Game Development Jobs in the East Midlands

Games Development
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East Midlands requiring Game Development skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Game Development over the 6 months leading up to 26 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 150 177 -
Rank change year-on-year +27 - -
DemandTrendPermanent jobs citing Game Development 2 4 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 0.084% 0.093% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.099% 0.12% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £52,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% - -
England median annual salary £39,250 £47,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -17.37% -20.83% +20.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,021 3,298 2,117
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 84.99% 76.41% 95.58%
Number of salaries quoted 1,101 1,824 1,064
10th Percentile £25,875 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £28,750 £34,938 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £45,000 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% -16.28% +13.16%
75th Percentile £57,500 £58,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £70,875 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £56,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -1.79% -10.40% +4.17%

Game Development
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Job postings citing Game Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Game Development in the East Midlands

Game Development
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Game Development.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Game Development

Game Development
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Game Development within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 26 August 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
DemandTrendPermanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Derbyshire +1 2 £40,000 -23.81%
Game Development
England

Game Development
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Games