Game Theory
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Game Theory skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Game Theory over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 883 980 1191
Rank change year-on-year +97 +211 -306
Permanent jobs citing Game Theory 11 5 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.011% 0.005% 0.008%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.013% 0.005% 0.009%
Number of salaries quoted 11 5 2
10th Percentile - - £113,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £72,500 £114,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,001 £75,000 £122,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -38.78% +116.81%
75th Percentile £80,001 £87,500 £133,125
90th Percentile - £101,000 £135,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £80,001 £75,000 -
% change year-on-year +6.67% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Game Theory 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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,343 100,922 147,129
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 86.11% 95.64% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 59,769 59,097 83,311
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,488
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Game Theory
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Game Theory as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Game Theory in the UK

Game Theory
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Game Theory.

Salary trend for Game Theory in the UK

Game Theory
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Game Theory over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Game Theory in the UK

Game Theory
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Game Theory within the UK 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
England +130 11 £80,001 +6.67% 1
UK excluding London +30 11 £80,001 +6.67%
East of England +33 7 £80,001 +6.67%
Work from Home +105 4 £55,000 -26.67%
South West - 4 £55,000 -

Game Theory
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 4 (36.36%) Simulink
1 4 (36.36%) Stateflow
General
1 11 (100.00%) Games
Job Titles
1 7 (63.64%) Machine Learning Researcher
2 4 (36.36%) Developer
2 4 (36.36%) Machine Learning Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (100.00%) PyTorch
1 11 (100.00%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 11 (100.00%) Algorithms
2 7 (63.64%) Blockchain
2 7 (63.64%) Distributed Computing
3 4 (36.36%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 11 (100.00%) Deep Learning
1 11 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 11 (100.00%) Multi-Agent System
2 7 (63.64%) Cryptography
2 7 (63.64%) Data Visualisation
2 7 (63.64%) Differential Privacy
2 7 (63.64%) Open Source
2 7 (63.64%) Open Source Development
2 7 (63.64%) Probability Theory
2 7 (63.64%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (63.64%) Software Engineering
2 7 (63.64%) Statistics
2 7 (63.64%) Visualisation
3 4 (36.36%) Algorithmic Trading
3 4 (36.36%) Mathematics
3 4 (36.36%) Monte Carlo Method
3 4 (36.36%) Neural Network
3 4 (36.36%) Pattern Recognition
3 4 (36.36%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 11 (100.00%) Python
2 4 (36.36%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 4 (36.36%) BPSS Clearance
1 4 (36.36%) Degree
1 4 (36.36%) PhD
1 4 (36.36%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (36.36%) OpenAI