Games Job Trends in Stevenage

Gaming
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies in Stevenage. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 19 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 27 31 -
Rank change year-on-year +4 - -
Permanent jobs citing Games 1 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Stevenage 0.45% 0.76% -
As % of the General category 1.18% 1.80% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
75th Percentile £42,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median annual salary £61,250 £86,250 £67,500
% change year-on-year -28.99% +27.78% -20.59%

All General Skills
Stevenage

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 Stevenage.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 85 111 60
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Stevenage 38.12% 42.37% 56.60%
Number of salaries quoted 57 33 50
10th Percentile £27,250 £37,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -20.83% -
75th Percentile £55,000 £71,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £73,950 £73,500 £73,750
Hertfordshire median annual salary £48,000 £55,320 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.23% +10.64% -4.76%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Games relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Stevenage.

Games job vacancy trend in Stevenage

Games
Salary Trend in Stevenage

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Games.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Games

Games
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stevenage 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 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) OpenGL
1 1 (100.00%) Vulkan
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) 3D Graphics
1 1 (100.00%) CUDA
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) Software Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) GLSL
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared