Games Developer Jobs in Manchester

Game Developer
North West > Manchester

The median Game Developer salary in Manchester is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 217 233 260
Rank change year-on-year +16 +27 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Games Developer 6 4 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.10% 0.089% 0.034%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.097% 0.035%
Number of salaries quoted 6 4 2
10th Percentile - £42,375 -
25th Percentile £43,750 £44,063 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% +28.57% -
75th Percentile £51,250 £47,188 £37,500
90th Percentile - £51,125 -
North West median annual salary £41,235 £45,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -8.37% +28.57% +27.27%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 5,681 4,133 5,641
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.00% 91.93% 96.84%
Number of salaries quoted 4,201 2,572 3,621
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,750 £43,750 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £67,968 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%

Games Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings that featured Games Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Games Developer in Manchester

Games Developer
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Games Developer in Manchester.

Salary trend for Games Developer in Manchester

Games Developer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Games Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Manchester region featuring Games Developer in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) HTML
1 6 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 6 (100.00%) PHP
1 6 (100.00%) SEO
1 6 (100.00%) Games
1 6 (100.00%) Degree
1 6 (100.00%) JSON
1 6 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 6 (100.00%) Open Source
1 6 (100.00%) Node.js
1 6 (100.00%) User Experience
1 6 (100.00%) Electron
1 6 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 6 (100.00%) Social Skills

Games Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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:

General
1 6 (100.00%) Games
1 6 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (100.00%) Electron
1 6 (100.00%) HTML
1 6 (100.00%) JSON
1 6 (100.00%) Node.js
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 6 (100.00%) Open Source
1 6 (100.00%) SEO
1 6 (100.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 6 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 6 (100.00%) PHP
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 6 (100.00%) Degree