Virtual Reality Developer Jobs in England

Virtual Reality Developer (VR Developer)
UK > England

The median Virtual Reality Developer (VR Developer) salary in England is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 669 835 937
Rank change year-on-year +166 +102 +200
Permanent jobs requiring a Virtual Reality Developer 1 2 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.002% 0.002% 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% 0.002% 0.005%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £35,125
25th Percentile £37,500 - £39,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -19.05%
75th Percentile £42,500 - £45,625
90th Percentile - - £49,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 - £42,500
% change year-on-year - - -19.05%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 43,436 80,761 84,301
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.39% 94.49% 91.53%
Number of salaries quoted 24,713 60,391 53,470
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,000 £38,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,995 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £91,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,550 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.42% -12.42% -

Virtual Reality Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Virtual Reality Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Virtual Reality Developer in England

Virtual Reality Developer
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Virtual Reality Developer in England.

Salary trend for Virtual Reality Developer in England

Virtual Reality Developer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Virtual Reality Developer within the England region over the 6 months to 7 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South West +121 1 £40,000 -
Virtual Reality Developer
UK

Virtual Reality Developer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 7 May 2025, Virtual Reality Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Virtual Reality Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Games
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Augmented Reality
1 1 (100.00%) Unreal Engine
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Reality
1 1 (100.00%) Mixed Reality
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture

Virtual Reality Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Games
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Augmented Reality
1 1 (100.00%) Mixed Reality
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Reality
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree