Game Development Jobs in Merseyside

Games Development
North West > Merseyside

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Merseyside with a requirement for Game Development skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Game Development over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 86 106 103
Rank change year-on-year +20 -3 -
Permanent jobs citing Game Development 7 1 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merseyside 0.54% 0.092% 0.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.67% 0.099% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 7 1 3
10th Percentile - - £36,750
25th Percentile £39,720 - £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,235 £47,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.27% +10.59% -
75th Percentile £57,500 - £55,000
90th Percentile - - £58,750
North West median annual salary £41,235 £47,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -12.27% -10.48% -8.70%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Merseyside

Game Development is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Merseyside with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,044 1,007 1,089
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merseyside 80.62% 92.56% 93.00%
Number of salaries quoted 718 428 689
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,175 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,772 £70,795 £75,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%

Game Development
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

Job postings citing Game Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Merseyside.

Job vacancy trend for Game Development in Merseyside

Game Development
Salary Trend in Merseyside

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Game Development in Merseyside.

Salary trend for Game Development in Merseyside

Game Development
Salary Histogram in Merseyside

Salary distribution for jobs citing Game Development in Merseyside over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Game Development in Merseyside

Game Development
Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Game Development within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 4 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
Liverpool +12 7 £41,235 -12.27%
Game Development
North West

Game Development
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merseyside 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:

General
1 7 (100.00%) Games
1 7 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 7 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Finance
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Developer
1 4 (57.14%) Games Developer
2 3 (42.86%) Head of Production
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (57.14%) Unity (Game Engine)
1 4 (57.14%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 4 (57.14%) Animation
1 4 (57.14%) Augmented Reality
1 4 (57.14%) Virtual Reality
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) CAD
1 4 (57.14%) Computer Science
1 4 (57.14%) Data Science
1 4 (57.14%) Digital Twin
1 4 (57.14%) Visualisation
2 3 (42.86%) Artificial Intelligence
2 3 (42.86%) Budget Management
2 3 (42.86%) ERP
2 3 (42.86%) Project Delivery
2 3 (42.86%) Project Management
2 3 (42.86%) Project Planning
2 3 (42.86%) Project Roadmap
2 3 (42.86%) Risk Assessment
2 3 (42.86%) Roadmaps