Gaming
Merseyside > Liverpool
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in contract job vacancies in Liverpool. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 25 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Games | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Liverpool | - | - | 1.31% |
| As % of the General category | - | - | 2.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £172 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £183 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £210 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £241 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £254 |
| Merseyside median daily rate | - | - | £210 |
All General Skills
Liverpool
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 Liverpool.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 125 | 97 | 91 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Liverpool | 62.50% | 50.79% | 59.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 64 | 50 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | £134 | £143 | £187 |
| 25th Percentile | £161 | £157 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £268 | £256 | £481 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.39% | -46.75% | -3.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £497 | £563 |
| 90th Percentile | £631 | £638 | £623 |
| Merseyside median daily rate | £225 | £320 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.69% | -36.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 9 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.70 | £13.28 | £11.43 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £17.44 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.18 | £18.07 | £18.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.97% | -2.35% | +2.15% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £23.00 | £21.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £23.53 | £28.89 |
| Merseyside median hourly rate | £15.18 | £18.07 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.97% | +0.36% | -2.70% |
Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Liverpool
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Games relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Liverpool.
Games
Daily Rate Trend in Liverpool
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Liverpool citing Games.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Liverpool
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Liverpool citing Games.
