Games Job Trends in Basingstoke

Gaming
Hampshire > Basingstoke

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies in Basingstoke. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 47 42 45
Rank change year-on-year -5 +3 -3
Permanent jobs citing Games 1 3 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Basingstoke 0.36% 0.66% 0.70%
As % of the General category 0.75% 2.65% 1.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £97,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £100,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -62.00% +66.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile - £102,500 £62,500
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median annual salary £43,750 £70,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -37.50% +27.27% -12.00%

All General Skills
Basingstoke

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 common skills in Basingstoke.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 133 113 178
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Basingstoke 47.84% 24.84% 62.02%
Number of salaries quoted 118 65 132
10th Percentile £27,500 £29,900 £25,075
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £46,250
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% +8.11% -15.91%
75th Percentile £75,688 £67,500 £69,688
90th Percentile £86,250 £90,000 £78,625
Hampshire median annual salary £49,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.71% +5.00% -4.76%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Basingstoke

Job postings citing Games as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Basingstoke.

Job vacancy trend for Games in Basingstoke

Games
Salary Trend in Basingstoke

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Basingstoke citing Games.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Basingstoke citing Games

Games
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Basingstoke 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Compliance Advisor
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) CCTV
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
1 1 (100.00%) Online Games
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Compliance Audit
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Collection
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 14001
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 9001