Game Developer
North West > Manchester
The median Game Developer salary in Manchester is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
11 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
162 |
219 |
235 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+57 |
+16 |
+19 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Games Developer |
1 |
6 |
4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester |
0.044% |
0.12% |
0.082% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.049% |
0.12% |
0.089% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
6 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£42,375 |
| 25th Percentile |
£71,250 |
£43,750 |
£44,063 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£72,500 |
£47,500 |
£45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+52.63% |
+5.56% |
+28.57% |
| 75th Percentile |
£73,750 |
£51,250 |
£47,188 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£51,125 |
| North West median annual salary |
£72,500 |
£41,235 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+75.82% |
-8.37% |
+28.57% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title |
2,053 |
4,904 |
4,482 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.36% |
94.40% |
91.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,285 |
3,784 |
2,640 |
| 10th Percentile |
£32,000 |
£30,000 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£40,988 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£59,000 |
£54,500 |
£57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+8.26% |
-5.22% |
+4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£77,500 |
£68,750 |
£71,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£93,250 |
£81,250 |
£82,500 |
| North West median annual salary |
£50,055 |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+0.11% |
-9.09% |
+4.76% |
