UK game dev salaries

How much does a UK game dev make? An anonymous spreadsheet of salaries in the gaming industry - UK focus

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Timestamp	Job title		Gender (this is optional!)		Location		Sector		Gross salary (£)		Day rate (if applicable)		Date when this salary was active		Years' experience

20/02/2019 21:05:09	Producer		Female		London		Indie		£26,000				September 2015		1

20/02/2019 21:08:48	Producer		Female		London		Indie		£35,000				June 2017		3

20/02/2019 21:11:41	Producer		Female		London		Indie		£18,000				September 2014		0

20/02/2019 21:14:41	Marketing manager		Female		London		Indie		£35,000				January 2018		4

20/02/2019 21:43:44	CEO		Male		London		Indie		£70,000				May 2016		7

20/02/2019 22:22:47	Junior Developer		Female		East of England		Small studio		£18,000				Feburary 2019		1

20/02/2019 22:23:22	Biz dev		Male		London		Indie		£40,000				February 2019		12

20/02/2019 22:27:18	QA Engineer		m		London		AAA		£47,000				February 2019		5

20/02/2019 22:28:43	gameplay programmer		female		cambridge		AA		£24,000				February 2019		0

20/02/2019 22:31:10	Senior Writer/Designer		Male		London		Mid-sized studio		£42,000		£200		February 2019		9

20/02/2019 22:45:17	3D Artist		Female		London		Mobile		£34,000				February 2019		2.5

20/02/2019 22:46:10	Developer		Male		London		AA		£45,000				February 2019		4

20/02/2019 22:53:53	QA Manager		Male		Guildford		AAA		£30,000				February 2019		7

20/02/2019 23:06:49	Writer		Female		London		Indie		£25,000				February 2019		2

20/02/2019 23:09:37	3D Artist		Female/NB		London		Mobile		£31,000				February 2019		5 years

20/02/2019 23:13:31	Gameplay and Tools Engineer		Male		East Midlands		AAA and Indie (Contractor)		£35,000		£180		February 2019		1.5

20/02/2019 23:26:52	Junior Game Programmer		Male		Wilmslow		AAA		£21,000				May 2015		0

20/02/2019 23:27:55	Game Programmer		Male		Wilmslow		AAA		£26,500				October 2018		3

20/02/2019 23:29:04	Gameplay Engineer		Male		Leamington Spa		AAA		£32,000				February 2019		3.5

20/02/2019 23:39:52	Game Engineer (programmer)		Male		Leamington Spa		AAA Mobile		£26,300				February 2019		6

21/02/2019 00:04:45	Producer		Female		London		Indie		£35,000				February 2019		6

21/02/2019 00:16:23	UI Designer		Female		London		Mobile		£35,000				February 2019		6

21/02/2019 07:19:22	Senior Game Designer		Male		Scotland		Indie/AAA		£35,000				February 2019		8

21/02/2019 07:40:10	Lead Designer		Male		Brighton		AA		£45,000				February 2019		18

21/02/2019 07:46:49	Junior Programmer		Male		Cambridge		AAA		£25,000				October 2014		0

21/02/2019 07:47:44	Programmer		Male		Cambridge		AAA		£28,000				December 2015		1

21/02/2019 07:48:42	Programmer		Male		Cambridge		AAA		£30,000				January 2017		2

21/02/2019 07:52:56	Contenet Manager		Male		London		Indie		£14,000				September 2017		3 months

21/02/2019 09:22:46	Junior Animator		Female		South East		AA		£20,000				January 2009		0

21/02/2019 09:25:48	Technical Animator		Female		Midlands		AA		£23,000				January 2010		1

21/02/2019 09:26:54	Technical Animator		Female		Midlands		AA		£25,000				January 2011		2

21/02/2019 09:37:11	Senior Technical Artist/Animator		Female		West Midlands/Warwickshire		AAA		£35,000				April 2017		16

21/02/2019 09:43:45	Programmer		Male		Leamington Spa		Indie		£32,000				February 2019		2.5

21/02/2019 09:49:04	Senior Technical Animator		Female		Midlands		AA		£32,000				June 2011		2.5

21/02/2019 09:51:25	Technical Animator		Female		South East		AAA		£35,000				January 2013		4

