The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Virtual Reality in remote or hybrid contract work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Virtual Reality over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Virtual Reality falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring generic IT skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
4,304
7,539
13,934
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
29.17%
31.58%
31.77%
Number of daily rates quoted
2,923
5,349
10,060
10th Percentile
£325
£363
£363
25th Percentile
£435
£455
£450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£550
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+10.00%
75th Percentile
£675
£684
£650
90th Percentile
£835
£800
£750
UK median daily rate
£538
£550
£550
% change year-on-year
-2.27%
-
+10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
187
147
225
10th Percentile
£15.95
£19.00
£15.13
25th Percentile
£25.50
£25.36
£21.00
Median hourly rate
£51.00
£52.50
£44.50
Median % change year-on-year
-2.86%
+17.98%
+27.98%
75th Percentile
£68.75
£69.38
£62.25
90th Percentile
£73.50
£75.00
£68.75
UK median hourly rate
£35.65
£22.26
£27.00
% change year-on-year
+60.15%
-17.56%
+8.00%
Virtual Reality Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Virtual Reality as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Virtual Reality Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Virtual Reality.
Virtual Reality Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Virtual Reality.
Virtual Reality Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Virtual Reality also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for Virtual Reality.
Virtual Reality Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:
