The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Virtual Reality in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Virtual Reality over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 16 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
558
593
632
Rank change year-on-year
+35
+39
+73
Permanent jobs citing Virtual Reality
17
170
101
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London
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 UK excluding London.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
13,266
24,085
25,087
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London
33.63%
33.95%
42.29%
Number of salaries quoted
6,113
15,187
11,130
10th Percentile
£29,000
£26,250
£31,250
25th Percentile
£37,500
£35,000
£40,124
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£55,000
£50,000
£55,000
Median % change year-on-year
+10.00%
-9.09%
+4.76%
75th Percentile
£68,000
£65,000
£70,000
90th Percentile
£78,750
£80,000
£85,000
UK median annual salary
£60,000
£55,000
£65,000
% change year-on-year
+9.09%
-15.38%
+4.00%
Virtual Reality Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings citing Virtual Reality as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Virtual Reality Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Virtual Reality in the UK excluding London.
Virtual Reality Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Virtual Reality in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.
Virtual 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 Virtual Reality within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 16 May 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.
Virtual Reality Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London
For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, job vacancies citing Virtual Reality also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the UK excluding London region with a requirement for Virtual Reality.
Virtual Reality Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
