Esports

Interested in computer games? Discover the skills you gain, and the career opportunities in esports.

Esports (electronic sports) are competitive video games. Esports has pro players, referees (also called admins) and agents like any sport. But there are many other opportunities for careers and volunteering too.

Most people start out by joining an online community for a video game. From there you find out about competitions, leagues, and tournaments.

Skills you gain from taking part in esports

Through taking part in esports you gain valuable skills that can transfer into a lot of different jobs. You can add your esports or gaming skills and experience on to your CV and application forms. You can talk about the skills you've gained through esports and gaming in job interviews.

Some of the skills you gain from esports include:

Teamworking
Communication
Problem solving
Decision making
IT skills
Leadership
Being able to think and react quickly
Being able to observe, learn new information, get insights, find patterns, and apply what you know - analytical skills
Perseverance and self-discipline to practice and improve
Learning to bounce back from failure - resilience
Skilfully using your hands - manual dexterity
Assessing a situation clearly and being able to think and plan ahead - strategic thinking
Multi-tasking

Esports career opportunities

Esports is growing fast worldwide and in the UK. The esports sector in the UK grew by 8.5% between 2016 and 2019. (Source: UKIE). It's more than professional players who can get a career in the esports industry.

Below are some of the career roles available in esports: