Games Jobs in Kingston Upon Thames

Gaming
South London > Kingston Upon Thames

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies in Kingston Upon Thames. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 26 50 -
Rank change year-on-year +24 - -
Permanent jobs citing Games 6 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kingston Upon Thames 3.80% 0.56% -
As % of the General category 6.25% 0.67% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £65,000 -
South London median annual salary - £65,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +30.00% -23.08%

All General Skills
Kingston Upon Thames

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 Kingston Upon Thames.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 96 298 85
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kingston Upon Thames 60.76% 83.24% 55.56%
Number of salaries quoted 14 62 59
10th Percentile £51,967 £35,665 £32,000
25th Percentile - £46,250 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,500 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.83% -1.63% +50.00%
75th Percentile £67,250 £67,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £71,125 £93,000
South London median annual salary £60,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - +10.00%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Kingston Upon Thames

Job postings citing Games as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kingston Upon Thames.

Job vacancy trend for Games in Kingston Upon Thames

Games
Salary Trend in Kingston Upon Thames

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Games in Kingston Upon Thames.

Salary trend for Games in Kingston Upon Thames

Games
Job Locations in Kingston Upon Thames

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the Kingston Upon Thames region over the 6 months to 28 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
Chessington - 2 - -
New Malden - 1 - -
Surbiton - 1 - -
Games
South London

Games
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kingston Upon Thames 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:

Communications & Networking
1 6 (100.00%) Broadband
General
1 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (100.00%) Senior
2 2 (33.33%) Engineering Manager
2 2 (33.33%) Senior Manager
2 2 (33.33%) Senior Service Manager
2 2 (33.33%) ServiceNow Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (66.67%) GraphQL
1 4 (66.67%) Unity (Game Engine)
1 4 (66.67%) WebGL
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) Animation
2 2 (33.33%) Management Information System
2 2 (33.33%) Product Ownership
2 2 (33.33%) Video\Live Streaming
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) 3D Animation
1 4 (66.67%) Artificial Intelligence
1 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (66.67%) Prototyping
1 4 (66.67%) Rapid Prototyping
1 4 (66.67%) Storytelling
1 4 (66.67%) Visual Effects
2 2 (33.33%) Change Management
2 2 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 2 (33.33%) Deployment Automation
2 2 (33.33%) Incident Management
2 2 (33.33%) ITSM
2 2 (33.33%) Problem Management
2 2 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 2 (33.33%) Service Delivery
2 2 (33.33%) Software Delivery
2 2 (33.33%) Software Engineering
2 2 (33.33%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 4 (66.67%) HLSL
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (33.33%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) ServiceNow