Virtual Reality Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Virtual Reality (VR)
South East > Thames Valley

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

6 months to
25 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 163 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Virtual Reality 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.022% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.084% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South East median annual salary £70,000 £52,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +33.33% -25.00% +21.74%

All Generic Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,192 1,053 1,796
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 26.70% 34.19% 32.88%
Number of salaries quoted 680 473 1,227
10th Percentile £28,000 £36,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.83% +20.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,833 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £95,000 £77,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -12.28% +14.00% -9.09%

Virtual Reality
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Virtual Reality job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Virtual Reality
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Virtual Reality.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Virtual Reality within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 25 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
Oxfordshire - 1 - -
Virtual Reality
South East

Virtual Reality
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) 3D Printing
1 1 (100.00%) Educational Technology
1 1 (100.00%) VLE
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Benchmarking
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Community of Practice
1 1 (100.00%) Content Development
1 1 (100.00%) Pedagogy
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility