Wearable technology
UK > Work from Home
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Wearables in remote or hybrid contract work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Wearables over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
312 |
311 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-1 |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Wearables |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options |
0.020% |
0.009% |
- |
| As % of the General category |
0.032% |
0.015% |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£325 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£350 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£375 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| UK median daily rate |
£440 |
- |
£700 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+9.80% |
Wearables falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring general skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills |
6,235 |
6,672 |
9,449 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option |
61.68% |
61.23% |
58.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
3,998 |
4,122 |
6,322 |
| 10th Percentile |
£325 |
£313 |
£325 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£413 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£515 |
£525 |
£538 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-1.90% |
-2.33% |
-2.27% |
| 75th Percentile |
£627 |
£650 |
£650 |
| 90th Percentile |
£738 |
£775 |
£750 |
| UK median daily rate |
£500 |
£525 |
£540 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
-2.78% |
-1.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
245 |
133 |
279 |
| 10th Percentile |
£15.74 |
£19.06 |
£14.25 |
| 25th Percentile |
£20.50 |
£22.00 |
£20.38 |
| Median hourly rate |
£42.50 |
£33.00 |
£40.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+28.79% |
-18.01% |
-26.82% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65.00 |
£60.00 |
£60.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£70.00 |
£75.00 |
£76.25 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£23.00 |
£27.35 |
£30.24 |
| % change year-on-year |
-15.90% |
-9.55% |
+20.95% |
Wearables
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Wearables and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Wearables
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Wearables.
Wearables
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Wearables.
Wearables
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
