Game Development Jobs in the North of England

Games Development
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Game Development skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Game Development over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 379 423 449
Rank change year-on-year +44 +26 -108
Permanent jobs citing Game Development 11 8 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.064% 0.046% 0.028%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.076% 0.047% 0.030%
Number of salaries quoted 8 6 5
10th Percentile £38,679 £35,000 £37,250
25th Percentile £39,720 £38,938 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,235 £49,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.70% -13.91% +43.75%
75th Percentile £57,500 £59,875 £86,250
90th Percentile - £65,000 -
England median annual salary £52,500 £72,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -27.59% +26.09% +15.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

Game Development is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,471 17,023 16,912
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 83.85% 96.91% 93.81%
Number of salaries quoted 11,115 8,075 10,802
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £29,250
25th Percentile £37,000 £40,000 £38,258
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,250
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +9.45% +5.79%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Game Development
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Game Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Game Development in the North of England

Game Development
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Game Development in the North of England.

Salary trend for Game Development in the North of England

Game Development
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Game Development in the North of England over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Game Development in the North of England

Game Development
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Game Development within the North of England region over the 6 months to 25 April 2024. 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
North West +18 11 £41,235 -12.27% 5
Game Development
England

Game Development
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 1 (9.09%) Confluence
Development Applications
1 1 (9.09%) JIRA
General
1 11 (100.00%) Games
2 7 (63.64%) Manufacturing
2 7 (63.64%) Social Skills
3 3 (27.27%) Finance
Job Titles
1 4 (36.36%) Developer
1 4 (36.36%) Games Developer
2 3 (27.27%) Head of Production
2 3 (27.27%) Senior
2 3 (27.27%) Senior Software Engineer
2 3 (27.27%) Software Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) QA Tester
3 1 (9.09%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (63.64%) Unity (Game Engine)
2 4 (36.36%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 4 (36.36%) Animation
1 4 (36.36%) Augmented Reality
1 4 (36.36%) Virtual Reality
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) Computer Science
2 4 (36.36%) CAD
2 4 (36.36%) Data Science
2 4 (36.36%) Digital Twin
2 4 (36.36%) Visualisation
3 3 (27.27%) Artificial Intelligence
3 3 (27.27%) Budget Management
3 3 (27.27%) Content Development
3 3 (27.27%) ERP
3 3 (27.27%) Mathematics
3 3 (27.27%) Project Delivery
3 3 (27.27%) Project Management
3 3 (27.27%) Project Planning
3 3 (27.27%) Project Roadmap
3 3 (27.27%) Risk Assessment
3 3 (27.27%) Roadmaps
3 3 (27.27%) Software Delivery
3 3 (27.27%) Software Engineering
4 1 (9.09%) Black-Box Testing
4 1 (9.09%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 3 (27.27%) C#
2 1 (9.09%) C++
Qualifications
1 3 (27.27%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) QA