Augmented Reality Contracts

Augmented Reality (AR)
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Augmented Reality in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Augmented Reality over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 506 551 682
Rank change year-on-year +45 +131 +133
Contract jobs citing Augmented Reality 14 31 36
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.048% 0.071% 0.060%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.14% 0.23% 0.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 20 27
10th Percentile £247 £311 £163
25th Percentile £259 £396 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £320 £513 £510
Median % change year-on-year -37.56% +0.49% +20.00%
75th Percentile £500 £578 £598
90th Percentile £550 £603 £638
UK excluding London median daily rate £273 £600 £488
% change year-on-year -54.58% +23.08% +39.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 6 1
10th Percentile - £48.75 -
25th Percentile £31.25 £52.81 -
Median hourly rate £32.50 £61.25 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -46.94% +2.08% +10.09%
75th Percentile £33.75 £63.75 -
90th Percentile - £71.88 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.50 £62.50 -
% change year-on-year -48.00% - -

All Generic Skills
UK

Augmented 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 9,944 13,250 19,897
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 33.97% 30.42% 33.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,345 8,502 13,668
10th Percentile £300 £263 £308
25th Percentile £413 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
75th Percentile £650 £660 £680
90th Percentile £775 £788 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £496 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -0.80% - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 394 912 640
10th Percentile £16.46 £12.25 £9.80
25th Percentile £21.00 £15.17 £10.63
Median hourly rate £32.05 £30.00 £22.49
Median % change year-on-year +6.83% +33.42% -18.24%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.99 £70.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £31.08 £28.25 £22.00
% change year-on-year +10.02% +28.41% +9.64%

Augmented Reality
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Augmented Reality as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Augmented Reality in the UK

Augmented Reality
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Augmented Reality.

Daily rate trend for Augmented Reality in the UK

Augmented Reality
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Augmented Reality over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Augmented Reality in the UK

Augmented Reality
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Augmented Reality.

Hourly rate trend for Augmented Reality in the UK

Augmented Reality
Top 10 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Augmented Reality within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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
England +41 13 £325 -38.19% 93
UK excluding London +66 10 £273 -54.58% 33
North of England +22 5 - - 5
North West - 5 - - 3
London +22 4 £423 -19.38% 66
Work from Home +41 3 £250 -47.37% 39
South East +44 2 £375 -37.50% 11
Midlands - 2 £281 - 8
West Midlands - 2 £281 - 2
Wales - 1 £273 -

Augmented Reality
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (7.14%) CMS
1 1 (7.14%) Facebook Platform
Applications
1 2 (14.29%) Adobe Illustrator
1 2 (14.29%) Adobe Premiere
1 2 (14.29%) Photoshop
2 1 (7.14%) Maya
2 1 (7.14%) ZBrush
Cloud Services
1 1 (7.14%) Azure
1 1 (7.14%) Azure Logic Apps
1 1 (7.14%) Power Automate
1 1 (7.14%) Power Platform
1 1 (7.14%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.14%) Internet
General
1 8 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 6 (42.86%) Retail
3 5 (35.71%) Automotive
3 5 (35.71%) Influencing Skills
4 4 (28.57%) Marketing
5 2 (14.29%) Games
5 2 (14.29%) Legal
5 2 (14.29%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (7.14%) Finance
6 1 (7.14%) Polish Language
6 1 (7.14%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 3 (21.43%) Developer
2 2 (14.29%) Creative Strategist
3 1 (7.14%) 3D Artist
3 1 (7.14%) Android Engineer
3 1 (7.14%) Automation Specialist
3 1 (7.14%) Games Developer
3 1 (7.14%) Platform Specialist
3 1 (7.14%) Power Platform Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (14.29%) Unity (Game Engine)
2 1 (7.14%) Babylonjs
2 1 (7.14%) React Native
2 1 (7.14%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 12 (85.71%) Virtual Reality
2 5 (35.71%) e-Learning
2 5 (35.71%) Podcast
2 5 (35.71%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (14.29%) Photography
3 2 (14.29%) Social Media
4 1 (7.14%) Animation
4 1 (7.14%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (7.14%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 1 (7.14%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.14%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (57.14%) Project Management
2 5 (35.71%) Benchmarking
2 5 (35.71%) Business Case
2 5 (35.71%) Coaching
2 5 (35.71%) Supplier Management
3 3 (21.43%) Artificial Intelligence
3 3 (21.43%) Content Strategy
3 3 (21.43%) Deadline-Driven
3 3 (21.43%) Storytelling
4 2 (14.29%) Content Marketing
4 2 (14.29%) Decision-Making
4 2 (14.29%) Storyboarding
5 1 (7.14%) Budget Management
5 1 (7.14%) Business Strategy
5 1 (7.14%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (7.14%) Instructional Design
5 1 (7.14%) Knowledge Transfer
5 1 (7.14%) Market Surveillance
5 1 (7.14%) Pedagogy
5 1 (7.14%) Performance Optimisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.14%) Java
1 1 (7.14%) JavaScript
1 1 (7.14%) Kotlin
1 1 (7.14%) Python
1 1 (7.14%) TypeScript
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.14%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (7.14%) Facebook
1 1 (7.14%) Instagram
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft