Online Gaming
England > West Midlands
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Online Games in permanent job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Online Games over the 6 months leading up to 2 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
2 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
183 |
188 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+5 |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs citing Online Games |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands |
0.016% |
0.027% |
- |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category |
0.050% |
0.071% |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£36,250 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£37,500 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£38,750 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| England median annual salary |
£37,750 |
£65,000 |
£71,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-41.92% |
-9.09% |
+10.00% |
Online Games falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the West Midlands.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills |
2,012 |
1,407 |
2,063 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands |
32.30% |
37.77% |
36.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
704 |
624 |
1,536 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,375 |
£31,250 |
£26,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£32,124 |
£41,250 |
£35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
+10.00% |
-9.09% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,793 |
£67,688 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£76,250 |
£77,500 |
| England median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£62,500 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-12.00% |
+13.64% |
-15.38% |
Online Games
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Online Games relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
Online Games
Salary Trend in the West Midlands
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Online Games.
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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:
