Salaries range from £20,000 for recent graduates to considerably over £100,000 for executives who are at the forefront of the industry. Lead designers and lead programmers often receive some of the highest salaries but these positions require some years of experience in similar positions at lower levels before they can be attained.

If you are self employed you can expect to earn from £35 to £175 per hour depending on your experience, the job you are doing and also the time of when the work is performed.

• Starting salaries are around £20,000*
• Average games development salary in UK is £37,352*
• Average salaries have seen consistent year on year increases
• Over 73% of all people working in the games industry are confident about their future

*Source: Intent Media (2010)