Games Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Gaming
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in contract job vacancies in Edinburgh. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 69 89
Rank change year-on-year - +20 +41
Contract jobs citing Games 0 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh - 0.26% 0.20%
As % of the General category - 0.38% 0.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Scotland median daily rate - £129 £300
% change year-on-year - -57.00% -43.40%

All General Skills
Edinburgh

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 Edinburgh.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 468 533 736
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 74.88% 70.41% 74.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 225 270 454
10th Percentile £221 £162 £170
25th Percentile £406 £310 £382
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -2.06%
75th Percentile £538 £525 £550
90th Percentile £600 £588 £610
Scotland median daily rate £460 £445 £475
% change year-on-year +3.37% -6.32% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 17 7
10th Percentile £15.82 £12.73 £12.63
25th Percentile - £15.00 £15.50
Median hourly rate £17.87 £22.09 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -19.10% +24.66% -6.24%
75th Percentile £23.94 £24.18 £57.60
90th Percentile £60.75 £37.51 £61.90
Scotland median hourly rate £18.37 £18.13 £19.34
% change year-on-year +1.32% -6.26% +4.54%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Games job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Games
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Games.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Games

Games
Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Games.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Games