The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Leicestershire requiring Game Development skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Game Development 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
17
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Game Development
2
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leicestershire
Game Development falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Leicestershire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
84
121
160
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire
84.00%
76.10%
91.95%
Number of daily rates quoted
52
94
136
10th Percentile
£225
£193
£250
25th Percentile
£269
£258
£325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£463
£375
£395
Median % change year-on-year
+23.33%
-5.06%
-1.25%
75th Percentile
£541
£556
£450
90th Percentile
£651
£634
£555
East Midlands median daily rate
£447
£419
£450
% change year-on-year
+6.81%
-7.00%
+2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
3
7
10th Percentile
£19.05
£13.55
£14.08
25th Percentile
£19.88
£16.25
£17.03
Median hourly rate
£22.50
£21.50
£20.60
Median % change year-on-year
+4.65%
+4.37%
-12.34%
75th Percentile
£26.88
£25.50
£41.88
90th Percentile
£28.75
£27.45
£63.50
East Midlands median hourly rate
£18.36
£17.00
£18.56
% change year-on-year
+7.97%
-8.39%
+3.10%
Game Development Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire
Job postings citing Game Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.
Game Development Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Game Development in Leicestershire.
Game Development Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Game Development also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Leicestershire region with a requirement for Game Development.
Game Development Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire 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:
