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

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 408 468 315
Rank change year-on-year +60 -153 +28
Permanent jobs citing IoT 474 210 655
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.42% 0.42% 0.83%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.61% 1.03% 2.59%
Number of salaries quoted 363 145 479
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £33,951
25th Percentile £46,500 £50,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £96,250 £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 29,506 20,419 25,294
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.12% 41.10% 32.24%
Number of salaries quoted 18,551 10,274 13,419
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,000 £36,925 £42,516
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 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £108,750
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 10 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 10 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 +52 396 £55,000 -8.33% 289
UK excluding London +33 368 £55,000 -4.35% 195
Work from Home +13 139 £64,585 +11.83% 140
South East +33 95 £55,000 -8.33% 77
London 0 90 £62,500 -34.21% 127
North of England +10 86 £55,000 -8.33% 28
Scotland +56 53 £60,000 +4.80% 15
South West -53 50 £55,000 +18.92% 12
Midlands -23 48 £46,000 -16.36% 26
Yorkshire -5 41 £55,000 +22.22% 6
North West -3 30 £50,000 -16.67% 16
East of England -36 26 £80,000 +39.13% 31
East Midlands -18 25 £67,500 +28.57% 9
West Midlands -12 23 £42,500 -28.60% 17
North East - 15 £50,000 - 6
Northern Ireland -68 10 £65,000 - 9

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 (2.32%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.90%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.42%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.21%) Apache
4 1 (0.21%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.21%) Confluence
4 1 (0.21%) GeoServer
Applications
1 15 (3.16%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.84%) Adobe Illustrator
3 3 (0.63%) Lightworks
3 3 (0.63%) Simulink
4 2 (0.42%) Windchill
5 1 (0.21%) CATIA
5 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.21%) Siemens NX
5 1 (0.21%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 4 (0.84%) Distributed Ledger
2 3 (0.63%) Misys Midas
3 2 (0.42%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 2 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.21%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.21%) Maximo
4 1 (0.21%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 57 (12.03%) AWS
2 40 (8.44%) Azure
3 24 (5.06%) SaaS
4 18 (3.80%) Cloud Computing
5 17 (3.59%) Microsoft 365
6 12 (2.53%) Serverless
7 11 (2.32%) AWS IoT
8 9 (1.90%) Azure DevOps
9 8 (1.69%) GCP
10 5 (1.05%) Amazon Kinesis
10 5 (1.05%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (1.05%) Microsoft Purview
10 5 (1.05%) OneDrive
11 4 (0.84%) Amazon CloudSearch
11 4 (0.84%) Amazon EMR
11 4 (0.84%) Anthropic Claude
11 4 (0.84%) Azure Functions
11 4 (0.84%) Power Platform
12 3 (0.63%) Amazon ElastiCache
12 3 (0.63%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 40 (8.44%) Wireless
2 31 (6.54%) Internet
3 28 (5.91%) Wi-Fi
4 26 (5.49%) MQTT
5 20 (4.22%) Firewall
6 17 (3.59%) Bluetooth
6 17 (3.59%) DNS
6 17 (3.59%) VPN
7 11 (2.32%) 5G
7 11 (2.32%) DHCP
8 10 (2.11%) LoRaWAN
8 10 (2.11%) ZigBee
