Games Job Trends in East Lothian

Gaming
Scotland > East Lothian

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies in East Lothian. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 - 1
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Games 2 0 20
As % of all permanent jobs in East Lothian 5.13% - 100.00%
As % of the General category 5.13% - 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 20
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,684 - £25,000
Scotland median annual salary £25,684 £45,000 £25,000
% change year-on-year -42.92% +80.00% -55.56%

All General Skills
East Lothian

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 common skills in East Lothian.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 39 3 20
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in East Lothian 100.00% 75.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 27 1 20
10th Percentile £32,000 - -
25th Percentile - £31,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,851 £32,500 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.08% +30.00% -
75th Percentile £33,476 £33,750 -
90th Percentile £55,000 - -
Scotland median annual salary £32,976 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -34.05% -4.76% -4.55%

Games
Salary Trend in East Lothian

Salary distribution trend for jobs in East Lothian citing Games.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in East Lothian citing Games

Games
Job Locations in East Lothian

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the East Lothian region over the 6 months to 1 October 2025. 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
Musselburgh - 1 £25,684 -
Tranent - 1 £25,684 -
Games
Scotland

Games
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Lothian 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 2 (100.00%) Broadband
General
1 2 (100.00%) Retail
1 2 (100.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) BT