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 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 6 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 865 | 759 | 991 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -106 | +232 | -218 |
| Permanent jobs citing Wearables | 45 | 224 | 247 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.046% | 0.22% | 0.16% |
| As % of the General category | 0.076% | 0.32% | 0.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 39 | 55 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,500 | £22,700 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £47,500 | £56,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +7.69% | +10.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £89,375 | £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 | 59,136 | 70,580 | 100,705 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 59.86% | 68.25% | 63.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 39,700 | 38,102 | 51,376 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £43,250 | £42,525 |
| 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 | £101,250 | £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 6 May 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 6 May 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 | 45 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 53 |
| Work from Home | +90 | 25 | £75,000 | -6.25% | 24 |
| UK excluding London | -189 | 23 | £57,500 | -17.86% | 44 |
| London | +130 | 22 | £60,000 | -25.00% | 11 |
| South East | -66 | 17 | £62,500 | -10.71% | 14 |
| East of England | -7 | 5 | £55,000 | - | 16 |
| South West | -34 | 1 | £75,000 | +50.00% | 2 |
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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: