Games Contracts in Leeds

Gaming
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in contract job vacancies in Leeds. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 56 58 83
Rank change year-on-year +2 +25 -4
Contract jobs citing Games 4 5 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leeds 0.86% 0.63% 0.98%
As % of the General category 1.52% 1.20% 1.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 13
10th Percentile - £423 £288
25th Percentile £575 £456 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £575 £488
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +17.95% -6.25%
75th Percentile £625 £675 £565
90th Percentile - - £613
West Yorkshire median daily rate £600 £575 £538
% change year-on-year +4.35% +6.98% +2.38%

All General Skills
Leeds

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 Leeds.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 263 416 811
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds 56.56% 52.07% 60.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 167 245 599
10th Percentile £240 £264 £363
25th Percentile £340 £406 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £540
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -7.41% +8.00%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £631
90th Percentile £650 £650 £700
West Yorkshire median daily rate £463 £490 £525
% change year-on-year -5.61% -6.67% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 34 6
10th Percentile £31.59 £11.87 £12.00
25th Percentile £31.76 £12.15 £13.31
Median hourly rate £41.00 £12.53 £17.62
Median % change year-on-year +227.21% -28.89% -21.59%
75th Percentile £96.64 £15.19 £57.00
90th Percentile £97.79 - £70.00
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £24.82 £13.50 £17.24
% change year-on-year +83.85% -21.69% -7.81%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

Job postings citing Games as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leeds.

Job vacancy trend for Games in Leeds

Games
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Games in Leeds.

Daily rate trend for Games in Leeds

Games
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Leeds

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Games in Leeds.

Hourly rate trend for Games in Leeds

Games
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 3 (75.00%) Retail
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Compliance Executive
2 1 (25.00%) Lead
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Proactive Management
1 3 (75.00%) Project Management
1 3 (75.00%) Regulatory Change
1 3 (75.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 2 (50.00%) Anti-Money Laundering
2 2 (50.00%) KYC
3 1 (25.00%) Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management