Virtual Reality Job Trends in Leicestershire

Virtual Reality (VR)
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Virtual Reality in permanent job vacancies in Leicestershire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Virtual Reality over the 6 months leading up to 5 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 - 81
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Virtual Reality 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicestershire 0.11% - 0.12%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.47% - 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,215 - £37,500
75th Percentile - - £38,750
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median annual salary £34,358 £35,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -1.84% -17.65% -10.53%

All Generic Skills
Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 215 123 310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicestershire 23.76% 37.50% 37.53%
Number of salaries quoted 141 68 198
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,625 £24,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £30,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £48,000 £41,250
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +16.36% -2.94%
75th Percentile £65,000 £57,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £61,250 £73,750
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +17.65% -19.05%

Virtual Reality
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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

Virtual Reality job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

Virtual Reality
Salary Trend in Leicestershire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing Virtual Reality.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality
Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Virtual Reality within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 5 April 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
Hinckley - 1 £42,215 -
Virtual Reality
East Midlands

Virtual Reality
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Human Factors Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) Ergonomics
1 1 (100.00%) Human Factors
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Situational Awareness
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Degree