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Are you looking for your next virtual reality job?
Explore VR job vacancies with FourPointZero. We recruit talented Virtual Reality (VR) industry professionals for some of the world’s most exciting companies.
Are you an experienced VR Developer, VR Software Engineer or VR Producer? Discover our permanent, freelance or interim VR, AR, MR, and Metaverse job vacancies. Search and apply for your ideal VR job today.
Find your ideal virtual reality career
Search for your ideal VR Job using our search tool – simply enter your search criteria and browse through the list of vacancies. When you’ve found a job that you like the look of, click apply to get started:
The virtual reality job market
According to recent VR statistics from statista, ‘the industry is growing at a fast pace, with the global VR market size projected to increase from less than 12 billion U.S. dollars in 2022 to more than 22 billion U.S. dollars by 2025’.
As virtual reality booms across the job market, talented VR professionals are in demand. Tech giants such as Google, Apple and Meta are actively recruiting VR professionals. But it’s not just the big players who are recruiting in VR. There’s a surge in demand for VR talent across various sectors, including industrial engineering, retail, healthcare, leisure and entertainment.
Adopting and implementing VR technology allows businesses to innovate using accessible engineering and design solutions. The technology has been used to provide essential training in medical settings as well as help to improve the lives and wellbeing of others.
No matter what types of VR projects you’d love to work on, there’s sure to be a VR job that’s ideally aligned with your career aspiration:
What kind of careers are available in VR?
Are you looking to find the most up-to-date VR career opportunities? We recruit for a variety of exciting VR jobs. Here are some of our top careers. Click here to learn more about each job role and get some helpful tips on how to land your ideal job role!
VR, UX/UI Designer
The industry provides many job opportunities for creative VR designers, including UX, medical simulation, game, fashion, product and graphic design. A VR designer job could be for you if you have the right experience, knowledge and expertise.
VR Software Engineer
Use your knowledge of programming language to build VR systems for the world’s most innovative companies. If you’re skilled at UX design and have some 3D experience, a software engineer job could be right for you.
Environment Artist
Demand is high for talented environment artists, from world-renowned game developers to film and animation studios. If you have a great artistic eye, experience working on VR projects and exceptional technical ability, find and apply for your ideal environment artist job today.
VR Project Manager
VR Project managers take ownership of projects and see them through to completion, leading their team through product ideation and development to launch. Are you an experienced project manager with great communication, planning and organisational skills? Take a look at our VR Project manager jobs today.
Why start a career in virtual reality?
The VR industry offers a wide range of benefits. As the workforce grows and high-skilled professionals are in demand, many employers offer hybrid and remote work opportunities. With flexible working, you can fit work around your other commitments like family and travel to improve your work-life balance.
Other great benefits of working in VR include:
- Using cutting-edge software at the forefront of innovation.
- Visualise and solve issues in real time in a 3d workspace
- Improved work-life balance with flexible or freelance job opportunities
- Hybrid and remote working to suit your day-to-day needs.
Want to learn more about current VR, AR and MR trends? Check our blog post The Latest AR, VR and MR Announcements from The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023 for all the latest announcements from the industry!
Are you hiring VR professionals?
Are you looking for high-quality candidates to fill VR vacancies? Speak to the team at FourPointZero. We invest the necessary time to fully understand your requirements and save you time looking at ill matched CV’s/resumes
We help organisations with staffing and recruitment across VR, AR and Mixed reality, sourcing candidates in the UK, Europe and the United States. Speak to us today about your requirements.
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VR jobs frequently asked questions
What degree do you need to work in VR?
To work in VR, most employers will require candidates to have at least a bachelor’s degree in a technical field, such as computer science or software engineering, to work in VR. Although, this depends on the type of job you are applying for as some employers look for relevant work experience or other relevant maths or simulated physics courses.
How much do you get paid to work in VR within the UK?
Typically, VR salaries in the UK range between £30,500 and up to £80,000 GBP. VR Software Engineers/Developers working in the UK normally earn around £55,000 per year. Environment artists earn around £40-60,000 per year, and Project Managers earn around 45-65,000 per year.
How much do you get paid to work in VR within the US?
Typically, VR salaries in the US range between £30,500 and up to £80,000 GBP. VR Software Engineers/Developers working in the UK normally earn around £55,000 per year. Environment artists earn around £40-60,000 per year, and Project Managers earn around 45-65,000 per year.