The average annual salary of a game developer has fallen to £31,000
The average salary of a game developer has decreased over the year," says the Develop-online resource.
Last year it was £32,500, now it is £31,882. This is the lowest value in the last few years. Last time, the average salary of developers reached its minimum in 2011. Then it was equal to £32,203.
The results, the authors of the study note, are unexpected. They believe that such indicators may be related to a number of factors. For example, in the United Kingdom (where most of the respondents come from), the number of small indie studios that cannot afford high salaries has increased.
The assumptions are confirmed by the research data: out of 422 respondents, 77 identify themselves as employees of "micro-studios", where the team consists of 10 people or less.
The resource also cited average annual salaries in the world and in England with a spread by profession.
Art
The global average
- Junior Artist – £19,000
- The artist – £28,276
- Lead Artist – £39,869
The average value in England
- Junior artist – no data available
- The artist – £30,147
- Lead Artist – £41,189
Audio
The global average
- Sound Engineer – £39,457
- Lead Sound Engineer – no data available
The average value in England
- Sound Engineer – £35,386
- Lead Sound Engineer – £52,841
Programming
The global average
- Junior Programmer – £22,302
- Programmer – £37,157
- Lead Programmer – £45,649
The average value in England
- Junior Programmer – no data available
- Programmer – £38,662
- Lead Programmer – £47,317
Design
The global average
- Junior Designer – £19,469
- Designer – £27,830
- Lead Designer – £40,089
The average value in England
- Junior Designer – £18,250
- Designer – £23,452
- Lead Designer – £36,598
Production
The global average
- Project Producer – £36,005
- Lead producer of the project – £41,450
- Production Director – no data available
- Project Coordinator – no data available
The average value in England
- Project Producer – £37,001
- Lead producer of the project – £48,675
- Production Director – £62,000
- Project Coordinator – £25,889
QA
The global average
- QA – £18 355
- Leading QA – £22,997
The average value in England
- QA – £17 195
- Leading QA – £21,700
Screenwriters
- Global average – no data available
- The average value in England is £33,500
Management
Global average – no data available
The average value in England
- Creative Director – £55,968
- Chief Technical Officer – £92,750
- CEO – £68,686
- Studio Head – £73,907
- Technical Director – £56,275
- Director of Development – £59,114
- Bizdev – £45,200
The study was conducted among game developers who are readers of the Develop-online and MCV resources.
Note: according to the Central Bank, as of January 29, 2015, one pound is approximately equal to 101.9 rubles.
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