Augmented Reality Job Trends in England

Augmented Reality (AR)
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Augmented Reality in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Augmented Reality over the 6 months leading up to 18 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 581 628 703
Rank change year-on-year +47 +75 +131
Permanent jobs citing Augmented Reality 43 33 61
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.072% 0.075% 0.092%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.22% 0.20% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 33 18 47
10th Percentile £10,000 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £25,000 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £46,250 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.92% -26.00% -10.39%
75th Percentile £75,900 £55,625 £85,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £67,875 £90,000
UK median annual salary £37,500 £46,250 £65,000
% change year-on-year -18.92% -28.85% -0.13%

All Generic Skills
England

Augmented 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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 19,707 16,845 23,802
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 32.92% 38.04% 35.90%
Number of salaries quoted 10,135 7,898 17,934
10th Percentile £28,000 £34,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £47,000 £39,720
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £55,192
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +13.24% -15.09%
75th Percentile £78,790 £85,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,173
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.28% -15.12%

Augmented Reality
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Augmented Reality relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Augmented Reality job vacancy trend in England

Augmented Reality
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Augmented Reality.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Augmented Reality

Augmented Reality
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Augmented Reality in England over the 6 months to 18 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Augmented Reality in England

Augmented Reality
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Augmented Reality within the England region over the 6 months to 18 February 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +33 12 £77,500 +72.22% 13
North of England -11 12 £26,000 -
North West - 12 £26,000 -
South East +19 11 £37,500 -36.17% 16
East of England +17 3 £47,500 - 2
South West +2 3 - - 2
Augmented Reality
UK

