--- title: UKIE: 22% of UK games industry workforce affected by job... description: UKIE's third UK Games Industry Workforce Demographics Survey, based on 1,610 respondents, reveals that 22% of workers experienced job loss in the past three... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ukie-22-of-uk-games-industry-workforce-affected-by-job-losses-in-last-three-years-noyrdr3qs twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: UKIE: 22% of UK games industry workforce affected by job losses in last three years | daily.dev og:description: UKIE's third UK Games Industry Workforce Demographics Survey, based on 1,610 respondents, reveals that 22% of workers experienced job loss in the past three... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ukie-22-of-uk-games-industry-workforce-affected-by-job-losses-in-last-three-years-noyrdr3qs og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/noYRDR3qs.png og:image:alt: UKIE: 22% of UK games industry workforce affected by job losses in last three years og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # UKIE: 22% of UK games industry workforce affected by job losses in last three years **[GamesIndustry.biz](https://daily.dev/sources/gamesindustry)** · 4 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary UKIE's third UK Games Industry Workforce Demographics Survey, based on 1,610 respondents, reveals that 22% of workers experienced job loss in the past three years due to redundancies, studio closures, or contract endings. Non-binary and female workers were disproportionately affected, as were writers and artists. The survey also highlights significant diversity gaps: women make up only 33% of the workforce, ethnic minorities hold just 6% of senior leadership roles, and 64% of respondents come from higher socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite 81% expressing pride in the industry, only 38% would recommend it as a great place to work. Self-reported ADHD and autism rates have risen sharply since 2021. UKIE's Raise The Game initiative has formed a coalition to address these findings. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What percentage of UK games industry workers have lost their job in the last three years? 22% of UK games industry professionals reported experiencing job loss in the past three years, including redundancies, studio closures, and the end of fixed-term contracts. Writers and artists were hit hardest, at 44% and 31% respectively, while non-binary (29%) and female (23%) workers were more affected than men (20%). This comes from UKIE's third industry census, based on 1,610 responses collected between November 2025 and January 2026. _Follow ongoing coverage of games industry layoffs and workforce trends on daily.dev._ ### How does women's representation in the UK games industry compare to the wider UK workforce? Women make up 33% of the UK games industry workforce, well below the 49% figure for the broader UK workforce, though roughly in line with other European games industries. Ethnic minorities fare worse in leadership, holding just 6% of senior roles at organizations with more than 24 employees, according to UKIE's latest workforce demographics survey. _Track diversity and workforce data across tech and games on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Over 26% of European game professionals were laid off in the past year, more than 10% still searching for jobs](https://daily.dev/posts/over-26-of-european-game-professionals-were-laid-off-in-the-past-year-more-than-10-still-searchin-yed2lhmit) · GamesIndustry.biz · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [33% of US Game Industry Workers Laid Off Over Last Two Years](https://daily.dev/posts/33-of-us-game-industry-workers-laid-off-over-last-two-years-ogeuir93w) · 80 LEVEL · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [How are devs responding to industry calamity?](https://daily.dev/posts/how-are-devs-responding-to-industry-calamity--duefbt5qs) · Game Developer · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [TIGA: UK games dev sector faces "most severe downturn on record"](https://daily.dev/posts/tiga-uk-games-dev-sector-faces-most-severe-downturn-on-record--wl4kgf6cz) · GamesIndustry.biz · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#gaming](https://daily.dev/tags/gaming) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/ukie-22-of-uk-games-industry-workforce-affected-by-job-losses-in-last-three-years-noyrdr3qs) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"UKIE: 22% of UK games industry workforce affected by job losses in last three years","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/ukie-22-of-uk-games-industry-workforce-affected-by-job-losses-in-last-three-years-noyrdr3qs","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/ukie-22-of-uk-games-industry-workforce-affected-by-job-losses-in-last-three-years-noyrdr3qs"},"datePublished":"2026-07-17T13:54:47.218Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T06:13:53.107Z","description":"UKIE's third UK Games Industry Workforce Demographics Survey, based on 1,610 respondents, reveals that 22% of workers experienced job loss in the past three...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/0e09d403f20883570bd2763a7c1c2edc?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/0e09d403f20883570bd2763a7c1c2edc?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"GamesIndustry.biz","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"GamesIndustry.biz","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/be1a78592d5340248e5204f8007b82be","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/gamesindustry"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/ukie-22-of-uk-games-industry-workforce-affected-by-job-losses-in-last-three-years-noyrdr3qs","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":2},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"gaming","timeRequired":"PT4M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"GamesIndustry.biz","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/gamesindustry"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"UKIE: 22% of UK games industry workforce affected by job losses in last three years"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/ukie-22-of-uk-games-industry-workforce-affected-by-job-losses-in-last-three-years-noyrdr3qs#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What percentage of UK games industry workers have lost their job in the last three years?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"22% of UK games industry professionals reported experiencing job loss in the past three years, including redundancies, studio closures, and the end of fixed-term contracts. 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