Games Jobs in the UK excluding London

Gaming
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Games over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 217 58 182
Rank change year-on-year -159 +124 -7
Permanent jobs citing Games 943 3,130 1,561
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.32% 5.29% 2.15%
As % of the General category 2.30% 7.71% 3.54%
Number of salaries quoted 723 366 954
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,613 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.09% -14.44% +30.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year -12.00% -7.41% +22.73%

All General Skills
UK excluding London

Games is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 40,938 40,588 44,057
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 57.15% 68.63% 60.68%
Number of salaries quoted 26,499 18,514 24,456
10th Percentile £26,000 £28,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,462 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £78,750
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Games as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Games in the UK excluding London

Games
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Games in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Games in the UK excluding London

Games
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Games in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Games in the UK excluding London

Games
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 20 May 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
North of England -119 278 £54,900 +9.80% 152
South West -22 183 £46,000 -16.36% 34
South East -90 147 £50,000 -16.67% 165
North West -142 142 £45,000 -10.00% 92
Midlands -164 129 £55,000 +57.14% 90
West Midlands -127 97 £55,000 +71.88% 64
East of England -87 82 £60,000 -20.00% 45
Scotland -161 78 £52,500 - 11
North East +53 70 £64,040 +34.82% 22
Yorkshire -102 66 £50,000 -9.09% 40
Wales -2 47 £50,000 - 15
East Midlands -121 32 £52,500 +5.57% 27
Northern Ireland +16 2 £70,000 - 5
Games
UK

Games
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 86 (9.12%) Confluence
2 29 (3.08%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (1.70%) Apache Airflow
4 12 (1.27%) SharePoint
5 8 (0.85%) Apache Solr
6 6 (0.64%) Exchange Server 2000
7 5 (0.53%) CMS
7 5 (0.53%) Exchange Server 2010
7 5 (0.53%) WordPress
8 3 (0.32%) Apache Spark
8 3 (0.32%) IIS
9 2 (0.21%) Apache
9 2 (0.21%) Headless CMS
9 2 (0.21%) MS Project Server
10 1 (0.11%) TYPO3
Applications
1 18 (1.91%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (1.59%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (1.38%) Maya
4 10 (1.06%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (0.85%) AutoCAD
5 8 (0.85%) Photoshop
6 7 (0.74%) Blender
7 6 (0.64%) Adobe XD
7 6 (0.64%) Sketch
7 6 (0.64%) ZBrush
8 4 (0.42%) MotionBuilder
8 4 (0.42%) Simulink
8 4 (0.42%) Stateflow
9 3 (0.32%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.32%) Houdini
9 3 (0.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 3 (0.32%) S-PLUS
10 2 (0.21%) Adobe Premiere
10 2 (0.21%) InDesign
11 1 (0.11%) Adobe After Effects
Business Applications
1 3 (0.32%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.21%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.21%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 167 (17.71%) Azure
2 149 (15.80%) AWS
3 56 (5.94%) Microsoft 365
4 39 (4.14%) SaaS
5 25 (2.65%) AWS Lambda
5 25 (2.65%) Serverless
6 23 (2.44%) Entra ID
7 21 (2.23%) Amazon S3
8 19 (2.01%) Amazon ECS
9 18 (1.91%) GCP
10 16 (1.70%) dbt
11 15 (1.59%) Figma
12 14 (1.48%) GitHub
13 13 (1.38%) Amazon Kinesis
14 11 (1.17%) Azure DevOps
14 11 (1.17%) Power Platform
15 9 (0.95%) AWS CloudFormation
16 8 (0.85%) AWS Elastic Beanstalk
16 8 (0.85%) Cloudflare
17 5 (0.53%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 33 (3.50%) Firewall
2 25 (2.65%) Wireless
3 11 (1.17%) Internet
4 10 (1.06%) Network Security
5 9 (0.95%) VPN
6 8 (0.85%) Broadband
7 6 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (0.53%) LAN
9 4 (0.42%) WAN
10 3 (0.32%) VSAN
11 2 (0.21%) 4G
11 2 (0.21%) Intrusion Detection
11 2 (0.21%) VoIP
11 2 (0.21%) xDSL
12 1 (0.11%) DHCP
12 1 (0.11%) DNS
12 1 (0.11%) Ethernet
12 1 (0.11%) Profibus
12 1 (0.11%) RS-232
12 1 (0.11%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 78 (8.27%) SQL Server
2 41 (4.35%) PostgreSQL
3 39 (4.14%) MySQL
4 22 (2.33%) Redis
5 21 (2.23%) Azure SQL Database
6 15 (1.59%) Amazon Redshift
7 14 (1.48%) Elasticsearch
8 13 (1.38%) MongoDB
9 11 (1.17%) Power BI
10 10 (1.06%) Relational Database
11 9 (0.95%) NoSQL
12 8 (0.85%) Couchbase
12 8 (0.85%) Data Warehouse
12 8 (0.85%) DynamoDB
13 7 (0.74%) Amazon RDS
13 7 (0.74%) Data Mining
14 6 (0.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 4 (0.42%) Amazon Aurora
15 4 (0.42%) Data Lake
16 3 (0.32%) OLTP
Development Applications
1 132 (14.00%) Git
2 100 (10.60%) JIRA
3 80 (8.48%) Visual Studio
4 78 (8.27%) Bitbucket
5 59 (6.26%) Sourcetree
6 23 (2.44%) Jenkins
7 16 (1.70%) TeamCity
8 12 (1.27%) Selenium
9 10 (1.06%) Subversion
10 5 (0.53%) Zephyr
11 4 (0.42%) gulp
11 4 (0.42%) JUnit
11 4 (0.42%) Team Foundation Server
12 3 (0.32%) GitLab
12 3 (0.32%) PostCSS
12 3 (0.32%) Rational DOORS
12 3 (0.32%) Rational Rhapsody
12 3 (0.32%) rollup.js
12 3 (0.32%) Vite
13 2 (0.21%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 231 (24.50%) Social Skills
2 151 (16.01%) Finance
3 99 (10.50%) Presentation Skills
4 89 (9.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 51 (5.41%) Marketing
6 49 (5.20%) Law
7 45 (4.77%) Manufacturing
8 40 (4.24%) Analytical Skills
9 36 (3.82%) Banking
9 36 (3.82%) Retail
10 26 (2.76%) Financial Institution
11 23 (2.44%) Electronics
12 20 (2.12%) Aerospace
12 20 (2.12%) Investment Banking
12 20 (2.12%) Legal
13 18 (1.91%) Billing
14 16 (1.70%) Influencing Skills
15 15 (1.59%) Military
15 15 (1.59%) Organisational Skills
16 13 (1.38%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 313 (33.19%) Developer
2 167 (17.71%) Senior
3 134 (14.21%) Games Developer
4 81 (8.59%) .NET Developer
5 80 (8.48%) 3D Developer
6 77 (8.17%) Unity 3D Developer
7 66 (7.00%) Project Manager
8 63 (6.68%) Senior Developer
9 61 (6.47%) Lead
10 59 (6.26%) C# Developer
11 55 (5.83%) Analyst
12 50 (5.30%) Software Engineer
13 44 (4.67%) C# .NET Developer
14 38 (4.03%) AWS Engineer
15 33 (3.50%) Architect
15 33 (3.50%) Full Stack Developer
16 31 (3.29%) Data Engineer
17 30 (3.18%) Senior Games Developer
17 30 (3.18%) Systems Engineer
18 26 (2.76%) Principal Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 120 (12.73%) .NET
2 115 (12.20%) Unity (Game Engine)
3 75 (7.95%) HTML
4 74 (7.85%) AngularJS
5 73 (7.74%) .NET Core
6 62 (6.57%) React
7 57 (6.04%) ASP.NET
8 55 (5.83%) ASP.NET MVC
9 53 (5.62%) Vue
10 50 (5.30%) RESTful
11 48 (5.09%) CSS
12 47 (4.98%) ASP.NET Web API
13 45 (4.77%) Node.js
14 38 (4.03%) Entity Framework
15 35 (3.71%) HTML5
15 35 (3.71%) Unreal Engine
16 30 (3.18%) Laravel
17 29 (3.08%) .NET Framework
18 23 (2.44%) REST
19 21 (2.23%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 99 (10.50%) Virtual Reality
2 57 (6.04%) Client/Server
3 46 (4.88%) Self-Motivation
4 35 (3.71%) Online Games
5 28 (2.97%) Management Information System
6 25 (2.65%) Animation
7 22 (2.33%) IoT
8 21 (2.23%) Cloud Native
9 20 (2.12%) Algorithms
9 20 (2.12%) Data Structures
10 19 (2.01%) Greenfield Project
11 18 (1.91%) Social Media
12 17 (1.80%) Blockchain
12 17 (1.80%) Product Ownership
13 16 (1.70%) Mobile App
14 15 (1.59%) Driving Licence
15 14 (1.48%) Cyber Threat
16 12 (1.27%) Operational Technology
17 11 (1.17%) Public Cloud
18 10 (1.06%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 85 (9.01%) Windows
2 25 (2.65%) Linux
3 21 (2.23%) Windows Server
4 12 (1.27%) Windows 10
5 11 (1.17%) Android
5 11 (1.17%) Apple iOS
5 11 (1.17%) Unix
6 10 (1.06%) VMS
7 9 (0.95%) Mac OS
8 5 (0.53%) Windows Server 2019
8 5 (0.53%) Windows Vista
9 4 (0.42%) Windows Server 2012
9 4 (0.42%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.21%) Windows 7
11 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 189 (20.04%) Agile
2 167 (17.71%) Software Engineering
3 138 (14.63%) Problem-Solving
4 124 (13.15%) Scrum
5 121 (12.83%) DevOps
6 114 (12.09%) Full Stack Development
7 113 (11.98%) Use Case
8 105 (11.13%) Computer Science
9 102 (10.82%) Design Patterns
10 101 (10.71%) Mathematics
11 84 (8.91%) Project Management
12 83 (8.80%) Cybersecurity
13 77 (8.17%) UML
14 73 (7.74%) Mentoring
15 69 (7.32%) MVC
16 68 (7.21%) Decision-Making
17 66 (7.00%) Analytics
18 60 (6.36%) Artificial Intelligence
19 59 (6.26%) Machine Learning
20 58 (6.15%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 244 (25.87%) C#
2 171 (18.13%) JavaScript
3 143 (15.16%) SQL
4 124 (13.15%) Python
5 71 (7.53%) TypeScript
6 49 (5.20%) PHP
7 42 (4.45%) Java
8 40 (4.24%) C++
9 24 (2.55%) PowerShell
10 16 (1.70%) T-SQL
11 15 (1.59%) RPG
12 9 (0.95%) C
12 9 (0.95%) Rust
13 7 (0.74%) Go
14 6 (0.64%) MATLAB
15 5 (0.53%) Groovy
16 3 (0.32%) Bash
16 3 (0.32%) VB
17 2 (0.21%) VB.NET
18 1 (0.11%) VBA
Qualifications
1 262 (27.78%) Degree
2 182 (19.30%) Security Cleared
3 122 (12.94%) SC Cleared
4 89 (9.44%) BPSS Clearance
5 44 (4.67%) Computer Science Degree
6 28 (2.97%) DBS Check
7 13 (1.38%) CCNA
7 13 (1.38%) Cisco Certification
8 10 (1.06%) CCNA CyberOps
8 10 (1.06%) CCNP
8 10 (1.06%) DV Cleared
8 10 (1.06%) MCP
8 10 (1.06%) Microsoft Certification
9 8 (0.85%) A+ Certification
10 7 (0.74%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 7 (0.74%) Master's Degree
11 6 (0.64%) Chartered Engineer
11 6 (0.64%) HNC
11 6 (0.64%) PMP
12 5 (0.53%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (4.24%) QA
2 39 (4.14%) GDPR
3 18 (1.91%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 16 (1.70%) Data Quality
5 12 (1.27%) ISO 9001
6 10 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (0.53%) SLA
8 4 (0.42%) PCI DSS
8 4 (0.42%) Software Quality Assurance
9 2 (0.21%) GRC
9 2 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.11%) COSHH
10 1 (0.11%) IEC 62304
10 1 (0.11%) ISO 13485
10 1 (0.11%) ISO 14001
10 1 (0.11%) NCSC
10 1 (0.11%) NIST
10 1 (0.11%) PMO
System Software
1 58 (6.15%) Docker
2 33 (3.50%) Active Directory
3 19 (2.01%) Virtual Machines
4 16 (1.70%) Hyper-V
5 14 (1.48%) VMware Infrastructure
6 5 (0.53%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.21%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.11%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 24 (2.55%) Microsoft Intune
1 24 (2.55%) Terraform
2 23 (2.44%) Kubernetes
3 12 (1.27%) SCCM
4 10 (1.06%) WSUS
5 8 (0.85%) Failover Clustering
6 3 (0.32%) Ansible
6 3 (0.32%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.21%) CSIRT
8 1 (0.11%) Puppet
8 1 (0.11%) QRadar
Vendors
1 226 (23.97%) Microsoft
2 19 (2.01%) Cisco
3 18 (1.91%) Apple
3 18 (1.91%) IFS
4 16 (1.70%) Google
4 16 (1.70%) Workday
5 14 (1.48%) VMware
6 13 (1.38%) Oracle
7 11 (1.17%) Adobe
8 10 (1.06%) Dell
8 10 (1.06%) Draytek
9 7 (0.74%) F5
9 7 (0.74%) Salesforce
10 5 (0.53%) Aruba
10 5 (0.53%) EqualLogic
10 5 (0.53%) NetApp
10 5 (0.53%) SonicWALL
10 5 (0.53%) Sophos
10 5 (0.53%) Veeam
10 5 (0.53%) WatchGuard