The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Games over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
6 months to 5 May 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
62
76
73
Rank change year-on-year
+14
-3
-
Contract jobs citing Games
2
2
20
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
Games is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for common skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
399
519
749
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
52.78%
58.71%
56.53%
Number of daily rates quoted
273
352
541
10th Percentile
£258
£263
£210
25th Percentile
£375
£400
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£463
£514
£463
Median % change year-on-year
-9.98%
+11.08%
+9.08%
75th Percentile
£575
£650
£575
90th Percentile
£690
£712
£688
West Midlands median daily rate
£510
£501
£475
% change year-on-year
+1.90%
+5.37%
+15.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted
32
28
17
10th Percentile
£11.78
£11.00
£12.30
25th Percentile
£13.73
£12.50
£13.75
Median hourly rate
£24.65
£17.39
£17.00
Median % change year-on-year
+41.73%
+2.31%
-5.56%
75th Percentile
£48.75
£29.12
£17.75
90th Percentile
£56.25
£74.75
£18.00
West Midlands median hourly rate
£19.00
£18.25
£17.00
% change year-on-year
+4.11%
+7.35%
+4.62%
Games Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Games as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Games Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Games in Birmingham.
Games Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Games in Birmingham.
Games Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Games also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for Games.
Games Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
