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Game Developer Career Market Report 2026

244 active jobs. 119 companies. Median salary $120K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

244
Active Job Openings
119
Companies Hiring
$120K
Median Salary (US)
78%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Game Developer market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 78% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $120K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $106K to $192K.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 34%

Ubisoft leads hiring with 11 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Senior → Lead (+$28K, +23%)

Salary increase: +$28K · Sample: Senior → Lead

AI automation risk: medium (score 55/100)

Score: 55/100 · AI/LLM demand: 44% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Senior18$106K$120K$172K
Lead4$145K$148K$148K

What jumps out

Senior → Lead: +$28K (23%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States15$131KUSD
Canada6$143KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site9.4%
Remote21.3%
Hybrid3.3%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
34%
Animation
32%
R
20%
Python
10%
Quality Assurance
8%
JavaScript
6%
TypeScript
4%
iOS
4%
Android
4%
CI/CD
4%
Vue
4%
Java
4%

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Ubisoft114.5%
2K93.7%
Tencent93.7%
Voodoo72.9%
Epicgames62.5%
Weekday62.5%
Bhvr52.0%
Larian52.0%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States38
Canada34
Remote17
United Kingdom17
France16
Turkey12
India11
Japan7

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree43.7%83
Master's Degree18.9%36
Bachelor's Degree8.4%16

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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