Wearables Jobs

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 cited Wearables over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 697 868 764
Rank change year-on-year +171 -104 +173
Permanent jobs citing Wearables 12 44 198
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.022% 0.043% 0.20%
As % of the General category 0.031% 0.073% 0.30%
Number of salaries quoted 12 33 51
10th Percentile £36,378 £31,500 £22,500
25th Percentile £62,188 £47,500 £43,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,250 £60,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.42% -14.29% +7.69%
75th Percentile £72,813 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £86,125 £92,500 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £66,250 £60,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +10.42% -14.29% +27.27%

All General Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 38,878 60,543 66,044
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 70.17% 58.62% 67.97%
Number of salaries quoted 18,041 40,070 35,832
10th Percentile £26,500 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £36,250 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,991 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%

Wearables
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Wearables in the UK

Wearables
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Wearables in the UK

Wearables
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Wearables over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Wearables in the UK

Wearables
Top 11 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 30 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
UK excluding London +175 10 £66,250 +10.42% 46
England +124 10 £65,000 +8.33% 63
Midlands - 4 £65,000 -
North of England - 4 £50,974 -
North West - 3 £34,448 -
East Midlands - 3 £65,000 -
London +102 2 £68,750 +39.24% 33
Work from Home +93 2 £67,500 -10.00% 30
Scotland - 2 £75,000 -
Yorkshire - 1 £82,500 -
West Midlands - 1 £67,500 -

Wearables
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (8.33%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (41.67%) Wireless
1 5 (41.67%) ZigBee
General
1 5 (41.67%) Telecoms
2 3 (25.00%) Retail
2 3 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (16.67%) Dutch Language
3 2 (16.67%) Games
3 2 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (16.67%) Manufacturing
4 1 (8.33%) Health Technology
4 1 (8.33%) Marketing
4 1 (8.33%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 5 (41.67%) Embedded Engineer
2 4 (33.33%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
2 4 (33.33%) Firmware Engineer
3 3 (25.00%) Systems Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Architect
4 1 (8.33%) Consultant
4 1 (8.33%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Payments Architect
4 1 (8.33%) Payments Consultant
4 1 (8.33%) Payments Solutions Architect
4 1 (8.33%) Social Media Manager
4 1 (8.33%) Software Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Solutions Architect
4 1 (8.33%) Solutions Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (8.33%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 5 (41.67%) Smart Energy
2 1 (8.33%) Mobile Wallet
2 1 (8.33%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (41.67%) Clean Code
1 5 (41.67%) Collaborative Working
1 5 (41.67%) SDLC
2 2 (16.67%) Mathematics
2 2 (16.67%) Software Engineering
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%) Computer Science
3 1 (8.33%) Content Strategy
3 1 (8.33%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (8.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (8.33%) Fintech
3 1 (8.33%) Integration Patterns
3 1 (8.33%) Presales
3 1 (8.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (8.33%) Social Listening
3 1 (8.33%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 5 (41.67%) Assembly Language
1 5 (41.67%) C
Qualifications
1 1 (8.33%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (8.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (25.00%) Accessibility
System Software
1 5 (41.67%) Firmware
Vendors
1 2 (16.67%) Proofpoint