The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in IT contracts advertised for the Oxford region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Games over the 3 months to 24 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 Oxford 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Gaming
Rank - - 24
Contract jobs citing Games 0 0 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Oxford - - 1.796%
As % of the General category - - 7.143%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
Average daily rate - - £180
UK excluding London average daily rate £303 £325 £263
% change year-on-year
-6.92% +23.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £32.50 £22.50
% change year-on-year
-7.69% +44.44%
All of the General Category
Oxford
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
63 86 42
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Oxford 26.92% 25.90% 25.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 47 21
Average daily rate £400 £450 £205
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-11.11% +119.51%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £350 £180
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £550 £390
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 15 2
Average hourly rate £24.50 £18.13 £12.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+35.17% +45.00%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.50 £25.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year
+2.00% -3.84%
Games
Oxfordshire

Games
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Games across the Oxford region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Oxford Games Jobs Demand Trend

Games
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Games across the Oxford region.

Oxford Games Daily Rate Trend

Games
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Games across the Oxford region.

Oxford Games Hourly Rate Trend