This dataset contains responses to the need analysis of the engineering instructors' questionnaire. The Questionnaire is focused on analysing the requirements and needs of engineering instructors in the context of virtual reality labs. The questions were Likert-type, open-ended and optional. The analysis was carried out through multi-round questionnaires using the Delphi technique. The questionnaire was distributed to various universities in the participating regions and reached 200 engineering trainers. An affinity diagram was used to classify the data for the open-ended question, and the project consortium members completed the quantitative analysis for the other questions.