Virtual Reality (VR)
England > West Midlands
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Virtual Reality in permanent job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Virtual Reality over the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Sep 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 199 | 194 | 292 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +98 | -36 |
| Permanent jobs citing Virtual Reality | 17 | 3 | 13 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 0.28% | 0.078% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.96% | 0.21% | 0.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £32,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £35,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +35.71% | -22.22% | -18.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £48,750 | £37,500 | £51,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £52,750 |
| England median annual salary | £47,500 | £56,250 | £50,845 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.56% | +10.63% | -3.15% |
All Generic Skills
West Midlands
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 West Midlands.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 1,772 | 1,406 | 3,224 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 29.29% | 36.35% | 38.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 778 | 1,043 | 1,935 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,000 | £30,000 | £30,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £40,000 | £40,200 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £54,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.85% | +8.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £68,750 | £65,625 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,150 | £81,250 | £81,250 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +4.00% | +4.17% |
Virtual Reality
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Job postings citing Virtual Reality as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
Virtual Reality
Salary Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Virtual Reality in the West Midlands.
Virtual Reality
Job Locations in the West Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Virtual Reality within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 20 September 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry | - | 11 | £47,500 | - | |
| Birmingham | -11 | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| Virtual Reality England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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: