Wearable technology
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Wearables in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Wearables over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 567 | 681 | 831 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +114 | +150 | -122 |
| Contract jobs citing Wearables | 12 | 3 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.028% | 0.005% | 0.011% |
| As % of the General category | 0.048% | 0.009% | 0.020% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 3 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £525 | - | £495 |
| 25th Percentile | £570 | £488 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £615 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.14% | -4.55% | +29.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £630 | £563 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | - | £640 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | - | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +150.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £51.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £57.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £57.50 | - | - |
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 contract job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 24,760 | 33,009 | 49,869 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 57.46% | 58.55% | 56.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,551 | 22,901 | 34,679 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £438 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +1.85% | +8.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +7.95% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,985 | 984 | 1,388 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.78 | £13.41 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.50 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £32.40 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.41% | +44.00% | +4.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £52.50 | £61.25 | £47.06 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.38 | £72.50 | £59.11 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.42 | £28.07 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.25% | +43.95% | +2.63% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Wearables as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Wearables.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Wearables over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Wearables.
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Top 4 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Wearables within the UK over the 6 months to 2 June 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +105 | 10 | £603 | +14.76% | 44 |
| London | +104 | 6 | £615 | +17.14% | 12 |
| East of England | - | 4 | £550 | - | 8 |
| UK excluding London | - | 4 | £550 | - | 31 |
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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: