The games industry job market in November 2026
Counted on Nov 8, 2026 across every listing that was open on thehive.games that day.
- Open positions 826 111 fewer than in October 2026 (−11.8%)
- Studios 160
- Countries 34 119 Cities
- Median age of a listing 24 days
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- Junior 18 2.2%
- Senior 243 29.4%
- Lead 136 16.5%
- Not stated 429 51.9%
397 of 826 listings state an experience level. The shares are of all open positions, including those that state none.
- Germany 161 19.5%
- United Kingdom 145 17.6%
- France 109 13.2%
- Spain 93 11.3%
- Poland 75 9.1%
- Sweden 51 6.2%
- Ukraine 22 2.7%
- Finland 20 2.4%
- Ireland 16 1.9%
- Romania 16 1.9%
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- Netherlands 15 1.8%
- Belgium 13 1.6%
- Cyprus 11 1.3%
- Portugal 10 1.2%
- Italy 8 1.0%
- Serbia 8 1.0%
- United States 8 1.0%
- Malta 7 0.8%
- Denmark 6 0.7%
- Lithuania 6 0.7%
- Czechia 4 0.5%
- Canada 3 0.4%
- Croatia 3 0.4%
- Hungary 3 0.4%
- Bulgaria 2 0.2%
- Estonia 2 0.2%
- Armenia 1 0.1%
- Azerbaijan 1 0.1%
- Switzerland 1 0.1%
- Georgia 1 0.1%
- Iceland 1 0.1%
- Kazakhstan 1 0.1%
- Moldova 1 0.1%
- Slovenia 1 0.1%
- Game Designer 52 6.3%
- Product Manager 40 4.8%
- QA Tester 36 4.4%
- Project Manager 32 3.9%
- Game Producer 27 3.3%
- Gameplay Programmer 25 3.0%
- Environment Artist 24 2.9%
- Level Designer 24 2.9%
- Marketing Manager 24 2.9%
- Translator 24 2.9%
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- 3D Animator 23 2.8%
- Technical Artist 23 2.8%
- Data Analyst 20 2.4%
- Technical Lead 20 2.4%
- UX Designer 20 2.4%
- Backend Developer 19 2.3%
- Engine Programmer 19 2.3%
- Game Developer 19 2.3%
- Software Developer 19 2.3%
- UI Designer 19 2.3%
- Community Manager 17 2.1%
- 2D Artist 16 1.9%
- AI Engineer 16 1.9%
- Video Editor 15 1.8%
- Team Lead 14 1.7%
- 3D Artist 12 1.5%
- Art Director 12 1.5%
- Data Scientist 12 1.5%
- Lead Game Designer 12 1.5%
- Localization Specialist 12 1.5%
- Tools Programmer 12 1.5%
- QA Manager 11 1.3%
- Social Media Manager 11 1.3%
- AI Programmer 9 1.1%
- Character Artist 9 1.1%
- Graphic Designer 9 1.1%
- Business Development Manager 8 1.0%
- Development Director 8 1.0%
- PR Manager 8 1.0%
- Systems Designer 8 1.0%
- VFX Artist 8 1.0%
- Associate Producer 7 0.8%
- Combat Designer 7 0.8%
- Economy Designer 7 0.8%
- Marketing Director 7 0.8%
- Mobile Developer 7 0.8%
- Monetization Specialist 7 0.8%
- QA Analyst 7 0.8%
- User Acquisition Manager 7 0.8%
- Brand Manager 6 0.7%
A listing can carry two roles and several skills, so the shares add up to more than 100 percent.
- Marketing 153 18.5%
- Unreal Engine 148 17.9%
- Unity 140 16.9%
- Blueprints (Unreal Engine) 119 14.4%
- Game Design 114 13.8%
- C++ 97 11.7%
- Python 87 10.5%
- Recruiting 76 9.2%
- Programming 72 8.7%
- Adobe Photoshop 69 8.4%
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- Project Management 67 8.1%
- C# 66 8.0%
- Social Media 64 7.7%
- SQL 60 7.3%
- Maya 57 6.9%
- Blender 54 6.5%
- UI/UX Design 46 5.6%
- Level Design 44 5.3%
- Git 43 5.2%
- CI/CD 42 5.1%
- Shader Programming 38 4.6%
- Community Management 36 4.4%
- Scripting 36 4.4%
- VFX 34 4.1%
- Cloud Services (AWS/Azure/GCP) 32 3.9%
- Machine Learning 32 3.9%
- Content Creation 29 3.5%
- 3ds Max 27 3.3%
- Motion Capture 26 3.1%
- Playtesting 24 2.9%
- Adobe Illustrator 23 2.8%
- Bug Tracking 22 2.7%
- Rigging 22 2.7%
- Translation QA 22 2.7%
- UX Design 22 2.7%
- Environment Art 21 2.5%
- Java 21 2.5%
- Monetization Design 21 2.5%
- Substance Painter 21 2.5%
- Economy Design 20 2.4%
- Culturalization 19 2.3%
- JavaScript 19 2.3%
- Concept Art 18 2.2%
- Live Service Games 18 2.2%
- Docker 17 2.1%
- World Building 17 2.1%
- 3D Art 16 1.9%
- QA Testing 16 1.9%
- System Design 16 1.9%
- TypeScript 16 1.9%
- Fully remote 15.1% 125 of 826
- With relocation support 10.7% 88 of 826
- With visa sponsorship 1.8% 15 of 826
Counted is what a listing explicitly offers. A listing that says nothing about it does not count as a no.
