Games Contracts in the South East

Gaming
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in contract job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 23 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 198 206 245
Rank change year-on-year +8 +39 -60
Contract jobs citing Games 2 9 18
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.035% 0.16% 0.24%
As % of the General category 0.070% 0.27% 0.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 9 15
10th Percentile - £318 £350
25th Percentile - £363 £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £120 £438 £438
Median % change year-on-year -72.57% - -2.78%
75th Percentile - £444 £581
90th Percentile - £560 £588
England median daily rate £414 £450 £500
% change year-on-year -8.11% -10.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £10.24 - -
Median hourly rate £10.30 - -
75th Percentile £10.36 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £41.21 £60.00 £43.63
% change year-on-year -31.32% +37.54% +51.21%

All General Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,850 3,296 4,253
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 49.54% 58.20% 55.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,560 2,221 2,825
10th Percentile £213 £236 £225
25th Percentile £359 £400 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.70% - +5.82%
75th Percentile £608 £625 £588
90th Percentile £688 £721 £663
England median daily rate £534 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.96% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 349 156 211
10th Percentile £12.88 £16.24 £13.00
25th Percentile £18.32 £25.71 £16.06
Median hourly rate £45.00 £52.30 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.96% +161.50% -20.00%
75th Percentile £61.60 £64.72 £33.81
90th Percentile £70.39 £74.50 £52.50
England median hourly rate £31.97 £30.65 £22.50
% change year-on-year +4.32% +36.21% +7.14%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Games in the South East

Games
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

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

Daily rate trend for Games in the South East

Games
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

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

Hourly rate trend for Games in the South East

Games
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the South East region over the 6 months to 23 June 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
Berkshire - 2 £120 - 5
Thames Valley - 2 £120 - 32
Games
England

Games
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Games Tester
1 2 (100.00%) Tester
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) PlayStation
1 1 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Game Development
1 1 (50.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (50.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Sony