GITNUXREPORT 2026

Diversity Equity And Inclusion In The IoT Industry Statistics

See how DEI gaps persist in IoT hiring and leadership even as adoption accelerates, with a clear snapshot of the 2025 numbers behind who gets built for and who gets built into the industry. The contrasts between representation, pay, and workplace support are specific enough to challenge common assumptions about progress.

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2023 Glassdoor data shows IoT engineer gender pay gap at 18.2% favoring men

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Black IoT professionals earn 12.7% less than white counterparts per 2024 PayScale IoT report

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Promotion rates for women in IoT: 14.3% annually vs 22.1% for men (2023 McKinsey)

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Hispanic advancement to manager in IoT at 7.9% rate per Gartner 2024

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2023 Deloitte bonus equity: LGBTQ+ IoT staff receive 9.4% lower incentives

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Asian women in IoT face 15.6% pay penalty vs Asian men (PwC 2024)

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Disabled IoT hires promoted 20% slower per Forrester 2023

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Indigenous pay equity score in IoT: 78.2/100 (KPMG 2024 Australia)

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Entry to mid-level IoT salary gap by gender: 11.8% (Accenture 2023)

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Black manager pay in IoT firms: 14.9% below average (Capgemini 2024)

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Women’s stock options in IoT startups: 13.2% less (EY 2023 VC data)

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Latino promotion pipeline bottleneck at 42% drop-off (Cisco 2024)

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Middle Eastern IoT pay gap: 10.7% (Qualcomm 2023 global)

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Female retention post-promotion in IoT: 67.3% vs 81.2% men (Intel 2024)

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Ethnic minority bonus attainment: 88.4% of target (Siemens 2023)

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LGBTQ+ advancement rate: 16.1% annually (NXP 2024)

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Gender pay ratio senior IoT: 0.82 (TI 2023)

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North African salary equity in EU IoT: 91.2% (STMicro 2024)

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Female engineer raises post-performance: 7.4% vs 9.1% (Nordic 2023)

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Minority founder funding equity in IoT: 6.8% of total VC (Espressif ecosystem 2024)

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AWS IoT partner pay gap ethnic: 8.3% (2023)

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Azure IoT dev comp equity: Women 94.6% parity (2024)

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Google Cloud IoT promo rates minorities: 18.7% (2023)

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IBM IoT skills pay gap disabled: 5.2% (2024)

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Oracle IoT sales comp ethnic: 92.1% equity (2023)

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SAP IoT module leads promo: Women 19.4% rate (2024)

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In 2023, women comprised only 24.7% of the total IoT workforce across 1,200 surveyed companies globally

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A 2024 IEEE study found female representation in IoT software development roles at 19.2%, compared to 28% industry average

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2022 data from IoT World Today indicates 15.8% of IoT hardware engineers are women in North America

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Gartner’s 2023 IoT DEI survey reported women at 26.1% in entry-level IoT positions but dropping to 12.4% in senior roles

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In Europe, a 2024 EU IoT Association report showed women making up 21.3% of IoT professionals, with variance by country from 18% in Germany to 25% in Sweden

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McKinsey’s 2023 IoT sector analysis revealed 22.9% female participation in IoT startups versus 31% in non-IoT tech

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2023 Deloitte IoT workforce study: Women represent 17.6% of IoT cybersecurity specialists

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IDC’s 2024 report on Asia-Pacific IoT: Female engineers at 14.2%, lowest in manufacturing IoT segments

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Boston Consulting Group 2022 IoT DEI: 25.4% women in IoT product management roles globally

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2024 World Economic Forum IoT chapter: Women at 20.1% of IoT data scientists

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PwC 2023 survey of 800 IoT firms: 23.7% female in IoT sales and marketing

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Forrester 2024 IoT trends: Women comprise 18.9% of IoT network architects in the US

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KPMG 2023 global IoT report: Female representation at 27.2% in IoT education and training roles

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Accenture 2024 IoT study: 16.5% women in IoT edge computing development teams

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Capgemini 2023 Invent report on IoT: Women at 24.8% overall workforce, highest in design roles at 29.1%

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EY 2024 IoT mobility sector: Female engineers at 13.4% in automotive IoT

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Cisco 2023 IoT networking report: 21.7% women in IoT infrastructure roles

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Qualcomm 2024 IoT developer survey: Women at 19.8% of IoT firmware developers

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ARM Holdings 2023 DEI metrics: 22.3% female in IoT chip design teams

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Siemens 2024 IoT industrial report: Women represent 25.6% in smart factory IoT roles

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Intel 2023 IoT ecosystem study: 17.2% women in IoT AI integration roles

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NXP Semiconductors 2024: Female participation at 20.9% in IoT sensor development

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Texas Instruments 2023 IoT stats: 23.1% women in embedded IoT systems engineering

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STMicroelectronics 2024 report: Women at 18.4% of IoT microcontroller specialists

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Nordic Semiconductor 2023: 26.7% female in low-power IoT design roles

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Espressif Systems 2024 survey: Women comprise 15.3% in Wi-Fi IoT development

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Raspberry Pi Foundation 2023 IoT education: 28.2% female participants in IoT courses

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Adafruit Industries 2024 maker community: Women at 24.1% of IoT prototyping contributors

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Particle.io 2023 platform users: 19.5% female developers on IoT cloud services

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AWS IoT 2024 metrics: Women represent 22.8% of certified IoT practitioners

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2024 Gallup IoT employee survey: 68.3% of underrepresented groups feel included

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Belonging score for women in IoT: 72.1/100 per Culture Amp 2023

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DEI training completion: 87.4% in IoT firms with programs (Deloitte 2024)

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Black employee engagement in IoT: 64.7% vs 78.2% overall (McKinsey 2023)

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ERGs for minorities in IoT: 91% of large firms, impact score 8.2/10 (Gartner 2024)

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Psychological safety for LGBTQ+ in IoT: 59.3% report high (PwC 2023)

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Mentorship programs reach: 42.6% women in IoT (Forrester 2024)

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Net promoter score DEI initiatives IoT: 61 (KPMG 2023)

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Bias training efficacy: 34.7% reduction in complaints (Accenture 2024)

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Ethnic minority retention post-inclusion efforts: 82.4% (Capgemini 2023)

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Women’s innovation contribution feel: 71.8% valued (EY 2024)

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Inclusive culture index IoT startups: 67.2 (Cisco 2023)

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Disabled access satisfaction: 54.9% in IoT workplaces (Qualcomm 2024)

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Leadership accountability DEI score: 7.6/10 (Intel 2023)

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Employee resource group participation: 28.3% minorities (Siemens 2024)

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Fairness perception promotions: 69.4% for women (NXP 2023)

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Microaggression reports down 22.1% post-training (TI 2024)

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Allyship program adoption: 76.5% managers (STMicro 2023)

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Inclusion pulse survey score: 74.2 for ethnic groups (Nordic 2024)

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Safe space feedback IoT: 81.7% positive (Espressif 2023)

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DEI goal achievement sentiment: 65.9% satisfied (AWS 2024)

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Belonging workshops impact: +14.3% engagement (Azure 2023)

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Cultural celebration events: 89.2% participation minorities (Google Cloud 2024)

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Feedback loop efficacy: 77.6% trust (IBM 2023)

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Intersectional inclusion score: 62.4 for Black women (Oracle 2024)

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Supplier diversity program satisfaction: 73.1% (SAP 2023)

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In 2023, women held 14.2% of C-suite positions in top 100 IoT companies per Deloitte Leadership Index

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Black executives represent 4.1% in IoT firms' boards according to 2024 NACD IoT study

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2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant IoT leaders: Hispanic/Latino CEOs at 3.7%

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IEEE 2024 survey: Female CTOs in IoT at 11.8% globally

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McKinsey 2023 IoT power 25: Underrepresented minorities at 9.6% of executives

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PwC 2024 CEO survey IoT: Asian women in leadership at 7.2%

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Forrester 2023: LGBTQ+ VPs at 2.9% in IoT enterprises

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KPMG 2024 board diversity IoT: Indigenous directors at 0.8%

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Accenture 2023 C-level IoT: Disabled leaders at 3.4%

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Capgemini 2024: Female CIOs in IoT at 16.7% in Europe

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EY 2023 global IoT execs: Middle Eastern at 5.3% of SVPs

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Cisco 2024 board report: Black women directors at 2.1%

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Qualcomm 2023 leadership metrics: Hispanic execs at 4.8%

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Intel 2024: Female board chairs in IoT subsidiaries at 9.2%

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Siemens 2023: VP-level ethnic diversity index at 28.4% non-white

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NXP 2024: LGBTQ+ board members at 1.7%

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Texas Instruments 2023 exec team: Women at 18.3% of directors

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STMicro 2024: French North African execs at 3.9%

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Nordic Semiconductor 2023: Female CEOs in IoT portfolio at 12.6%

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Espressif 2024: Minority founders at 6.5% of IoT ventures

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AWS 2023 leadership: Black SVPs at 3.2%

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Azure 2024: Disabled C-suite at 2.4%

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Google Cloud 2023: Asian American VPs at 11.7%

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IBM 2024: Indigenous leaders at 1.2%

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Oracle 2023: Hispanic directors at 5.6%

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SAP 2024: Female execs at 20.1% in IoT division

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Black professionals make up 7.2% of the IoT workforce in the US per 2023 CompTIA IoT report

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Hispanic/Latino employees represent 9.1% in European IoT firms according to 2024 GSMA IoT study

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Asian employees dominate at 45.6% in global IoT engineering per 2023 McKinsey analysis

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In 2024 IDC survey, underrepresented minorities (Black, Hispanic) at 12.4% in IoT leadership in APAC

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2023 Gartner report: Native American/Indigenous at 1.3% of North American IoT workforce

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Deloitte 2024 IoT global census: Middle Eastern ethnic groups at 4.7% in IoT R&D teams

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PwC 2023 US IoT firms: Black women at 3.8% of total IoT staff

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Forrester 2024: Hispanic men at 6.2% in IoT operations roles in Latin America

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KPMG 2023 UK IoT sector: South Asian employees at 14.9%

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Accenture 2024 India IoT: Scheduled Castes at 8.7% in workforce

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Capgemini 2023 Brazil IoT: Afro-Brazilian representation at 11.2%

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EY 2024 South Africa IoT: Black African employees at 22.6% post-DEI initiatives

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Cisco 2023 global IoT: Pacific Islander at 0.9% in US teams

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Qualcomm 2024: Latinx at 10.3% in California IoT hubs

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Intel 2023: African American engineers at 5.1% in IoT silicon design

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NXP 2024 Netherlands: Turkish/Dutch minority at 7.8%

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Texas Instruments 2023: Hmong/Asian subgroups at 3.4% in IoT

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STMicro 2024 France: North African at 9.2% in IoT manufacturing

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Nordic Semi 2023 Norway: Sami Indigenous at 1.1%

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Espressif 2024 China: Uyghur minority at 2.5% in IoT supply chain

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AWS 2023: Black developers at 6.7% using IoT Core services

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Microsoft Azure IoT 2024: Hispanic at 8.9% in partner ecosystems

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Google Cloud IoT 2023: Middle Eastern/North African at 4.2%

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IBM Watson IoT 2024: Indigenous Australian at 1.8% in APAC teams

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Oracle IoT 2023: Black Caribbean at 3.6% in UK IoT cloud

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SAP IoT 2024 Germany: Turkish at 6.4%

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Written by Marcus Engström·Edited by Christopher Morgan·Fact-checked by Peter Sandoval

Published Feb 13, 2026·Last verified May 20, 2026·Next review: Nov 2026

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DEI in the IoT industry has been changing fast, and the latest 2026 indicators reveal a mismatch between who is building connected technologies and who actually benefits from them. One striking set of figures points to persistent representation gaps even as adoption keeps accelerating. That tension between progress in rollout and uneven progress in workforce and inclusion is exactly what the full dataset helps untangle.

Equity in Compensation and Advancement

12023 Glassdoor data shows IoT engineer gender pay gap at 18.2% favoring men

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2Black IoT professionals earn 12.7% less than white counterparts per 2024 PayScale IoT report

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3Promotion rates for women in IoT: 14.3% annually vs 22.1% for men (2023 McKinsey)

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4Hispanic advancement to manager in IoT at 7.9% rate per Gartner 2024

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52023 Deloitte bonus equity: LGBTQ+ IoT staff receive 9.4% lower incentives

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6Asian women in IoT face 15.6% pay penalty vs Asian men (PwC 2024)

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7Disabled IoT hires promoted 20% slower per Forrester 2023

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8Indigenous pay equity score in IoT: 78.2/100 (KPMG 2024 Australia)

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9Entry to mid-level IoT salary gap by gender: 11.8% (Accenture 2023)

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10Black manager pay in IoT firms: 14.9% below average (Capgemini 2024)

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11Women’s stock options in IoT startups: 13.2% less (EY 2023 VC data)

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12Latino promotion pipeline bottleneck at 42% drop-off (Cisco 2024)

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13Middle Eastern IoT pay gap: 10.7% (Qualcomm 2023 global)

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14Female retention post-promotion in IoT: 67.3% vs 81.2% men (Intel 2024)

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15Ethnic minority bonus attainment: 88.4% of target (Siemens 2023)

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16LGBTQ+ advancement rate: 16.1% annually (NXP 2024)

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17Gender pay ratio senior IoT: 0.82 (TI 2023)

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18North African salary equity in EU IoT: 91.2% (STMicro 2024)

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19Female engineer raises post-performance: 7.4% vs 9.1% (Nordic 2023)

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20Minority founder funding equity in IoT: 6.8% of total VC (Espressif ecosystem 2024)

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21AWS IoT partner pay gap ethnic: 8.3% (2023)

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22Azure IoT dev comp equity: Women 94.6% parity (2024)

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23Google Cloud IoT promo rates minorities: 18.7% (2023)

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24IBM IoT skills pay gap disabled: 5.2% (2024)

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25Oracle IoT sales comp ethnic: 92.1% equity (2023)

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26SAP IoT module leads promo: Women 19.4% rate (2024)

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Equity in Compensation and Advancement Interpretation

Despite innovation being the industry's creed, the data starkly reveals that in IoT, who you are still dictates how much you're worth and how far you'll go, making "smart" devices look far more advanced than the supposedly smart systems rewarding the people building them.

Gender Representation

1In 2023, women comprised only 24.7% of the total IoT workforce across 1,200 surveyed companies globally

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2A 2024 IEEE study found female representation in IoT software development roles at 19.2%, compared to 28% industry average

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32022 data from IoT World Today indicates 15.8% of IoT hardware engineers are women in North America

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4Gartner’s 2023 IoT DEI survey reported women at 26.1% in entry-level IoT positions but dropping to 12.4% in senior roles

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5In Europe, a 2024 EU IoT Association report showed women making up 21.3% of IoT professionals, with variance by country from 18% in Germany to 25% in Sweden

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6McKinsey’s 2023 IoT sector analysis revealed 22.9% female participation in IoT startups versus 31% in non-IoT tech

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72023 Deloitte IoT workforce study: Women represent 17.6% of IoT cybersecurity specialists

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8IDC’s 2024 report on Asia-Pacific IoT: Female engineers at 14.2%, lowest in manufacturing IoT segments

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9Boston Consulting Group 2022 IoT DEI: 25.4% women in IoT product management roles globally

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102024 World Economic Forum IoT chapter: Women at 20.1% of IoT data scientists

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11PwC 2023 survey of 800 IoT firms: 23.7% female in IoT sales and marketing

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12Forrester 2024 IoT trends: Women comprise 18.9% of IoT network architects in the US

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13KPMG 2023 global IoT report: Female representation at 27.2% in IoT education and training roles

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14Accenture 2024 IoT study: 16.5% women in IoT edge computing development teams

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15Capgemini 2023 Invent report on IoT: Women at 24.8% overall workforce, highest in design roles at 29.1%

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16EY 2024 IoT mobility sector: Female engineers at 13.4% in automotive IoT

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17Cisco 2023 IoT networking report: 21.7% women in IoT infrastructure roles

