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 13 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 47 49 45
Rank change year-on-year +2 -4 -8
Permanent jobs citing Games 2 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Basingstoke 0.69% 0.20% 0.65%
As % of the General category 1.43% 0.96% 1.04%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 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 £61,250 £60,000
% change year-on-year -28.57% +2.08% -4.00%

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 140 104 192
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Basingstoke 48.28% 21.05% 62.75%
Number of salaries quoted 123 55 123
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £39,500 £41,825 £33,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% +25.00% -23.64%
75th Percentile £76,125 £73,125 £65,000
90th Percentile £87,250 £79,000 £77,500
Hampshire median annual salary £46,000 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -14.81% +8.00% -4.76%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Basingstoke

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

Games job vacancy trend 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 & Capabilities in Basingstoke by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (50.00%) MS Visio
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Legal
1 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Compliance Advisor
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) CCTV
1 1 (50.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
1 1 (50.00%) Online Games
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Compliance Audit
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Data Collection
1 1 (50.00%) Logistics
1 1 (50.00%) Use Case
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) ISO 14001
1 1 (50.00%) ISO 9001