Virtual Reality (VR)
North East > Tyne and Wear
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Virtual Reality in contract job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Virtual Reality over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 30 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Virtual Reality | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Tyne and Wear | - | - | 0.90% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | - | 3.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £367 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £373 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £394 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £411 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £416 |
| North East median daily rate | - | - | £394 |
All Generic Skills
Tyne and Wear
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 Tyne and Wear.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 132 | 81 | 59 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear | 22.76% | 34.03% | 26.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 72 | 53 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £149 | £315 | £328 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £375 | £364 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £438 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +5.26% | -20.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £625 | £549 |
| 90th Percentile | £586 | £638 | £635 |
| North East median daily rate | £425 | £525 | £463 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.05% | +13.51% | -11.90% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 2 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £58.13 | £23.17 | £25.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £62.50 | £27.98 | £38.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £69.72 | £35.99 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +93.75% | -24.24% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £43.99 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £48.80 | - |
| North East median hourly rate | £69.72 | £46.18 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +50.97% | +42.09% | - |
Virtual Reality
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Virtual Reality relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.
Virtual Reality
Daily Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Virtual Reality.
