Games Job Trends in the Highlands

Gaming
Scotland > Highlands

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

6 months to
6 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Games 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the Highlands 2.44% - -
As % of the General category 28.57% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Scotland median annual salary £90,000 £26,929 £52,500
% change year-on-year +234.21% -48.71% +7.69%

All General Skills
Highlands

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 Highlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 7 3 36
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Highlands 8.54% 21.43% 72.00%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 11
10th Percentile £26,650 - £38,000
25th Percentile £28,000 - £41,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 - £48,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +77.78%
75th Percentile £44,750 - £62,500
90th Percentile - - £167,400
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £48,343 £50,000
% change year-on-year -17.26% -3.31% -13.04%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in the Highlands

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

Games job vacancy trend in the Highlands

Games
Job Locations in the Highlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the Highlands region over the 6 months to 6 June 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
Inverness - 2 - -
Games
Scotland