Games Jobs in Northern Ireland

Gaming
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies in Northern Ireland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 75 82
Rank change year-on-year +44 +7 -
Permanent jobs citing Games 4 2 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 1.56% 0.27% 2.15%
As % of the General category 1.99% 0.54% 3.81%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £70,000 -
UK median annual salary £25,267 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -54.06% -12.00% -3.85%

All General Skills
Northern Ireland

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 common skills in Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 201 372 472
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 78.21% 49.53% 56.26%
Number of salaries quoted 47 183 183
10th Percentile £23,504 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £27,250 £33,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £69,125 £62,350 £62,500
90th Percentile £87,833 £87,500 £74,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Job postings citing Games as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Job vacancy trend for Games in Northern Ireland

Games
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Games in Northern Ireland.

Salary trend for Games in Northern Ireland

Games
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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
County Antrim +38 2 - - 6
County Londonderry - 1 - - 2
County Down - 1 - -
Games
UK

Games
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (75.00%) Broadband
2 1 (25.00%) 5G
2 1 (25.00%) 802.11
2 1 (25.00%) Internet
2 1 (25.00%) LAN
2 1 (25.00%) VLAN
2 1 (25.00%) VoIP
2 1 (25.00%) WAN
2 1 (25.00%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (25.00%) Wireless
2 1 (25.00%) WLAN
General
1 3 (75.00%) Banking
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Customer Service Advisor
2 1 (25.00%) Senior
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) BYOD
1 1 (25.00%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (25.00%) Network Design
2 1 (25.00%) Network Optimisation
2 1 (25.00%) Presales
2 1 (25.00%) Procure-to-Pay
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) BT
2 1 (25.00%) Ruckus Wireless