Wearables Jobs in England

Wearable technology
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Wearables in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Wearables over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 677 792 754
Rank change year-on-year +115 -38 +160
Permanent jobs citing Wearables 12 39 183
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.025% 0.045% 0.20%
As % of the General category 0.035% 0.077% 0.30%
Number of salaries quoted 12 32 54
10th Percentile £36,003 £31,500 £22,650
25th Percentile £52,813 £46,563 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £58,750 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.64% -16.07% +7.69%
75th Percentile £69,688 £81,563 £75,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £92,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £58,750 £70,000
% change year-on-year +10.64% -16.07% +7.69%

All General Skills
England

Wearables falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring common skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 33,874 50,817 61,432
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 69.36% 59.28% 68.20%
Number of salaries quoted 16,297 35,612 33,438
10th Percentile £28,250 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £102,500 £95,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Wearables
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Wearables as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Wearables in England

Wearables
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Wearables in England.

Salary trend for Wearables in England

Wearables
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Wearables in England over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Wearables in England

Wearables
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Wearables within the England region over the 6 months to 14 May 2025. 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
North of England - 5 £62,500 - 2
London +102 3 £70,000 +16.67% 57
Midlands - 3 £65,000 - 7
North West - 3 £34,448 - 1
Yorkshire - 2 £72,500 -
East Midlands - 2 £65,000 - 6
West Midlands - 1 £67,500 -
Wearables
UK

Wearables
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (8.33%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (41.67%) Wireless
2 4 (33.33%) ZigBee
3 1 (8.33%) Bluetooth
3 1 (8.33%) HTTP
3 1 (8.33%) MQTT
3 1 (8.33%) RS-232
3 1 (8.33%) TCP/IP
3 1 (8.33%) Wi-Fi
General
1 3 (25.00%) Retail
1 3 (25.00%) Social Skills
1 3 (25.00%) Telecoms
2 2 (16.67%) Dutch Language
2 2 (16.67%) Games
2 2 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (16.67%) Manufacturing
3 1 (8.33%) Electronics
3 1 (8.33%) Health Technology
3 1 (8.33%) Marketing
3 1 (8.33%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 5 (41.67%) Embedded Engineer
2 3 (25.00%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
2 3 (25.00%) Firmware Engineer
3 2 (16.67%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 2 (16.67%) Software Engineer
3 2 (16.67%) Systems Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Architect
4 1 (8.33%) Business Development Manager
4 1 (8.33%) Business Manager
4 1 (8.33%) Consultant
4 1 (8.33%) Development Manager
4 1 (8.33%) Payments Architect
4 1 (8.33%) Payments Consultant
4 1 (8.33%) Payments Solutions Architect
4 1 (8.33%) Senior
4 1 (8.33%) Senior Embedded Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Senior Firmware Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Social Media Manager
4 1 (8.33%) Solutions Architect
4 1 (8.33%) Solutions Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (8.33%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 3 (25.00%) Smart Energy
2 2 (16.67%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (8.33%) ARM Cortex
3 1 (8.33%) GNSS
3 1 (8.33%) Greenfield Project
3 1 (8.33%) IoT
3 1 (8.33%) Legacy Code
3 1 (8.33%) Mobile Wallet
3 1 (8.33%) NHS
3 1 (8.33%) Social Media
3 1 (8.33%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (8.33%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (25.00%) Clean Code
1 3 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
1 3 (25.00%) SDLC
1 3 (25.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (16.67%) Mathematics
2 2 (16.67%) Time Management
3 1 (8.33%) Agile
3 1 (8.33%) API Design
3 1 (8.33%) API Integration
3 1 (8.33%) Business Development
3 1 (8.33%) Business Strategy
3 1 (8.33%) Computer Science
3 1 (8.33%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (8.33%) Embedded Software Development
3 1 (8.33%) Fintech
3 1 (8.33%) Presales
3 1 (8.33%) Roadmaps
3 1 (8.33%) Social Listening
3 1 (8.33%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (8.33%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 5 (41.67%) C
2 3 (25.00%) Assembly Language
3 2 (16.67%) C++
4 1 (8.33%) Embedded C
4 1 (8.33%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 1 (8.33%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (8.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (16.67%) Accessibility
2 1 (8.33%) IEC 62304
2 1 (8.33%) MISRA
System Software
1 4 (33.33%) Firmware
2 1 (8.33%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 2 (16.67%) Proofpoint