Virtual Reality Job Trends in Kent

Virtual Reality (VR)
South East > Kent

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Virtual Reality in permanent job vacancies in Kent. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Virtual Reality over the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 69 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Virtual Reality 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 0.14% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.39% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 - -
75th Percentile £63,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £43,573 £56,250 £34,000
% change year-on-year -22.54% +65.44% -32.00%

All Generic Skills
Kent

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 Kent.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 257 317 225
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 35.64% 33.90% 41.90%
Number of salaries quoted 199 93 169
10th Percentile £29,750 £26,250 £32,700
25th Percentile £34,988 £34,000 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.05% - +1.94%
75th Percentile £47,500 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £66,250 £74,750 £79,000
South East median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% - -

Virtual Reality
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Virtual Reality job vacancy trend in Kent

Virtual Reality
Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Virtual Reality.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Virtual Reality within the Kent region over the 6 months to 3 November 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
Rochester - 1 £62,500 -
Virtual Reality
South East

Virtual Reality
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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 (100.00%) Confluence
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Avionics
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Principal Technologist
1 1 (100.00%) Technologist
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Augmented Reality
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Business Development
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) LLM
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Product Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Degree