26 live QA and player support roles at UK game studios across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Aggregated daily from each studio's own careers feed and linked back to the source. Studios with the most openings right now: Cloud Imperium Games (3), Rebellion (3), Universally Speaking (3) and Feral Interactive (2). Most roles are based in London (7), Liverpool (3) and Manchester (3).
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About games qa & player-support roles
Quality assurance teams find problems before players do. QA testers play builds methodically, reproduce bugs and write clear reports; QA analysts design test plans and track risk across a project; compliance testers check games against Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo certification requirements; localisation QA testers check translated text and voice for accuracy and fit; and player support teams handle issues once a game is live. Some studios also hire QA engineers who write automated tests.
Employers look for patience, attention to detail and clear writing more than formal qualifications. Familiarity with bug trackers such as Jira, basic knowledge of console hardware and platform rules, and an understanding of how to describe reproduction steps precisely all help. Localisation QA requires native-level fluency in the target language, and automation roles ask for scripting skills, often Python or C#.
QA is the most common entry-level route into games in the UK. Large studios and specialist outsourcing companies recruit testers, sometimes on fixed-term contracts around a project’s busiest months. From there people progress to senior tester, QA lead or manager, or move sideways into design, production or programming once they know how a studio works.
The QA careers guide explains the different QA roles, contract types and how to move on from testing. Those starting out may also want the graduate and entry-level listings.
Open roles
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Cloud Imperium Games·QA / Support·Full-time
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Cloud Imperium Games·QA / Support·Full-time
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Cloud Imperium Games·QA / Support·Full-time
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Feral Interactive·QA / Support
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Feral Interactive·QA / Support
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FuturLab·QA / Support·Full-time
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Hello Games·QA / Support·Contract
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Just Won't Die Games·QA / Support
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Kalypso Media UK·QA / Support
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Lighthouse Games·QA / Support
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Lighthouse Games·QA / Support
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PlayStation (Sony Interactive Entertainment)·QA / Support
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Rebellion·QA / Support·Contract
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Rebellion·QA / Support·Contract
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Rebellion·QA / Support·Full-time
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Rocksteady Studios (Warner Brothers Games)·QA / Support·Full-time
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Scopely·QA / Support
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Scopely·QA / Support
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Sega Europe·QA / Support
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Spiderware·QA / Support
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Testronic·QA / Support·Temporary
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Testronic·QA / Support·Temporary
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Universally Speaking·QA / Support·Temporary
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Universally Speaking·QA / Support·Other
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Universally Speaking·QA / Support·Temporary
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Voodoo·QA / Support·Contract
Hiring snapshot
- Live roles
- 26
- Studios hiring
- 16
- New in the last 30 days
- 1142% of live roles
- Remote-friendly
- 4%1 of 26 roles
- Roles listing a salary
- 0most studios don’t publish pay
By location
- London7
- Liverpool3
- Manchester3
- Oxford3
- Leamington Spa2
- Bracknell1
Most openings
- Cloud Imperium Games3
- Rebellion3
- Universally Speaking3
- Feral Interactive2
- Lighthouse Games2
- Scopely2
By level
- Mid-level21
- Senior3
- Director / head of1
- Lead / principal1
Calculated from today’s live listings, rebuilt every morning from studios’ own careers pages. Levels are read from job titles.