According to a survey among video game companies in Spain in 2023, most firms had difficulties finding adequate profiles for programming positions. Game design represented 38 percent of companies' placement hardships, while technical artists and UX/UI design were areas with hiring issues for 30 percent of the responding groups.
Professional profiles that video game companies in Spain have the highest difficulty in hiring in 2023
Characteristic
Share of companies
Programming (technology)
45%
Programming (game and logic)
45%
Game design
38%
Technical artist
30%
UX/UI design
30%
Backend programming
28%
3D Animation
21%
Product manager
21%
3D Artwork
19%
Marketing and distribution
19%
2D Artwork
15%
Production/project management
13%
Sound design
13%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of companies45%45%45%45%38%38%30%30%30%30%28%28%21%21%21%21%19%19%19%19%15%15%13%13%13%13%11%11%9%9%9%9%9%9%9%9%6%6%6%6%6%6%6%6%4%4%4%4%4%4%2%2%2%2%Programming (technology)Programming (game and logic)Game designTechnical artistUX/UI designBackend programming3D AnimationProduct manager3D ArtworkMarketing and distribution2D ArtworkProduction/project managementSound designLiveOps specialistVR specialistMusic productionBusiness managementBusiness developmentPixel artData analystData scientistLegal departmentNarrative design2D animationQAMonetizationPress/PRServices (support, community)
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Desarrollo Español de Videojuegos. (June 12, 2024). Professional profiles that video game companies in Spain have the highest difficulty in hiring in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/744942/video-game-profiles-with-fewer-professionals-with-the-right-training-spain/
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