The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in contract job vacancies in Leicestershire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
20
18
25
Rank change year-on-year
-2
+7
-
Contract jobs citing Games
2
3
3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leicestershire
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 Leicestershire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
74
48
57
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire
56.92%
41.38%
34.55%
Number of daily rates quoted
43
35
41
10th Percentile
£132
£187
£160
25th Percentile
£250
£268
£313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£316
£375
£450
Median % change year-on-year
-15.73%
-16.67%
+5.26%
75th Percentile
£449
£474
£550
90th Percentile
£535
£563
£650
East Midlands median daily rate
£402
£450
£500
% change year-on-year
-10.67%
-10.00%
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
4
1
3
10th Percentile
£19.03
-
£13.85
25th Percentile
£19.81
£20.75
£16.63
Median hourly rate
£20.90
£21.50
£22.50
Median % change year-on-year
-2.79%
-4.44%
+26.76%
75th Percentile
£22.60
£22.25
£44.38
90th Percentile
£24.94
-
£56.75
East Midlands median hourly rate
£21.39
£17.00
£31.76
% change year-on-year
+25.82%
-46.47%
+64.99%
Games Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire
Job postings citing Games as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.
Games Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing Games.
Games Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire
For the 6 months to 17 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Games 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 Games.
Games 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:
