Games Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

Gaming
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in contract job vacancies in Glasgow. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 96 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Games 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 0.087% - -
As % of the General category 0.13% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £240 - -
Scotland median daily rate £245 £400 -
% change year-on-year -38.75% - -

All General Skills
Glasgow

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 general skills in Glasgow.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 756 487 410
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow 65.57% 66.35% 58.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 437 324 292
10th Percentile £258 £275 £205
25th Percentile £339 £383 £347
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £440 £464 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.07% +3.00% -10.00%
75th Percentile £550 £538 £550
90th Percentile £638 £600 £638
Scotland median daily rate £463 £470 £450
% change year-on-year -1.60% +4.44% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 10 10
10th Percentile £13.31 £14.97 £16.47
25th Percentile £13.50 £16.99 £18.77
Median hourly rate £36.33 £21.86 £21.87
Median % change year-on-year +66.18% -0.05% +66.19%
75th Percentile £43.96 £26.21 £32.17
90th Percentile - £29.34 £46.14
Scotland median hourly rate £16.11 £19.23 £17.46
% change year-on-year -16.22% +10.14% -8.97%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Games job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Games
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Games

Games
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Coordinator
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA