Games Job Trends in Chester

Gaming
Cheshire > Chester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies in Chester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Games 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Chester 1.30% - -
As % of the General category 3.75% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Cheshire median annual salary £30,000 £23,504 £32,500
% change year-on-year +27.64% -27.68% -

All General Skills
Chester

Games falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Chester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 80 33 140
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chester 34.78% 70.21% 51.47%
Number of salaries quoted 62 13 121
10th Percentile £28,775 £26,600 £23,125
25th Percentile £37,500 £32,500 £29,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +31.25% +8.80%
75th Percentile £50,000 £58,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £60,000 £68,484
Cheshire median annual salary £41,000 £37,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +9.33% -11.76% -9.57%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Games relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Chester.

Games job vacancy trend in Chester

Games
Salary Trend in Chester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Games.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Games