Gaming
England > East of England
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies in the East of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 130 | 147 | 63 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | -84 | +131 |
| Permanent jobs citing Games | 51 | 85 | 212 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England | 1.53% | 1.32% | 4.31% |
| As % of the General category | 2.22% | 2.46% | 6.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 75 | 52 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £37,500 | £47,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,125 | £43,125 | £59,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -17.24% | +38.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £77,500 | £88,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £107,500 | £102,000 |
| England median annual salary | £30,000 | £55,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -45.45% | -12.00% | -6.72% |
All General Skills
East of England
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 the East of England.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 2,294 | 3,455 | 3,458 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England | 68.60% | 53.66% | 70.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 944 | 2,488 | 1,274 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £25,809 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £31,250 | £35,753 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,683 | £45,000 | £54,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.96% | -16.67% | +13.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £61,250 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £73,250 | £80,000 |
| England median annual salary | £55,565 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.84% | -12.50% | - |
Games
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England
Job postings citing Games as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.
Games
Salary Trend in the East of England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Games in the East of England.
Games
Salary Histogram in the East of England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Games in the East of England over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
Games
Job Locations in the East of England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the East of England region over the 6 months to 31 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertfordshire | +37 | 23 | £60,000 | +37.14% | 26 |
| Essex | +19 | 13 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 9 |
| Norfolk | +27 | 6 | - | - | 3 |
| Suffolk | -25 | 4 | £47,500 | +111.11% | 4 |
| Cambridgeshire | +1 | 3 | - | - | 24 |
| Bedfordshire | - | 2 | - | - | 10 |
| Games England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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: