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 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 490 513 524
Rank change year-on-year +23 +11 +138
Permanent jobs citing Augmented Reality 20 46 36
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.048% 0.13% 0.10%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.15% 0.37% 0.30%
Number of salaries quoted 14 26 31
10th Percentile - £38,610 £33,000
25th Percentile £25,000 £46,250 £39,019
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,000 £51,250 £60,500
Median % change year-on-year -49.27% -15.29% +21.00%
75th Percentile £64,688 £62,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £82,270 - -
UK median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -32.14% +16.67%

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 13,582 12,353 11,917
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 32.36% 34.18% 34.48%
Number of salaries quoted 6,271 5,343 8,481
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,300 £29,250
25th Percentile £31,500 £41,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £54,793 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.31% +3.38% -3.64%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,525 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,790 £82,500 £82,548
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 11 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 11 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 +21 10 £26,000 -36.95% 2
North West +32 8 £26,000 -36.95% 2
South East +29 5 £69,200 +15.33% 9
South West 0 3 - - 3
Yorkshire -21 2 £80,000 -
East of England +14 1 £47,500 - 4
Scotland +2 1 £65,000 +8.33% 1
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 (10.00%) Kinematics
2 1 (5.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (15.00%) CATIA
2 1 (5.00%) 3ds Max
2 1 (5.00%) Adobe Premiere
2 1 (5.00%) Blender
2 1 (5.00%) CINEMA 4D
2 1 (5.00%) Fusion 360
2 1 (5.00%) Maya
2 1 (5.00%) Siemens NX
2 1 (5.00%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 1 (5.00%) Oracle Assets
1 1 (5.00%) Oracle Cash Management
1 1 (5.00%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (5.00%) Oracle Payables
1 1 (5.00%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.00%) OCI
Development Applications
1 4 (20.00%) JIRA
2 3 (15.00%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (5.00%) Oracle APEX
3 1 (5.00%) Oracle Forms
General
1 3 (15.00%) Aeronautics
1 3 (15.00%) Aviation
2 1 (5.00%) Aerospace
2 1 (5.00%) Avionics
2 1 (5.00%) Electronics
2 1 (5.00%) Finance
2 1 (5.00%) General Ledger
2 1 (5.00%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 8 (40.00%) Consultant
1 8 (40.00%) Recruitment Consultant
1 8 (40.00%) Recruitment Resourcer
1 8 (40.00%) Resourcer
1 8 (40.00%) Sales Consultant
1 8 (40.00%) Trainee
1 8 (40.00%) Trainee Consultant
1 8 (40.00%) Trainee Recruitment Consultant
1 8 (40.00%) Trainee Resourcer
2 5 (25.00%) Principal Engineer
3 3 (15.00%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 3 (15.00%) Systems Engineer
4 2 (10.00%) Robotics Engineer
4 2 (10.00%) Senior
5 1 (5.00%) Android Developer
5 1 (5.00%) iOS Developer
5 1 (5.00%) Mobile Developer
5 1 (5.00%) Senior Android Developer
5 1 (5.00%) Senior Developer
5 1 (5.00%) Senior iOS Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.00%) Unreal Engine
1 1 (5.00%) V-Ray
Miscellaneous
1 15 (75.00%) Virtual Reality
2 8 (40.00%) Onboarding
3 3 (15.00%) Acoustics
3 3 (15.00%) Algorithms
4 2 (10.00%) Robotics
5 1 (5.00%) Animation
5 1 (5.00%) Driving Licence
5 1 (5.00%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.00%) Android
1 1 (5.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (40.00%) AI
1 8 (40.00%) Customer Service
2 4 (20.00%) Agile
2 4 (20.00%) Machine Learning
2 4 (20.00%) Software Engineering
3 3 (15.00%) Analytics
3 3 (15.00%) Configuration Management
3 3 (15.00%) Data Analytics
3 3 (15.00%) Innovative Thinking
3 3 (15.00%) Network Design
3 3 (15.00%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (15.00%) Requirements Management
3 3 (15.00%) Systems Engineering
3 3 (15.00%) Technical Leadership
3 3 (15.00%) Waterfall
4 2 (10.00%) Clean Code
4 2 (10.00%) Motion Control
4 2 (10.00%) Motion Planning
4 2 (10.00%) Prototyping
4 2 (10.00%) Reinforcement Learning
Programming Languages
1 3 (15.00%) C++
1 3 (15.00%) Java
1 3 (15.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (30.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 6 (30.00%) Degree
2 4 (20.00%) SC Cleared
2 4 (20.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (5.00%) CFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (15.00%) ISO/IEC 12207
1 3 (15.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
Systems Management
1 2 (10.00%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 4 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (15.00%) Google
2 3 (15.00%) IBM
3 1 (5.00%) Oracle
3 1 (5.00%) Siemens