Skillsearch：2023年游戲和互動(dòng)行業(yè)薪酬和滿意度報(bào)告

2023

GAMES&INTERACTIVE

SURVEY

?

SALARY&SATISFACTION

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GilesFenwick

DirectorofGames&Interactive

GF@

FOREWORD

Thisyearmarksour9thannualGames&InteractiveSalary&SatisfactionSurvey!

Everyyearforthelastnineyearswehaveconductedasurveyaimedatthewonderfulpeopleof

thegames&interactiveindustries.Thesurveycoversnotonlysalary,butalsoarangeofother

pointsofinterestwhichvaryyeartoyear.

Thisyearwecoveredbrandnewtopicsbasedoncurrentevents,focusingonthefourday

workingweekandthecostoflivingcrisiswherewetakeacloselookathowtheyhaveimpacted

theindustryandasaresultwehaveseensomeinsightsthisyearthathaven’tbeenobservedin

previousyears.Forthefirsttimeweseesalaryasaconsistentfrontrunnerwhenitcomestothe

mostimportantaspectofworkandreasonstochangejob,whichislikelyareflectionofthe

currentcostoflivingcrisis.Anotherinterestingpieceofdataishowthedesireforflexible/remote

workingisnolongeratopreasontowanttochangejobs,whichcouldbeduetoremote

workingnowbeingthenormatmoststudios,whichitwasn’tpriortotheCOVIDpandemic.

ThelastinsightI’dliketopointoutistoconsiderrespondentsstatingwantingtofinish

theircurrentprojectasatopreasonforturningdownajoboffer.Thisleadsmetothinkabout

whatstudiosaredoingtoretaintheirstaffonceprojectsfinish,asthedataimpliesthatthisis

thetimewhenpeoplearemostlikelytoconsidermovingintoanewjob.Thesearejustafewpieces

ofdataI’vepickedout,butthereisloadsmorejuicyinformationwaitingtobediscoveredinthereport.

Ifyouhaveanyquestionsabouttheareasthatwetouchoninthisreport,thenasalwayswe’dlovetohearfromyou.We

areaimingtoproduceaseriesoffollowupreportscoveringtopicssuchasthegenderpaygapandadeepdiveinto

helpinggraduatesbreakintogames.Ifyouhaveanyrequestsofanareaortopicyou’dlikeustocoverinaminireport,

pleasedogetintouch!

Alternatively,ifyouoryourstudiowouldlikeustolookintoaspecificareaorjobtitlethenpleasegetintouchandwe’ll

beabletoattainthisdataforyou.Thisyearwehavecreatedanonlinefeedbackformtoimproveourefficiencyin

answeringsurvey-relatedqueries.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,requestsorfeedback,

pleasevisitourfeedbackform

andwe’llgetbacktoyouassoonaspossible.

Finally,thankyouagaintoeveryonewhocompletedthisyear’ssurveyorsimplyspreadtheword.Wehadthehighestresponseratetodate,resultinginahuge￡858donatedtoSpecialEffectand1500treesplantedthroughEcologi.

Pleaseenjoythisyear’sreport!

Giles

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FOURDAYWORKWEEK

COSTOFLIVINGCRISIS

POINTSOFINTEREST

UNITEDKINGDOM

WESTERNEUROPE

EASTERNEUROPE

GLOBAL

PROGRAMMING

ART

DEMOGRAPHICS

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FOURDAYWORKWEEK

FOURDAYWORKWEEKOVERVIEW

7%

Ofallrespondentswould

80%

beinterestedina4day

Workatastudiothat

workweekinthefuture

currentlyoffersa4day

workweek

79%

Wouldactivelyseekout

Ofallrespondentshave

82%

positivefeelings

astudioofferingafour

towardstheideaofa4dayworkweek

dayworkweekinthe

future

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negative

PRODUCTIVITY

IMPACTOFFOURDAYWORKWEEKON...

MORALE

2.5%

Negative

10.6%

Noimpact

31.6%

54.5%

Extremelypositive

1.1%

Extremely

Positive

2%

Extremely

10.9%

Negative

27.4%

Noimpact

26.7%

Extremelypositive

33.1%

Positive

negative

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2023

BENEFITS&LIMITATIONSOFAFOURDAYWORKWEEK

TOP3BENEFITS

IMPROVEDMENTALHEALTH

INCREASEDPRODUCTIVITY

IMPROVEDWORK

LIFEBALANCE

TOP3LIMITATIONS

COULDFRUSTRATE

CUSTOMERS/CLIENTS

LONGERHOURS=

MORESTRESS

POTENTIALNEGATIVE

IMPACTONBUSINESS

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COSTOFLIVING

CRISIS

Currentlyfeelanegative

impactfromthecostof

livingcrisis

77%

THECOSTOFLIVINGCRISISOVERVIEW

FINANCIALSTATUSCOMPAREDTOTHISTIMELASTYEAR

51.8%

25.8%

Worseoff

Aboutthesame

22.4%

Betteroff

Anticipatetheywillfeelanegative

impactofthecostoflivingcrisisat

somepointinthefuture

85%

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THECOSTOFLIVINGCRISISANDTHEWORKPLACE

Statedtheiremployerisn't

62%

doinganythingtosupport

employeesduringthecost

oflivingcrisis

60%

Areconsideringaskingfora

payriseduetothecostof

livingcrisis

Areconsideringrelocating

24%

toadifferentcountrydueto

thecostoflivingcrisis

42%

Areconsideringchanging

jobstofindanemployerwith

betteremployeesupport

duetothecostoflivingcrisis

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THECOSTOFLIVINGCRISIS

TOPEMPLOYERSTRATEGIESTO

SUPPORTEMPLOYEES

BIGGESTCONCERNSABOUTTHE

COSTOFLIVINGCRISIS

INCREASINGSALARY

FLEXIBILITYONWORKINGLOCATION

ONEOFFPAYMENT/VOUCHER

SAVINGSFORLATERINLIFE

STRESS/MENTALHEALTH

LACKOFSAVINGS

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POINTSOFINTEREST

CONDITIONSOVERVIEW

ofrespondentshavea

neurodiversitydiagnosis

14%

3.4%

Dyspraxia

50%

21.2%

Autism

25.4%

Dyslexia

ADHD

Neurodivergentconditionsinrespondents

ofrespondentshavea

mentalhealthdiagnosis

26%

4.4%

Other

7.1%

PTSD

39.7%

Anxiety

3.8%

Eatingdisorder

39.9%

Depression

5.1%

OCD

Mentalhealthconditionsinrespondents

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CONDITIONSANDTHEWORKPLACE

54%

ofrespondentswitha

ofrespondentswitha

17%

neurodiversityORmentalhealth

neurodiversityORmentalhealth

diagnosischosetodisclosethis

diagnosisstatedtheywould

informationtotheiremployer

neverdisclosethisinformation

withafutureemployer

63%

Disclosedtheirconditiontotheir

ofrespondentswithadiagnosis

28%

feelthatnoallowancesare

employeronlywhenit

madefortheirconditionattheir

impactedtheirwork

workplace

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EDUCATION

57%

ofrespondentsbelievethat

ofrespondentsreportedthat

19%

therearecurrently

gamestudiosdon'tdoenough

initiativesattheirstudioto

toencouragegames&

encouragegamesand

interactiveasaviablecareer

interactiveasacareerpath

choice

Ifyou'reagradlookingtogetintothegamesindustry,keepaneyeoutforourindepthgradsreportcomingsoon...

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RECRUITMENTPROCESSES

ISSUESDURINGTHERECRUITMENTPROCESS

Thenumberoneissuefor

LENGTHOFRECRUITMENTPROCESS

Respondentsexpectthe

candidatesduringtherecruitment

entirerecruitmentprocessto

processisalackofurgencyand

lastbetweentwoweeks

longresponsetimesfromthe

andonemonth.

studio

JOBADVERTS

Salaryandwhetherastudio

FEEDBACKTIMES

offersremoteworkingare

Candidatesgenerallyexpect

seenasthemostimportant

feedbacktimesofbetween

aspectsofajobadvert.

twoandsevendaysontheir

CV,test,interviewsandoffers.

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UK

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￡95,906

￡76,380

￡64,232

￡56,075

Principal

Lead/Manager

￡38,345

￡26,379

￡24,929

Mid-Level

Junior

Senior

Graduate

AVERAGEUKSALARY

BYSENIORITY

Director

2021-2023

2021

2022

BYREGION

Scotland

￡44,468

NorthWest

￡53,692

NorthEast

￡48,892

Yorkshire&

EastMidlands

￡50,290

EastofEngland

WestMidlands

￡54,833

London

￡64,708

SouthEast

SouthWest

￡55,699

TheHumber

￡49,598

Wales

￡49,833

￡55,545

￡51,738

2023

￡0￡20,000￡40,000￡60,000

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&Humber

￡25,000

Mid-Level

Senior

Lead/Manager

￡0

ArtJunior

Design

Mid-Level

ProductionSenior

ProgrammingLead/Manager

￡0LondonS.EastS.WestW.MidlandsE.EnglandE.MidlandsYorkshireN.EastN.WestScotland

AVERAGEUKSALARY

JuniorMid-LevelSeniorLead/ManagerDirector

￡125,000

BYREGION&SENIORITY

￡100,000

￡75,000

￡50,000

￡25,000

BYGENDER&SENIORITY

BYDISCIPLINE&SENIORITY

￡75,000

￡75,000

50,000

50,000

￡25,000

￡0

Junior

Male

Female

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ofUKrespondentswillbeorareconsideringjobhuntingin2023

59%

UKDATA

UKMOSTIMPORTANTASPECTOFWORK

7.8%

16.2%

Work/lifebalance

Benefits

7.8%

Extramonetarybenefits

16%

Salary

12.1%

Flexibleworkinghours

13.2%

13.5%

Personaldevelopment

Challenging/excitingprojects

13.4%

Companyculture

Areexpectingtoworkoneormoredaysremotelyperweekin2023

94%

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JOBHUNTINGIN2023BYTIMEATCURRENTCOMPANY

UKJOBHUNTINGIN2023BYSENIORITY

YesNoMaybe

Junior

Mid-Level

Senior

25%

50%

75%

100%

Lead/Manager

0%

<1yr

1-2yrs

2-4yrs

4-10yrs

10+years

100%

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0%25%50%75%

UK

REASONSTOCHANGEJOB

TOP

FinancialremunerationBetter/morechallengingprojectsBettercompanycultureLimitedopportunitiesforpromotionConcernedaboutfutureofcompanyEndoffreelance/contractpositionOther

NolongerfeelchallengedChancetomoveabroadWanttore-skillBetterwork/lifebalanceChangeoflocationExperienceworkinginanotherindustryMoreremoteorflexibleworkingIncreasedresponsibilityDecreasedresponsibilityLocationchange-samecountry

31%

12%

9%

9%

7%

6%

6%

5%

3%

3%

3%

2%

2%

2%

1.5%

1%

0.2%

FINANCIAL

REMUNERATION

BETTER/MORE

CHALLENGINGPROJECTS

BETTERCOMPANY

CULTURE

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UK

FORTURNINGDOWNAJOBOFFERIN2022

REASONS

WantedtofinishcurrentprojectReceivedmultiplejoboffersNewsalarynothighenoughContentatcurrentemployer

Jobs/projectsnotasexpected

NotenoughremoteworkingPayriseatexistingemployerPromotionatexistingemployerRealisedcurrentemployerbetterfitRelocationissues-familyrelatedRelocationissues-notfamilyrelatedChangeinproject/locationatcurrentemployerProcesstooktoolongToomuchremoteworking

22%

18%

15%

8%

7%

6%

6%

6%

5%

2%

2%

1%

1%

1%

WANTEDTOFINISH

CURRENTPROJECT

RECEIVEDMULTIPLE

JOBOFFERS

NEWSALARYNOTHIGHENOUGH

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UK

WANTEDBENEFITS

MOST

PENSION

FLEXIBLEWORKING

PRIVATEHEALTHCARE

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PensionFlexible/remoteworkingPrivatehealthcare4dayworkweekPerformancebonusesTraining

PrivatedentalcareSharesoptionsExtraholidayGymmembershipCompanyeventsCompanyfundedcertificationsConferencebudgetsCarallowance

EAP

MerchandiseChildcarevouchersCycletoworkOfficegamesPhoneallowance

18%

18%

12%

9%

8%

7%

6%

5%

5%

2%

2%

2%

2%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

0.4%

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WESTERN

EUROPE

€110,923

€23,864

€32,339Junior

€40,063Mid-Level

€59,544

€73,734

€79,791

Principal

Lead/Manager

Senior

Graduate

WESTERNEUROPEAVERAGESALARY

BYCOUNTRYANDSENIORITY

€75,000

€50,000

€25,000

€0FranceGermanySpainSweden

JuniorMid-LevelSeniorLead/Manager

BYSENIORITY

Director

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€50,000

€25,000

€0

WESTERNEUROPEAVERAGESALARY

BYDISCIPLINE

€125,000

€75,000

BYGENDER

€100,000

€75,000

€50,000

€25,000

€0

ArtDesign

JuniorMid-Level

Production

Senior

Programming

Lead/Manager

MaleFemaleNonBinary

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Areexpectingtoworkoneormoredaysremotelyperweekin2023

88%

WESTERNEUROPEDATA

ofWesternEuroperespondentswillbeorareconsideringjobhuntingin2023

67%

MOSTIMPORTANTASPECTOFWORK

7%

7.6%

Benefits

12%

Flexibleworkinghours

13.6%

Personaldevelopment

Extramonetarybenefits

16.5%

Work/lifebalance

15.5%

Salary

14.1%

13.7%

Companyculture

Challenging/excitingprojects

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JOBHUNTINGIN2023BYSENIORITYW.EUR

YesNoMaybe

Junior

Mid-Level

Senior

Lead/Manager

50%

75%

100%

0%25%

JOBHUNTINGIN2023BYLOCATION

France

Germany

Spain

Sweden

0%25%50%75%100%

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W.EUR

TOP

REASONSTOCHANGEJOB

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FINANCIAL

REMUNERATION

BETTER/MORE

CHALLENGINGPROJECTS

CONCERNEDABOUT

FUTUREOFMYCOMPANY

FinancialremunerationBetter/morechallengingprojectsConcernedaboutfutureofcompanyBettercompanycultureLimitedopportunitiesforpromotionOtherMoreremoteorflexibleworkingBetterwork/lifebalanceEndoffreelance/contractpositionWanttore-skillNolongerfeelchallengedExperienceworkinginanotherindustryIncreasedresponsibilityChancetomoveabroadChangeoflocationLocationchange-samecountryDecreasedresponsibility

27%

16%

8%

8%

7%

7%

4%

4%

4%

3%

3%

2%

2%

2%

2%

1%

1%

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W.EUR

FORTURNINGDOWNAJOBOFFERIN2022

REASONS

WantedtofinishcurrentprojectReceivedmultiplejoboffersContentatcurrentemployerNewsalarynothighenoughRealisedcurrentemployerbetterfitNotenoughremoteworkingJobs/projectsnotasexpectedPayriseatexistingemployerPromotionatexistingemployerRelocationissues-familyrelatedRelocationissues-notfamilyrelatedChangeinproject/locationatcurrentemployerProcesstooktoolongDidn'twanttomovejobduringpandemicProcessfeltrushedToomuchremoteworking

24%

13%

12%

9%

9%

7%

6%

6%

5%

3%

2%

1%

1%

1%

0.6%

0.3%

WANTEDTOFINISH

CURRENTPROJECT

RECEIVEDMULTIPLE

JOBOFFERS

CONTENTAT

CURRENTEMPLOYER

W.EUR

WANTEDBENEFITS

MOST

FLEXIBLE

WORKING

FOURDAYWORKWEEK

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PRIVATE

HEALTHCARE

Flexible/remoteworking

4dayweekPrivatehealthcarePensionTrainingPerformancebonusesSharesoptionsExtraholidayPrivatedentalCompanyeventsCompanyfundedcertificationsGymmembershipConferencebudgetsOfficegamesChildcarevouchersEAP

PhoneallowanceMerchandiseCarallowanceCycletowork

19%

12%

12%

11%

8%

8%

6%

6%

3%

3%

2%

2%

2%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

EASTERN

EUROPE

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€6

€20,670

€32,330

€50,592

€62,389

Lead/Manager

Senior

Mid-Level

Junior

EASTERNEUROPEAVERAGESALARY

BYCOUNTRYANDSENIORITY

€100,000

€75,000

€50,000

€25,000

€0PolandRomaniaTurkeyUkraine

Mid-LevelSeniorLead/Manager

BYSENIORITY

Director

6.677

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€75,000

€50,000

€25,000

€0

EASTERNEUROPEAVERAGESALARY

BYDISCIPLINE

BYGENDER

€100,000

ArtDesignProductionProgramming

Mid-Level

Senior

Lead/Manager

€60,000

€40,000

€20,000

€0

Male

Female

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Challenging/excitingprojects

willbeorareconsideringjobhuntingin2023

76%

EASTERNEUROPEDATA

MOSTIMPORTANTASPECTOFWORK

7.3%

Benefits

16%

10.4%

Flexibleworkinghours

Salary

10.6%

Extramonetarybenefits

15%

Work/lifebalance

13%

Personaldevelopment

14.4%

13.3%

Companyculture

Areexpectingtoworkoneormoredaysremotelyperweekin2023

91%

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JOBHUNTINGIN2023BYSENIORITYE.EUR

YesNoMaybe

Junior

Mid-Level

Senior

Lead/Manager

0%25%50%75%100%

JOBHUNTINGIN2023BYLOCATION

Poland

Romania

Turkey

Ukraine

100%

0%25%50%75%

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E.EUR

REASONSFORWANTINGTOCHANGEJOB

FinancialremunerationBetter/morechallengingprojects

FINANCIAL

31%

17%

REMUNERATION

ChancetomoveabroadChangeoflocationLimitedopportunitiesforpromotionBettercompanycultureBetterwork/lifebalanceOtherWanttore-skillConcernedaboutfutureofcompanyNolongerfeelchallengedMoreremoteorflexibleworkingIncreasedresponsibilityEndoffreelance/contractpositionLocationchange-samecountryExperienceworkinginanotherindustry

BETTER/MORE

CHALLENGINGPROJECTS

CHANCETO

MOVEABROAD

12%

6%

5%

5%

4%

4%

3%

3%

3%

3%

2%

2%

1%

1%

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E.EUR

FORTURNINGDOWNAJOBOFFERIN2022

REASONS

WantedtofinishcurrentprojectNewsalarynothighenoughJobs/projectsnotasexpectedReceivedmultiplejoboffersRealisedcurrentemployerbetterfitContentatcurrentemployerPayriseatexistingemployerPromotionatexistingemployerProcesstooktoolongNotenoughremoteworkingRelocationissues-notfamilyrelatedChangeinproject/locationatcurrentemployerRelocationissues-familyrelatedDidn'twanttomovejobduringpandemic

