The games industry job market in October 2026

• Junior 19 2.0%
• Senior 275 29.4%
• Lead 142 15.2%
• Not stated 501 53.5%

436 of 937 listings state an experience level. The shares are of all open positions, including those that state none.

• Germany 198 21.1%
• United Kingdom 155 16.5%
• France 137 14.6%
• Spain 111 11.8%
• Poland 82 8.8%
• Sweden 58 6.2%
• Romania 25 2.7%
• Finland 23 2.5%
• Ukraine 19 2.0%
• Netherlands 15 1.6%

• Game Designer 57 6.1%
• Product Manager 49 5.2%
• QA Tester 43 4.6%
• Project Manager 38 4.1%
• Game Producer 31 3.3%
• Gameplay Programmer 27 2.9%
• Technical Artist 27 2.9%
• Translator 26 2.8%
• Marketing Manager 25 2.7%
• UX Designer 25 2.7%

A listing can carry two roles and several skills, so the shares add up to more than 100 percent.

• Marketing 162 17.3%
• Unity 155 16.5%
• Unreal Engine 141 15.0%
• Game Design 124 13.2%
• Blueprints (Unreal Engine) 115 12.3%
• C++ 106 11.3%
• Python 90 9.6%
• Recruiting 90 9.6%
• Adobe Photoshop 88 9.4%
• Project Management 79 8.4%

• Fully remote 14.7% 138 of 937
• With relocation support 8.4% 79 of 937
• With visa sponsorship 2.2% 21 of 937

Counted is what a listing explicitly offers. A listing that says nothing about it does not count as a no.

• Ubisoft 124 13.2%
• Scopely 72 7.7%
• Electronic Arts 32 3.4%
• Voodoo 31 3.3%
• Wargaming 30 3.2%
• Gameloft 26 2.8%
• Supercell 21 2.2%
• Altagram 20 2.1%
• welevel 19 2.0%
• Zynga 17 1.8%

Counted per studio across all of its locations.

• Paris 88 9.4%
• Berlin 64 6.8%
• Barcelona 62 6.6%
• London 50 5.3%
• Stockholm 38 4.1%
• Warsaw 38 4.1%
• Barcelona 35 3.7%
• Munich 34 3.6%
• Bucharest 23 2.5%
• Hamburg 21 2.2%