Games Jobs in South Yorkshire

Gaming
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies in South Yorkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 81 15
Rank change year-on-year +60 -66 +65
Permanent jobs citing Games 30 16 228
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Yorkshire 7.21% 1.16% 15.09%
As % of the General category 10.53% 1.90% 19.49%
Number of salaries quoted 15 14 23
10th Percentile £23,504 - £22,600
25th Percentile £23,982 £22,900 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,267 £37,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -32.62% -11.76% +11.84%
75th Percentile £26,968 £41,000 £43,750
90th Percentile - £52,550 -
Yorkshire median annual salary £26,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -47.00% -9.09% -8.33%

All General Skills
South Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 285 842 1,170
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Yorkshire 68.51% 60.84% 77.43%
Number of salaries quoted 177 631 368
10th Percentile £25,052 £26,250 £23,000
25th Percentile £28,000 £33,750 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,935 £46,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.53% +8.24% -10.53%
75th Percentile £66,250 £60,741 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £67,500
Yorkshire median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -9.52% +5.00%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Games in South Yorkshire

Games
Salary Trend in South Yorkshire

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

Salary trend for Games in South Yorkshire

Games
Job Locations in South Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the South Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 21 May 2025. 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
Doncaster - 22 £25,267 - 1
Games
Yorkshire

Games
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (3.33%) 3ds Max
1 1 (3.33%) Blender
1 1 (3.33%) Maya
1 1 (3.33%) Pro Tools
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.33%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 28 (93.33%) Broadband
General
1 28 (93.33%) Banking
2 4 (13.33%) Billing
Job Titles
1 23 (76.67%) Customer Service Advisor
2 4 (13.33%) Technical Advisor
3 1 (3.33%) Graduate
3 1 (3.33%) Graduate Systems Engineer
3 1 (3.33%) Instructor
3 1 (3.33%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (6.67%) Unity (Game Engine)
2 1 (3.33%) DirectX
2 1 (3.33%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.33%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (93.33%) Customer Service
1 28 (93.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (3.33%) Computer Science
2 1 (3.33%) Decision-Making
2 1 (3.33%) Game Development
2 1 (3.33%) Multithreading
2 1 (3.33%) Reverse Engineering
2 1 (3.33%) System Testing
2 1 (3.33%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.33%) C#
1 1 (3.33%) C++
Qualifications
1 1 (3.33%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (3.33%) DBS Check
1 1 (3.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.33%) QA
Vendors
1 28 (93.33%) BT
2 4 (13.33%) Sun
3 1 (3.33%) Adobe