9 7 (1.48%) Ethernet
10 5 (1.05%) Cisco IOS
10 5 (1.05%) SSH
10 5 (1.05%) VLAN
10 5 (1.05%) VoIP
11 4 (0.84%) LTE
11 4 (0.84%) RS-232
11 4 (0.84%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.74%) PostgreSQL
2 12 (2.53%) Big Data
2 12 (2.53%) SQL Server
3 11 (2.32%) NoSQL
4 8 (1.69%) MySQL
5 6 (1.27%) Azure SQL Database
5 6 (1.27%) Neo4j
5 6 (1.27%) Relational Database
6 5 (1.05%) Amazon Athena
6 5 (1.05%) Amazon Redshift
6 5 (1.05%) DynamoDB
7 4 (0.84%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (0.84%) Elasticsearch
7 4 (0.84%) Electronic Patient Records
7 4 (0.84%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.63%) ClickHouse
8 3 (0.63%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.63%) DocumentDB
9 2 (0.42%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.42%) Pinecone
Development Applications
1 32 (6.75%) Git
2 12 (2.53%) JIRA
3 7 (1.48%) GitLab
3 7 (1.48%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.27%) GDB
5 4 (0.84%) Robot Framework
5 4 (0.84%) Selenium
6 3 (0.63%) PetaLinux
6 3 (0.63%) Postman
7 1 (0.21%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.21%) MLflow
7 1 (0.21%) Poetry
7 1 (0.21%) Zephyr
General
1 77 (16.24%) Electronics
2 70 (14.77%) Social Skills
3 40 (8.44%) Finance
4 38 (8.02%) Manufacturing
5 37 (7.81%) Telecoms
6 30 (6.33%) Analytical Skills
7 25 (5.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 22 (4.64%) Wearables
9 18 (3.80%) Automotive
10 15 (3.16%) Marketing
11 13 (2.74%) Aerospace
12 12 (2.53%) Public Sector
13 11 (2.32%) Legal
14 10 (2.11%) Retail
15 8 (1.69%) Law
15 8 (1.69%) Local Government
16 7 (1.48%) Banking
16 7 (1.48%) Documentation Skills
17 6 (1.27%) Organisational Skills
18 5 (1.05%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 65 (13.71%) Software Engineer
2 53 (11.18%) Senior
3 52 (10.97%) Embedded Engineer
4 44 (9.28%) Developer
5 43 (9.07%) Design Engineer
6 39 (8.23%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 39 (8.23%) Sales Manager
7 32 (6.75%) Technical Engineer
8 31 (6.54%) Architect
9 27 (5.70%) Hardware Engineer
10 23 (4.85%) Electronics Engineer
11 17 (3.59%) Hardware Design Engineer
11 17 (3.59%) Solutions Architect
11 17 (3.59%) Support Engineer
11 17 (3.59%) Technical Support
12 16 (3.38%) Account Manager
13 14 (2.95%) Test Engineer
14 13 (2.74%) Product Design Engineer
14 13 (2.74%) Product Engineer
14 13 (2.74%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (4.43%) Terraform
1 21 (4.43%) Yocto
2 17 (3.59%) .NET
3 15 (3.16%) React
3 15 (3.16%) REST
4 10 (2.11%) Node.js
5 7 (1.48%) AngularJS
6 6 (1.27%) Blazor
6 6 (1.27%) Kafka
7 5 (1.05%) Vue
8 4 (0.84%) HTML
8 4 (0.84%) pytest
8 4 (0.84%) Unity DI Container
9 3 (0.63%) Boost C++ Libraries
9 3 (0.63%) CarPlay
9 3 (0.63%) CSS
9 3 (0.63%) Flash
9 3 (0.63%) PySpark
10 2 (0.42%) ASP.NET Web API
10 2 (0.42%) pgvector
Miscellaneous
1 48 (10.13%) Embedded Systems
2 20 (4.22%) Distributed Systems
2 20 (4.22%) Onboarding
3 19 (4.01%) Device Driver
4 18 (3.80%) Mobile App
5 16 (3.38%) Driving Licence
5 16 (3.38%) Legacy Systems
6 15 (3.16%) Robotics
7 14 (2.95%) Cloud Native
8 12 (2.53%) ARM Cortex
9 11 (2.32%) PropTech
10 10 (2.11%) Smart Home
11 8 (1.69%) Enterprise Software
11 8 (1.69%) FPGA
11 8 (1.69%) Product Ownership
11 8 (1.69%) Self-Motivation
12 7 (1.48%) AI Agents
12 7 (1.48%) CCTV
12 7 (1.48%) Greenfield Project
12 7 (1.48%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 62 (13.08%) Linux