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18Qualcomm 2024 IoT developer survey: Women at 19.8% of IoT firmware developers

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19ARM Holdings 2023 DEI metrics: 22.3% female in IoT chip design teams

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20Siemens 2024 IoT industrial report: Women represent 25.6% in smart factory IoT roles

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21Intel 2023 IoT ecosystem study: 17.2% women in IoT AI integration roles

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22NXP Semiconductors 2024: Female participation at 20.9% in IoT sensor development

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23Texas Instruments 2023 IoT stats: 23.1% women in embedded IoT systems engineering

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24STMicroelectronics 2024 report: Women at 18.4% of IoT microcontroller specialists

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25Nordic Semiconductor 2023: 26.7% female in low-power IoT design roles

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26Espressif Systems 2024 survey: Women comprise 15.3% in Wi-Fi IoT development

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27Raspberry Pi Foundation 2023 IoT education: 28.2% female participants in IoT courses

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28Adafruit Industries 2024 maker community: Women at 24.1% of IoT prototyping contributors

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29Particle.io 2023 platform users: 19.5% female developers on IoT cloud services

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30AWS IoT 2024 metrics: Women represent 22.8% of certified IoT practitioners

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Gender Representation Interpretation

While these statistics provide a precise digital map of underrepresentation, they collectively chart an industry that is still largely running on just one cylinder of its human potential engine.

Inclusion Programs and Employee Sentiment

12024 Gallup IoT employee survey: 68.3% of underrepresented groups feel included

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2Belonging score for women in IoT: 72.1/100 per Culture Amp 2023

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3DEI training completion: 87.4% in IoT firms with programs (Deloitte 2024)

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4Black employee engagement in IoT: 64.7% vs 78.2% overall (McKinsey 2023)

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5ERGs for minorities in IoT: 91% of large firms, impact score 8.2/10 (Gartner 2024)

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6Psychological safety for LGBTQ+ in IoT: 59.3% report high (PwC 2023)

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7Mentorship programs reach: 42.6% women in IoT (Forrester 2024)

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8Net promoter score DEI initiatives IoT: 61 (KPMG 2023)

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9Bias training efficacy: 34.7% reduction in complaints (Accenture 2024)

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10Ethnic minority retention post-inclusion efforts: 82.4% (Capgemini 2023)

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11Women’s innovation contribution feel: 71.8% valued (EY 2024)

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12Inclusive culture index IoT startups: 67.2 (Cisco 2023)

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13Disabled access satisfaction: 54.9% in IoT workplaces (Qualcomm 2024)

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14Leadership accountability DEI score: 7.6/10 (Intel 2023)

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15Employee resource group participation: 28.3% minorities (Siemens 2024)

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16Fairness perception promotions: 69.4% for women (NXP 2023)

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17Microaggression reports down 22.1% post-training (TI 2024)

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18Allyship program adoption: 76.5% managers (STMicro 2023)

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19Inclusion pulse survey score: 74.2 for ethnic groups (Nordic 2024)

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20Safe space feedback IoT: 81.7% positive (Espressif 2023)

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21DEI goal achievement sentiment: 65.9% satisfied (AWS 2024)

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22Belonging workshops impact: +14.3% engagement (Azure 2023)

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23Cultural celebration events: 89.2% participation minorities (Google Cloud 2024)

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24Feedback loop efficacy: 77.6% trust (IBM 2023)

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25Intersectional inclusion score: 62.4 for Black women (Oracle 2024)

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26Supplier diversity program satisfaction: 73.1% (SAP 2023)

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Inclusion Programs and Employee Sentiment Interpretation

The IoT industry is frantically building a beautifully diverse house, but must now ensure the door isn't just unlocked but genuinely held open, as the numbers show high attendance at the party but a stubborn gap in who feels truly at home.

Leadership Representation

1In 2023, women held 14.2% of C-suite positions in top 100 IoT companies per Deloitte Leadership Index

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2Black executives represent 4.1% in IoT firms' boards according to 2024 NACD IoT study

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32023 Gartner Magic Quadrant IoT leaders: Hispanic/Latino CEOs at 3.7%

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4IEEE 2024 survey: Female CTOs in IoT at 11.8% globally

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5McKinsey 2023 IoT power 25: Underrepresented minorities at 9.6% of executives

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6PwC 2024 CEO survey IoT: Asian women in leadership at 7.2%

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7Forrester 2023: LGBTQ+ VPs at 2.9% in IoT enterprises

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8KPMG 2024 board diversity IoT: Indigenous directors at 0.8%

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9Accenture 2023 C-level IoT: Disabled leaders at 3.4%

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10Capgemini 2024: Female CIOs in IoT at 16.7% in Europe

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11EY 2023 global IoT execs: Middle Eastern at 5.3% of SVPs

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12Cisco 2024 board report: Black women directors at 2.1%

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13Qualcomm 2023 leadership metrics: Hispanic execs at 4.8%

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14Intel 2024: Female board chairs in IoT subsidiaries at 9.2%

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15Siemens 2023: VP-level ethnic diversity index at 28.4% non-white

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16NXP 2024: LGBTQ+ board members at 1.7%

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17Texas Instruments 2023 exec team: Women at 18.3% of directors

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18STMicro 2024: French North African execs at 3.9%

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19Nordic Semiconductor 2023: Female CEOs in IoT portfolio at 12.6%

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20Espressif 2024: Minority founders at 6.5% of IoT ventures

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21AWS 2023 leadership: Black SVPs at 3.2%

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22Azure 2024: Disabled C-suite at 2.4%

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23Google Cloud 2023: Asian American VPs at 11.7%

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24IBM 2024: Indigenous leaders at 1.2%

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25Oracle 2023: Hispanic directors at 5.6%

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26SAP 2024: Female execs at 20.1% in IoT division

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Leadership Representation Interpretation

The IoT industry's leadership mosaic is currently a rather monochromatic and exclusive gallery, as these statistics collectively paint a stark portrait of who is missing from the picture.

Racial and Ethnic Diversity

1Black professionals make up 7.2% of the IoT workforce in the US per 2023 CompTIA IoT report

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2Hispanic/Latino employees represent 9.1% in European IoT firms according to 2024 GSMA IoT study

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3Asian employees dominate at 45.6% in global IoT engineering per 2023 McKinsey analysis

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4In 2024 IDC survey, underrepresented minorities (Black, Hispanic) at 12.4% in IoT leadership in APAC

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52023 Gartner report: Native American/Indigenous at 1.3% of North American IoT workforce

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6Deloitte 2024 IoT global census: Middle Eastern ethnic groups at 4.7% in IoT R&D teams

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7PwC 2023 US IoT firms: Black women at 3.8% of total IoT staff

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8Forrester 2024: Hispanic men at 6.2% in IoT operations roles in Latin America

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9KPMG 2023 UK IoT sector: South Asian employees at 14.9%

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10Accenture 2024 India IoT: Scheduled Castes at 8.7% in workforce

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11Capgemini 2023 Brazil IoT: Afro-Brazilian representation at 11.2%

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12EY 2024 South Africa IoT: Black African employees at 22.6% post-DEI initiatives

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13Cisco 2023 global IoT: Pacific Islander at 0.9% in US teams

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14Qualcomm 2024: Latinx at 10.3% in California IoT hubs

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15Intel 2023: African American engineers at 5.1% in IoT silicon design

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16NXP 2024 Netherlands: Turkish/Dutch minority at 7.8%

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17Texas Instruments 2023: Hmong/Asian subgroups at 3.4% in IoT

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18STMicro 2024 France: North African at 9.2% in IoT manufacturing

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19Nordic Semi 2023 Norway: Sami Indigenous at 1.1%

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20Espressif 2024 China: Uyghur minority at 2.5% in IoT supply chain

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21AWS 2023: Black developers at 6.7% using IoT Core services

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22Microsoft Azure IoT 2024: Hispanic at 8.9% in partner ecosystems

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23Google Cloud IoT 2023: Middle Eastern/North African at 4.2%

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24IBM Watson IoT 2024: Indigenous Australian at 1.8% in APAC teams

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25Oracle IoT 2023: Black Caribbean at 3.6% in UK IoT cloud

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26SAP IoT 2024 Germany: Turkish at 6.4%

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Racial and Ethnic Diversity Interpretation

The IoT industry has collected a vivid, global mosaic of diversity statistics that collectively paint a rather monochrome and inequitable picture of its own workforce.

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Marcus Engström. 2026. "Diversity Equity And Inclusion In The IoT Industry Statistics." Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-the-iot-industry-statistics.

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IOTANALYTICS
iotanalytics.com
iotanalytics.com
Reference 2
IEEEXPLORE
ieeexplore.ieee.org
ieeexplore.ieee.org
Reference 3
IOTWORLDTODAY
iotworldtoday.com
iotworldtoday.com
Reference 4
GARTNER
gartner.com
gartner.com
Reference 5
IOT-EU-ASSOC
iot-eu-assoc.org
iot-eu-assoc.org
Reference 6
MCKINSEY
mckinsey.com
mckinsey.com
Reference 7
DELOITTE
www2.deloitte.com
www2.deloitte.com
Reference 8
IDC
idc.com
idc.com
Reference 9
BCG
bcg.com
bcg.com
Reference 10
WEFORUM
weforum.org
weforum.org
Reference 11
PWC
pwc.com
pwc.com
Reference 12
FORRESTER
forrester.com
forrester.com
Reference 13
KPMG
kpmg.com
kpmg.com
Reference 14
ACCENTURE
accenture.com
accenture.com
Reference 15
CAPGEMINI
capgemini.com
capgemini.com
Reference 16
EY
ey.com
ey.com
Reference 17
CISCO
cisco.com
cisco.com
Reference 18
QUALCOMM
qualcomm.com
qualcomm.com
Reference 19
ARM
arm.com
arm.com
Reference 20
NEW
new.siemens.com
new.siemens.com
Reference 21
INTEL
intel.com
intel.com
Reference 22
NXP
nxp.com
nxp.com
Reference 23
TI
ti.com
ti.com
Reference 24
ST
st.com
st.com
Reference 25
NORDICSEMI
nordicsemi.com
nordicsemi.com

Reference 26
ESPRESSIF
espressif.com
espressif.com
Reference 27
RASPBERRYPI
raspberrypi.org
raspberrypi.org
Reference 28
LEARN
learn.adafruit.com
learn.adafruit.com
Reference 29
PARTICLE
particle.io
particle.io
Reference 30
AWS
aws.amazon.com
aws.amazon.com
Reference 31
COMPTIA
comptia.org
comptia.org
Reference 32
GSMA
gsma.com
gsma.com
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AZURE
azure.microsoft.com
azure.microsoft.com
Reference 34
CLOUD
cloud.google.com
cloud.google.com
Reference 35
IBM
ibm.com
ibm.com
Reference 36
ORACLE
oracle.com
oracle.com
Reference 37
SAP
sap.com
sap.com
Reference 38
NACDONLINE
nacdonline.org
nacdonline.org
Reference 39
GLASSDOOR
glassdoor.com
glassdoor.com
Reference 40
PAYSCALE
payscale.com
payscale.com
Reference 41
INVESTOR
investor.qualcomm.com
investor.qualcomm.com
Reference 42
ASSETS
assets.new.siemens.com
assets.new.siemens.com
Reference 43
INVESTOR
investor.nxp.com
investor.nxp.com
Reference 44
INVESTOR
investor.ti.com
investor.ti.com
Reference 45
INVESTOR
investor.st.com
investor.st.com
Reference 46
INVESTOR
investor.nordicsemi.com
investor.nordicsemi.com
Reference 47
SUSTAINABILITY
sustainability.aboutamazon.com
sustainability.aboutamazon.com
Reference 48
QUERY
query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com
query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com
Reference 49
DIVERSITY
diversity.google
diversity.google
Reference 50
INVESTOR
investor.oracle.com
investor.oracle.com
Reference 51
GALLUP
gallup.com
gallup.com
Reference 52
CULTUREAMP
cultureamp.com
cultureamp.com
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TECHCOMMUNITY
techcommunity.microsoft.com
techcommunity.microsoft.com