Games Designer Job Trends, Salaries & Skill Sets in London

Game Designer
England > London

The median Game Designer salary in London is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 September 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

	6 months to 22 Sep 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	451	-	448
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	+41
Permanent jobs requiring a Games Designer	1	0	3
As % of all permanent jobs in London	0.004%	-	0.016%
As % of the Job Titles category	0.004%	-	0.017%
Number of salaries quoted	1	0	0
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£100,000	-	-
England median annual salary	£100,000	-	£52,500
% change year-on-year	-	-	-4.55%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in London with a recognized job title	23,517	10,727	18,011
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title	92.61%	91.12%	95.37%
Number of salaries quoted	16,109	6,984	11,341
10^th Percentile	£40,000	£37,500	£40,000
25^th Percentile	£55,000	£52,500	£52,500
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£75,000	£72,500	£72,500
Median % change year-on-year	+3.45%	-	-2.03%
75^th Percentile	£100,000	£96,250	£95,000
90^th Percentile	-	£120,000	£120,000
England median annual salary	£60,000	£55,000	£55,000
% change year-on-year	+9.09%	-	-8.33%

Games Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Games Designer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.