Games Jobs in Cheshire

Gaming
North West > Cheshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies advertised in Cheshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Games over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 92 29 90
Rank change year-on-year -63 +61 -
Permanent jobs citing Games 14 71 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 0.91% 7.64% 1.15%
As % of the General category 1.69% 10.77% 1.85%
Number of salaries quoted 11 1 4
10th Percentile £19,000 - £42,875
25th Percentile £26,250 £41,250 £54,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £42,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.53% -39.29% -
75th Percentile £40,625 £43,750 £82,813
90th Percentile £47,500 - £85,625
North West median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% -25.00% +68.67%

All General Skills
Cheshire

Games is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Cheshire with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 827 659 647
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 54.02% 70.94% 61.91%
Number of salaries quoted 556 317 303
10th Percentile £23,125 £25,210 £27,750
25th Percentile £27,938 £33,750 £36,109
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% -5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £59,750 £65,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £87,500 £75,000
North West median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.52% - +10.53%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Games in Cheshire

Games
Salary Trend in Cheshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Games in Cheshire.

Salary trend for Games in Cheshire

Games
Salary Histogram in Cheshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Games in Cheshire over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Games in Cheshire

Games
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Warrington - 9 £32,500 - 11
Games
North West

Games
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (14.29%) CMS
1 2 (14.29%) WordPress
Applications
1 2 (14.29%) Adobe Illustrator
1 2 (14.29%) InDesign
1 2 (14.29%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 3 (21.43%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 3 (21.43%) AWS
1 3 (21.43%) Azure
1 3 (21.43%) Commercetools
1 3 (21.43%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (21.43%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
2 2 (14.29%) Figma
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (21.43%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (14.29%) WiX
General
1 9 (64.29%) Social Skills
2 6 (42.86%) Marketing
3 4 (28.57%) Retail
4 2 (14.29%) Automotive
4 2 (14.29%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 4 (28.57%) Designer
1 4 (28.57%) SEO Manager
2 3 (21.43%) Head of IT
3 2 (14.29%) Graphic Designer
3 2 (14.29%) Service Desk Support
3 2 (14.29%) Social Media Designer
3 2 (14.29%) UX Designer
4 1 (7.14%) Developer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (42.86%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (14.29%) Graphic Design
2 2 (14.29%) Mobile App
2 2 (14.29%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 3 (21.43%) Windows
1 3 (21.43%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (28.57%) B2B
2 4 (28.57%) Collaborative Working
2 4 (28.57%) Content Analysis
2 4 (28.57%) Content Strategy
2 4 (28.57%) Copywriting
2 4 (28.57%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 4 (28.57%) SEO
2 4 (28.57%) User Experience
3 3 (21.43%) BCP
3 3 (21.43%) Budget Responsibility
3 3 (21.43%) Business Continuity
3 3 (21.43%) Business Continuity Planning
3 3 (21.43%) Data Protection
3 3 (21.43%) DevOps
3 3 (21.43%) ERP
3 3 (21.43%) Roadmaps
3 3 (21.43%) Technology Strategy
4 2 (14.29%) Power Management
4 2 (14.29%) Storage Management
Qualifications
1 7 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (21.43%) GDPR
1 3 (21.43%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 3 (21.43%) Hyper-V
Vendors
1 3 (21.43%) Microsoft
1 3 (21.43%) Salesforce
2 2 (14.29%) Adobe
2 2 (14.29%) Instagram
2 2 (14.29%) Twitter