Online Gaming
England > London
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Online Games in contract job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Online Games over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 390 | 485 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +95 | +117 |
| Contract jobs citing Online Games | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in London | - | 0.006% | 0.023% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.017% | 0.064% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £319 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £385 | £338 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +14.07% | -36.47% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £494 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £606 |
| England median daily rate | £160 | £443 | £338 |
| % change year-on-year | -63.84% | +31.11% | -34.15% |
All Generic Skills
London
Online Games falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 4,526 | 5,866 | 9,429 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London | 35.98% | 33.24% | 35.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,068 | 4,156 | 6,776 |
| 10th Percentile | £331 | £313 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £455 | £450 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £585 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.71% | -2.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £745 |
| 90th Percentile | £850 | £850 | £838 |
| England median daily rate | £548 | £550 | £573 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.36% | -3.93% | +4.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 79 | 150 | 113 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.84 | £15.49 | £19.04 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.23 | £17.64 | £21.67 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £26.00 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +34.62% | -25.71% | -21.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £49.25 | £49.88 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.87 | £69.00 | £84.75 |
| England median hourly rate | £34.50 | £32.31 | £22.49 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.79% | +43.68% | -16.72% |
Online Games
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings citing Online Games as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
Online Games
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Online Games in London.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Online Games in London.