Game Developer
UK
The median Game Developer salary in the UK is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 674 | 732 | 908 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +58 | +176 | +284 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Games Developer | 22 | 170 | 41 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.039% | 0.16% | 0.043% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.044% | 0.17% | 0.047% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 21 | 167 | 39 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £27,500 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,500 | £38,610 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,000 | £50,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -40.00% | -23.08% | -3.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,000 | £60,000 | £75,625 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,750 | £69,250 | £85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,000 | £50,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.00% | +11.11% | +14.65% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 50,436 | 99,993 | 86,349 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.38% | 94.87% | 91.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,329 | 71,016 | 55,934 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,890 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.78% | -6.54% | +6.37% |
Games Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Games Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Games Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Games Developer.
Games Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Games Developer over the 6 months to 4 June 2025.
Games Developer
Top 7 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Games Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 4 June 2025. 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 |
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| England | +23 | 20 | £30,000 | -40.00% | 91 |
| UK excluding London | +69 | 17 | £30,000 | -40.00% | 90 |
| South East | +90 | 15 | £30,000 | -40.00% | 27 |
| Work from Home | +107 | 6 | £65,000 | +30.00% | 84 |
| London | +73 | 2 | £77,500 | +14.81% | 7 |
| North of England | +19 | 2 | £55,500 | +11.00% | 20 |
| North West | -5 | 2 | £55,500 | +34.60% | 9 |
Games Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 June 2025, Games Developer 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 featuring Games Developer in the job title.
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Games Developer Skill Set
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:
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