27 (0.61%) Energy Management
10 27 (0.61%) Project Management
11 26 (0.59%) Business Analysis
11 26 (0.59%) Roadmaps
12 25 (0.57%) DevOps
13 22 (0.50%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 31 (0.70%) Python
2 18 (0.41%) Java
2 18 (0.41%) SQL
3 14 (0.32%) TypeScript
4 11 (0.25%) C++
5 9 (0.20%) PHP
6 8 (0.18%) C#
7 7 (0.16%) C
8 6 (0.14%) JavaScript
8 6 (0.14%) PowerShell
9 4 (0.091%) Bash
10 2 (0.045%) Go
10 2 (0.045%) Perl
10 2 (0.045%) VBA
11 1 (0.023%) Embedded C
11 1 (0.023%) Groovy
11 1 (0.023%) R
11 1 (0.023%) Rust
11 1 (0.023%) Scala
11 1 (0.023%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 4,098 (92.74%) Degree
2 4,068 (92.06%) Master's Degree
3 4,046 (91.56%) PhD
4 4,043 (91.49%) Postgraduate
5 26 (0.59%) HND
6 8 (0.18%) Security Cleared
7 6 (0.14%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (0.11%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (0.091%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.045%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.045%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.045%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.045%) CISM
10 2 (0.045%) CISSP
10 2 (0.045%) MBA
10 2 (0.045%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.045%) PMP
10 2 (0.045%) SC Cleared
11 1 (0.023%) ISTQB
11 1 (0.023%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (0.29%) QA
2 6 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (0.11%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (0.091%) GDPR
5 3 (0.068%) Data Quality
5 3 (0.068%) ISO 9001
5 3 (0.068%) SLA
6 2 (0.045%) NIST
7 1 (0.023%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.023%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.023%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.023%) GMP
7 1 (0.023%) JTAG
7 1 (0.023%) SOC 2
System Software
1 45 (1.02%) Firmware
2 28 (0.63%) Embedded Firmware
3 12 (0.27%) Docker
4 10 (0.23%) Active Directory
5 6 (0.14%) VMware Infrastructure
6 3 (0.068%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.068%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 30 (0.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (0.36%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.11%) Grafana
4 4 (0.091%) Terraform
5 3 (0.068%) Galera Cluster
5 3 (0.068%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.023%) Nessus
6 1 (0.023%) Nmap
Vendors
1 50 (1.13%) Microsoft
2 10 (0.23%) Google
2 10 (0.23%) SAP
3 7 (0.16%) EMC
4 6 (0.14%) VMware
5 5 (0.11%) Oracle
6 4 (0.091%) Epicor
6 4 (0.091%) Fortinet
6 4 (0.091%) Infor
7 3 (0.068%) Cisco
7 3 (0.068%) ConnectWise
7 3 (0.068%) Draytek
7 3 (0.068%) IBM
7 3 (0.068%) Ruckus Wireless
8 2 (0.045%) Apple
8 2 (0.045%) HP
8 2 (0.045%) Meraki
8 2 (0.045%) Red Hat
8 2 (0.045%) Siemens
9 1 (0.023%) Adobe