The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Virtual Reality in contract job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Virtual Reality over the 6 months leading up to 5 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 5 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
119
123
168
Rank change year-on-year
+4
+45
+18
Contract jobs citing Virtual Reality
1
1
3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London
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 the City of London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
606
672
1,284
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
34.67%
30.92%
35.56%
Number of daily rates quoted
381
463
878
10th Percentile
£363
£275
£350
25th Percentile
£475
£425
£500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£600
£575
£625
Median % change year-on-year
+4.35%
-8.00%
+8.70%
75th Percentile
£700
£700
£750
90th Percentile
£800
£848
£850
Central London median daily rate
£575
£575
£613
% change year-on-year
-
-6.12%
+6.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
7
13
10th Percentile
£23.80
£12.75
£17.33
25th Percentile
£26.50
£14.38
-
Median hourly rate
£31.00
£23.00
£35.00
Median % change year-on-year
+34.78%
-34.29%
-26.32%
75th Percentile
£65.50
£27.25
£88.30
90th Percentile
£86.20
£36.60
-
Central London median hourly rate
£29.07
£23.00
£35.00
% change year-on-year
+26.39%
-34.29%
-26.32%
Virtual Reality Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Virtual Reality as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Virtual Reality Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Virtual Reality in the City of London.
Virtual Reality Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Virtual Reality in the City of London.
Virtual Reality Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 5 May 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 City of London region with a requirement for Virtual Reality.
Virtual Reality Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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:
