The UK video games industry is one of the sectors that the Government should aim to promote over the years ahead.
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As of May 2024, the UK video games industry employed over 25,419 full time equivalent development roles in 1,697 studios.
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Our industry provides high skilled employment: over 80 per cent of the development workforce in many studios are qualified to degree level or above. This compares to 42 per cent of workers or jobseekers in England and Wales.
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The industry supports economic growth in clusters throughout the UK: approximately 80 per cent of the workforce is based outside of London.
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Games development is export-focused: 95 per cent of games development studios export at least some of their content. This compares to 12 per cent of UK firms in general.
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In addition, our video games development sector is supported by 278 companies that provide it with key services, including QA, localisation, music, audio, script, art and animation. As of May 2024, these companies employed 3,289 highly skilled people.