2 22 (4.64%) Embedded Linux
3 16 (3.38%) Windows
4 10 (2.11%) Windows Server
5 8 (1.69%) Android
6 7 (1.48%) VMS
7 6 (1.27%) FreeRTOS
8 5 (1.05%) Ubuntu
9 3 (0.63%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.63%) Unix
10 1 (0.21%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (20.68%) Software Engineering
2 97 (20.46%) Problem-Solving
3 88 (18.57%) AI
4 43 (9.07%) CI/CD
4 43 (9.07%) Continuous Improvement
4 43 (9.07%) Machine Learning
5 42 (8.86%) Analytics
6 38 (8.02%) Agile
6 38 (8.02%) Collaborative Culture
6 38 (8.02%) Validation
7 37 (7.81%) DevOps
8 36 (7.59%) Cybersecurity
9 28 (5.91%) Computer Science
10 27 (5.70%) Business Development
10 27 (5.70%) Roadmaps
11 26 (5.49%) CRM
11 26 (5.49%) Decision-Making
12 25 (5.27%) Full-Stack Development
13 22 (4.64%) Tech Ops
14 21 (4.43%) Customer Engagement
Programming Languages
1 63 (13.29%) Python
2 43 (9.07%) C++
3 36 (7.59%) C
4 23 (4.85%) SQL
5 21 (4.43%) JavaScript
6 20 (4.22%) C#
6 20 (4.22%) TypeScript
7 19 (4.01%) Embedded C
8 17 (3.59%) Go
9 13 (2.74%) Java
10 12 (2.53%) PowerShell
11 8 (1.69%) Embedded C++
12 6 (1.27%) Bash
13 4 (0.84%) MATLAB
13 4 (0.84%) Rust
14 3 (0.63%) Kusto Query Language
14 3 (0.63%) PHP
15 1 (0.21%) Bicep
15 1 (0.21%) Haskell
15 1 (0.21%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 98 (20.68%) Degree
2 21 (4.43%) Computer Science Degree
3 20 (4.22%) DBS Check
3 20 (4.22%) Master's Degree
4 12 (2.53%) Security Cleared
5 9 (1.90%) BPSS Clearance
5 9 (1.90%) SC Cleared
6 8 (1.69%) HNC
6 8 (1.69%) PhD
7 7 (1.48%) ITIL Certification
7 7 (1.48%) Postgraduate
8 3 (0.63%) Chartered Engineer
8 3 (0.63%) HND
9 2 (0.42%) CISSP
9 2 (0.42%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 2 (0.42%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 1 (0.21%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 1 (0.21%) CCSK
10 1 (0.21%) CREST Certified
10 1 (0.21%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (2.95%) QA
2 10 (2.11%) JTAG
3 7 (1.48%) ISO 9001
4 4 (0.84%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.63%) Actionable Recommendations
5 3 (0.63%) ECSS
5 3 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 2 (0.42%) GDPR
6 2 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.42%) NCSC
6 2 (0.42%) SOC 2
7 1 (0.21%) COBIT
7 1 (0.21%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.21%) NIST
System Software
1 50 (10.55%) Firmware
2 24 (5.06%) Docker
3 13 (2.74%) Embedded Firmware
4 10 (2.11%) Active Directory
5 9 (1.90%) VMware Infrastructure
5 9 (1.90%) vSphere
6 3 (0.63%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.42%) iptables
8 1 (0.21%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 29 (6.12%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.27%) Grafana
3 5 (1.05%) SCCM
4 4 (0.84%) Galera Cluster
4 4 (0.84%) Prometheus
4 4 (0.84%) vCenter Server
5 3 (0.63%) BMC PATROL
6 1 (0.21%) Ansible
6 1 (0.21%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (0.21%) Functional Safety
6 1 (0.21%) Kubeflow
6 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.21%) MOM
Vendors
1 49 (10.34%) Microsoft
2 9 (1.90%) Salesforce
2 9 (1.90%) VMware
3 8 (1.69%) SAP
4 7 (1.48%) Cisco
4 7 (1.48%) Oracle
5 6 (1.27%) EMC
6 5 (1.05%) Aruba
6 5 (1.05%) Cognizant
6 5 (1.05%) Google
7 4 (0.84%) Adobe
7 4 (0.84%) Databricks
7 4 (0.84%) dotdigital
7 4 (0.84%) IFS
8 3 (0.63%) Apple
8 3 (0.63%) BT
8 3 (0.63%) Xilinx
9 2 (0.42%) MEDITECH
9 2 (0.42%) Meraki
9 2 (0.42%) ServiceNow