Gaming
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in contract job vacancies in Cambridge. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 27 | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +1 | +13 |
| Contract jobs citing Games | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridge | - | 1.49% | 2.19% |
| As % of the General category | - | 2.46% | 4.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £306 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £314 | £200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £331 | £225 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +47.22% | -55.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £352 | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £362 | £540 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | - | £331 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -30.26% | -5.00% |
All General Skills
Cambridge
Games falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Cambridge.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 81 | 122 | 149 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge | 64.80% | 60.40% | 54.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 64 | 66 | 82 |
| 10th Percentile | £296 | £216 | £173 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £350 | £275 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £503 | £410 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.56% | -8.89% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £616 | £538 | £547 |
| 90th Percentile | £696 | £588 | £650 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £480 | £418 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.97% | -7.22% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 20 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.84 | £15.50 | £16.77 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.10 | £25.00 | £17.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £38.90 | £52.50 | £35.11 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.90% | +49.53% | -38.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £63.75 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £66.25 | - |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate | £17.27 | £16.23 | £14.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.41% | +11.93% | - |
Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings citing Games as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
Games
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Games in Cambridge.
Games
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Games in Cambridge.