The Size and shape of the industry:

Jobs in the industry in the UK are increasing well with over 2,182 active game
companies as of October 2017. With more companies open to hire leads to more
jobs being distributed to talented workers seeking a job in the industry. With the
ever-growing industry comes more demand for better and more games, giving rise to
a plethora of indie companies.

According to the official UK games map by Ukie, the southern region of Britain is the
most popular with independent developers and games companies. London itself
being the largest hotspot in the UK for the amount of companies. The most
companies are typically positioned near major cities such as London, Bristol and
Manchester.

According to the official UK games map by Ukie, the southern region of Britain is the
most popular with independent developers and games companies. London itself
being the largest hotspot in the UK for the amount of companies. The most
companies are typically positioned near major cities such as London, Bristol and
Manchester.

Diversity, though important is in short supply in the industry as of this document.

With under 20% of the overall workforce being comprised of women and are
underrepresented in technical roles. Studies have been conducted and have found
out that 45% of the women involved in the industry feel that their gender is limiting
the career progression. With more than 30% of women claiming that they have been
harassed or bullied because of their gender. And a shocking 94% of women feel
more is needed to ‘find their voice’ in the industry.

Skill Gaps:

1: “We call on the Government to work with industry and allow flexibility within the levy
funds to develop standards that work for the industry.”

This would ensure that games meet a certain quality and help funding smaller and larger
games.

2: “Government should conduct a detailed skills review of the nation’s skills needs at the
beginning of each Parliament in order to help educational institutions plan to meet the
needs of employers and futureproof our economy.”

Allowing the government to review the nations skills needs would enable more able workers
to work in the industry.

3: Government must prioritise working with the strategic sectors identified in the Industrial
Strategy to develop processing and eligibility criteria that keeps pace with the rapidly
evolving and specific skills needs of the creative tech industries and ensures short-term skills
gaps are plugged”
Meaning that the skills needed for work in the industry don’t outgrow those taught in
schools. By levelling the two to equal measures, job availability in the industry will boom.

4: We call on the Government to confirm that EU citizens working in the UK prior to our
departure from the EU in March 2019 will have the right to remain and work in the UK as a
matter of urgency.”

This will prevent many European workers from being forcefully removed from the industry
in the UK. Preventing an unhealthy loss of man power.

5: The Government must prioritise obtaining a data adequacy decision from the EU as early
as possible and, following our departure from the EU in 2019, ensuring that the UK and
European data protection regulators continue to have a close and productive relationship.”

This would prevent loss of contact and deals to the EU and ensures that the UK and EU
industries can work closer together.

6: “We call on the Government to ensure that our future trade agreements enshrine
existing trade liberalisations and avoid future regulatory divergences that could hinder
market access.”

Trade deals formed after the leave will be ensured by the Uk government. This would
restrict the potential loss of trade deals and bad deals.

7: “We call for a more coherent approach to export and inward investment strategy from
Government which empowers industry and sector experts to maximise export value through
a funded industry-led partnership.”

This would increase beneficial trade deals between the UK industry and the European
industry. Allow for the selling prices to rise and having a

8: We call on the Government to provide new funding as well as a clear remit to public
agencies to support the coordinated development of the games industry.”

To support the games developers and the stores selling physical games. Enabling a wider
area of sales.

9: We call on the Government, alongside LEPs, Local Authorities and Combined Authorities,
to recognise the economic and cultural impact that the games industry has around the UK
by developing local plans for scaling-up existing games and innovative interactive
entertainment clusters.”

10: “We call on the Government to ensure that suffi cient ambition for UK connectivity is set
with the broadband Universal Service Obligation (USO) in the hundreds of megabits per
second rather than the tens by 2025 – and that the private sector is supported in achieving
this ambition.”
This will ensure that online based games shall prosper and that the industry is more
accessible to everyone in the UK.