Augmented Reality
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.33%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (11.63%) CINEMA 4D
2 3 (6.98%) 3ds Max
2 3 (6.98%) Blender
2 3 (6.98%) CATIA
2 3 (6.98%) Maya
3 2 (4.65%) Adobe After Effects
3 2 (4.65%) Avid Media Composer
3 2 (4.65%) Pro Tools
3 2 (4.65%) Siemens NX
4 1 (2.33%) Abaqus
4 1 (2.33%) Adobe Premiere
4 1 (2.33%) Fusion 360
4 1 (2.33%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (2.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (2.33%) SOLIDWORKS
4 1 (2.33%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 5 (11.63%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (6.98%) SAP CO
2 3 (6.98%) SAP FI
2 3 (6.98%) SAP FI/CO
3 2 (4.65%) Oracle Cash Management
3 2 (4.65%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (4.65%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (4.65%) SAP ERP
4 1 (2.33%) DELMIA
4 1 (2.33%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (2.33%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (2.33%) Teamcenter
4 1 (2.33%) Towers Watson Igloo
Cloud Services
1 3 (6.98%) SaaS
2 2 (4.65%) SuccessFactors
3 1 (2.33%) OCI
3 1 (2.33%) PaaS
3 1 (2.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.33%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 4 (9.30%) JIRA
2 3 (6.98%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (2.33%) Oracle APEX
3 1 (2.33%) Oracle Forms
General
1 9 (20.93%) Finance
2 8 (18.60%) Social Skills
3 6 (13.95%) Electronics
4 4 (9.30%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (6.98%) Aeronautics
5 3 (6.98%) Aviation
5 3 (6.98%) Legal
5 3 (6.98%) Marketing
6 2 (4.65%) Aerospace
6 2 (4.65%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (4.65%) Banking
6 2 (4.65%) General Ledger
6 2 (4.65%) Manufacturing
6 2 (4.65%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (2.33%) Advertising
7 1 (2.33%) Avionics
7 1 (2.33%) French Language
7 1 (2.33%) German Language
7 1 (2.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 7 (16.28%) Consultant
1 7 (16.28%) Recruitment Consultant
1 7 (16.28%) Recruitment Resourcer
1 7 (16.28%) Resourcer
1 7 (16.28%) Sales Consultant
1 7 (16.28%) Technical Engineer
1 7 (16.28%) Trainee
1 7 (16.28%) Trainee Consultant
1 7 (16.28%) Trainee Recruitment Consultant
1 7 (16.28%) Trainee Resourcer
2 5 (11.63%) Support Engineer
2 5 (11.63%) Technical Support
2 5 (11.63%) Technical Support Engineer
3 4 (9.30%) Architect
3 4 (9.30%) Lead
4 3 (6.98%) Enterprise Architect
4 3 (6.98%) Principal Engineer
4 3 (6.98%) Principal Systems Engineer
4 3 (6.98%) Systems Engineer
5 2 (4.65%) Digital Producer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (11.63%) Unity (Game Engine)
2 4 (9.30%) Unreal Engine
3 3 (6.98%) Middleware
3 3 (6.98%) V-Ray
4 1 (2.33%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (2.33%) SAP CAF
4 1 (2.33%) web3js
Miscellaneous
1 20 (46.51%) Virtual Reality
2 7 (16.28%) Onboarding
3 5 (11.63%) NHS
4 4 (9.30%) Video Editing
5 3 (6.98%) Acoustics
5 3 (6.98%) Algorithms
5 3 (6.98%) Animation
5 3 (6.98%) Driving Licence
6 2 (4.65%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (4.65%) BBC
6 2 (4.65%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (4.65%) Motion Graphics
6 2 (4.65%) Public Cloud
7 1 (2.33%) Blockchain
7 1 (2.33%) Cloud Native
7 1 (2.33%) Industry 4.0
7 1 (2.33%) Manufacturing Execution System
7 1 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (2.33%) Web3
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.65%) Linux
1 2 (4.65%) Mac OS
1 2 (4.65%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (32.56%) Customer Service
2 12 (27.91%) AI
3 9 (20.93%) Analytics
4 8 (18.60%) Agile
4 8 (18.60%) Machine Learning
4 8 (18.60%) Problem-Solving
5 7 (16.28%) ERP
6 5 (11.63%) Biomedicine
6 5 (11.63%) CAD
6 5 (11.63%) Decision-Making
6 5 (11.63%) Roadmaps
7 4 (9.30%) Business Case
7 4 (9.30%) Data Analytics
7 4 (9.30%) Innovative Thinking
7 4 (9.30%) Post-Production
7 4 (9.30%) Software Engineering
7 4 (9.30%) Stakeholder Management
7 4 (9.30%) Technology Roadmap
7 4 (9.30%) Visualisation
7 4 (9.30%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 3 (6.98%) C++
1 3 (6.98%) Java
1 3 (6.98%) Python
2 1 (2.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (16.28%) Degree
2 6 (13.95%) BPSS Clearance
3 5 (11.63%) City & Guilds
3 5 (11.63%) SC Cleared
3 5 (11.63%) Security Cleared
4 1 (2.33%) ACCA
4 1 (2.33%) CBAP
4 1 (2.33%) CCA
4 1 (2.33%) CFA
4 1 (2.33%) CIMA
4 1 (2.33%) DV Cleared
4 1 (2.33%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.98%) ISO/IEC 12207
1 3 (6.98%) ISO/IEC 15288
1 3 (6.98%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 2 (4.65%) GAAP
2 2 (4.65%) GDPR
2 2 (4.65%) IFRS
3 1 (2.33%) Def Stans
3 1 (2.33%) NCSC
Systems Management
1 1 (2.33%) MOM
Vendors
1 6 (13.95%) SAP
2 5 (11.63%) Microsoft
3 3 (6.98%) Google
3 3 (6.98%) IBM
4 2 (4.65%) Ariba
4 2 (4.65%) Avid
4 2 (4.65%) Oracle
4 2 (4.65%) Panasonic
4 2 (4.65%) ServiceNow
4 2 (4.65%) Siemens
4 2 (4.65%) Workday
5 1 (2.33%) ANSYS
5 1 (2.33%) PTC