Games Contracts in Northern Ireland

Gaming
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in contract job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland. 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 22 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Games 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 2.03% - -
As % of the General category 3.95% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate £419 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -16.20% - +12.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £18.67 - -
Median hourly rate £21.10 - -
75th Percentile £23.54 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £36.25 £60.00 £43.50
% change year-on-year -39.58% +37.93% +38.76%

All General Skills
Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 76 125 124
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 51.35% 61.58% 58.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 63 65
10th Percentile £194 £172 £145
25th Percentile £270 £266 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £400 £400
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.03%
75th Percentile £538 £494 £488
90th Percentile £650 £578 £500
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 9 15
10th Percentile - £13.88 £10.22
25th Percentile £12.25 £13.91 £10.52
Median hourly rate £14.66 £15.50 £13.89
Median % change year-on-year -5.42% +11.59% +11.12%
75th Percentile £22.50 £16.88 £21.00
90th Percentile £23.54 £18.16 -
UK median hourly rate £29.83 £35.00 £21.66
% change year-on-year -14.79% +61.61% -3.74%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Job postings citing Games as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Job vacancy trend for Games in Northern Ireland

Games
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Games in Northern Ireland.

Daily rate trend for Games in Northern Ireland

Games
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Games in Northern Ireland.

Hourly rate trend for Games in Northern Ireland

Games
Contract Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the Northern Ireland 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
County Londonderry - 3 - -
Games
UK

Games
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

Applications
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 3 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 3 (100.00%) Marketing
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Communications Officer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 3 (100.00%) Photography
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 3 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 3 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 3 (100.00%) Nanotechnology
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
1 3 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 3 (100.00%) Smart Manufacturing
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Twitter