Games Jobs in South Yorkshire

Gaming
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies in South Yorkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 78 28 78
Rank change year-on-year -50 +50 +10
Permanent jobs citing Games 17 141 36
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Yorkshire 1.07% 10.65% 3.05%
As % of the General category 1.88% 14.42% 5.55%
Number of salaries quoted 15 15 3
10th Percentile - £33,750 £26,500
25th Percentile £22,900 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £42,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% -22.73% +10.00%
75th Percentile £41,000 £43,750 £63,125
90th Percentile £65,000 - £66,500
Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £58,495
% change year-on-year -16.67% +2.57% +11.42%

All General Skills
South Yorkshire

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 common skills in South Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 906 978 649
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Yorkshire 57.23% 73.87% 54.95%
Number of salaries quoted 663 387 346
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,000 £26,450
25th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.24% -15.00% +16.28%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £59,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £76,250
Yorkshire median annual salary £47,500 £51,367 £50,000
% change year-on-year -7.53% +2.73% +11.11%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

Job postings citing Games as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Yorkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Games in South Yorkshire

Games
Salary Trend in South Yorkshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Games in South Yorkshire.

Salary trend for Games in South Yorkshire

Games
Salary Histogram in South Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Games in South Yorkshire over the 6 months to 10 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Games in South Yorkshire

Games
Job Locations in South Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the South Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 10 June 2024. 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
Sheffield -47 11 £40,000 -5.88% 3
Rotherham -2 5 £22,900 -
Barnsley - 1 £55,000 -
Games
Yorkshire

Games
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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:

Applications
1 3 (17.65%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.88%) Amazon S3
1 1 (5.88%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (11.76%) SQL Server
2 1 (5.88%) Elasticsearch
2 1 (5.88%) MySQL
General
1 5 (29.41%) Local Government
2 4 (23.53%) Public Sector
3 3 (17.65%) Organisational Skills
3 3 (17.65%) Social Skills
4 1 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (5.88%) Legal
4 1 (5.88%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 5 (29.41%) Developer
2 4 (23.53%) Project Manager
3 3 (17.65%) Development Manager
3 3 (17.65%) Development Project Manager
3 3 (17.65%) Research Manager
4 2 (11.76%) Blockchain Developer
4 2 (11.76%) Junior
4 2 (11.76%) Junior Developer
4 2 (11.76%) Junior Software Developer
4 2 (11.76%) Software Developer
5 1 (5.88%) Digital Project Manager
5 1 (5.88%) Full Stack Developer
5 1 (5.88%) Full Stack PHP Developer
5 1 (5.88%) Games Developer
5 1 (5.88%) PHP Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (11.76%) web3js
2 1 (5.88%) Laravel
2 1 (5.88%) React
2 1 (5.88%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 5 (29.41%) Life Science
2 3 (17.65%) Social Media
3 2 (11.76%) Blockchain
3 2 (11.76%) IoT
3 2 (11.76%) Web3
4 1 (5.88%) Mobile Games
4 1 (5.88%) Smartphone
4 1 (5.88%) Tandem
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (47.06%) Mathematics
2 4 (23.53%) Project Management
3 3 (17.65%) CAD
3 3 (17.65%) Computer Science
3 3 (17.65%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (17.65%) E-Commerce
3 3 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (17.65%) Project Planning
4 2 (11.76%) Architectural Patterns
4 2 (11.76%) Artificial Intelligence
4 2 (11.76%) Design Patterns
4 2 (11.76%) MVVM
4 2 (11.76%) OO
5 1 (5.88%) Budget Management
5 1 (5.88%) Budgeting
5 1 (5.88%) Business Development
5 1 (5.88%) Full Stack Development
5 1 (5.88%) Game Development
5 1 (5.88%) Resource Management
5 1 (5.88%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 4 (23.53%) JavaScript
2 3 (17.65%) Python
3 2 (11.76%) C#
4 1 (5.88%) PHP
4 1 (5.88%) RPG
Qualifications
1 8 (47.06%) Degree
2 5 (29.41%) A+ Certification
2 5 (29.41%) MCP
2 5 (29.41%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (29.41%) Network+ Certification
3 3 (17.65%) CCNA
3 3 (17.65%) CCNA CyberOps
3 3 (17.65%) CCNP
3 3 (17.65%) Cisco Certification
3 3 (17.65%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (5.88%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (17.65%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 5 (29.41%) Microsoft
2 3 (17.65%) Cisco
3 2 (11.76%) Oracle