UK games industry: 40% of companies considering relocating after Brexit

Industry trade body Ukie found 57% of games companies employ workers from the EU, and many are assessing their future in UK

Two fifths of games companies based in the UK are considering relocating out of the country in the wake of Brexit, a survey has found.

The primary concern across the industry is over a loss in international talent from EU countries creating a skills shortage which 40% say could make them move some or all of their operations. Ukie, the industry trade body that carried out the research, found 57% of UK games companies employ workers from the EU, and that at those companies EU workers represent an average one third of all employees.