Wearable technology
England > South West
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Wearables in contract job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Wearables over the 6 months leading up to 6 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 154 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Wearables | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the South West | - | - | 0.033% |
| As % of the General category | - | - | 0.069% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £405 | £350 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +15.71% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £52.50 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £55.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £51.54 | £70.00 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.37% | +27.27% | - |
All General Skills
South West
Wearables falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in the South West.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 1,248 | 1,222 | 1,449 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West | 54.19% | 54.72% | 47.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 732 | 696 | 955 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £216 | £268 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £401 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -9.09% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £626 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £738 | £725 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.98% | -2.27% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 158 | 91 | 168 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.50 | £14.41 | £15.62 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.74 | £28.00 | £34.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.00 | £63.50 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -62.20% | +15.45% | -11.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £46.00 | £71.25 | £68.94 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.25 | £75.00 | £78.36 |
| England median hourly rate | £23.79 | £30.45 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.88% | -6.31% | +26.41% |
Wearables
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Wearables relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.
Wearables
Daily Rate Trend in the South West
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Wearables.
