In 2019, nearly two-thirds (61%) of companies globally implemented IoT applications, and that number continues to grow as we incorporate the technology ever more into our daily lives.

The development of IoT jobs and their crucial role in keeping up with demand has meant that there is no shortage of job opportunities on the horizon.

With this in mind, Distrelec analysed the companies recruiting for IoT jobs, the total number of active listings globally, and the most desirable IoT jobs in 2022.

The Global IoT Job Landscape

According to research by Intel, 55% of all data is forecast to be generated by IoT in 2025, with 43% of AI tasks projected to happen on edge devices in 2023.

In March this year alone, almost 23,000 IoT jobs were newly listed around the world, with companies recruiting for Senior Firmware Engineers, Systems Engineers, UI Developers and more. In that same month, 19,224 positions were closed, whilst there were 53,181 total active listings, signalling that IoT technologists were in high demand.

Although new job listings dropped slightly throughout April of this year, the number of closed positions also declined slightly, meaning that the total active listings still saw a slight increase at 53,192. In comparison, May saw the highest number of positions closed, with 20,436 IoT roles filled within the month.

UK entities present in the Top 100 IoT companies in the world, according to Distrelec’s data, include Vodafone, Arm, Telit and Eseye. As the highest-rated IoT provider in the UK according to this list, Vodafone recently released a new ‘Vodafone Heat Detection Camera’ in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, marketed as a tool to help employers identify one of the symptoms in a safe and effective way.

The technology also extends to different working sectors including, but not limited to, ‘Smart Offices’ for office workers and fleet analytics for tracking ambulances and other emergency vehicles within the Healthcare sector.

Most In-demand IoT Jobs

1. Engineer – 30.2%
2. Automation – 16.6%
3. Software – 15.6%
4. Developer – 12.3%
5. Consultant – 8.9%
6. Solution Architect – 8.6%
7. Sales – 5.5%
8. Account Manager – 5.2%
9. Data – 4.3%
10. Cloud – 3.9%

Engineer takes the top spot with 30.2% of job listings analysed, most notably IoT Research Engineers and IoT Software Engineers. Research Engineers provide data-driven solutions, whilst developing products, processes or technology.

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Automation accounted for 16.6% of jobs advertised, including the role of a Technical Automation Consultant. As specialised engineers, it is the responsibility of the Automation Consultant to see through the maintenance of industrial automation systems from design to installation.

In the third spot sits Software. Performing the work of building software, Software Engineers are responsible for the creation of desktop, mobile and web-based applications. The level of experience for this role can determine your annual salary ranging from $84,020 to $123,000.

Other roles that could be included in the conversation around the most desirable jobs in IoT include Developer, Consultant, Solution Architect, Sales, Account Manager, with Data, Cloud, UI, Project Manager, Full Stack, Analysts and Cybersecurity each taking up less than 5% of live vacancies.

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