Gaming
UK > Northern Ireland
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in contract job vacancies in Northern Ireland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 21 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Games | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | - | 2.17% | - |
| As % of the General category | - | 4.35% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £400 | £415 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.67% | -16.11% | -1.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £21.10 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £34.46 | £39.92 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.69% | -33.47% | +37.54% |
All General Skills
Northern Ireland
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 common skills in Northern Ireland.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 135 | 69 | 117 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 80.84% | 50.00% | 59.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 92 | 31 | 57 |
| 10th Percentile | £155 | £200 | £156 |
| 25th Percentile | £279 | £288 | £258 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £400 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.25% | -5.88% | +3.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £541 | £569 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £624 | £650 | £596 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 21 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.50 | - | £13.88 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.64 | £12.25 | £13.91 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.18 | £15.38 | £15.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +57.22% | -0.77% | +11.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £44.65 | £23.00 | £16.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.47 | £23.54 | £18.16 |
| UK median hourly rate | £27.50 | £30.16 | £34.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.82% | -11.29% | +54.55% |
Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland
Job postings citing Games as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised 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.
Games
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Northern Ireland
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Games in Northern Ireland.