Games Programmer Job Trends, Salaries & Skill Sets

Game Programmer
UK

As of 3 April 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Game Programmer salary in the UK.

	6 months to 3 Apr 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	-	-	853
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	+133
Permanent jobs requiring a Games Programmer	0	0	6
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK	-	-	0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category	-	-	0.007%
Number of salaries quoted	0	0	1
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	-	-	£72,500
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	-	-	£75,000
Median % change year-on-year	-	-	+7.14%
75^th Percentile	-	-	£77,500
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
UK excluding London median annual salary	-	-	£75,000
% change year-on-year	-	-	+7.14%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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	73,856	36,773	85,277
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title	92.22%	89.90%	94.56%
Number of salaries quoted	47,504	23,143	64,164
10^th Percentile	£30,000	£31,250	£28,500
25^th Percentile	£40,000	£42,500	£38,750
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£55,000	£60,000	£54,995
Median % change year-on-year	-8.33%	+9.10%	-8.34%
75^th Percentile	£75,000	£78,750	£72,433
90^th Percentile	£95,000	£100,000	£91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary	£50,000	£53,000	£50,000
% change year-on-year	-5.66%	+6.00%	-4.76%

Games Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend

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