A survey in September 2024 found that vacancies related to art were the most difficult to fill for companies in the video gaming industry in the United Kingdom. A survey of games businesses that experienced skill shortages over the last year found that 41 percent of responding businesses struggled with filling art-related job postings. Programming was ranked second, as 30 percent of responding companies had difficulties filling positings in this discipline.
Disciplines in the video game industry in the United Kingdom (UK) experiencing difficulties filling vacancies as of September 2024
Among games businesses that experienced skill shortages over the last year
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26 games businesses employing 3,376 developers, or 13 percent of the UK games development workforce, responded to a TIGA skills survey in September 2024. Small, medium and large studios developing games for console, mobile, PC and VR participated in the survey.
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TIGA. (November 8, 2024). Disciplines in the video game industry in the United Kingdom (UK) experiencing difficulties filling vacancies as of September 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1537346/uk-video-game-industry-hiring-difficulty-discipline/
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