Games Contracts in Merseyside

Gaming
North West > Merseyside

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in contract job vacancies advertised in Merseyside. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Games over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 31 - 45
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Games 2 0 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Merseyside 0.89% - 0.53%
As % of the General category 1.63% - 0.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £445
25th Percentile - - £504
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £605
75th Percentile - - £704
90th Percentile - - £762
North West median daily rate £323 £415 £460
% change year-on-year -22.29% -9.78% +13.58%

All General Skills
Merseyside

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 Merseyside with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 123 188 221
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Merseyside 54.67% 54.65% 58.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 56 124 149
10th Percentile £150 £396 £173
25th Percentile £213 £425 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £423 £500 £425
Median % change year-on-year -15.50% +17.65% +16.84%
75th Percentile £494 £578 £538
90th Percentile £613 £700 £625
North West median daily rate £500 £500 £465
% change year-on-year - +7.53% +9.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 9 12
10th Percentile £12.50 £16.15 £9.23
25th Percentile £14.50 £16.25 £10.28
Median hourly rate £17.50 £17.50 £14.00
Median % change year-on-year - +25.00% -21.13%
75th Percentile £34.21 £23.75 £17.81
90th Percentile £36.62 £25.00 £18.75
North West median hourly rate £17.72 £25.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year -30.51% +27.50% -10.11%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

Job postings citing Games as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Merseyside.

Job vacancy trend for Games in Merseyside

Games
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Merseyside

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Games in Merseyside.

Daily rate trend for Games in Merseyside

Games
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Merseyside

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Games in Merseyside.

Hourly rate trend for Games in Merseyside

Games
Contract Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Liverpool - 2 - - 9
Games
North West

Games
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merseyside 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:

Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Lecturer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Web Development