Virtual Reality Jobs in the North West

Virtual Reality (VR)
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Virtual Reality in permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Virtual Reality over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 283 300 320
Rank change year-on-year +17 +20 -106
Permanent jobs citing Virtual Reality 12 1 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.12% 0.013% 0.074%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.39% 0.030% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 11 1 7
10th Percentile £28,750 - £38,400
25th Percentile £30,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,235 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -31.28% - +64.38%
75th Percentile £52,625 £62,500 £84,625
90th Percentile £62,500 - £109,250
England median annual salary £42,500 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -39.29% +16.67% +20.00%

All Generic Skills
North West

Virtual Reality is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3,103 3,337 4,569
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 31.95% 42.25% 48.47%
Number of salaries quoted 2,273 1,492 2,188
10th Percentile £26,750 £31,606 £28,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £38,947
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £66,250 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £82,548 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Virtual Reality
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Virtual Reality as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Virtual Reality in the North West

Virtual Reality
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Virtual Reality in the North West.

Salary trend for Virtual Reality in the North West

Virtual Reality
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Virtual Reality in the North West over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Virtual Reality in the North West

Virtual Reality
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Virtual Reality within the North West region over the 6 months to 29 April 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
Manchester - 7 £32,500 - 2
Merseyside +18 5 £41,235 -31.28%
Virtual Reality
England

Virtual Reality
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Applications
1 3 (25.00%) 3ds Max
1 3 (25.00%) AutoCAD
1 3 (25.00%) Photoshop
General
1 11 (91.67%) Social Skills
2 7 (58.33%) Games
3 4 (33.33%) Manufacturing
4 3 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (25.00%) Marketing
5 1 (8.33%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (41.67%) Developer
2 4 (33.33%) Games Developer
3 3 (25.00%) Analyst
3 3 (25.00%) Senior
3 3 (25.00%) Senior Analyst
4 1 (8.33%) 3D Artist
4 1 (8.33%) Coordinator
4 1 (8.33%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
4 1 (8.33%) Virtual Reality Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (33.33%) Unity (Game Engine)
1 4 (33.33%) Unreal Engine
2 3 (25.00%) V-Ray
Miscellaneous
1 7 (58.33%) Animation
2 6 (50.00%) Augmented Reality
3 3 (25.00%) 3D Printing
3 3 (25.00%) Video Editing
3 3 (25.00%) Video\Live Streaming
4 1 (8.33%) Linked Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (58.33%) Visualisation
2 4 (33.33%) 3D Modelling
2 4 (33.33%) CAD
2 4 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 4 (33.33%) Data Science
2 4 (33.33%) Digital Twin
2 4 (33.33%) Game Development
3 3 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
3 3 (25.00%) Analytics
3 3 (25.00%) Data Visualisation
3 3 (25.00%) Innovative Thinking
3 3 (25.00%) Statistical Modelling
4 1 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (8.33%) Front End Development
4 1 (8.33%) Mentoring
4 1 (8.33%) Model Validation
4 1 (8.33%) Project Delivery
4 1 (8.33%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 3 (25.00%) SQL
2 1 (8.33%) TypeScript