Games Contract Job Trends in London

Gaming
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in contract job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 30 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 30 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	402	331	327
Rank change year-on-year	-71	-4	-22
Contract jobs citing Games	68	39	56
As % of all contract jobs in London	0.33%	0.29%	0.36%
As % of the General category	0.53%	0.42%	0.57%
Number of daily rates quoted	26	20	23
10^th Percentile	£218	£209	£269
25^th Percentile	£309	£270	£296
Median daily rate (50^th Percentile)	£500	£418	£414
Median % change year-on-year	+19.76%	+0.85%	-10.49%
75^th Percentile	£600	£475	£609
90^th Percentile	£793	£588	£665
England median daily rate	£500	£418	£390
% change year-on-year	+19.76%	+7.05%	-13.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted	12	0	4
10^th Percentile	-	-	£39.15
25^th Percentile	£30.75	-	£40.50
Median hourly rate	£31.50	-	£42.50
75^th Percentile	£43.09	-	£43.94
90^th Percentile	£53.99	-	£44.28
England median hourly rate	£28.37	£50.00	£42.50
% change year-on-year	-43.27%	+17.65%	-

All General Skills
London

Games falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing general skills in London.

	6 months to 30 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing general skills	12,845	9,346	9,853
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London	63.07%	68.41%	62.67%
Number of daily rates quoted	8,255	6,109	6,298
10^th Percentile	£353	£325	£325
25^th Percentile	£450	£425	£450
Median daily rate (50^th Percentile)	£550	£545	£575
Median % change year-on-year	+0.92%	-5.22%	-2.13%
75^th Percentile	£675	£675	£694
90^th Percentile	£775	£788	£825
England median daily rate	£525	£500	£525
% change year-on-year	+5.00%	-4.76%	-4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted	321	186	114
10^th Percentile	£15.00	£17.50	£17.65
25^th Percentile	£19.50	£23.36	£26.76
Median hourly rate	£29.50	£30.00	£37.50
Median % change year-on-year	-1.67%	-20.00%	+7.14%
75^th Percentile	£47.50	£46.94	£55.75
90^th Percentile	£68.75	£65.29	£75.88
England median hourly rate	£27.50	£25.00	£32.29
% change year-on-year	+10.00%	-22.58%	+7.63%

Games Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Games relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Games Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Games.

Games Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Games in London over the 6 months to 30 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Games in London

Games Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Games.

Games Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution for jobs citing Games in London over the 6 months to 30 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Games in London

Games 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 within the London region over the 6 months to 30 October 2026. 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months	Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
North London	-	3	-	-
Central London	-33	1	-	-	7
Games England

Games Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 30 October 2026, contractor job vacancies citing Games also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region citing Games.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	AI	23.5%	16
2	Problem-Solving	16.2%	11
2	Stakeholder Management	16.2%	11
4	Google	14.7%	10
5	Continuous Improvement	11.8%	8
5	Decision-Making	11.8%	8
5	SEO	11.8%	8
8	Agile	10.3%	7
8	ChatGPT	10.3%	7
8	Google Gemini	10.3%	7
11	Analytics	8.8%	6
11	Customer Service	8.8%	6
11	Mentoring	8.8%	6
11	SQL	8.8%	6
11	Test Automation	8.8%	6
16	Backlog Management	7.4%	5
16	C#	7.4%	5
16	CMS	7.4%	5
16	ETL	7.4%	5
16	Financial Modelling	7.4%	5
16	Python	7.4%	5
16	Unity (Game Engine)	7.4%	5
23	ATDD	5.9%	4
23	Budgeting	5.9%	4
23	Budgeting and Forecasting	5.9%	4
23	Burndown Charts	5.9%	4
23	CI/CD	5.9%	4
23	Conflict Resolution	5.9%	4
23	Continuous Integration	5.9%	4
23	Data Reconciliation	5.9%	4

Games Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

General

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Finance	19.1%	13
2	Social Skills	16.2%	11
3	Marketing	10.3%	7
4	Analytical Skills	7.4%	5
5	Banking	5.9%	4
5	Investment Banking	5.9%	4
5	Retail	5.9%	4
8	French Language	2.9%	2
8	German Language	2.9%	2
8	Italian Language	2.9%	2
8	Legal	2.9%	2
8	Publishing	2.9%	2
8	Spanish Language	2.9%	2
14	Manufacturing	1.5%	1
14	Organisational Skills	1.5%	1
14	Polish Language	1.5%	1
14	Presentation Skills	1.5%	1