21/02/2019 09:53:46	Lead Technical Artist		Female		South East		AAA		£45,000				January 2016		7

21/02/2019 09:55:52	Lead Technical Artist		Female		South East		AAA		£53,000				January 2017		8

21/02/2019 09:57:43	3d vehicle artist		Male		Leamington Spa		AAA		£25,000				January 2019		2.5 years

21/02/2019 10:01:43	Community Manager		Female		Cambridge		AA		£30,000				November 2015		3

21/02/2019 10:02:22	Senior Community Manager		Female		London		AAA		£32,000				September 2016		4

21/02/2019 10:03:00	Community Manager		Female		London		Esports		£32,000				July 2017		6

21/02/2019 10:03:05	3D Environment Artist		Female		South-East				£28,000				Feb 2019		5

21/02/2019 10:04:57	Commercial Manager		Male		London		Agency		£105,000				September 2018		10+

21/02/2019 10:14:23	Freelance producer/designer		Female		London		Indie		£24,000		£300		Februrary 2019		3

21/02/2019 10:16:29	Sound Designer		Male		North West		AAA, Indie		£30,000				September 2018		5

21/02/2019 10:19:28	Lead Programmer				Leamington Spa		AAA		£38,000				September 2010		14

21/02/2019 10:34:46	Data Analyst		Male		West Midlands		AAA		£30,000				September 2017		2

21/02/2019 10:29:04	Game Designer		Male		Nottingham		AAA		£28,000				Feb 2019		5

21/02/2019 10:30:03	Backend Programmer		Male		London		Mobile		£51,000				Febuary 2019		5

21/02/2019 10:30:20	Research Engineer		Male/NB		Luton		Arcade		£21,500				April 2017		2

21/02/2019 10:30:40	Senior Game Designer		Male		London		AAA mobile		£43,000				2016		9

21/02/2019 10:31:56	Audio Designer		Male		South East		Indie		£50,000		£225		February 2009		4

21/02/2019 10:33:40	Midweight Web Designer		Male		SEGA		AAA		£33,000				August 2010		2

21/02/2019 10:35:54	Level Designer		Male		Birmingham		Mid sized console		£28,000				2015

21/02/2019 10:40:48	Self-Employed		Male		Sheffield		Freelance		£8424 + Dividends		£260		February 2019		11

21/02/2019 10:59:24	Sound Designer		Male		Liverpool				22'000				February 2019		2

21/02/2019 11:11:23	Writer		Male		London		Mobile/AA		£32,000				February 2019		4

21/02/2019 11:12:49	Unity Programmer		Male		London		Mobile		£28,000				Feb 2019		3

21/02/2019 11:17:54	Audio Designer				Scotland		AAA		£25,000				Feb 2019		3

21/02/2019 11:30:29	Game Designer		Male		Bristol		Small Studio		£27,000				February 2019		2

21/02/2019 11:34:44	Animator		Male		Leeds		Games		£21,000				2018		2

21/02/2019 11:38:36	QA		Male		Manchester		Motion Capture		£25,000				February 2019		4

21/02/2019 11:41:11	Lead Artist		Male		London		Mobile Development		£53, 000				July 2017		10

21/02/2019 11:42:00	Senior Ui Artist		Male		Cambridge		AAA		£45,000				January, 2018		8

21/02/2019 11:42:35	Gameplay Programmer		Non-binary		Edinburgh		AAA		£24,000				February 2019		2

21/02/2019 11:44:04	UI Dev		Male		West Midlands		AA		£90,000		£400		February 2019		3

21/02/2019 11:52:20	Senior Technical Artist		Male		Leamington Spa		Mostly Mobile and Indie		£40,000				February 2019		7

21/02/2019 11:52:24	Unity Developer		Male		London				£45,000				February 2019		5

21/02/2019 11:53:15	Senior Character Artist		Male		North West		AAA		£33,500				June 2018		7

21/02/2019 11:54:27	Junior programmer		Male		Leamington spa				£20,000				February 2019		7 months

21/02/2019 12:00:51	Associate Producer		Male		Cambridge		III		£27,000				February 2018		5

21/02/2019 12:01:39	Associate Producer		Male		Cambridge		III		£32,000				March 2019		6

21/02/2019 12:14:46	Assistant Producer				London		AAA		£25,000				February 2019		6

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