Game Engineer
UK
The median Game Engineer salary in the UK is £42,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 8 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 885 | 950 | 1209 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +65 | +259 | -331 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Games Engineer | 3 | 45 | 26 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.003% | 0.044% | 0.017% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.003% | 0.048% | 0.017% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 40 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £47,500 | £37,700 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £55,000 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £70,000 | £82,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -39.29% | -15.15% | +32.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £69,375 | £76,250 | £86,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,750 | £83,000 | £112,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £90,000 | £70,000 | £82,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.57% | -15.15% | +65.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 93,864 | 92,882 | 151,282 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.64% | 91.46% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,182 | 58,425 | 84,716 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,517 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Games Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Games Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Games Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Games Engineer.
Games Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Games Engineer over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.
Games Engineer
Top 4 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Games Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 8 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 |
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| England | +47 | 3 | £42,500 | -39.29% | 3 |
| London | +118 | 2 | £42,500 | -29.17% | |
| South East | +2 | 1 | £90,000 | +28.57% | 2 |
| UK excluding London | -30 | 1 | £90,000 | +28.57% | 3 |
Games Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, Games Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Games Engineer in the job title.
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Games Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: