Esports Job Trends in Shropshire

Esports
West Midlands > Shropshire

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

6 months to
4 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Esports 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Shropshire 0.34% - -
As % of the General category 0.84% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 - -
West Midlands median annual salary £42,000 - -

All General Skills
Shropshire

Esports 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 Shropshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 238 57 186
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Shropshire 40.96% 41.30% 62.42%
Number of salaries quoted 182 54 117
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,500 £24,000
25th Percentile £32,813 £27,750 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £46,250 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.19% +23.33% -37.50%
75th Percentile £58,438 £55,000 £50,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £69,625 £63,500
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,293 £47,500
% change year-on-year -4.39% +10.09% -9.52%

Esports
Job Locations in Shropshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Esports within the Shropshire region over the 6 months to 4 July 2026. 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
Shrewsbury - 1 £42,000 - 2
Esports
West Midlands

Esports
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Games
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) DBS Check