Game Development Jobs in the Thames Valley

Games Development
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 16 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 242 259 -
Rank change year-on-year +17 - -
Permanent jobs citing Game Development 4 6 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.059% 0.097% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.069% 0.10% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 6 0
10th Percentile - £68,750 -
25th Percentile £31,500 £69,688 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £78,750 -
Median % change year-on-year -55.56% - -
75th Percentile £38,500 £86,250 -
90th Percentile - £89,375 -
South East median annual salary £35,000 £77,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -54.84% +19.23% +36.84%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,777 5,846 6,218
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 85.47% 94.50% 92.64%
Number of salaries quoted 4,082 3,161 3,944
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,750 £30,335
25th Percentile £38,000 £38,668 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £81,250 £87,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Game Development
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Game Development in the Thames Valley

Game Development
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Game Development in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Game Development in the Thames Valley

Game Development
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Game Development within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 16 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 +14 4 £35,000 -58.82% 3
Game Development
South East

Game Development
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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