The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in IT contracts advertised for the Halifax region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Games over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our General category for the Halifax region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Gaming
Rank - - -
Contract jobs citing Games 0 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Halifax - - -
As % of the General category - - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £258
% change year-on-year
- +26.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £40.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year
-56.25% +77.77%
All of the General Category
Halifax
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
99 188 94
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Halifax 84.62% 82.10% 81.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 74 169 60
Average daily rate £365 £380 £393
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.94% -3.18%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £280 £270 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £475 £485
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £25.00 £26.50
% change year-on-year
- -5.66%
Games
West Yorkshire