Wearable technology
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Wearables in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Wearables over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 854 | 741 | 995 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -113 | +254 | -231 |
| Permanent jobs citing Wearables | 42 | 231 | 237 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.043% | 0.22% | 0.15% |
| As % of the General category | 0.072% | 0.32% | 0.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 36 | 55 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,500 | £22,700 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,563 | £47,500 | £55,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +7.69% | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £92,500 | £75,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £82,500 | £85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £70,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.86% | +55.56% | -10.00% |
All General Skills
UK
Wearables is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 58,670 | 71,907 | 98,006 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 59.84% | 68.71% | 63.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 39,462 | 38,624 | 51,085 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £43,750 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £82,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £102,500 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.52% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Wearables
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Wearables as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Wearables.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Wearables over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
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Top 7 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Wearables within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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 | -40 | 42 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 43 |
| London | +137 | 22 | £60,000 | -25.00% | 12 |
| Work from Home | +99 | 22 | £78,750 | -1.56% | 26 |
| UK excluding London | -177 | 20 | £57,500 | -17.86% | 32 |
| South East | -60 | 14 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 8 |
| East of England | -13 | 5 | £55,000 | - | 12 |
| South West | -3 | 1 | £75,000 | +50.00% | 3 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: