Games Job Trends in Rotherham

Gaming
South Yorkshire > Rotherham

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies in Rotherham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 - 12
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Games 3 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Rotherham 3.49% - 4.30%
As % of the General category 9.09% - 6.90%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 4
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £22,900
South Yorkshire median annual salary £25,087 £25,087 £38,750
% change year-on-year - -35.26% +18.32%

All General Skills
Rotherham

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 Rotherham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 33 24 58
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Rotherham 38.37% 85.71% 62.37%
Number of salaries quoted 30 17 24
10th Percentile £29,493 £30,504 £22,900
25th Percentile - £36,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +5.88% +6.25%
75th Percentile £43,125 £50,000 £52,813
90th Percentile £60,000 £57,400 £57,500
South Yorkshire median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.88% -10.53% +18.75%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Rotherham

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

Games job vacancy trend in Rotherham

Games
Salary Trend in Rotherham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Rotherham citing Games.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Rotherham citing Games

Games
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Rotherham 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 (33.33%) Broadband
General
1 1 (33.33%) Banking
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Games Tester
1 2 (66.67%) Tester
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Service Advisor
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Mobile Games
1 2 (66.67%) Smartphone
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) BT