Unreal Engine Job Trends in the Midlands
Unreal Engine
England > Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands citing Unreal Engine skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 277 | 220 | 257 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -57 | +37 | -40 |
| Permanent jobs citing Unreal Engine | 16 | 1 | 9 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands | 0.100% | 0.018% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 1.32% | 0.13% | 0.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,739 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £41,245 | - | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | - | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -34.69% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £42,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £65,000 | £51,250 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.83% | -14.58% | - |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Midlands
Unreal Engine falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in the Midlands.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 1,208 | 766 | 1,430 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands | 7.52% | 13.69% | 16.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 859 | 532 | 804 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,500 | £36,250 | £32,800 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £43,750 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.55% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £73,750 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £81,250 | £75,000 |
| England median annual salary | £67,500 | £70,000 | £66,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.57% | +6.06% | -2.22% |
Unreal Engine Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Unreal Engine relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
Unreal Engine Salary Trend in the Midlands
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Unreal Engine.
Unreal Engine Salary Histogram in the Midlands
Salary distribution for jobs citing Unreal Engine in the Midlands over the 6 months to 1 November 2026.
Unreal Engine 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 Unreal Engine within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Midlands | - | 10 | £34,000 | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | -49 | 6 | £75,000 | - | |
| Unreal Engine England |
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Unreal Engine Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V-Ray | 12.5% | 2 |
| 2 | Corona SDK | 6.3% | 1 |
| 2 | FFmpeg | 6.3% | 1 |
| 2 | GStreamer | 6.3% | 1 |
| 2 | HTML | 6.3% | 1 |
| 2 | JSON | 6.3% | 1 |
| 2 | WebRTC | 6.3% | 1 |
| 2 | WPF | 6.3% | 1 |