- Ubisoft 88 10.7%
- Scopely 59 7.1%
- Electronic Arts 28 3.4%
- Voodoo 23 2.8%
- Gameloft 22 2.7%
- Altagram 19 2.3%
- Wargaming 19 2.3%
- welevel 19 2.3%
- Supercell 18 2.2%
- Aristocrat 17 2.1%
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- CD Projekt 16 1.9%
- Side 15 1.8%
- Tripledot Studios 15 1.8%
- Zynga 15 1.8%
- Nintendo of Europe SE 12 1.5%
- Paradox Interactive 12 1.5%
- Homa 11 1.3%
- Embark 10 1.2%
- Sharkmob 10 1.2%
- Bulkhead 9 1.1%
- Easybrain 9 1.1%
- Riot Games Services 9 1.1%
- Twin Harbour Interactive 9 1.1%
- Ten Square Games 8 1.0%
- Activision 7 0.8%
- Bandai Namco Entertainment Germany 7 0.8%
- Frontier 7 0.8%
- HandyGames 7 0.8%
- Jagex 7 0.8%
- Techland 7 0.8%
- Virtuos 7 0.8%
- Xsolla 7 0.8%
- 11 bit studios 6 0.7%
- Anshar Studios 6 0.7%
- Crytek 6 0.7%
- Fool’s Theory 6 0.7%
- King 6 0.7%
- Mojang 6 0.7%
- Sega 6 0.7%
- Snowprint Studios Germany 6 0.7%
- Sports Interactive 6 0.7%
- Wooga 6 0.7%
- Cloud Imperium Games 5 0.6%
- InnoGames 5 0.6%
- Keywords Studios 5 0.6%
- Stellar Entertainment 5 0.6%
- tobspr Games 5 0.6%
- Unity 5 0.6%
- BeamNG 4 0.5%
- Bloober Team 4 0.5%
Counted per studio across all of its locations.
- Paris 62 7.5%
- Barcelona 56 6.8%
- Berlin 55 6.7%
- London 55 6.7%
- Warsaw 31 3.8%
- Barcelona 30 3.6%
- Stockholm 30 3.6%
- Munich 25 3.0%
- Helsinki 17 2.1%
- Malmo 17 2.1%
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- Bucharest 15 1.8%
- Cambridge 14 1.7%
- Dublin 14 1.7%
- Frankfurt 14 1.7%
- Kyiv 14 1.7%
- Hamburg 13 1.6%
- Annecy 11 1.3%
- Lyon 11 1.3%
- Manchester 11 1.3%
- Braga 10 1.2%
- Limassol 10 1.2%
- Belgrade 9 1.1%
- Derby 9 1.1%
- Warsaw 9 1.1%
- Guildford 8 1.0%
- Cologne 8 1.0%
- Lviv 8 1.0%
- Wrocław 8 1.0%
- Brighton 7 0.8%
- Giebelstadt 7 0.8%
- Montpellier 7 0.8%
- Amsterdam 6 0.7%
- Bielsko-Biała 6 0.7%
- Copenhagen 6 0.7%
- Frankfurt 6 0.7%
- Katowice 6 0.7%
- Mazowieckie 6 0.7%
- Nicosia 6 0.7%
- US - 6 0.7%
- Vilnius 6 0.7%
- Bordeaux 5 0.6%
- Bremen 5 0.6%
- Kraków 5 0.6%
- St. Julian’s 5 0.6%
- Delft 4 0.5%
- Frankfurt (Oder) 4 0.5%
- Montreal 4 0.5%
- Munich 4 0.5%
- Newcastle upon Tyne 4 0.5%
- Prague 4 0.5%
How long listings stay online
A listing stayed online for a median of 18 days before the studio took it down. Calculated across 1,040 listings from the past twelve months.
What is measured is when a listing disappeared from its source. That can mean the position was filled – or that it was withdrawn, postponed, or moved to a different applicant tracking system. Listings that ran to their expiry date are excluded: for those you measure the runtime, not the market.
- Motion Capture Specialist 4 n = 5
- Narrative Designer 7 n = 8
- Video Editor 8 n = 21
- Customer Support Representative 8 n = 5
- Platform Engineer 8 n = 5
- Associate Producer 8 n = 8
- Graphic Designer 9 n = 10
- Quest Designer 10 n = 5
- Monetization Specialist 10 n = 8
- Art Director 11 n = 14
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- Concept Artist 13 n = 10
- Account Manager 13 n = 5
- Combat Designer 13 n = 8
- VFX Artist 14 n = 16
- Technical Designer 14 n = 6
- Project Manager 14 n = 41
- Social Media Manager 14 n = 16
- QA Analyst 14 n = 8
- Technical Artist 15 n = 31
- 3D Animator 15 n = 30
- Character Artist 15 n = 11
- 2D Artist 15 n = 23
- Localization Specialist 15 n = 13
- UI Designer 16 n = 22
- Software Developer 17 n = 25
- Marketing Manager 17 n = 32
- Business Development Manager 17 n = 10
- Environment Artist 17 n = 27
- Gameplay Programmer 17 n = 33
- Level Designer 17 n = 26
- UI Programmer 17 n = 5
- Data Scientist 17 n = 12
- Game Producer 18 n = 33
- Community Manager 19 n = 22
- Technical Lead 19 n = 26
- Sound Designer 20 n = 9
- Data Analyst 20 n = 26
- Lighting Artist 20 n = 5
- User Acquisition Manager 20 n = 6
- QA Tester 21 n = 44
- Game Designer 21 n = 63
- Rigging Artist 21 n = 6
- Game Developer 22 n = 27
- Engine Programmer 22 n = 23
- AI Programmer 22 n = 12
- PR Manager 22 n = 11
- UX Designer 22 n = 27
- 3D Artist 22 n = 21
- Tools Programmer 22 n = 13
- Lead Game Designer 22 n = 12
- Munich 4 n = 5
- Brighton 6 n = 7
- Cologne 8 n = 10
- Dublin 8 n = 17
- Kyiv 8 n = 18
- Derby 8 n = 10
- Warsaw 11 n = 48
- Nicosia 13 n = 9
- Malmo 13 n = 20
- Mazowieckie 14 n = 7
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- Guildford 14 n = 16
- Newcastle upon Tyne 14 n = 5
- Bucharest 15 n = 23
- Prague 15 n = 5
- Lviv 15 n = 8
- London 16 n = 62
- New York New York 16 n = 6
- Stockholm 17 n = 40
- Manchester 17 n = 11
- Bordeaux 17 n = 5
- Copenhagen 17 n = 7
- Wrocław 17 n = 9
- Vilnius 19 n = 9
- Barcelona 19 n = 72
- Belgrade 19 n = 10
- Bielsko-Biała 20 n = 6
- Paris 22 n = 87
- Amsterdam 22 n = 6
- Cambridge 22 n = 15
- Katowice 22 n = 7
- Frankfurt 23 n = 17
- Saint-Mandé 24 n = 5
- Annecy 24 n = 11
- Giebelstadt 24 n = 7
- Helsinki 26 n = 23
- Lyon 27 n = 12
- St. Julian’s 30 n = 6
- Hamburg 31 n = 22
- Munich 37 n = 36
- Berlin 40 n = 66
- Barcelona 44 n = 36
- Braga 45 n = 11
- US - 46 n = 9
- Kraków 55 n = 5
- Montpellier 69 n = 10
- Frankfurt 72 n = 8
- Limassol 80 n = 9
- Bremen 85 n = 5
- Warsaw 93 n = 10
- MotionBuilder 4 n = 5
- Facial Animation 9 n = 7
- Business Development 11 n = 11
- 3D Art 11 n = 17
- Game Localization 11 n = 5
- Motion Graphics 12 n = 14
- Character Design 12 n = 5
- Blueprints (Unreal Engine) 12 n = 150
- Player Support 12 n = 8
- React 13 n = 7
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- Social Media 13 n = 90
- Behavior Trees 13 n = 8
- GoLang 13 n = 6
- Level Design 13 n = 49
- Unreal Engine 14 n = 177
- VFX 14 n = 45
- Motion Capture 14 n = 29
- Houdini 14 n = 12
- Mobile Games 14 n = 7
- Adobe Photoshop 15 n = 96
- Character Animation 15 n = 14
- Video Editing 15 n = 20
- Project Management 15 n = 86
- Scripting 15 n = 46
- Gameplay Programming 15 n = 10
- Maya 15 n = 78
- Adobe Illustrator 15 n = 27
- Backend Development 15 n = 9
- Combat Design 15 n = 10
- UI/UX Design 16 n = 58
- 2D Art 16 n = 16
- Programming 17 n = 87
- Python 17 n = 101
- Sound Design 17 n = 12
- Bug Tracking 17 n = 32
- Marketing 17 n = 183
- C++ 17 n = 126
- System Design 17 n = 21
- Content Creation 19 n = 32
- Perforce 19 n = 16
- SQL 20 n = 73
- Concept Art 20 n = 25
- C# 20 n = 77
- 3ds Max 20 n = 39
- Unity 21 n = 175
- Blender 21 n = 77
- Substance Painter 21 n = 29
- LUA 21 n = 11
- Playtesting 22 n = 25
- Cloud Services (AWS/Azure/GCP) 22 n = 41
- Added during the month 129
- Expired during the month 0
How this is counted
A listing counts as an open position when it was published on the reference date and its application deadline has not passed – the same condition the job list uses to count its results.
The listings come from the studios' own career pages and applicant tracking systems. A position that only appears on another job board is missing here.
Each month is counted once and the figure is not changed afterwards. A later correction would make the series useless.
Other months: October 2026