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 12 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 43 64
Rank change year-on-year -24 +21 -8
Contract jobs citing Games 1 3 9
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 0.13% 0.81% 1.14%
As % of the General category 0.22% 1.33% 2.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 8
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £306 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £313 £388
Median % change year-on-year - -19.35% -40.48%
75th Percentile - £319 £423
90th Percentile - - £520
East of England median daily rate £369 £506 £388
% change year-on-year -27.11% +30.65% -35.47%

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 general skills in Hertfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 447 225 447
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 58.74% 60.65% 56.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 163 113 173
10th Percentile £273 £312 £276
25th Percentile £406 £413 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £540 £438
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +23.43% -16.67%
75th Percentile £632 £625 £600
90th Percentile £733 £675 £710
East of England median daily rate £475 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 193 49 163
10th Percentile £16.37 £17.27 £37.91
25th Percentile £18.43 £51.25 £38.12
Median hourly rate £20.09 £65.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -69.33% +31.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £65.00 £75.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £81.01 -
East of England median hourly rate £19.91 £45.00 £27.59
% change year-on-year -55.76% +63.13% +31.36%

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 12 March 2026. 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 -4 1 - - 18
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Dependency Management
1 1 (100.00%) Escalation Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management