Augmented Reality Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Augmented Reality (AR)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Augmented Reality in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Augmented Reality over the 6 months leading up to 4 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 481 517 520
Rank change year-on-year +36 +3 +140
Permanent jobs citing Augmented Reality 21 50 35
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.050% 0.14% 0.11%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.15% 0.40% 0.31%
Number of salaries quoted 15 29 29
10th Percentile - £39,276 £31,900
25th Percentile £25,000 £46,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,000 £50,000 £60,500
Median % change year-on-year -48.00% -17.36% +21.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £81,360 £63,500 £75,250
UK median annual salary £61,250 £47,500 £68,750
% change year-on-year +28.95% -30.91% +14.58%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 13,687 12,512 11,335
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 32.73% 34.09% 35.47%
Number of salaries quoted 6,299 5,449 8,076
10th Percentile £26,375 £30,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £31,500 £41,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £54,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.96% -0.92% -0.91%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,968 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £83,212
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Augmented Reality
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Augmented Reality job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Augmented Reality
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Augmented Reality.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Augmented Reality

Augmented Reality
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Augmented Reality in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 4 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Augmented Reality in the UK excluding London

Augmented Reality
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Augmented Reality within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 4 January 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
North of England +23 10 £26,000 -36.95% 2
North West +36 8 £26,000 -36.95% 2
South East +21 5 £69,200 +15.33% 15
South West +5 3 - - 1
Scotland -2 3 £65,000 +8.33% 1
Yorkshire -11 2 £80,000 -
Augmented Reality
UK

Augmented Reality
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 2 (9.52%) Kinematics
2 1 (4.76%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (14.29%) CATIA
Business Applications
1 1 (4.76%) Oracle Assets
1 1 (4.76%) Oracle Cash Management
1 1 (4.76%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (4.76%) Oracle Payables
1 1 (4.76%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.76%) OCI
Development Applications
1 4 (19.05%) JIRA
2 3 (14.29%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (4.76%) Oracle APEX
3 1 (4.76%) Oracle Forms
General
1 3 (14.29%) Aeronautics
1 3 (14.29%) Aviation
2 1 (4.76%) Avionics
2 1 (4.76%) Electronics
2 1 (4.76%) Finance
2 1 (4.76%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 8 (38.10%) Consultant
1 8 (38.10%) Recruitment Consultant
1 8 (38.10%) Recruitment Resourcer
1 8 (38.10%) Resourcer
1 8 (38.10%) Sales Consultant
1 8 (38.10%) Trainee
1 8 (38.10%) Trainee Consultant
1 8 (38.10%) Trainee Recruitment Consultant
1 8 (38.10%) Trainee Resourcer
2 5 (23.81%) Principal Engineer
3 4 (19.05%) Senior
4 3 (14.29%) Developer
4 3 (14.29%) Mobile Developer
4 3 (14.29%) Principal Systems Engineer
4 3 (14.29%) Senior Developer
4 3 (14.29%) Senior Mobile Developer
4 3 (14.29%) Systems Engineer
5 2 (9.52%) Android Developer
5 2 (9.52%) iOS Developer
5 2 (9.52%) Senior iOS Developer
Miscellaneous
1 14 (66.67%) Virtual Reality
2 8 (38.10%) Onboarding
3 3 (14.29%) Acoustics
3 3 (14.29%) Algorithms
3 3 (14.29%) Virtual Team
4 2 (9.52%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 2 (9.52%) Android
1 2 (9.52%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (47.62%) AI
2 8 (38.10%) Customer Service
3 4 (19.05%) Agile
3 4 (19.05%) Machine Learning
3 4 (19.05%) Software Engineering
4 3 (14.29%) Analytics
4 3 (14.29%) Configuration Management
4 3 (14.29%) Data Analytics
4 3 (14.29%) Innovative Thinking
4 3 (14.29%) Mobile Development
4 3 (14.29%) Network Design
4 3 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (14.29%) Requirements Management
4 3 (14.29%) Systems Engineering
4 3 (14.29%) Technical Leadership
4 3 (14.29%) Waterfall
5 2 (9.52%) Clean Code
5 2 (9.52%) Motion Control
5 2 (9.52%) Motion Planning
5 2 (9.52%) Reinforcement Learning
Programming Languages
1 3 (14.29%) C++
1 3 (14.29%) Java
1 3 (14.29%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (28.57%) BPSS Clearance
1 6 (28.57%) Degree
2 4 (19.05%) SC Cleared
2 4 (19.05%) Security Cleared
3 1 (4.76%) CFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 12207
1 3 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 15288
Systems Management
1 2 (9.52%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 3 (14.29%) Google
1 3 (14.29%) IBM
1 3 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.76%) Oracle