Games Job Trends in County Antrim

Gaming
Northern Ireland > County Antrim

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies in County Antrim. 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 38 42 -
Rank change year-on-year +4 - -
Permanent jobs citing Games 3 7 0
As % of all permanent jobs in County Antrim 0.82% 2.15% -
As % of the General category 1.52% 3.35% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 6 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £95,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -63.16% - -
Northern Ireland median annual salary £35,000 £95,000 -
% change year-on-year -63.16% - -

All General Skills
County Antrim

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 County Antrim.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 198 209 165
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in County Antrim 54.25% 64.31% 61.57%
Number of salaries quoted 86 71 113
10th Percentile £27,063 £42,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £47,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +20.00% -
75th Percentile £69,375 £90,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,120 £95,000 £80,056
Northern Ireland median annual salary £45,000 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -25.00% +20.00% +3.09%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim

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

Games job vacancy trend in County Antrim

Games
Salary Trend in County Antrim

Salary distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing Games.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing Games

Games
Job Locations in County Antrim

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the County Antrim region over the 6 months to 2 January 2026. 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
Belfast +8 3 £35,000 -63.16% 4
Games
Northern Ireland

Games
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Antrim 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