Esports Job Trends in Manchester

Esports
North West > Manchester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Esports in permanent job vacancies in Manchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Esports over the 6 months leading up to 29 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 150 - 200
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Esports 5 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.12% - 0.044%
As % of the General category 0.22% - 0.078%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 2
10th Percentile - - £22,300
25th Percentile - - £24,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 - £30,200
75th Percentile - - £35,325
90th Percentile - - £37,380
North West median annual salary £39,000 - £22,900

All General Skills
Manchester

Esports 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 Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 2,232 1,473 2,548
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 51.82% 71.99% 55.51%
Number of salaries quoted 1,299 859 2,001
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,000 £27,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,869 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £51,364
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +11.95% -6.61%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £93,778 £81,250
North West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -9.52%

Esports
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Esports job vacancy trend in Manchester

Esports
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Esports.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Esports

Esports
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Esports within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 29 March 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
Stockport - 5 £39,000 - 1
Esports
North West

Esports
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Mathematics
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) DBS Check