Games Job Trends in Belfast

Gaming
County Antrim > Belfast

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies in Belfast. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 43 -
Rank change year-on-year +8 - -
Permanent jobs citing Games 3 7 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Belfast 0.93% 2.26% -
As % of the General category 1.82% 3.40% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 6 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £95,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -63.16% - -
County Antrim median annual salary £35,000 £95,000 -
% change year-on-year -63.16% - -

All General Skills
Belfast

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 general skills in Belfast.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 165 206 154
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast 51.08% 66.45% 62.86%
Number of salaries quoted 83 71 103
10th Percentile £30,000 £42,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,625 £47,500 £35,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £90,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,792 £95,000 £80,070
County Antrim median annual salary £45,000 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -25.00% +20.00% -

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

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

Games job vacancy trend in Belfast

Games
Salary Trend in Belfast

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Games.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Games

Games
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) Power BI
1 2 (66.67%) Tableau
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Architect
1 2 (66.67%) Senior
1 2 (66.67%) Senior Architect
1 2 (66.67%) Senior Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Software Developer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
1 2 (66.67%) Knowledge Transfer
1 2 (66.67%) Lean Six Sigma
1 2 (66.67%) Migration
1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
1 2 (66.67%) Six Sigma
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (66.67%) Strategic Thinking
1 2 (66.67%) Time Management
1 2 (66.67%) Translating Business Requirements
1 2 (66.67%) WFM
2 1 (33.33%) Nanotechnology
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
1 2 (66.67%) PMI Certification
1 2 (66.67%) PMP
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Anaplan
1 2 (66.67%) Genesys
1 2 (66.67%) ServiceNow
1 2 (66.67%) Verint