Games Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Gaming
East of England > Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in contract job vacancies in Hertfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 13 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 52 48 69
Rank change year-on-year -4 +21 0
Contract jobs citing Games 2 7 3
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 0.41% 1.28% 0.40%
As % of the General category 0.68% 2.32% 0.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 5 3
10th Percentile £312 - £580
25th Percentile £320 £306 £597
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £344 £375 £650
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -42.31% +18.18%
75th Percentile £370 £388 £675
90th Percentile £381 £530 -
East of England median daily rate £360 £369 £570
% change year-on-year -2.37% -35.31% +14.00%

All General Skills
Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 294 302 377
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 60.37% 55.01% 50.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 116 93 199
10th Percentile £178 £248 £257
25th Percentile £391 £310 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £528 £400 £500
Median % change year-on-year +32.00% -20.00% -
75th Percentile £613 £575 £675
90th Percentile £725 £600 £750
East of England median daily rate £501 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +11.22% -10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 103 85 91
10th Percentile £16.86 £14.48 £21.50
25th Percentile £19.48 £21.25 £42.25
Median hourly rate £43.00 £43.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year - -28.33% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £67.00 £65.00 £73.75
East of England median hourly rate £21.38 £23.00 £17.72
% change year-on-year -7.07% +29.80% -10.55%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Games job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Games
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Games

Games
Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Games

Games
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 13 October 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
Watford -2 2 £344 -8.33% 1
Games
East of England

Games
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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:

Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) RESTful
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (50.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Requirements Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) ISEB
1 1 (50.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification