Software Games Survey – International

The Croner Software Games Survey – International is the benchmark survey of the entertainment software industry for video gaming jobs globally. The report provides compensation data for jobs in all gaming platform types – including mobile, social, console, PC, handheld, MMO, cloud gaming and virtual reality. Major industry players and emerging companies rely upon the Survey results to benchmark compensation and determine pay for video gaming jobs – using base salary, bonus plans and equity plans.

The Croner Software Games Survey – International began in 2007 as a supplement to the Croner Software Games Survey – North America for U.S.-based companies with positions internationally. In 2018, it was launched as a separate Survey capturing data on video gaming positions located outside of the U.S and Canada regardless of company headquarters location. The Survey results include robust data on positions in the U.K., along with selected data for selected countries in Europe, Scandinavia and Asia.

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World-Class Participants

The results of the 2025 Croner Software Games Survey – International provided compensation data from 26 companies with employees in the U.K., Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, South Korea and Spain.

A total of 264 individual positions were reported across 13 countries, along with 91 positions rolled up by level within job family categories for 14 countries and 70 positions rolled up by organization level for 15 countries.

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Valuable Data for Critical Decisions

Participant companies use our Survey results to understand salary differentials, benchmark sector-specific compensation, establish rational pay levels and pay structures and make well-informed decisions about their competitive bonus plans and equity plans.

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Position Data Query

  • Croner Software Games Survey – International participation includes access to Croner’s Position Data Query on our Survey Portal.

  • This interactive tool allows users to select a position along with cuts of the data, and then a printer-friendly page of selected results will be immediately available.

  • CLICK HERE to view a sample of the Position Data Query, including the types of cuts available by position and the presentation format.

Significant Features

Of the Croner Software Games Survey – International

  • Full range of industry-specific job families at all organization levels offered; number of positions reported varies by country

  • All elements of compensation reported, including base salary, total cash compensation and total direct compensation

  • Roll-ups by major job function and by organization level

  • Data cuts by geography, business model, revenue size and platform

  • Sales Plan, Bonus Plan, Product Development Plan and Equity Plan design details

  • Tools for Analysis include: Data Observations, Paired Comparisons and Titles Matched

  • Results delivered online via our secure Survey Portal, which allows you to download presentation-ready reports for every position (for all results and/or specific cuts)

  • Comprehensive position descriptions, updated annually to mirror industry changes

Key Dates & Survey Pricing

2026 Survey Schedule

Survey Planning Meeting: Wednesday May 13, 2026 (via Zoom)

Questionnaire Distribution: July

Data Effective Date: July 1

Questionnaire Due Date: August

Full Report of Results Published: December

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All participant submissions are processed securely and held in strict confidence. Survey results are reported only in summary form; no attribution is made to any specific data from any participating entities.

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