Games Jobs in South Yorkshire

Gaming
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies advertised in South Yorkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Games over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 81 13 85
Rank change year-on-year -68 +72 -5
Permanent jobs citing Games 14 249 32
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Yorkshire 1.04% 16.01% 2.66%
As % of the General category 1.72% 20.36% 4.86%
Number of salaries quoted 12 29 2
10th Percentile - £24,400 £23,250
25th Percentile £22,900 £33,750 £28,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,750 £42,500 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.59% +11.84% -24.00%
75th Percentile £39,313 £43,750 £48,625
90th Percentile £41,000 - £53,950
Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -24.00% +19.05%

All General Skills
South Yorkshire

Games is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in South Yorkshire with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 814 1,223 658
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Yorkshire 60.70% 78.65% 54.74%
Number of salaries quoted 625 343 364
10th Percentile £26,250 £23,600 £26,450
25th Percentile £33,750 £31,725 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,500 £42,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.06% -10.53% +10.47%
75th Percentile £60,741 £59,750 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,463 £69,950 £73,375
Yorkshire median annual salary £47,500 £53,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -11.21% +7.00% +11.11%

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
Salary Histogram in South Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Games in South Yorkshire over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram 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 25 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
Sheffield -51 9 £37,500 -11.76% 7
Rotherham -3 5 £22,900 -
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 3 (21.43%) Microsoft Project
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (14.29%) SQL Server
General
1 5 (35.71%) Local Government
2 4 (28.57%) Public Sector
3 3 (21.43%) Organisational Skills
3 3 (21.43%) Social Skills
4 1 (7.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (7.14%) Legal
4 1 (7.14%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 4 (28.57%) Project Manager
2 3 (21.43%) Development Manager
2 3 (21.43%) Development Project Manager
2 3 (21.43%) Research Manager
3 2 (14.29%) Developer
3 2 (14.29%) Junior
3 2 (14.29%) Junior Developer
3 2 (14.29%) Junior Software Developer
3 2 (14.29%) Software Developer
4 1 (7.14%) Digital Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 5 (35.71%) Life Science
2 3 (21.43%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (57.14%) Mathematics
2 4 (28.57%) Project Management
3 3 (21.43%) CAD
3 3 (21.43%) Computer Science
3 3 (21.43%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (21.43%) E-Commerce
3 3 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (21.43%) Project Planning
4 2 (14.29%) Architectural Patterns
4 2 (14.29%) Design Patterns
4 2 (14.29%) MVVM
4 2 (14.29%) OO
5 1 (7.14%) Budget Management
5 1 (7.14%) Budgeting
5 1 (7.14%) Business Development
5 1 (7.14%) Requirements Gathering
5 1 (7.14%) Resource Management
5 1 (7.14%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 3 (21.43%) JavaScript
1 3 (21.43%) Python
2 2 (14.29%) C#
Qualifications
1 8 (57.14%) Degree
2 5 (35.71%) A+ Certification
2 5 (35.71%) MCP
2 5 (35.71%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (35.71%) Network+ Certification
3 3 (21.43%) CCNA
3 3 (21.43%) CCNA CyberOps
3 3 (21.43%) CCNP
3 3 (21.43%) Cisco Certification
3 3 (21.43%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (7.14%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (21.43%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 5 (35.71%) Microsoft
2 3 (21.43%) Cisco
3 2 (14.29%) Oracle