Games Jobs in Scotland

Gaming
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Games over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 208 39 142
Rank change year-on-year -169 +103 -34
Permanent jobs citing Games 76 316 106
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 1.13% 6.67% 1.86%
As % of the General category 1.57% 8.87% 3.03%
Number of salaries quoted 44 15 73
10th Percentile £31,250 £33,825 £38,962
25th Percentile £47,500 £37,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -13.04% +15.00%
75th Percentile £69,750 £76,250 £95,000
90th Percentile £76,750 £80,000 -
UK median annual salary £52,500 £62,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -16.00% -10.71% +27.27%

All General Skills
Scotland

Games is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 4,843 3,561 3,502
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 72.13% 75.17% 61.35%
Number of salaries quoted 1,558 1,705 1,917
10th Percentile £27,500 £33,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £59,526 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.80% +13.38% +5.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £76,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,548 £87,419 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Games in Scotland

Games
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Games in Scotland

Games
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Games in Scotland over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Games in Scotland

Games
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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
Edinburgh -18 39 £52,500 +16.67% 14
Glasgow -162 37 £50,000 - 2
Games
UK

Games
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (7.89%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.32%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 4 (5.26%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 22 (28.95%) Azure
2 20 (26.32%) AWS
3 12 (15.79%) Entra ID
4 9 (11.84%) SaaS
5 6 (7.89%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (6.58%) Azure Data Factory
6 5 (6.58%) GCP
6 5 (6.58%) Power Platform
7 4 (5.26%) IaaS
7 4 (5.26%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.63%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (7.89%) PostgreSQL
1 6 (7.89%) Relational Database
2 5 (6.58%) Azure SQL Database
2 5 (6.58%) Power BI
3 4 (5.26%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (5.26%) SQL Server
3 4 (5.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (1.32%) Big Data
4 1 (1.32%) Hadoop
4 1 (1.32%) MySQL
General
1 26 (34.21%) Finance
1 26 (34.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 26 (34.21%) Law
1 26 (34.21%) Marketing
2 20 (26.32%) Banking
2 20 (26.32%) Financial Institution
2 20 (26.32%) Investment Banking
3 19 (25.00%) Presentation Skills
4 5 (6.58%) Social Skills
5 4 (5.26%) Electronics
6 1 (1.32%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (1.32%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 23 (30.26%) Software Engineer
2 21 (27.63%) Principal Engineer
2 21 (27.63%) Principal Software Engineer
3 15 (19.74%) AWS Engineer
3 15 (19.74%) AWS Software Engineer
3 15 (19.74%) QA Engineer
4 14 (18.42%) Python Engineer
4 14 (18.42%) Python Software Engineer
5 13 (17.11%) Developer
6 10 (13.16%) Principal Modelling Engineer
6 10 (13.16%) Senior
7 6 (7.89%) Architect
7 6 (7.89%) Full Stack Developer
7 6 (7.89%) Lead
7 6 (7.89%) Lead Architect
7 6 (7.89%) Senior Architect
8 5 (6.58%) Backend Developer
8 5 (6.58%) Full Stack Python Developer
8 5 (6.58%) Python Developer
9 4 (5.26%) Azure Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (9.21%) React
2 5 (6.58%) Django
2 5 (6.58%) REST
3 3 (3.95%) Spring
4 2 (2.63%) Kafka
4 2 (2.63%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 20 (26.32%) Cloud Native
2 8 (10.53%) Distributed Systems
3 4 (5.26%) Data Structures
4 2 (2.63%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.32%) Distributed Applications
5 1 (1.32%) Distributed Computing
5 1 (1.32%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.63%) Unix
1 2 (2.63%) VMS
1 2 (2.63%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (50.00%) Agile
2 32 (42.11%) Machine Learning
3 30 (39.47%) Software Engineering
4 27 (35.53%) Artificial Intelligence
5 26 (34.21%) Operational Stability
6 25 (32.89%) SDLC
7 24 (31.58%) Computer Science
8 20 (26.32%) Asset Management
8 20 (26.32%) Coaching
8 20 (26.32%) Data Science
9 19 (25.00%) Analytics
9 19 (25.00%) Business Analysis
9 19 (25.00%) Code Quality
9 19 (25.00%) Data Analysis
9 19 (25.00%) Mathematics
9 19 (25.00%) Test Automation
9 19 (25.00%) Use Case
10 15 (19.74%) Software Testing
11 10 (13.16%) Financial Modelling
12 9 (11.84%) Data Privacy
Programming Languages
1 42 (55.26%) Python
2 22 (28.95%) JavaScript
3 10 (13.16%) Java
3 10 (13.16%) SQL
4 6 (7.89%) C#
4 6 (7.89%) C++
4 6 (7.89%) TypeScript
5 5 (6.58%) Go
6 1 (1.32%) Rust
6 1 (1.32%) Scala
Qualifications
1 6 (7.89%) Degree
2 5 (6.58%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (2.63%) SC Cleared
3 2 (2.63%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.32%) Master's Degree
4 1 (1.32%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (26.32%) QA
2 4 (5.26%) ISO 9001
2 4 (5.26%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 9 (11.84%) Docker
2 6 (7.89%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (11.84%) Kubernetes
2 6 (7.89%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (2.63%) SCCM
3 2 (2.63%) WSUS
Vendors
1 16 (21.05%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.63%) Apple
3 1 (1.32%) Databricks