Virtual Reality Contract Job Trends in Cambridge

Virtual Reality (VR)
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

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 9 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 19 -
Rank change year-on-year -15 - -
Contract jobs citing Virtual Reality 3 8 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridge 1.49% 4.30% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.86% 13.11% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £383 £298 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £405 £315 -
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% - -
75th Percentile £428 £333 -
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £405 £315 -
% change year-on-year +28.57% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 0
Median hourly rate - £63.75 -
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate - £63.75 -

All Generic Skills
Cambridge

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 105 61 100
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge 51.98% 32.80% 47.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 48 33 46
10th Percentile £360 £301 £171
25th Percentile £406 £419 £309
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +16.67% -5.26%
75th Percentile £662 £600 £523
90th Percentile £754 £650 £560
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £538 £525 £475
% change year-on-year +2.38% +10.53% +4.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 6 8
10th Percentile £18.30 £21.49 £53.75
25th Percentile £23.00 £32.50 £56.56
Median hourly rate £32.50 £57.50 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year -43.48% -14.81% +315.77%
75th Percentile £67.50 £72.19 £77.50
90th Percentile £77.50 £75.00 -
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £30.05 £57.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year -47.73% -4.17% +166.67%

Virtual Reality
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Virtual Reality relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Virtual Reality job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Virtual Reality
Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Virtual Reality.

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.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (66.67%) Spreadsheet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) NoSQL
General
1 3 (100.00%) Multimedia
2 2 (66.67%) Organisational Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Audio Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) FastAPI
1 1 (33.33%) React
1 1 (33.33%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Augmented Reality
2 2 (66.67%) Linux Command Line
3 1 (33.33%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (33.33%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
2 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Data Collection
2 2 (66.67%) Motion Capture
2 2 (66.67%) Time Management
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
3 1 (33.33%) Inertial Measurement
3 1 (33.33%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Software Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Python
2 1 (33.33%) Bourne shell
2 1 (33.33%) JavaScript
2 1 (33.33%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Master's Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree