Game Development Job Trends in Derby

Games Development
Derbyshire > Derby

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Derby requiring Game Development skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 - 43
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Game Development 4 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Derby 1.13% - 0.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.56% - 0.59%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26,250 - £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,750 - £52,500
75th Percentile £30,000 - £53,750
90th Percentile - - -
Derbyshire median annual salary £28,750 £37,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -23.33% -28.57% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Derby

Game Development falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Derby.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 256 98 341
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Derby 72.32% 78.40% 76.63%
Number of salaries quoted 144 91 258
10th Percentile £25,050 £21,250 £27,125
25th Percentile £27,750 £26,250 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -10.53% +5.56%
75th Percentile £56,563 £48,750 £53,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
Derbyshire median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £44,000
% change year-on-year +5.88% -3.41% -2.22%

Game Development
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Game Development relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Derby.

Game Development job vacancy trend in Derby

Game Development
Salary Trend in Derby

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing Game Development.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing Game Development

Game Development
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby 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:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Games
1 4 (100.00%) iGaming
1 4 (100.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Junior
1 4 (100.00%) Mathematician
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 4 (100.00%) Validation