Games Contracts in the Midlands

Gaming
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Games over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 119 146 166
Rank change year-on-year +27 +20 -22
Contract jobs citing Games 18 19 35
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.66% 0.55% 0.69%
As % of the General category 1.19% 0.99% 1.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 14 26
10th Percentile £208 £162 £403
25th Percentile £220 £212 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £322 £325 £519
Median % change year-on-year -1.08% -37.35% +229.37%
75th Percentile £435 £450 £718
90th Percentile - £497 £788
England median daily rate £419 £488 £500
% change year-on-year -14.05% -2.50% +18.34%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £39.92 - -
England median hourly rate £39.92 £60.00 £45.50
% change year-on-year -33.47% +31.87% +51.67%

All General Skills
Midlands

Games is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,509 1,927 2,760
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 54.99% 55.86% 54.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,031 1,360 2,052
10th Percentile £208 £213 £220
25th Percentile £350 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £475 £463
Median % change year-on-year +2.63% +2.70% +15.63%
75th Percentile £613 £588 £550
90th Percentile £738 £680 £653
England median daily rate £538 £550 £546
% change year-on-year -2.27% +0.67% +9.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 167 83 107
10th Percentile £11.75 £11.80 £9.74
25th Percentile £13.90 £13.51 £12.63
Median hourly rate £17.50 £20.32 £17.70
Median % change year-on-year -13.88% +14.80% +9.77%
75th Percentile £38.13 £32.13 £24.38
90th Percentile £53.80 £51.50 £35.00
England median hourly rate £30.00 £34.00 £21.43
% change year-on-year -11.76% +58.69% -4.78%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Games as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Games in the Midlands

Games
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Games in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Games in the Midlands

Games
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Games in the Midlands over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Games in the Midlands

Games
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Games in the Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Games in the Midlands

Games
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. 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
West Midlands +26 11 £225 -25.00% 39
East Midlands +26 7 £419 +15.59% 25
Games
England

Games
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (11.11%) CMS
2 1 (5.56%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (27.78%) Adobe Premiere
1 5 (27.78%) Photoshop
2 4 (22.22%) Adobe After Effects
3 2 (11.11%) Adobe Illustrator
3 2 (11.11%) Adobe XD
3 2 (11.11%) Maya
3 2 (11.11%) NUKE
3 2 (11.11%) Sketch
Cloud Services
1 4 (22.22%) Adobe Creative Cloud
2 3 (16.67%) Azure
2 3 (16.67%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (11.11%) Discord
3 2 (11.11%) Figma
4 1 (5.56%) Google Analytics
4 1 (5.56%) SuccessFactors
4 1 (5.56%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.56%) Intranet
Development Applications
1 2 (11.11%) Axure RP
General
1 7 (38.89%) Social Skills
2 5 (27.78%) Marketing
3 2 (11.11%) Automotive
3 2 (11.11%) Influencing Skills
3 2 (11.11%) Manufacturing
4 1 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (5.56%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 2 (11.11%) Analyst
1 2 (11.11%) Designer
1 2 (11.11%) Games Designer
1 2 (11.11%) Lead
1 2 (11.11%) SOC Analyst
1 2 (11.11%) UI Designer
1 2 (11.11%) UI/UX Designer
1 2 (11.11%) UX Designer
2 1 (5.56%) Communications Manager
2 1 (5.56%) Coordinator
2 1 (5.56%) Developer
2 1 (5.56%) Internal Communications Manager
2 1 (5.56%) Senior
2 1 (5.56%) Senior Analyst
2 1 (5.56%) Social Media Coordinator
2 1 (5.56%) Team Leader
2 1 (5.56%) UI Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (22.22%) React
2 2 (11.11%) HTML
2 2 (11.11%) Unreal Engine
2 2 (11.11%) V-Ray
3 1 (5.56%) Unity (Game Engine)
Miscellaneous
1 5 (27.78%) Video Editing
2 4 (22.22%) Motion Graphics
3 2 (11.11%) Cyberattack
3 2 (11.11%) Security Operations Centre
3 2 (11.11%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 2 (11.11%) Linux
1 2 (11.11%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (27.78%) Web Development
2 3 (16.67%) Agile
2 3 (16.67%) Continuous Delivery
2 3 (16.67%) DevOps
2 3 (16.67%) Pair Programming
2 3 (16.67%) Software Testing
2 3 (16.67%) Technical Debt
2 3 (16.67%) Test Automation
2 3 (16.67%) User Experience
3 2 (11.11%) Channel Management
3 2 (11.11%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (11.11%) Incident Response
3 2 (11.11%) Security Operations
3 2 (11.11%) UX Design
3 2 (11.11%) Web Application Development
3 2 (11.11%) Wireframes
4 1 (5.56%) Analytics
4 1 (5.56%) Line Management
4 1 (5.56%) Product Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (27.78%) JavaScript
2 4 (22.22%) C#
Qualifications
1 2 (11.11%) Degree
1 2 (11.11%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 6 (33.33%) Adobe
2 2 (11.11%) Darktrace
2 2 (11.11%) FireEye
2 2 (11.11%) LogRhythm
2 2 (11.11%) Splunk
3 1 (5.56%) Facebook
3 1 (5.56%) Google
3 1 (5.56%) Instagram
3 1 (5.56%) Microsoft
3 1 (5.56%) TikTok
3 1 (5.56%) YouTube