Games Development
England > North West
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North West requiring Game Development skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 208 | 191 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -17 | +109 |
| Permanent jobs citing Game Development | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the North West | - | 0.040% | 0.089% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 0.043% | 0.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £43,750 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £47,500 | £37,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +26.67% | -16.20% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £51,250 | £38,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £40,000 | £37,500 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -21.05% | -26.92% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
North West
Game Development falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North West.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 5,124 | 4,598 | 3,941 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West | 81.28% | 91.14% | 87.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,497 | 2,248 | 3,064 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £32,113 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £52,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -0.95% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £66,285 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £81,250 | £80,000 | £82,500 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | -4.00% |
Game Development
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Game Development relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.
Game Development
Salary Trend in the North West
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Game Development.
