Gaming
England > South West
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in contract job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 147 | 165 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +18 | +3 |
| Contract jobs citing Games | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West | - | 0.095% | 0.086% |
| As % of the General category | - | 0.19% | 0.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £253 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £488 | £256 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £525 | £275 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +90.91% | -45.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £563 | £306 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £318 |
| England median daily rate | £370 | £408 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.33% | -14.21% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £7.85 | - |
| England median hourly rate | £35.00 | £41.21 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.07% | -31.32% | +37.54% |
All General Skills
South West
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 West.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 967 | 1,607 | 1,697 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West | 57.66% | 51.08% | 48.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 599 | 961 | 1,255 |
| 10th Percentile | £215 | £215 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £391 | £409 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £525 | £549 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -4.37% | +10.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £610 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £700 | £713 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.33% | -2.27% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 63 | 269 | 112 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.83 | £13.69 | £17.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.94 | £23.63 | £39.04 |
| Median hourly rate | £57.25 | £46.39 | £60.35 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.40% | -23.13% | +38.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £70.66 | £70.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £77.50 | £86.66 |
| England median hourly rate | £27.25 | £30.16 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.65% | -7.20% | +51.16% |
Games
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Job postings citing Games as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.
Games
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Games in the South West.
Games
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Games in the South West.