The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Virtual Reality in contract job vacancies in Cambridge. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Virtual Reality over the 6 months leading up to 26 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Virtual Reality falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Cambridge.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
87
59
105
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge
46.77%
30.89%
48.61%
Number of daily rates quoted
37
25
52
10th Percentile
£360
£333
£180
25th Percentile
£438
£413
£356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£525
£450
Median % change year-on-year
+4.76%
+16.67%
-10.00%
75th Percentile
£650
£600
£500
90th Percentile
£755
£638
£575
Cambridgeshire median daily rate
£508
£500
£456
% change year-on-year
+1.50%
+9.59%
-8.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted
7
7
7
10th Percentile
£17.60
£22.44
£53.75
25th Percentile
£21.00
£38.75
£55.63
Median hourly rate
£60.00
£57.50
£60.00
Median % change year-on-year
+4.35%
-4.17%
+264.30%
75th Percentile
£71.25
£69.38
£77.50
90th Percentile
£80.00
£75.00
-
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate
£30.00
£52.50
£58.75
% change year-on-year
-42.86%
-10.64%
+78.03%
Virtual Reality Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings citing Virtual Reality as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
Virtual Reality Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Virtual Reality.
Virtual Reality Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Virtual Reality.
Virtual Reality Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge
For the 6 months to 26 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Virtual Reality also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cambridge region with a requirement for Virtual Reality.
Virtual Reality Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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:
