Gaming
North East > Durham
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies in Durham. 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 | - | 37 | 24 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -13 | +17 |
| Permanent jobs citing Games | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Durham | - | 1.40% | 2.82% |
| As % of the General category | - | 2.11% | 4.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £27,700 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £16,000 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -60.00% | -20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £47,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £53,500 |
| North East median annual salary | £47,500 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.64% | +10.00% | +11.11% |
All General Skills
Durham
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 Durham.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills | 127 | 142 | 101 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Durham | 63.18% | 66.05% | 57.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 38 | 39 | 82 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,061 | £29,450 | £30,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,000 | £41,250 | £32,955 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £31,500 | £50,309 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -37.39% | +5.91% | +26.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £49,094 | £62,433 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £74,144 | £61,445 |
| North East median annual salary | £41,000 | £50,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.00% | +5.26% | -3.23% |
Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Games relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Durham.
Games
Salary Trend in Durham
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing Games.
