Games Job Trends in South Shields

Gaming
Tyne and Wear > South Shields

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies in South Shields. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Games 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in South Shields 37.50% - -
As % of the General category 100.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,087 - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £25,087 £60,000 £25,000
% change year-on-year -58.19% +140.00% -44.44%

All General Skills
South Shields

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 South Shields.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 3 1 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Shields 37.50% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile - - £33,500
25th Percentile - - £36,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,087 - £41,000
75th Percentile - - £43,938
90th Percentile - - £45,400
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £42,500 £40,000 £48,646
% change year-on-year +6.25% -17.77% -7.34%

Games
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Shields 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 3 (100.00%) Broadband
General
1 3 (100.00%) Banking
2 1 (33.33%) Billing
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Service Advisor
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) BT