Gaming
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Games over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 458 | 454 | 389 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | -65 | +18 |
| Contract jobs citing Games | 140 | 278 | 588 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.32% | 0.46% | 0.66% |
| As % of the General category | 0.56% | 0.79% | 1.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 96 | 224 | 471 |
| 10th Percentile | £220 | £250 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £363 | £408 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £419 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.20% | - | +12.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £543 | £608 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £718 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £400 | £450 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.11% | -10.00% | +23.46% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 3 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £7.67 | - | £25.23 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.67 | - | £34.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.25 | £60.00 | £43.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -39.58% | +37.93% | +21.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.04 | £67.50 | £64.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £59.25 | £72.00 | £79.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £21.10 | - | - |
All General Skills
UK
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 with a requirement for common skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 25,217 | 34,983 | 49,764 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 58.24% | 58.49% | 56.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,921 | 24,245 | 34,457 |
| 10th Percentile | £270 | £313 | £319 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £440 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £533 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +3.29% | +7.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £496 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.90% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,927 | 1,077 | 1,444 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.78 | £13.46 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.48 | £18.13 | £14.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £35.00 | £21.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.14% | +62.79% | -4.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.75 | £61.25 | £46.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £72.50 | £58.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.51 | £30.54 | £18.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.93% | +65.08% | -7.50% |
Games
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Games as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Games
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Games.
Games
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Games over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Games
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Games.
Games
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Games over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Games
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +4 | 124 | £419 | -14.05% | 633 |
| London | +45 | 66 | £450 | -10.00% | 223 |
| UK excluding London | +13 | 52 | £400 | -11.11% | 416 |
| Work from Home | +36 | 44 | £475 | -6.86% | 337 |
| Midlands | +22 | 18 | £322 | -1.08% | 60 |
| East of England | -2 | 14 | £375 | -37.55% | 48 |
| West Midlands | +25 | 11 | £225 | -25.00% | 37 |
| North of England | +5 | 11 | £500 | +11.11% | 135 |
| East Midlands | +22 | 7 | £419 | +15.59% | 24 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 7 | £575 | +9.52% | 32 |
| South West | +23 | 4 | £525 | +90.91% | 36 |
| North West | +2 | 4 | £323 | -22.29% | 87 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| Scotland | +32 | 1 | - | - | 17 |
| South East | +18 | 1 | - | - | 129 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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