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Press desk for ArtBlast and DevBlast

Monthly hiring data for games, animation, VFX and software.

ArtBlast and DevBlast each publish a jobs report every month. The numbers are free to quote and chart with a link to the report.

Read the October art jobs report Email the press desk

Latest report

Art Jobs Report, October 2026

Published November 1, 2026. Based on 2,551 jobs collected October 1 to October 31, 2026.

2,551

Art jobs posted

The second-largest month ArtBlast has tracked.

1,704

Studios hiring

Across 79 countries.

29%

Remote roles

Up from 25% in September. 26% without one employer's 97 listings.

8%

Entry level

Against 33% mid-senior or lead. 59% gave no level.

16.4%

Listings that show pay

419 of 2,551, close to September's 16.6%.

558

Jobs in India

Top country for a third month, ahead of the US at 541.

Three findings

  1. Senior demand outweighs junior openings by more than four to one.33% of listings asked for mid-senior or lead level. About 8% were entry, associate or internship roles.
  2. India led the country table for a third month.India had 558 listings and the United States 541. The UK (204) moved past Canada (196) into third place.
  3. Remote rose to 29%, its highest share since March.About three points of the rise came from one employer, EPAM Systems, with 97 remote listings.

Roles by discipline

  • Motion and graphic20%
  • 3D art16%
  • Animation15%
  • 2D and illustration7%
  • VFX6%
  • Environment art4%
  • Technical art3%
  • Concept art2%
Read the full report on artblast.co

Also this month

Developer Jobs Report, October 2026

2,341 developer jobs at 1,133 companies. Remote roles were 36% of jobs, and full stack was the largest named role group.

Read on devblast.co

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What the numbers count

Each report counts the job listings its site published in that month. The studio ranking leaves out recruiting and staffing firms.

Credit lineSource: ArtBlast Art Jobs Report, October 2026. https://artblast.co/art-jobs-report-october-2026/

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A daily list of jobs for software developers. It publishes the Developer Jobs Report every month.

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