Games Engineer Jobs in the UK excluding London

Game Engineer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Game Engineer salary in the UK excluding London is £90,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 748 750 835
Rank change year-on-year +2 +85 -173
Permanent jobs requiring a Games Engineer 1 21 17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.001% 0.034% 0.024%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% 0.038% 0.025%
Number of salaries quoted 1 19 15
10th Percentile - £50,250 £27,800
25th Percentile £85,000 £55,000 £65,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £70,000 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% -15.15% +65.00%
75th Percentile £95,000 £73,750 £86,250
90th Percentile - £75,000 £87,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £70,000 £82,500
% change year-on-year -39.29% -15.15% +32.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 66,266 55,558 67,659
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.79% 89.27% 95.80%
Number of salaries quoted 47,071 31,423 43,057
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,292
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,606 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%

Games Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Games Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Games Engineer in the UK excluding London

Games Engineer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Games Engineer in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Games Engineer in the UK excluding London

Games Engineer
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Games Engineer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 24 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
South East +7 1 £90,000 +28.57% 3
Games Engineer
UK

Games Engineer Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, Games Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Games Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) OpenGL
1 1 (100.00%) DirectX
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Games
1 1 (100.00%) Neural Network
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Multithreading
1 1 (100.00%) Android
1 1 (100.00%) Memory Management
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 1 (100.00%) OpenGL ES
1 1 (100.00%) Android Development
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Algorithms
1 1 (100.00%) Linux Kernel Development
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Vulkan
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving

Games Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) DirectX
1 1 (100.00%) OpenGL
1 1 (100.00%) OpenGL ES
1 1 (100.00%) Vulkan
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Android
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Android Development
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 1 (100.00%) Linux Kernel Development
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Memory Management
1 1 (100.00%) Multithreading
1 1 (100.00%) Neural Network
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree