Game Development Contract Job Trends in Reading

Games Development
Berkshire > Reading

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Game Development skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 95
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Game Development 0 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Reading - - 0.084%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - 0.096%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Berkshire median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £10.24
Median hourly rate - - £10.30
75th Percentile - - £10.36
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median hourly rate - - £10.30

All Process & Methodology Skills
Reading

Game Development falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Reading.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 845 487 1,041
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 83.58% 92.06% 87.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 501 310 534
10th Percentile £319 £348 £213
25th Percentile £425 £450 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £535
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.76% -2.68%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £625
90th Percentile £725 £700 £688
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £501 £513
% change year-on-year -0.10% -2.34% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 131 5 53
10th Percentile £56.00 £19.55 £15.10
25th Percentile £80.75 £26.75 £51.52
Median hourly rate £84.00 £67.50 £61.06
Median % change year-on-year +24.44% +10.55% -10.21%
75th Percentile £88.00 £68.75 £76.99
90th Percentile £108.00 £73.81 £87.52
Berkshire median hourly rate £83.50 £61.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year +35.78% +2.49% -1.44%

Game Development
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Game Development relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Game Development job vacancy trend in Reading

Game Development
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Game Development.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Game Development

Game Development
Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Game Development.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Game Development