Games Jobs in Hampshire

Gaming
South East > Hampshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies in Hampshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 116 175 142
Rank change year-on-year +59 -33 -13
Permanent jobs citing Games 6 22 24
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 0.30% 0.52% 0.86%
As % of the General category 0.55% 0.96% 1.64%
Number of salaries quoted 3 22 18
10th Percentile £39,250 - £30,275
25th Percentile £41,875 £27,000 £33,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £42,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% -10.53% -32.14%
75th Percentile £51,875 £66,250 £58,750
90th Percentile £53,750 £99,250 £60,000
South East median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% -16.67% -14.29%

All General Skills
Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,089 2,299 1,463
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 55.03% 54.39% 52.21%
Number of salaries quoted 580 1,683 916
10th Percentile £27,338 £26,250 £26,750
25th Percentile £34,750 £33,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £48,793 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.47% -2.42% -
75th Percentile £61,438 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -2.78%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Job postings citing Games as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

Job vacancy trend for Games in Hampshire

Games
Salary Trend in Hampshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Games in Hampshire.

Salary trend for Games in Hampshire

Games
Salary Histogram in Hampshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Games in Hampshire over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Games in Hampshire

Games
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 30 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
Portsmouth - 2 £43,750 - 47
Farnborough - 2 - -
Games
South East

Games
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (16.67%) SAP Business One
Communications & Networking
1 3 (50.00%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) SAP HANA
1 1 (16.67%) SQL Server
General
1 2 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
1 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Developer
1 3 (50.00%) Senior
2 1 (16.67%) Engineering Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Full-Stack Developer
2 1 (16.67%) Lead
2 1 (16.67%) Lead Developer
2 1 (16.67%) SAP Business One Developer
2 1 (16.67%) SAP Developer
2 1 (16.67%) Senior Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Senior Service Manager
2 1 (16.67%) ServiceNow Manager
2 1 (16.67%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (50.00%) Unity (Game Engine)
2 2 (33.33%) GraphQL
2 2 (33.33%) WebGL
3 1 (16.67%) .NET
3 1 (16.67%) .NET Framework
3 1 (16.67%) CSS
3 1 (16.67%) Node.js
3 1 (16.67%) React
3 1 (16.67%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Animation
2 1 (16.67%) Management Information System
2 1 (16.67%) Product Ownership
2 1 (16.67%) Video\Live Streaming
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (33.33%) 3D Animation
2 2 (33.33%) Artificial Intelligence
2 2 (33.33%) Clean Code
2 2 (33.33%) Prototyping
2 2 (33.33%) Rapid Prototyping
2 2 (33.33%) Storytelling
2 2 (33.33%) Visual Effects
3 1 (16.67%) Change Management
3 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
3 1 (16.67%) E-Commerce
3 1 (16.67%) Incident Management
3 1 (16.67%) ITSM
3 1 (16.67%) Problem Management
3 1 (16.67%) Service Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Software Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Software Engineering
3 1 (16.67%) Validation
3 1 (16.67%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) C#
1 2 (33.33%) HLSL
2 1 (16.67%) JavaScript
2 1 (16.67%) SQL
2 1 (16.67%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) SAP
1 1 (16.67%) ServiceNow