Esports Job Trends in the West Midlands

Esports
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Esports in permanent job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Esports over the 6 months leading up to 4 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 192 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Esports 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.026% - -
As % of the General category 0.059% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 - -
England median annual salary £39,000 £42,000 £30,200
% change year-on-year -7.14% +39.07% -56.86%

All General Skills
West Midlands

Esports 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 the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 3,385 1,947 4,703
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 43.20% 61.00% 55.86%
Number of salaries quoted 2,230 1,146 2,953
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £25,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £32,656 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,293 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.39% +10.09% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £56,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -1.79% +6.67% -12.50%

Esports
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Esports within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 4 July 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
Shropshire - 2 £42,000 - 2
Esports
England

Esports
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Games
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) DBS Check