Augmented Reality (AR)
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Augmented Reality in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Augmented Reality over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 808 832 796
Rank change year-on-year +24 -36 -121
Permanent jobs citing Augmented Reality 88 138 463
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.090% 0.13% 0.30%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.25% 0.31% 0.64%
Number of salaries quoted 68 69 127
10th Percentile £39,720 £33,900 £40,950
25th Percentile £43,625 £55,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +16.67% +20.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £96,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £115,000 £109,550
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £58,750 £52,500
% change year-on-year +2.13% +11.90% +16.67%

All Generic Skills
UK

Augmented 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 with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 34,768 44,861 72,647
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.46% 42.86% 47.13%
Number of salaries quoted 22,918 24,128 34,106
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,107 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,607
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £107,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

Augmented Reality
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Augmented Reality in the UK

Augmented Reality
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Augmented Reality.

Salary trend for Augmented Reality in the UK

Augmented Reality
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Augmented Reality over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Augmented Reality in the UK

Augmented Reality
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Augmented Reality within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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
England +55 72 £57,500 -17.86% 51
UK excluding London +17 67 £60,000 +2.13% 42
Work from Home +49 24 £75,000 - 19
South East +35 22 £72,500 +3.57% 8
London +86 21 £85,000 +13.33% 17
Scotland -50 16 £75,000 +46.34% 8
Midlands +18 15 £43,250 +23.57% 2
East Midlands - 8 £42,500 - 1
West Midlands +28 7 £55,000 +57.14% 1
North of England +51 6 £41,235 -2.98% 6
North West +17 6 £41,235 -31.28% 3
East of England - 6 £45,000 - 7
South West -30 2 £26,250 -58.00% 10

Augmented Reality
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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (6.82%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.14%) IIS
Applications
1 11 (12.50%) AutoCAD
2 10 (11.36%) Revit
3 3 (3.41%) Adobe After Effects
3 3 (3.41%) Photoshop
4 2 (2.27%) Sketch
4 2 (2.27%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (1.14%) 3ds Max
5 1 (1.14%) Adobe Premiere
5 1 (1.14%) Blender
5 1 (1.14%) SketchUp
Business Applications
1 6 (6.82%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 10 (11.36%) Adobe Creative Cloud
2 9 (10.23%) GitHub
3 6 (6.82%) Power Automate
3 6 (6.82%) Power Platform
3 6 (6.82%) PowerApps
4 3 (3.41%) Azure
5 2 (2.27%) Figma
5 2 (2.27%) Google Sheets
5 2 (2.27%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (1.14%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.27%) Firewall
1 2 (2.27%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (6.82%) Power BI
2 2 (2.27%) Big Data
2 2 (2.27%) Crystal Reports
2 2 (2.27%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (1.14%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.14%) Git
1 1 (1.14%) Visual Studio
General
1 23 (26.14%) Games
2 15 (17.05%) Social Skills
3 13 (14.77%) Legal
4 12 (13.64%) Finance
5 11 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 11 (12.50%) Manufacturing
6 9 (10.23%) Multimedia
7 8 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
7 8 (9.09%) Electronics
8 7 (7.95%) Telecoms
9 2 (2.27%) Automotive
9 2 (2.27%) Health Technology
9 2 (2.27%) Military
9 2 (2.27%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (1.14%) Advertising
10 1 (1.14%) Marketing
10 1 (1.14%) Music Industry
10 1 (1.14%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 31 (35.23%) Developer
2 18 (20.45%) Lead
3 10 (11.36%) Head of IT
3 10 (11.36%) Software Engineer
4 9 (10.23%) 3D Developer
4 9 (10.23%) JavaScript Developer
5 8 (9.09%) Lead Developer
6 6 (6.82%) Project Manager
7 4 (4.55%) Analyst
7 4 (4.55%) Augmented Reality Developer
7 4 (4.55%) Consultant
7 4 (4.55%) Designer
7 4 (4.55%) Digital Transformation
7 4 (4.55%) Games Developer
7 4 (4.55%) IT Consultant
7 4 (4.55%) Lead Software Developer
7 4 (4.55%) Software Developer
7 4 (4.55%) Technical Leader
8 3 (3.41%) Embedded Engineer
8 3 (3.41%) Senior Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (15.91%) Unreal Engine
2 11 (12.50%) V-Ray
3 10 (11.36%) CSS
3 10 (11.36%) React
4 9 (10.23%) Node.js
4 9 (10.23%) WebGL
5 6 (6.82%) Unity (Game Engine)
6 2 (2.27%) HTML
7 1 (1.14%) HTML5
7 1 (1.14%) jQuery
7 1 (1.14%) Smart Contracts
7 1 (1.14%) Twitter Bootstrap
7 1 (1.14%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 69 (78.41%) Virtual Reality
2 15 (17.05%) IoT
3 14 (15.91%) Algorithms
4 11 (12.50%) e-Learning
5 10 (11.36%) HoloLens
5 10 (11.36%) HTC Vive
5 10 (11.36%) Oculus
5 10 (11.36%) Video Conferencing
6 9 (10.23%) Animation
6 9 (10.23%) Data Structures
7 8 (9.09%) Industry 4.0
8 6 (6.82%) Industrial Internet of Things
8 6 (6.82%) PMI
8 6 (6.82%) SCADA
9 5 (5.68%) Robotics
10 3 (3.41%) Blockchain
11 2 (2.27%) Graphic Design
11 2 (2.27%) Mobile App
11 2 (2.27%) Motion Graphics
11 2 (2.27%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 10 (11.36%) Windows
2 1 (1.14%) Embedded Linux
2 1 (1.14%) Linux
2 1 (1.14%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (26.14%) Mentoring
2 22 (25.00%) Artificial Intelligence
3 21 (23.86%) Agile
4 20 (22.73%) Project Management
5 18 (20.45%) Computer Science
5 18 (20.45%) Visualisation
6 17 (19.32%) Problem-Solving
7 16 (18.18%) Machine Learning
7 16 (18.18%) Software Engineering
8 11 (12.50%) Software Testing
8 11 (12.50%) Technical Leadership
9 10 (11.36%) Cybersecurity
9 10 (11.36%) IT Strategy
9 10 (11.36%) Situational Awareness
9 10 (11.36%) Technology Strategy
10 9 (10.23%) Analytics
10 9 (10.23%) Data Analytics
10 9 (10.23%) Data Visualisation
10 9 (10.23%) Open Source
11 8 (9.09%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 19 (21.59%) C#
2 14 (15.91%) Java
3 12 (13.64%) C
3 12 (13.64%) JavaScript
4 10 (11.36%) C++
4 10 (11.36%) Python
4 10 (11.36%) TypeScript
5 3 (3.41%) SQL
6 2 (2.27%) Assembly Language
6 2 (2.27%) Embedded C
6 2 (2.27%) MATLAB
7 1 (1.14%) Shell Script
7 1 (1.14%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 26 (29.55%) Degree
2 8 (9.09%) Security Cleared
3 6 (6.82%) PMI Certification
4 4 (4.55%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (3.41%) DV Cleared
6 2 (2.27%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (2.27%) SC Cleared
6 2 (2.27%) Six Sigma Black Belt
6 2 (2.27%) Six Sigma Green Belt
7 1 (1.14%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (11.36%) GDPR
2 6 (6.82%) QA
System Software
1 7 (7.95%) Firmware
2 2 (2.27%) Virtual Servers
Vendors
1 11 (12.50%) Adobe
2 10 (11.36%) Autodesk
3 8 (9.09%) Microsoft
4 6 (6.82%) Oracle
5 5 (5.68%) Apple
6 4 (4.55%) SAP
7 3 (3.41%) Spotify
8 2 (2.27%) Google