Games Contract Job Trends in Hampshire

Gaming
South East > Hampshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in contract job vacancies in Hampshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 91 73 92
Rank change year-on-year -18 +19 +27
Contract jobs citing Games 1 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire 0.076% 0.22% 0.077%
As % of the General category 0.16% 0.40% 0.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - £377 -
25th Percentile £353 £380 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £355 £400 £750
Median % change year-on-year -11.25% -46.67% +53.85%
75th Percentile £358 £420 -
90th Percentile - £423 -
South East median daily rate £268 £400 £488
% change year-on-year -33.13% -17.95% -2.50%

All General Skills
Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 632 494 608
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 48.06% 54.35% 46.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 397 350 344
10th Percentile £213 £267 £269
25th Percentile £375 £400 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -7.27% +4.76%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £650
90th Percentile £680 £688 £700
South East median daily rate £481 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -3.75% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 76 27 50
10th Percentile £15.69 £20.06 £16.25
25th Percentile £17.00 £25.75 £26.44
Median hourly rate £20.71 £35.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -40.83% -36.36% +82.82%
75th Percentile £25.03 £72.50 £61.88
90th Percentile £53.17 £75.00 £77.50
South East median hourly rate £20.79 £42.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -51.08% -15.00% +60.51%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

Games job vacancy trend in Hampshire

Games
Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Games

Games
Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Games

Games
Contract Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 18 December 2025. 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
Southampton - 1 £355 - 2
Games
South East

Games
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Kaizen
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) SIPOC
1 1 (100.00%) Six Sigma
1 1 (100.00%) Supply Chain Planning
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Six Sigma Black Belt
1 1 (100.00%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) SAP