Games Job Trends in Swansea

Gaming
West Wales > Swansea

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies in Swansea. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 5 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 - 27
Rank change year-on-year - - +9
Permanent jobs citing Games 1 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Swansea 0.41% - 2.42%
As % of the General category 0.74% - 5.33%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £45,000 - £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £32,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -35.00%
75th Percentile £55,000 - £33,750
90th Percentile - - -
West Wales median annual salary £50,000 - £32,500
% change year-on-year - - -35.00%

All General Skills
Swansea

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 general skills in Swansea.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 135 44 75
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Swansea 55.56% 77.19% 45.45%
Number of salaries quoted 59 30 70
10th Percentile £27,817 £21,250 -
25th Percentile £30,000 £24,987 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £49,104 £48,066
Median % change year-on-year -13.45% +2.16% +20.16%
75th Percentile £62,500 £53,762 £63,438
90th Percentile £90,921 £60,371 £70,000
West Wales median annual salary £40,000 £49,104 £45,000
% change year-on-year -18.54% +9.12% +12.50%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Swansea

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

Games job vacancy trend in Swansea

Games
Salary Trend in Swansea

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Swansea citing Games.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Swansea citing Games

Games
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea 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%) Automotive
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Business Development
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Lead Generation
1 1 (100.00%) Telesales