Games Designer Contracts in London

Game Designer
England > London

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Game Designer daily rate in London.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 352 383 492
Rank change year-on-year +31 +109 +100
Contract jobs requiring a Games Designer 1 8 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.008% 0.045% 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.009% 0.048% 0.004%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 5 1
10th Percentile - £206 -
25th Percentile - £425 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £575 £275
Median % change year-on-year - +109.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile - £600 £288
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate - £450 £275
% change year-on-year - +63.64% -15.38%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in London with a recognized job title 11,726 16,625 25,758
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.45% 93.24% 95.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,034 12,022 18,663
10th Percentile £341 £325 £363
25th Percentile £431 £444 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £675 £675 £700
90th Percentile £800 £800 £800
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 143 336 290
10th Percentile £20.45 £16.01 £18.00
25th Percentile £23.90 £20.02 £22.53
Median hourly rate £34.00 £27.81 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +22.26% -20.54% -
75th Percentile £50.75 £43.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £64.75 £65.00 £76.03
England median hourly rate £30.62 £36.31 £45.00
% change year-on-year -15.67% -19.32% +100.00%

Games Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured Games Designer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Games Designer in London

Games Designer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Daily rate trend for Games Designer in London

Games Designer
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Games Designer within the London region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Central London +4 1 - -
Games Designer
England

Games Designer Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Games Designer contract job roles required 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 London region featuring Games Designer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Games
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design
1 1 (100.00%) Information Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Eye Tracking
1 1 (100.00%) Remote Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Typography
1 1 (100.00%) Wireframes
1 1 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (100.00%) Interaction Design
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) Sports Betting
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusive Design
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture

Games Designer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 1 (100.00%) Games
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Sports Betting
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (100.00%) Eye Tracking
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusive Design
1 1 (100.00%) Information Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Interaction Design
1 1 (100.00%) Remote Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Typography
1 1 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design
1 1 (100.00%) Wireframes
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility