Virtual Reality Job Trends in the City of London

Virtual Reality (VR)
Central London > City of London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Virtual Reality in permanent job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Virtual Reality over the 6 months leading up to 25 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 145 148 171
Rank change year-on-year +3 +23 +60
Permanent jobs citing Virtual Reality 9 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.24% 0.047% 0.031%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.85% 0.12% 0.092%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - -
Central London median annual salary £80,000 - -

All Generic Skills
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 permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,057 869 1,088
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 27.85% 41.05% 34.13%
Number of salaries quoted 748 646 885
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £40,519
25th Percentile £60,000 £52,125 £51,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,250 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.67% - -6.25%
75th Percentile £100,000 £100,750 £97,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £130,000 £118,250
Central London median annual salary £77,500 £72,500 £73,000
% change year-on-year +6.90% -0.68% -5.81%

Virtual Reality
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Virtual Reality relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Virtual Reality job vacancy trend in the City of London

Virtual Reality
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Virtual Reality.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Job Titles
1 6 (66.67%) Developer
2 3 (33.33%) C++ Software Engineer
2 3 (33.33%) Senior
2 3 (33.33%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
2 3 (33.33%) Senior Software Engineer
2 3 (33.33%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (66.67%) Unreal Engine
2 3 (33.33%) OpenGL
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Augmented Reality
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (33.33%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 3 (33.33%) C++