Games Development
England > London
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London requiring Game Development skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Game Development 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 | 375 | 500 | 566 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +125 | +66 | +185 |
| Permanent jobs citing Game Development | 17 | 12 | 45 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 0.14% | 0.050% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.14% | 0.056% | 0.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 9 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £46,400 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,000 | £85,000 | £87,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -64.71% | -2.86% | +48.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £35,000 | £115,000 | £110,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £112,500 |
| England median annual salary | £30,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -42.86% | -12.50% | +6.67% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
London
Game Development falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in London.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 12,045 | 21,522 | 31,580 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 96.26% | 90.48% | 95.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6,842 | 15,847 | 22,804 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,000 | £37,500 | £42,874 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | £51,250 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £70,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -6.67% | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £125,000 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| England median annual salary | £57,500 | £55,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -12.00% | +4.17% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings citing Game Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
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Salary Trend in London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Game Development in London.
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Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Game Development within the London 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West London | - | 10 | £30,000 | - | 10 |
| Central London | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Game Development England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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: