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Enjoy gaming? Find out how it could build you a career

Honey Collinge
Honey Collinge
Read this article to understand how being a gamer can help you pursue a career.
picture of two people holding gaming controllers with tv screen in the background
picture of two people holding gaming controllers with tv screen in the background

This article will look at two different perspective of gaming and how it can benefit your career:

  1. The jobs in and around the gaming sector
  2. The skills you develop whilst gaming which can be transferred into a career

So if you are passionate about gaming and want to understand how you can take your hobby and take into a career, read on!

Jobs in gaming

The gaming sector is fast growing, with the UK games industry being the largest in Europe, estimated to be worth over £7 billion! It employers approximately 25,000 employees nationwide, and is a fast growing sector, meaning that there are new and emerging roles appearing all the time… so some jobs that you might apply for in 5-10 years’ time don’t even exist yet!

A computer set up in a dark room with multiple screens, headphones and small characters on the desk

What jobs are there within the gaming sector?

See below some of the roles available within the gaming sector:

Computer games developer

Computer games tester

Esports gamer

Screenwriter

Animator

Software Developer

As you can see there are quite a lot of jobs that are involved within the gaming industry. The gaming industry caters to various creative and technical skill sets and has grown a huge amount since 2024. Gaming sector aside, most work places, no matter the sector, mainly look for good digital skills in a person since technology is what is mostly used nowadays. Most companies have digitally focussed roles such as marketing and web development and design – all of which use skills you could learn while gaming.

What skills do you practise whilst gaming that can be transferred into a job?

Did you know that whilst gaming you are developing key skills that can be transferred into a job? Understanding what these are and how to talk about them could help you when applying for jobs or during interviews, so see below for some of the main skills: 

Strategic thinking, this involves planning ahead, foresight and focusing on the opponents moves, which needs the skill required in real-world situations. 

Decision making under pressure

There are a lot of situations in most games that put you under pressure into thinking for a strategy to win the game, this trains gamers in quick thinking and adaptability, which is a bonus for a job.

Teamwork and collaboration

Many games require for everyone to work as a team, it gets the job done and there’s communication and coordination going on within the group. This experience teaches players on how to negotiate with each other, to share resources and support each other with one another’s goals.

Problem solving

Games often present challenges that require players to think critically and find creative solutions.

Patience and perseverance

Many games require players to persist through challenges, developing patience and perseverance. 

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