Game Development Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Games Development
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Game Development skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Game Development 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.16% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.18% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Scotland median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £50.00 - -
Scotland median hourly rate £50.00 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Edinburgh

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 Edinburgh.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 546 586 800
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 89.36% 93.91% 90.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 269 318 485
10th Percentile £188 £194 £229
25th Percentile £406 £381 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £588 £538 £556
90th Percentile £675 £638 £639
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £485
% change year-on-year - -7.22% +2.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 27 26
10th Percentile £17.23 £20.30 £13.27
25th Percentile £18.22 £21.02 £16.06
Median hourly rate £50.00 £23.59 £30.50
Median % change year-on-year +111.95% -22.66% +43.46%
75th Percentile £68.00 £24.18 £60.75
90th Percentile £81.24 £30.74 -
Scotland median hourly rate £20.00 £23.30 £19.50
% change year-on-year -14.14% +19.46% +10.05%

Game Development
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Game Development job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Game Development
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

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

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

Game Development
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Games
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) 3D Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Ergonomics
1 1 (100.00%) Human Factors
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Rapid Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Lua
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared