Hybrid/Remote Virtual Reality Job Trends

Virtual Reality (VR)
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Virtual Reality in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Virtual Reality over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 361 412 457
Rank change year-on-year +51 +45 +151
Permanent jobs citing Virtual Reality 13 29 32
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.086% 0.18% 0.15%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.25% 0.45% 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 10 19 26
10th Percentile - £40,944 £32,000
25th Percentile £25,000 £45,000 £63,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,000 £60,000 £73,750
Median % change year-on-year -56.67% -18.64% +22.92%
75th Percentile £27,000 £62,500 £83,125
90th Percentile £47,500 £63,500 £88,125
UK median annual salary £26,250 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -44.74% +11.76% -26.72%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 5,210 6,512 8,225
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.40% 39.63% 38.09%
Number of salaries quoted 3,334 3,592 6,491
10th Percentile £28,000 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £46,978
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,264 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.18% - -3.85%
75th Percentile £81,250 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £111,125 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Virtual Reality
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Virtual Reality and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Virtual Reality job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Virtual Reality
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Virtual Reality.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Virtual Reality over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Virtual Reality salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Virtual Reality
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Applications
1 2 (15.38%) Adobe After Effects
1 2 (15.38%) CINEMA 4D
General
1 3 (23.08%) Aeronautics
1 3 (23.08%) Aviation
2 2 (15.38%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (61.54%) Consultant
1 8 (61.54%) Recruitment Consultant
1 8 (61.54%) Recruitment Resourcer
1 8 (61.54%) Resourcer
1 8 (61.54%) Sales Consultant
1 8 (61.54%) Trainee
1 8 (61.54%) Trainee Consultant
1 8 (61.54%) Trainee Recruitment Consultant
1 8 (61.54%) Trainee Resourcer
2 2 (15.38%) Digital Producer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (15.38%) Unity (Game Engine)
Miscellaneous
1 13 (100.00%) Augmented Reality
2 8 (61.54%) Onboarding
3 3 (23.08%) Algorithms
4 2 (15.38%) Animation
4 2 (15.38%) Motion Graphics
4 2 (15.38%) Video Editing
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (61.54%) Customer Service
2 3 (23.08%) AI
2 3 (23.08%) Analytics
2 3 (23.08%) Configuration Management
2 3 (23.08%) Data Analytics
2 3 (23.08%) Innovative Thinking
2 3 (23.08%) Machine Learning
2 3 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (15.38%) Post-Production
3 2 (15.38%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 3 (23.08%) C++
1 3 (23.08%) Java
1 3 (23.08%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (23.08%) BPSS Clearance
1 3 (23.08%) Degree
1 3 (23.08%) SC Cleared
1 3 (23.08%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (23.08%) Google
1 3 (23.08%) Microsoft