4.1 KiB
4.1 KiB
Tools & technology — digital games designer
Source: O*NET 30.3 'Software Skills' for 15-1255.01.
| Software | Category | Hot technology |
|---|---|---|
| MySQL | Data base management system software | yes |
| Microsoft SQL Server | Data base user interface and query software | yes |
| Structured query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software | yes |
| C | Development environment software | yes |
| Microsoft Visual Studio | Development environment software | yes |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes |
| Extensible markup language XML | Enterprise application integration software | yes |
| Git | File versioning software | yes |
| Adobe Creative Cloud software | Graphics or photo imaging software | yes |
| Adobe Illustrator | Graphics or photo imaging software | yes |
| Adobe Photoshop | Graphics or photo imaging software | yes |
| C# | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| C++ | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Oracle Java | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Perl | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Python | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| TypeScript | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes |
| Linux | Operating system software | yes |
| Microsoft Windows | Operating system software | yes |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes |
| Microsoft Visio | Process mapping and design software | yes |
| Atlassian JIRA | Project management software | yes |
| Microsoft Project | Project management software | yes |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes |
| Adobe After Effects | Video creation and editing software | yes |
| Hypertext markup language HTML | Web platform development software | yes |
| JavaScript | Web platform development software | yes |
| PHP | Web platform development software | yes |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes |
| Virtual Battlespace 2 VBS2 | Analytical or scientific software | |
| Perforce Helix software | Configuration management software | |
| Blackboard software | Data base user interface and query software | |
| Adobe ActionScript | Development environment software | |
| Autodesk Scaleform | Development environment software | |
| C for Graphics cg | Development environment software | |
| Microsoft High Level Shader Language HLSL | Development environment software | |
| Scheme | Development environment software | |
| Simple DirectMedia Layer SDL | Development environment software | |
| Unity Technologies Unity | Development environment software | |
| Unreal Technology Unreal Engine | Development environment software | |
| Microsoft DirectX | Device drivers or system software | |
| Graphical user interface GUI design software | Graphical user interface development software | |
| Microsoft Expression Blend | Graphical user interface development software | |
| 3D graphic design software | Graphics or photo imaging software | |
| Autodesk Maya | Graphics or photo imaging software | |
| Balsamiq Studios Balsamiq Mockups | Graphics or photo imaging software | |
| OpenGL | Graphics or photo imaging software | |
| Perforce software | Metadata management software | |
| Advanced business application programming ABAP | Object or component oriented development software | |
| Lua | Object or component oriented development software | |
| Objective C | Object or component oriented development software | |
| Job control language JCL | Operating system software | |
| Autodesk 3ds Max | Video creation and editing software | |
| Sound development software | Video creation and editing software | |
| Vulkan Graphics API | Video creation and editing software | |
| Ruby on Rails | Web platform development software |
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 16 ads, as of 2026-07-11)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Tools
- Unreal Engine — 44 %
- Unity — 25 %