Games Skills report review

Two years on from the “Skill Crisis in the Games Sector” report - how far have we come?

First published during the London Games Festival 2024, the report has since been requested over 350 times, including by the UK government and organisations worldwide. Now is the time to reassess progress and understand where the sector stands today. Missed the report before? Request your free copy here.

Huge thanks to Games London, Game Republic, Invest Warwickshire, Liverpool Game Changers, Manchester Games Network, NextGen Skills Academy, Norfolk Game Devs, Northern Ireland Screen, Scottish Games Network, and Sussex Games for their support in gathering this vital data. The results will be shared with all these organisations.

Which of the 12 recommendations are still challenges for your business? Please indicate with a tick

Establish an employer-led cross sector skills body

Publish regular data to support skills policy and action.

Shift skills interventions to focus on and include mid-senior skills challenges.

Make a concerted and collective effort to tackle the programming/technical games experience deficit.

Align seniority descriptor for job titles.

Consider best practices from other sectors and countries for managing the workforce and talent pipeline.

Address the limited adoption of games apprenticeship by mitigating incompatibility with our current working practices.

Research and recommend best practices for improving hybrid and remote working teams.

Monitor and disseminate AI’s impact on skills needs of the workforce.

Support and guide training providers to meet the needs of the UK Games Industry

Compile and distribute available regional and national funding solutions to address the sector's key skills needs.

Inspire employer ownership and participation in collective management of the talent pipeline and workforce development.

Please add any comments on your answers, including solutions implemented or other groups working on relevant solutions that should be highlighted.

Please list any new skills challenges you are experiencing (e.g. hard-to-fill roles, training needs, or knowledge gaps).

Rank these in order of importance for your business

Establish an employer-led cross sector skills body

Publish regular data to support skills policy and action.

Shift skills interventions to focus on and include mid-senior skills challenges.

Make a concerted and collective effort to tackle the programming/technical games experience deficit.

Align seniority descriptor for job titles.

Consider best practices from other sectors and countries for managing the workforce and talent pipeline.

Address the limited adoption of games apprenticeship by mitigating incompatibility with our current working practices.

Research and recommend best practices for improving hybrid and remote working teams.

Monitor and disseminate AI’s impact on skills needs of the workforce.

Support and guide training providers to meet the needs of the UK Games Industry

Compile and distribute available regional and national funding solutions to address the sector's key skills needs.

Inspire employer ownership and participation in collective management of the talent pipeline and workforce development.

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Games Skills report review

Which of the 12 recommendations are still challenges for your business? Please indicate with a tick

Please add any comments on your answers, including solutions implemented or other groups working on relevant solutions that should be highlighted.

Please list any new skills challenges you are experiencing (e.g. hard-to-fill roles, training needs, or knowledge gaps).

Challenge 1

Challenge 2

Challenge 3

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