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Digital Roles in IoT

Alex J Lennon (ajlennon@dynamicdevices.co.uk)

Digital Roles in a IoT Business

• Software / Firmware Development
  • Linux, Android, RTOSses
• Hardware Design
  • ARM, RISCV
• Cloud Architecture
  • Google, Amazon
• Web UX Design
  • React
• Graphical Design
  • Adobe Tools
• Data Scientist
  • Python / Jupyter

Salaries

• Cyber Security           £25,000 - £35,000
• Software engineer    £25,000 - £50,000
• IT Project Manager   £30,000 - £45,000
• Software developer  £32,000 - £80,000+
• Test Analyist              £37,000 - £57,000+

Source: https://www.randstad.co.uk/career-advice/salary/highest-paying-technology-jobs-uk-2018/​

How to Get Hands On

• Pervasive Devices
• Machine 2 Machine (M2M)
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)

Arduino Diecimila (2007)

16MHz, 16KB Flash, 1KB RAM

Raspberry Pi (2013)

700MHz, 256MB RAM, SD Card Flash

An Explosion of IoT Devices

A Foot in the Door

• How do you differentiate yourself?
• Show motivation. Business wants self-starters
• Find a local "MakerSpace"
• OpenSource projects are a great way to start

Commercial Work