Games Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Gaming
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in contract job vacancies in Milton Keynes. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 32 -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Games 0 8 0
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes - 3.16% -
As % of the General category - 5.13% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Buckinghamshire median daily rate - - -

All General Skills
Milton Keynes

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 general skills in Milton Keynes.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 254 156 169
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 41.64% 61.66% 59.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 185 106 111
10th Percentile £337 £228 £225
25th Percentile £431 £325 £326
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £423 £450
Median % change year-on-year +21.30% -6.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £588 £519 £538
90th Percentile £638 £638 £625
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £513 £420 £450
% change year-on-year +22.02% -6.67% -11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 13 5
10th Percentile £13.45 £14.66 £16.61
25th Percentile £17.50 £15.12 £18.70
Median hourly rate £28.11 £29.61 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.07% -1.30% +124.38%
75th Percentile £43.75 - £36.75
90th Percentile £46.75 - £37.50
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £22.50 £18.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year +25.00% -40.00% +121.08%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Games job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Games
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Games.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Games