Augmented Reality Jobs

Augmented Reality (AR)
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Augmented Reality in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Augmented Reality over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 693 823 838
Rank change year-on-year +130 +15 -79
Permanent jobs citing Augmented Reality 18 87 126
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.033% 0.085% 0.13%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.089% 0.25% 0.30%
Number of salaries quoted 10 66 66
10th Percentile £32,000 £39,720 £33,125
25th Percentile £40,625 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% -7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £52,500 £76,250 £96,250
90th Percentile £57,125 £92,500 £115,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +26.32% -9.52%

All Generic Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 20,320 35,437 42,555
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 37.16% 34.69% 43.46%
Number of salaries quoted 9,321 23,080 22,873
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,000 £35,647
25th Percentile £42,000 £38,043 £46,350
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £86,250
90th Percentile £110,000 £97,500 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Augmented Reality
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Augmented Reality as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Augmented Reality in the UK

Augmented Reality
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Augmented Reality.

Salary trend for Augmented Reality in the UK

Augmented Reality
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Augmented Reality over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Augmented Reality in the UK

Augmented Reality
Top 8 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 28 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.

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
England +102 16 £45,000 -18.18% 758
UK excluding London +136 11 £50,000 -16.67% 712
South East +74 8 £52,500 -27.59% 176
Work from Home +108 7 £80,000 +6.67% 645
London +107 5 £45,000 -47.06% 125
West Midlands +59 2 £47,500 -13.64% 74
Midlands +47 2 £47,500 +9.83% 143
South West +116 1 £35,000 +33.33% 87

Augmented Reality
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (22.22%) CMS
1 4 (22.22%) WordPress
Applications
1 4 (22.22%) Adobe Premiere
1 4 (22.22%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (22.22%) Photoshop
2 2 (11.11%) Blender
2 2 (11.11%) Maya
3 1 (5.56%) 3ds Max
3 1 (5.56%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (5.56%) Revit
3 1 (5.56%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.56%) Azure
1 1 (5.56%) Azure Machine Learning
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.56%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.56%) GIS
1 1 (5.56%) MongoDB
1 1 (5.56%) MySQL
1 1 (5.56%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (5.56%) Redis
Development Applications
1 2 (11.11%) GitLab
2 1 (5.56%) Git
General
1 11 (61.11%) Social Skills
2 5 (27.78%) Games
3 3 (16.67%) Finance
4 1 (5.56%) Automotive
4 1 (5.56%) Public Sector
4 1 (5.56%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 4 (22.22%) Developer
1 4 (22.22%) Lead
2 3 (16.67%) Architect
3 2 (11.11%) Project Leader
4 1 (5.56%) Lead Developer
4 1 (5.56%) Lead Software Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) Software Architect
4 1 (5.56%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (22.22%) HTML
1 4 (22.22%) HTML5
1 4 (22.22%) Unity (Game Engine)
2 1 (5.56%) .NET
2 1 (5.56%) ASP.NET
2 1 (5.56%) DirectX
2 1 (5.56%) FastAPI
2 1 (5.56%) GraphQL
2 1 (5.56%) jQuery
2 1 (5.56%) Node.js
2 1 (5.56%) OpenGL
2 1 (5.56%) PyTorch
2 1 (5.56%) React
2 1 (5.56%) REST
2 1 (5.56%) TensorFlow
2 1 (5.56%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 16 (88.89%) Virtual Reality
2 6 (33.33%) Animation
3 4 (22.22%) Digital Media
3 4 (22.22%) Graphic Design
3 4 (22.22%) Photography
3 4 (22.22%) Social Media
4 3 (16.67%) 3D Graphics
4 3 (16.67%) Life Science
5 2 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (5.56%) Driving Licence
6 1 (5.56%) e-Learning
6 1 (5.56%) Embedded Systems
6 1 (5.56%) Infotainment
6 1 (5.56%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 2 (11.11%) Android
1 2 (11.11%) Linux
2 1 (5.56%) Apple iOS
2 1 (5.56%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (44.44%) Artificial Intelligence
2 5 (27.78%) 3D Modelling
2 5 (27.78%) Agile
2 5 (27.78%) Software Engineering
3 4 (22.22%) Content Management
3 4 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (22.22%) User Experience
4 3 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
4 3 (16.67%) Computer Vision
4 3 (16.67%) Content Development
4 3 (16.67%) Creative Problem-Solving
4 3 (16.67%) Image Processing
4 3 (16.67%) Storytelling
4 3 (16.67%) Strategic Thinking
5 2 (11.11%) 3D Rendering
5 2 (11.11%) Computer Science
5 2 (11.11%) DevOps
5 2 (11.11%) Software Architecture
5 2 (11.11%) UX Design
6 1 (5.56%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 3 (16.67%) Python
2 2 (11.11%) C
2 2 (11.11%) C#
2 2 (11.11%) C++
2 2 (11.11%) JavaScript
3 1 (5.56%) Go
3 1 (5.56%) Java
3 1 (5.56%) Kotlin
3 1 (5.56%) MATLAB
3 1 (5.56%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (33.33%) Degree
2 3 (16.67%) Security Cleared
3 2 (11.11%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (11.11%) Master's Degree
3 2 (11.11%) SC Cleared
4 1 (5.56%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.56%) Accessibility
Systems Management
1 1 (5.56%) Terraform
Vendors
1 5 (27.78%) Adobe
2 4 (22.22%) Google
2 4 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 4 (22.22%) Twitter
2 4 (22.22%) YouTube
3 1 (5.56%) Autodesk
3 1 (5.56%) ESRI
3 1 (5.56%) QNX