Games Jobs in the Midlands

Gaming
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 27 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 162 190 30
Rank change year-on-year +28 -160 +148
Permanent jobs citing Games 82 132 730
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 1.19% 1.13% 7.59%
As % of the General category 2.13% 2.00% 10.27%
Number of salaries quoted 50 96 71
10th Percentile £25,267 £33,750 £22,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £26,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.05% +16.67% +2.86%
75th Percentile £65,938 £62,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £71,375 £70,000 £65,000
England median annual salary £41,500 £52,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -20.95% -16.00% -10.71%

All General Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 3,848 6,613 7,111
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 55.91% 56.75% 73.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,850 4,705 3,141
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.96% -14.29% +10.53%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £71,991 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £60,255
% change year-on-year +9.52% -12.87% +0.43%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Games as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Games in the Midlands

Games
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Games in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Games in the Midlands

Games
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Games in the Midlands over the 6 months to 27 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Games in the Midlands

Games
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 27 April 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 Midlands 0 45 £55,000 +2.33% 58
East Midlands +54 37 £42,500 -19.05% 44
Games
England

Games
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (8.54%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (6.10%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (3.66%) Adobe After Effects
2 2 (2.44%) Adobe XD
2 2 (2.44%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.44%) Moqups
2 2 (2.44%) Sketch
3 1 (1.22%) Adobe Captivate
3 1 (1.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (1.22%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (1.22%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.22%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 22 (26.83%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 17 (20.73%) SaaS
2 9 (10.98%) Azure
3 7 (8.54%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (6.10%) AWS
4 5 (6.10%) Entra ID
4 5 (6.10%) OneDrive
5 4 (4.88%) GCP
6 2 (2.44%) Figma
6 2 (2.44%) Power Automate
6 2 (2.44%) PowerApps
7 1 (1.22%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 9 (10.98%) Broadband
2 5 (6.10%) VoIP
3 1 (1.22%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.88%) MySQL
2 3 (3.66%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (7.32%) Git
2 2 (2.44%) Cypress.io
3 1 (1.22%) Bugzilla
3 1 (1.22%) JIRA
General
1 27 (32.93%) Finance
2 23 (28.05%) Manufacturing
3 22 (26.83%) Retail
3 22 (26.83%) Telecoms
4 13 (15.85%) Social Skills
5 9 (10.98%) Banking
6 6 (7.32%) Billing
7 4 (4.88%) iGaming
8 1 (1.22%) Analytical Skills
8 1 (1.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.22%) Marketing
8 1 (1.22%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 27 (32.93%) Senior
2 14 (17.07%) Developer
3 10 (12.20%) Lead
4 9 (10.98%) Customer Service Advisor
5 7 (8.54%) Analyst
5 7 (8.54%) Lead Developer
5 7 (8.54%) Sales Executive
6 6 (7.32%) Account Manager
7 5 (6.10%) Support Analyst
8 4 (4.88%) JavaScript Developer
8 4 (4.88%) Lead PHP Developer
8 4 (4.88%) PHP Developer
8 4 (4.88%) PHP Software Engineer
8 4 (4.88%) Sales Manager
8 4 (4.88%) Senior Account Manager
8 4 (4.88%) Senior Manager
8 4 (4.88%) Software Engineer
9 3 (3.66%) IT Manager
10 2 (2.44%) Lead Software Engineer
10 2 (2.44%) Senior IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (9.76%) HTML
2 4 (4.88%) CSS
2 4 (4.88%) HTML5
2 4 (4.88%) JSON
2 4 (4.88%) LAMP
2 4 (4.88%) Laravel
2 4 (4.88%) Pixi.js
3 3 (3.66%) Node.js
3 3 (3.66%) React
4 2 (2.44%) Enzyme
4 2 (2.44%) Jest
5 1 (1.22%) .NET
5 1 (1.22%) .NET Core
5 1 (1.22%) AngularJS
5 1 (1.22%) jQuery
5 1 (1.22%) Kafka
5 1 (1.22%) Spring
5 1 (1.22%) Spring Boot
5 1 (1.22%) Unity (Game Engine)
5 1 (1.22%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 22 (26.83%) Blockchain
1 22 (26.83%) Management Information System
1 22 (26.83%) Robotics
2 11 (13.41%) Self-Motivation
3 9 (10.98%) Social Media
4 5 (6.10%) Mobile App
5 2 (2.44%) Animation
5 2 (2.44%) Legacy Code
6 1 (1.22%) 3D Graphics
6 1 (1.22%) Augmented Reality
6 1 (1.22%) BYOD
6 1 (1.22%) e-Learning
6 1 (1.22%) Graphic Design
6 1 (1.22%) Mobile Games
6 1 (1.22%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 9 (10.98%) Windows
2 1 (1.22%) Linux
2 1 (1.22%) Windows 10
2 1 (1.22%) Windows 7
2 1 (1.22%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (54.88%) Mentoring
2 36 (43.90%) Coaching
3 30 (36.59%) Agile
4 26 (31.71%) Customer Service
5 23 (28.05%) ERP
6 22 (26.83%) Analytics
6 22 (26.83%) Artificial Intelligence
6 22 (26.83%) Change Management
6 22 (26.83%) Data Analytics
6 22 (26.83%) Information Security
6 22 (26.83%) IT Audit
6 22 (26.83%) Robotic Process Automation
7 20 (24.39%) Creative Thinking
8 17 (20.73%) Data Management
8 17 (20.73%) Data Privacy
9 12 (14.63%) Problem-Solving
10 10 (12.20%) Performance Metrics
10 10 (12.20%) Software Engineering
11 8 (9.76%) E-Commerce
11 8 (9.76%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 12 (14.63%) JavaScript
2 8 (9.76%) PHP
3 3 (3.66%) SQL
4 2 (2.44%) C#
5 1 (1.22%) C
5 1 (1.22%) Java
5 1 (1.22%) Python
5 1 (1.22%) T-SQL
5 1 (1.22%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 22 (26.83%) CISA
1 22 (26.83%) ISACA
2 1 (1.22%) ACCA
2 1 (1.22%) CISM
2 1 (1.22%) CISSP
2 1 (1.22%) ICAEW
2 1 (1.22%) ISEB
2 1 (1.22%) ISTQB
2 1 (1.22%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (26.83%) ITGC
2 6 (7.32%) GDPR
3 4 (4.88%) QA
System Software
1 6 (7.32%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.22%) Docker
2 1 (1.22%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 5 (6.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (3.66%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 22 (26.83%) Oracle
1 22 (26.83%) SAP
2 17 (20.73%) Commvault
3 9 (10.98%) BT
4 8 (9.76%) Microsoft
5 5 (6.10%) Adobe
5 5 (6.10%) Meraki
6 2 (2.44%) Kofax
6 2 (2.44%) Twitter
7 1 (1.22%) Citrix
7 1 (1.22%) UiPath
7 1 (1.22%) Xero