Games Engineer Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Game Engineer
UK > UK excluding London

As of 14 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Game Engineer salary in the UK excluding London.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 565 568
Rank change year-on-year - +3 +197
Permanent jobs requiring a Games Engineer 0 1 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London - 0.003% 0.014%
As % of the Job Titles category - 0.003% 0.015%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 4
10th Percentile - - £52,000
25th Percentile - £41,250 £53,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £42,500 £63,750
Median % change year-on-year - -33.33% -8.93%
75th Percentile - £43,750 £76,250
90th Percentile - - £87,500
UK median annual salary - £42,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -22.73% -12.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 38,388 33,377 32,893
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.52% 92.91% 95.32%
Number of salaries quoted 23,454 16,215 24,936
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,609 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.96% +5.22% -5.25%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Games Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Games Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Games Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Games Engineer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Games Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Games Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London