22%

22%

10%

10%

8%

7%

5%

4%

3%

3%

2%

1%

1%

1%

WANTEDTOFINISH

CURRENTPROJECT

NEWSALARYNOT

HIGHENOUGH

JOBS/PROJECTS

NOTASEXPECTED

E.EUR

WANTEDBENEFITS

MOST

PRIVATEHEALTHCARE

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FLEXIBLE

WORKING

PERFORMANCE

BONUSES

PrivatehealthcareFlexible/remoteworkingPerformancebonuses

4dayweekSharesoptionsPensionExtraholidayTrainingPrivatedentalConferencebudgetsCompanyfundedcertificationsGymmembershipCompanyeventsCarallowancePhoneallowanceEAP

CycletoworkChildcarevouchersMerchandiseOfficegames

17%

16%

11%

10%

8%

7%

7%

5%

4%

3%

3%

3%

2%

2%

1%

1%

1%

1%

0.2%

0.2%

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GLOBAL

OVERVIEW

GLOBAL

AVERAGESALARY

USA

Canada

Australia

UK

W.EuropeAsia

S.America

E.EuropeAfrica

￡0￡50,000￡100,000￡150,000

GLOBALMOSTWANTEDBENEFITS

PENSION

FLEXIBLE

WORKING

PRIVATE

HEALTHCARE

GLOBALMOSTIMPORTANTASPECTOFWORK

WORK/LIFE

BALANCE

SALARY

EXCITING/CHALLENGING

PROJECTS

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￡150,000

￡100,000

￡50,000

￡0

￡200,000

￡150,000

￡100,000

￡50,000

￡0

￡150,000￡100,000￡50,000

￡0

AVERAGEGLOBALSALARY

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￡200,000JuniorMid-LevelSeniorLead/Manager

BYLOCATION&SENIORITY

E.Europe

UK

W.Europe

ARTISTS

E.EuropeUKW.EuropeCanadaUSA

Mid-LevelSeniorLead/Manager

Asia

USA

Canada

PROGRAMMERS

E.EuropeUKW.EuropeCanadaUSAMid-LevelSeniorLead/Manager

￡200,000

￡150,000

￡100,000

￡50,000

￡0

￡100,000

￡50,000

￡0

AVERAGEGLOBALSALARY

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Console

Mobile

PC

VR

BYLOCATION&PLATFORM

AsiaUK

E.EuropeW.Europe

USA

Canada

Male

Female

￡150,000

BYLOCATION&GENDER

OVERALLUKAsiaE.EuropeW.EuropeCanadaUSA

ofglobalrespondentswillbeorareconsideringjobhuntingin

2023

46%

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GLOBALDATA

ofglobalrespondentsare

expectingtoworkoneormore

daysremotelyperweekin2023

92%

PEOPLEJOBHUNTINGIN2023BYLOCATION

YesNoMaybe

UK

W.Europe

E.Europe

Asia

Canada

USA

0%

25%

75%

50%

100%

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PROGRAMMING

￡100,000

￡75,000

￡50,000

￡25,000

￡0

￡125,000

￡100,000

￡75,000

￡50,000

￡25,000

￡0

￡200,000

￡150,000

￡100,000

￡50,000

￡0

Africa

Asia

Australia

E.Europe

UK

AVERAGEPROGRAMMERSALARY

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GLOBALLYBYSENIORITYBYPROGRAMMERTYPE

GraduateJuniorMid-levelSeniorLead/ManagerPrincipalDirector

Generalist

GameplayMultiplayerJuniorMid-LevelSenior

Tools

Graphics

Lead/Manager

BYCONTINENTATMIDLEVEL

W.EuropeCanadaSouthAmericaUSA

BYENGINE

￡75,000

￡50,000

￡25,000