Games Contract Job Trends in Southampton

Gaming
Hampshire > Southampton

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in contract job vacancies in Southampton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Games 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Southampton 0.59% - -
As % of the General category 1.19% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £353 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £355 - -
75th Percentile £358 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £355 £400 £750
% change year-on-year -11.25% -46.67% +53.85%

All General Skills
Southampton

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 Southampton.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 84 86 74
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton 49.41% 58.50% 47.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 53 61 51
10th Percentile £163 £208 £263
25th Percentile £250 £300 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £360 £500
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -28.00% -6.98%
75th Percentile £525 £500 £614
90th Percentile £648 £588 £688
Hampshire median daily rate £500 £508 £550
% change year-on-year -1.48% -7.73% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 0 3
10th Percentile £22.50 - £29.60
25th Percentile £23.75 - £33.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 - £40.00
Median % change year-on-year - - +72.79%
75th Percentile £72.25 - £50.00
90th Percentile £74.67 - £56.00
Hampshire median hourly rate £20.71 £35.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -40.83% -36.36% +82.82%

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

Games job vacancy trend in Southampton

Games
Daily Rate Trend in Southampton

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Games

Games
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Kaizen
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) SIPOC
1 1 (100.00%) Six Sigma
1 1 (100.00%) Supply Chain Planning
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Six Sigma Black Belt
1 1 (100.00%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) SAP