Xbox Job Trends in the North of England

Microsoft Xbox
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Xbox in permanent job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Xbox over the 6 months leading up to 7 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 263 276 286
Rank change year-on-year +13 +10 +135
Permanent jobs citing Xbox 2 3 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.019% 0.032% 0.025%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.049% 0.11% 0.072%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £47,500 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -13.04% +27.78%
75th Percentile - £52,500 £61,250
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary - £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -13.04% +27.78%

All Generic Skills
North of England

Xbox falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 4,108 2,831 2,773
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 38.42% 30.64% 34.48%
Number of salaries quoted 1,612 1,289 2,133
10th Percentile £26,500 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £66,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,241 £80,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Xbox
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Xbox relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Xbox job vacancy trend in the North of England

Xbox
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Xbox.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Xbox

Xbox
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 Xbox within the North of England region over the 6 months to 7 January 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North West - 2 - -
Xbox
England

Xbox
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 2 (100.00%) Games
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) PlayStation
1 2 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Apple
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Samsung