Games Contract Job Trends in Northampton

Gaming
Northamptonshire > Northampton

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in contract job vacancies in Northampton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Games 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Northampton 1.22% - -
As % of the General category 1.68% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Northamptonshire median daily rate - - -

All General Skills
Northampton

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 Northampton.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 179 72 59
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northampton 72.76% 69.23% 60.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 160 58 46
10th Percentile £306 £303 £273
25th Percentile £358 £355 £447
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £411 £383 £489
Median % change year-on-year +7.38% -21.68% +15.06%
75th Percentile £475 £484 £535
90th Percentile £553 £636 £604
Northamptonshire median daily rate £420 £400 £481
% change year-on-year +5.00% -16.75% +17.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate - - £14.00
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - £19.59
Northamptonshire median hourly rate £25.50 - £35.00
% change year-on-year - - +86.67%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Northampton

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

Games job vacancy trend in Northampton

Games
Daily Rate Trend in Northampton

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northampton citing Games

Games
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northampton by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Graduate
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Logistics
1 3 (100.00%) Supply Chain Management