Games Job Trends in Doncaster

Gaming
South Yorkshire > Doncaster

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies in Doncaster. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 7 -
Rank change year-on-year -2 - -
Permanent jobs citing Games 10 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Doncaster 9.17% 6.90% -
As % of the General category 18.52% 10.53% -
Number of salaries quoted 8 2 0
10th Percentile £24,761 £24,590 -
25th Percentile - £24,783 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,087 £25,631 -
Median % change year-on-year -2.12% - -
75th Percentile - £26,704 -
90th Percentile - £27,031 -
South Yorkshire median annual salary £25,087 £26,500 £23,250
% change year-on-year -5.33% +13.98% -41.88%

All General Skills
Doncaster

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 Doncaster.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 54 19 46
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Doncaster 49.54% 65.52% 56.79%
Number of salaries quoted 36 5 30
10th Percentile - £23,584 £26,588
25th Percentile £25,087 £24,461 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £26,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.21% -37.65% -5.56%
75th Percentile £52,375 £34,750 £47,500
90th Percentile £66,250 £61,900 £51,500
South Yorkshire median annual salary £35,000 £57,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -39.13% +27.78% -

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Doncaster

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

Games job vacancy trend in Doncaster

Games
Salary Trend in Doncaster

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Doncaster citing Games.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Doncaster citing Games

Games
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Doncaster 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:

Communications & Networking
1 10 (100.00%) Broadband
General
1 7 (70.00%) Banking
Job Titles
1 10 (100.00%) Customer Service Advisor
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 10 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Vendors
1 7 (70.00%) BT