Virtual Reality (VR)
South West > Somerset
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Virtual Reality in contract job vacancies in Somerset. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Virtual Reality over the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 31 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Virtual Reality | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Somerset | 1.01% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 3.17% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | - | - | £313 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +8.70% |
All Generic Skills
Somerset
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 Somerset.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 63 | 43 | 42 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset | 31.82% | 26.54% | 23.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 42 | 28 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £225 | £175 | £174 |
| 25th Percentile | £263 | £300 | £409 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £288 | £563 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -48.89% | +4.55% | -8.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £578 | £640 | £591 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £760 | £652 |
| South West median daily rate | £537 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.36% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +84.21% |
| South West median hourly rate | £33.50 | £67.50 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -50.37% | -3.57% | +7.69% |
Virtual Reality
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Virtual Reality relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset.
Virtual Reality
Daily Rate Trend in Somerset
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Virtual Reality.
Virtual Reality
Contract Job Locations in Somerset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Virtual Reality within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 20 December 2025. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Virtual Reality South West |
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