Games Job Trends in Burton-upon-Trent

Gaming
Staffordshire > Burton-upon-Trent

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies in Burton-upon-Trent. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 3 5
Rank change year-on-year -12 +2 -3
Permanent jobs citing Games 2 5 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Burton-upon-Trent 2.50% 35.71% 17.07%
As % of the General category 6.90% 50.00% 26.92%
Number of salaries quoted 2 5 7
10th Percentile £38,000 - £24,100
25th Percentile £40,625 £22,620 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £35,000 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year +35.71% +27.27% -15.38%
75th Percentile £55,625 £37,500 £33,750
90th Percentile £59,000 - £35,750
Staffordshire median annual salary £37,500 £30,000 £28,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% +7.14% -34.12%

All General Skills
Burton-upon-Trent

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 Burton-upon-Trent.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 29 10 26
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Burton-upon-Trent 36.25% 71.43% 63.41%
Number of salaries quoted 24 9 24
10th Percentile £23,000 £22,620 £26,575
25th Percentile £26,750 £26,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £35,000 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year - -28.21% +14.71%
75th Percentile £57,813 £47,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £60,875 £48,500 £92,250
Staffordshire median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -10.53% +18.75% -15.79%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Burton-upon-Trent

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Games relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Burton-upon-Trent.

Games job vacancy trend in Burton-upon-Trent

Games
Salary Trend in Burton-upon-Trent

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Burton-upon-Trent citing Games.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Burton-upon-Trent citing Games

Games
Salary Histogram in Burton-upon-Trent

Salary distribution for jobs citing Games in Burton-upon-Trent over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Games in Burton-upon-Trent

Games
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Burton-upon-Trent 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (50.00%) iGaming
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Product Owner
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Animation
1 1 (50.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Workflow
2 1 (50.00%) Acceptance Criteria
2 1 (50.00%) Backlog Management
2 1 (50.00%) Epics
2 1 (50.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (50.00%) Sprint Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Storytelling
2 1 (50.00%) User Stories