Games Job Trends in Northumberland

Gaming
North East > Northumberland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies in Northumberland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 21 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Games 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Northumberland 7.69% - -
As % of the General category 8.33% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,684 - -
North East median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £25,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% +120.00% -47.37%

All General Skills
Northumberland

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 Northumberland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 12 31 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northumberland 92.31% 93.94% 23.81%
Number of salaries quoted 12 20 4
10th Percentile £30,050 £36,000 -
25th Percentile £30,500 £51,938 £28,407
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 £56,000 £33,454
Median % change year-on-year -44.64% +67.40% +6.20%
75th Percentile £32,500 £61,563 £43,500
90th Percentile £37,150 £64,000 £49,350
North East median annual salary £43,250 £47,500 £46,382
% change year-on-year -8.95% +2.41% -7.24%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Northumberland

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

Games job vacancy trend in Northumberland

Games
Salary Trend in Northumberland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northumberland citing Games.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northumberland citing Games

Games
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northumberland 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Broadband
General
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) BT