Games Job Trends in the East Midlands

Gaming
England > East Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies in the East Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 127 101 153
Rank change year-on-year -26 +52 -104
Permanent jobs citing Games 37 35 30
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 0.81% 1.83% 0.71%
As % of the General category 1.75% 2.50% 1.28%
Number of salaries quoted 33 28 23
10th Percentile £27,150 £28,930 £26,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,500 £42,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.47% -19.05% +5.57%
75th Percentile £75,000 £46,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £54,625 -
England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £54,900
% change year-on-year -9.09% +0.18% -12.16%

All General Skills
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 2,120 1,398 2,339
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 46.27% 73.23% 55.01%
Number of salaries quoted 1,103 688 1,610
10th Percentile £26,700 £25,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,250 £29,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% - -15.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £57,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £68,750 £65,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Games job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Games
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Games.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Games

Games
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Games in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 16 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Games in the East Midlands

Games
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 Games within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 16 May 2026. 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
Derbyshire -6 17 £35,000 -17.65% 3
Nottinghamshire -17 11 £50,000 +17.65% 3
Lincolnshire -20 5 £42,500 +68.20% 1
Leicestershire -40 2 £63,750 +96.15% 1
Northamptonshire - 2 £28,219 - 2
Games
England

Games
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (13.51%) CMS
2 1 (2.70%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (5.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.70%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (2.70%) Blender
2 1 (2.70%) Trello
Cloud Services
1 5 (13.51%) SaaS
2 1 (2.70%) Adobe Analytics
2 1 (2.70%) Contentsquare
2 1 (2.70%) Figma
2 1 (2.70%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.41%) HTTP
2 1 (2.70%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (13.51%) SQL Server
2 2 (5.41%) GIS
Development Applications
1 2 (5.41%) Git
2 1 (2.70%) JIRA
2 1 (2.70%) TeamCity
General
1 10 (27.03%) iGaming
2 9 (24.32%) Marketing
2 9 (24.32%) Retail
3 6 (16.22%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (16.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 6 (16.22%) Social Skills
4 5 (13.51%) Finance
5 4 (10.81%) Legal
6 2 (5.41%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 14 (37.84%) Developer
2 7 (18.92%) Senior
3 6 (16.22%) C++ Developer
3 6 (16.22%) Senior Developer
4 5 (13.51%) C# Developer
4 5 (13.51%) Junior
4 5 (13.51%) Senior C# Developer
5 4 (10.81%) Mathematician
6 3 (8.11%) 3D Developer
6 3 (8.11%) Account Manager
6 3 (8.11%) IT Manager
6 3 (8.11%) Operations Manager
6 3 (8.11%) Sales Account Manager
6 3 (8.11%) Sales Manager
6 3 (8.11%) SEO Manager
6 3 (8.11%) Site Manager
7 2 (5.41%) Administrator
7 2 (5.41%) IT Security Analyst
7 2 (5.41%) Security Analyst
7 2 (5.41%) Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (13.51%) .NET
1 5 (13.51%) .NET Core
1 5 (13.51%) DirectX
1 5 (13.51%) OpenGL
2 2 (5.41%) CSS
2 2 (5.41%) Deno
2 2 (5.41%) HTML
2 2 (5.41%) Laravel
2 2 (5.41%) Node.js
2 2 (5.41%) React
2 2 (5.41%) REST
2 2 (5.41%) Tailwind CSS
2 2 (5.41%) Unreal Engine
2 2 (5.41%) Vue
2 2 (5.41%) Yii
3 1 (2.70%) Unity (Game Engine)
Miscellaneous
1 7 (18.92%) Algorithms
2 5 (13.51%) 3D Graphics
3 3 (8.11%) Onboarding
4 2 (5.41%) CSOC
4 2 (5.41%) Cyber Defence
4 2 (5.41%) Security Operations Centre
4 2 (5.41%) Security Posture
4 2 (5.41%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (2.70%) Acoustics
5 1 (2.70%) Self-Driving Car
5 1 (2.70%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.70%) Mac OS
1 1 (2.70%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (24.32%) Mathematics
2 8 (21.62%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (21.62%) Validation
3 7 (18.92%) Software Engineering
4 5 (13.51%) CAD
4 5 (13.51%) Physics
4 5 (13.51%) SEO
5 4 (10.81%) Customer Experience
5 4 (10.81%) Game Development
5 4 (10.81%) Roadmaps
6 3 (8.11%) Budget Responsibility
6 3 (8.11%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (8.11%) Digital Innovation
6 3 (8.11%) Information Architecture
6 3 (8.11%) Line Management
6 3 (8.11%) Link Building
6 3 (8.11%) Mentoring
6 3 (8.11%) Online Marketing
6 3 (8.11%) Process Improvement
6 3 (8.11%) Web Usability
Programming Languages
1 7 (18.92%) C++
1 7 (18.92%) SQL
2 6 (16.22%) C#
3 5 (13.51%) T-SQL
4 2 (5.41%) JavaScript
4 2 (5.41%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (5.41%) PHP
4 2 (5.41%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 4 (10.81%) Security Cleared
2 2 (5.41%) AAT
2 2 (5.41%) ACCA
2 2 (5.41%) CIMA
2 2 (5.41%) CompTIA CySA+
2 2 (5.41%) DV Cleared
2 2 (5.41%) SC Cleared
3 1 (2.70%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.41%) QA
1 2 (5.41%) SLA
2 1 (2.70%) Accessibility
2 1 (2.70%) WCAG
Systems Management
1 1 (2.70%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 4 (10.81%) Google
1 4 (10.81%) Microsoft
2 3 (8.11%) Botify
3 2 (5.41%) Adobe
4 1 (2.70%) Perforce