Game Development Jobs in the South East

Games Development
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for Game Development skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Game Development over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 381 403 461
Rank change year-on-year +22 +58 -100
Permanent jobs citing Game Development 4 11 27
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.024% 0.073% 0.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.028% 0.077% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 2 11 18
10th Percentile - £51,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £31,500 £63,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £77,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -54.84% +19.23% +36.84%
75th Percentile £38,500 £86,250 £86,250
90th Percentile - £87,500 -
England median annual salary £52,500 £72,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -27.59% +26.09% +15.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

Game Development is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,111 14,259 18,617
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 84.82% 94.49% 94.46%
Number of salaries quoted 9,939 8,272 12,089
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,265 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,750 £86,250 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Game Development
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Game Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Game Development in the South East

Game Development
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Game Development in the South East.

Salary trend for Game Development in the South East

Game Development
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Game Development within the South East region over the 6 months to 26 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
Oxfordshire +17 4 £35,000 -58.82% 3
Thames Valley +15 4 £35,000 -54.84% 5
Game Development
England

Game Development
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 4 (100.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Maya
1 4 (100.00%) MotionBuilder
Development Applications
1 4 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 4 (100.00%) Games
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Product Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (100.00%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Visual Effects
2 2 (50.00%) Use Case
2 2 (50.00%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Atlassian
1 4 (100.00%) Autodesk