Games Job Trends in Northampton

Gaming
Northamptonshire > Northampton

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies in Northampton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 29 -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Games 0 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Northampton - 0.44% -
As % of the General category - 0.71% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Northamptonshire median annual salary - £55,000 £26,250
% change year-on-year - +109.52% -

All General Skills
Northampton

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 general skills in Northampton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 146 140 162
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northampton 49.83% 61.95% 51.43%
Number of salaries quoted 89 65 146
10th Percentile £28,500 £24,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +21.79% -29.09%
75th Percentile £62,500 £61,250 £52,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £68,750 £63,125
Northamptonshire median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -15.00% +17.65% -19.05%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Northampton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Games relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Northampton.

Games job vacancy trend in Northampton

Games
Salary Trend in Northampton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northampton citing Games.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northampton citing Games