Esports Job Trends in the South West

Esports
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Esports in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Esports over the 6 months leading up to 9 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 182 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Esports 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.040% - -
As % of the General category 0.084% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - -
England median annual salary £42,500 - £72,500
% change year-on-year - - -25.64%

All General Skills
South West

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 the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 2,369 2,408 2,443
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 46.84% 57.33% 52.52%
Number of salaries quoted 1,541 1,129 1,774
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £29,440
25th Percentile £30,750 £37,520 £36,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +1.94% +3.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £68,750 £67,781
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £84,056
England median annual salary £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% - -4.00%

Esports
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Esports relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Esports job vacancy trend in the South West

Esports
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Esports.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Esports

Esports
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Esports within the South West region over the 6 months to 9 January 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
Dorset - 2 £35,000 - 2
Esports
England

Esports
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) IT Technician
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics