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Nov, 2022 UK GAMES JOBS SUMMARY
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Welcome to the November 2022 jobs report summary.
This month in the UK Games Industry, the number of
open jobs has again decreased by hundreds of jobs
compared to last month. As tech layoffs continue at home and abroad, the UK
Games Industry has fewer job opportunities compared
to this time last year, and over 500 fewer open positions across the UK as compared to June 2022. We
have also added 8 new companies to our database
this month. If your organisation would like access to the full
version of this report with detailed insights into the
UK Games Industry job market, and the definitive
statistics, please contact colin@gamesjobs.live
UK GAMES JOBS SUMMARY
NOVEMBER 2022
TOP RECRUITERS
The biggest major hubs have far fewer open positions, as well as some of the smaller
cities. Get access to the precise numbers for each in the full version of this report.
London GuildfordLeamington Spa Cambridge EdinburghManchester
OPEN VACANCIES OVER TIME
Dec
Feb
Sept
Jan
Apr Mar May
June
July
Aug
Oct
Code
Animation
Analytics
IT
Art
Other
Localisation
Legal
Production
QA
Audio
Finance
Design
Promotion
HR
Writing
There are fewer job postings available in most disciplines,
with a couple of notable exceptions.
Nov

One company has removed / filled a
huge number of jobs this month after
a pivotal merger; the details of which
studios have been affected the most
can be found in the full report. Compared to 6 months ago, the
studios hiring the most have changed
significantly. Proportionally, mobile studios
have removed or filled the most
roles this month compared to other
areas of the industry. Despite the
overall reduction in open positions,
two less prominent regions have
actually increased their job offerings.
Similarly to last month, there was a
notable increase in Junior positions
advertised. In order to be able to afford to
continue our work, the full Games
Jobs Live report with all the specific
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INSIGHTS
AGE OF JOBS
MOST COMMON
JOB TITLES
PRODUCER
SENIOR
ENVIRONMENT ARTIST SENIOR
PRODUCER
SOFTWARE
ENGINEER
SENIOR GAME
DESIGNER
JOBS BY REGION JOBS BY STUDIO CATEGORY JOBS BY SENIORITY
Explore all the jobs from this report on our interactive Job Map, along with information about each UK region’s games industry, on our website: www.gamesjobs.live
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Report: Benjamin Williams | Design: Adam Butler, Think Creative | Website: Pulse North
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MOBILE SERVICE
INDIE
EXPERIENCED
SENIOR
MANAGER
JUNIOR
600+
0
New jobs in past month Jobs open for 1-2 month Jobs open for 2-3 months Jobs open for 3-6 months Jobs open for 6-9 months Jobs open for 9+ months
GAMEPLAY
PROGRAMMER
UI ARTIST
TECHNICAL ARTIST GAME
DESIGNER
SENIOR
PROGRAMMER
SENIOR GAME DESIGNER SENIOR

TECHNICAL ARTIST
ANIMATOR
LEAD
PROGRAMMER VFX ARTIST
SENIORLEVEL
DESIGNER
ART DIRECTOR
SENIOR LEVELDESIGNER
ENVIRONMENT ARTIST
SENIOR
VFX ARTIST
SENIOR
ANIMATOR
PROGRAMMER
LEAD GAMEDESIGNER
TECHNICALDIRECTOR
SENIOR
CHARACTER
ARTIST
LEAD ENVIRONMENT ARTIST
GRAPHICS PROGRAMMER
NETWORK PROGRAMMER
TOOLS PROGRAMMER
DEVOPS ENGINEER