Games Programmer Job Trends, Salaries & Skill Sets in England

Game Programmer
UK > England

As of 9 June 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Game Programmer salary in England.

	6 months to 9 Jun 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	-	-	838
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	+34
Permanent jobs requiring a Games Programmer	0	0	6
As % of all permanent jobs in England	-	-	0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category	-	-	0.007%
Number of salaries quoted	0	0	1
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	-	-	£72,500
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	-	-	£75,000
Median % change year-on-year	-	-	+7.14%
75^th Percentile	-	-	£77,500
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
UK median annual salary	-	-	£75,000
% change year-on-year	-	-	+7.14%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title	76,919	35,304	87,273
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title	93.95%	89.82%	94.70%
Number of salaries quoted	53,907	20,476	64,903
10^th Percentile	£30,000	£29,000	£28,500
25^th Percentile	£40,000	£40,000	£38,250
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£56,400	£57,500	£52,500
Median % change year-on-year	-1.91%	+9.52%	-12.98%
75^th Percentile	£75,000	£77,500	£70,250
90^th Percentile	£96,250	£100,000	£90,000
UK median annual salary	£55,000	£57,500	£52,500
% change year-on-year	-4.35%	+9.52%	-12.50%

Games Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Games Programmer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.