Games Job Trends in Essex

Gaming
East of England > Essex

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies in Essex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 9 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 51 47
Rank change year-on-year +1 -4 +28
Permanent jobs citing Games 6 2 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Essex 0.85% 0.44% 1.57%
As % of the General category 1.35% 0.68% 2.40%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - -
East of England median annual salary £63,750 £77,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -17.74% +40.91% -31.25%

All General Skills
Essex

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 Essex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 444 294 292
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 62.98% 64.19% 65.62%
Number of salaries quoted 224 110 208
10th Percentile £25,750 £25,000 £17,675
25th Percentile £27,500 £33,318 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +5.26% -
75th Percentile £55,000 £63,750 £71,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £90,000
East of England median annual salary £45,000 £50,967 £50,000
% change year-on-year -11.71% +1.93% -4.76%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

Games job vacancy trend in Essex

Games
Salary Trend in Essex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Games.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Games

Games
Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the Essex region over the 6 months to 9 January 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
Chelmsford +2 5 £75,000 - 1
Games
East of England

Games
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Adobe Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) Broadband
Job Titles
1 5 (83.33%) Business Development Manager
1 5 (83.33%) Business Manager
1 5 (83.33%) Development Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Designer
2 1 (16.67%) Lead
2 1 (16.67%) Lead Designer
2 1 (16.67%) Lead Product Designer
2 1 (16.67%) Product Designer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Business Development
2 1 (16.67%) Agile
2 1 (16.67%) AI
2 1 (16.67%) Analytics
2 1 (16.67%) Customer Experience
2 1 (16.67%) DesignOps
2 1 (16.67%) Digital Customer Experience
2 1 (16.67%) Inclusive Design
2 1 (16.67%) Product Roadmap
2 1 (16.67%) Product Strategy
2 1 (16.67%) Prototyping
2 1 (16.67%) Roadmaps
2 1 (16.67%) Storytelling
2 1 (16.67%) User Research
2 1 (16.67%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) Accessibility
1 1 (16.67%) WCAG
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Adobe