Gaming
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies in Birmingham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 77 | 112 | 47 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +35 | -65 | +80 |
| Permanent jobs citing Games | 29 | 33 | 97 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham | 2.14% | 1.12% | 5.29% |
| As % of the General category | 3.30% | 2.17% | 7.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 33 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £63,250 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £63,750 | £37,500 | £22,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £55,000 | £32,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.73% | +69.23% | -53.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,125 | £62,500 | £56,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £76,000 | £65,500 | £66,375 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £47,500 | £55,000 | £32,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.64% | +71.88% | -31.18% |
All General Skills
Birmingham
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 Birmingham.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 878 | 1,519 | 1,220 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham | 64.89% | 51.49% | 66.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 437 | 1,199 | 915 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £31,250 | £29,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £54,650 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.22% | -0.64% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £67,500 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £84,964 | £80,850 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £52,500 | £47,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.53% | -9.52% | +10.53% |
Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Games as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Games
Salary Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Games in Birmingham.
Games
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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: