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 have cited Augmented Reality over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 813 828 758
Rank change year-on-year +15 -70 -65
Permanent jobs citing Augmented Reality 92 118 564
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.087% 0.12% 0.33%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.26% 0.29% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 71 63 117
10th Percentile £39,720 £32,750 £39,000
25th Percentile £43,250 £43,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% +14.29%
75th Percentile £76,250 £96,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +26.32% -9.52% +16.67%

All Generic Skills
UK

Augmented Reality is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 35,876 40,905 81,966
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.09% 43.15% 48.47%
Number of salaries quoted 23,224 22,549 34,301
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,750 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,116 £46,350 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

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 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Augmented Reality in the UK

Augmented Reality
Top 13 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 2 June 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
England +33 78 £55,000 -15.38% 49
UK excluding London -19 74 £60,000 +26.32% 32
South East +5 28 £80,000 +14.29% 7
Work from Home +21 23 £75,000 -7.69% 21
London +69 18 £62,500 -21.88% 17
Midlands 0 16 £43,250 +23.57% 3
Scotland -58 14 £67,500 +42.11% 1
East Midlands - 9 £42,500 - 2
North of England +31 7 £41,235 -8.37% 8
North West -6 7 £41,235 -31.28% 3
West Midlands -8 7 £55,000 +57.14% 1
East of England - 6 £45,000 - 5
South West -50 3 £26,250 -38.24% 8

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 6 (6.52%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.09%) IIS
Applications
1 8 (8.70%) AutoCAD
2 7 (7.61%) Revit
3 2 (2.17%) Adobe After Effects
3 2 (2.17%) Photoshop
3 2 (2.17%) Sketch
3 2 (2.17%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (1.09%) 3ds Max
4 1 (1.09%) Blender
4 1 (1.09%) SketchUp
Business Applications
1 6 (6.52%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 7 (7.61%) Adobe Creative Cloud
1 7 (7.61%) GitHub
2 6 (6.52%) Power Automate
2 6 (6.52%) Power Platform
2 6 (6.52%) PowerApps
3 3 (3.26%) Azure
4 2 (2.17%) Figma
4 2 (2.17%) Google Sheets
4 2 (2.17%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (1.09%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.17%) Firewall
1 2 (2.17%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (6.52%) Power BI
2 2 (2.17%) Big Data
2 2 (2.17%) Crystal Reports
2 2 (2.17%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (1.09%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (2.17%) Visual Studio
2 1 (1.09%) Git
General
1 19 (20.65%) Games
2 14 (15.22%) Social Skills
3 12 (13.04%) Telecoms
4 11 (11.96%) Finance
4 11 (11.96%) Manufacturing
5 10 (10.87%) Legal
6 9 (9.78%) Electronics
7 8 (8.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 7 (7.61%) Multimedia
9 4 (4.35%) Tech for Good
10 3 (3.26%) Analytical Skills
11 2 (2.17%) Automotive
11 2 (2.17%) Health Technology
11 2 (2.17%) Military
11 2 (2.17%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (1.09%) Marketing
12 1 (1.09%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 40 (43.48%) Developer
2 21 (22.83%) Lead
3 15 (16.30%) Software Engineer
4 9 (9.78%) Lead Developer
5 8 (8.70%) Augmented Reality Developer
6 7 (7.61%) 3D Developer
6 7 (7.61%) Head of IT
6 7 (7.61%) JavaScript Developer
7 6 (6.52%) Machine Learning Developer
7 6 (6.52%) Project Manager
7 6 (6.52%) Software Developer
8 4 (4.35%) Consultant
8 4 (4.35%) Digital Transformation
8 4 (4.35%) Games Developer
8 4 (4.35%) IT Consultant
8 4 (4.35%) Lead Software Developer
8 4 (4.35%) Lead Software Engineer
9 3 (3.26%) Embedded Engineer
9 3 (3.26%) Java Developer
9 3 (3.26%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (13.04%) Unreal Engine
2 8 (8.70%) CSS
2 8 (8.70%) React
2 8 (8.70%) Unity (Game Engine)
2 8 (8.70%) V-Ray
3 7 (7.61%) Node.js
3 7 (7.61%) WebGL
4 2 (2.17%) .NET
4 2 (2.17%) HTML
5 1 (1.09%) HTML5
5 1 (1.09%) jQuery
5 1 (1.09%) Smart Contracts
5 1 (1.09%) Twitter Bootstrap
5 1 (1.09%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 62 (67.39%) Virtual Reality
2 15 (16.30%) Algorithms
2 15 (16.30%) IoT
3 8 (8.70%) Animation
3 8 (8.70%) e-Learning
3 8 (8.70%) Industry 4.0
4 7 (7.61%) Data Structures
4 7 (7.61%) HoloLens
4 7 (7.61%) HTC Vive
4 7 (7.61%) Oculus
4 7 (7.61%) Video Conferencing
5 6 (6.52%) Industrial Internet of Things
5 6 (6.52%) PMI
5 6 (6.52%) SCADA
6 5 (5.43%) Robotics
7 4 (4.35%) Greenfield Project
8 3 (3.26%) Blockchain
9 2 (2.17%) Mobile App
9 2 (2.17%) Social Media
10 1 (1.09%) Motion Graphics
Operating Systems
1 7 (7.61%) Windows
2 1 (1.09%) Embedded Linux
2 1 (1.09%) Linux
2 1 (1.09%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (36.96%) Artificial Intelligence
2 22 (23.91%) Machine Learning
3 19 (20.65%) Software Engineering
4 17 (18.48%) Computer Science
5 16 (17.39%) Mentoring
5 16 (17.39%) Visualisation
6 15 (16.30%) Agile
6 15 (16.30%) Project Management
7 13 (14.13%) Problem-Solving
8 9 (9.78%) Analytics
8 9 (9.78%) Data Analytics
9 8 (8.70%) Six Sigma
9 8 (8.70%) Software Testing
10 7 (7.61%) Cybersecurity
10 7 (7.61%) Data Visualisation
10 7 (7.61%) Digital Twin
10 7 (7.61%) IT Strategy
10 7 (7.61%) Open Source
10 7 (7.61%) Technical Leadership
10 7 (7.61%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 19 (20.65%) C#
2 13 (14.13%) C
3 10 (10.87%) Java
3 10 (10.87%) JavaScript
3 10 (10.87%) Python
4 8 (8.70%) TypeScript
5 7 (7.61%) C++
6 3 (3.26%) SQL
7 2 (2.17%) Assembly Language
7 2 (2.17%) Embedded C
7 2 (2.17%) MATLAB
8 1 (1.09%) Shell Script
8 1 (1.09%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 23 (25.00%) Degree
2 6 (6.52%) PMI Certification
2 6 (6.52%) Security Cleared
3 4 (4.35%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (2.17%) DV Cleared
4 2 (2.17%) SC Cleared
4 2 (2.17%) Six Sigma Black Belt
4 2 (2.17%) Six Sigma Green Belt
5 1 (1.09%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (7.61%) GDPR
2 3 (3.26%) QA
System Software
1 8 (8.70%) Firmware
2 2 (2.17%) Virtual Servers
Vendors
1 8 (8.70%) Adobe
1 8 (8.70%) Microsoft
2 7 (7.61%) Autodesk
3 6 (6.52%) Oracle
4 4 (4.35%) Apple
4 4 (4.35%) SAP
5 2 (2.17%) Google
5 2 (2.17%) Spotify