Gaming
North West > Merseyside
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies in Merseyside. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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Rank | 59 | 65 | 13 |
Rank change year-on-year | +6 | -52 | +78 |
Permanent jobs citing Games | 1 | 31 | 144 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merseyside | 0.22% | 2.26% | 13.94% |
As % of the General category | 0.27% | 4.56% | 20.34% |
Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 25 | 0 |
10th Percentile | - | - | - |
25th Percentile | £46,250 | £39,720 | - |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £45,000 | - |
Median % change year-on-year | +5.56% | - | - |
75th Percentile | £48,750 | £57,500 | - |
90th Percentile | - | £64,500 | - |
North West median annual salary | £23,504 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
% change year-on-year | -47.77% | -10.00% | -18.37% |
All General Skills
Merseyside
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 Merseyside.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 375 | 680 | 708 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merseyside | 83.89% | 49.60% | 68.54% |
Number of salaries quoted | 134 | 486 | 241 |
10th Percentile | £25,750 | £25,625 | £26,250 |
25th Percentile | £31,250 | £31,250 | £35,000 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
Median % change year-on-year | - | -11.11% | -0.09% |
75th Percentile | £57,500 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
90th Percentile | £74,375 | £68,750 | £66,250 |
North West median annual salary | £50,055 | £47,500 | £52,500 |
% change year-on-year | +5.38% | -9.52% | +3.02% |
Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside
Job postings citing Games as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Merseyside.

Games
Salary Trend in Merseyside
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Games in Merseyside.
Games
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merseyside 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:
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