Games Job Trends in Warwickshire

Gaming
West Midlands > Warwickshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies in Warwickshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 - 38
Rank change year-on-year - - +45
Permanent jobs citing Games 3 0 32
As % of all permanent jobs in Warwickshire 0.44% - 5.06%
As % of the General category 0.67% - 7.11%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 29
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -11.11%
75th Percentile - - £48,750
90th Percentile - - £55,000
West Midlands median annual salary £30,000 £47,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -36.84% +46.15% -31.58%

All General Skills
Warwickshire

Games falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Warwickshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 446 310 450
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Warwickshire 66.07% 50.74% 71.20%
Number of salaries quoted 126 70 310
10th Percentile £25,500 £34,875 £26,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £45,313 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £51,250 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.95% +4.59% -2.00%
75th Percentile £59,563 £68,438 £63,438
90th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £73,875
West Midlands median annual salary £48,500 £52,500 £49,500
% change year-on-year -7.62% +6.06% -5.71%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Warwickshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Games relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Warwickshire.

Games job vacancy trend in Warwickshire

Games
Salary Trend in Warwickshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Warwickshire citing Games.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Warwickshire citing Games

Games
Job Locations in Warwickshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the Warwickshire region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
Stratford-upon-Avon - 3 £30,000 - 1
Games
West Midlands

Games
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Warwickshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Development Applications
1 3 (100.00%) Appcelerator Titanium
General
1 3 (100.00%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) IT Support
1 3 (100.00%) Technical Support
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Performance Engineering
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Process Improvement