Gaming
West Midlands > Staffordshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in contract job vacancies advertised in Staffordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Games over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 25 | 23 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -2 | - |
| Contract jobs citing Games | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Staffordshire | - | 1.97% | 1.62% |
| As % of the General category | - | 3.26% | 3.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £410 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £448 | £344 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £510 | £413 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +23.64% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £463 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £490 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £225 | £325 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.77% | -38.10% | +31.25% |
All General Skills
Staffordshire
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 Staffordshire with a requirement for common skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 64 | 92 | 85 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire | 59.81% | 60.53% | 45.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 38 | 69 | 66 |
| 10th Percentile | £211 | £160 | £166 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £330 | £281 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | £475 | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.05% | +26.67% | -6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £481 | £650 | £492 |
| 90th Percentile | £541 | £705 | £616 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £510 | £510 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +7.37% | +16.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.95 | £13.32 | £14.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.71 | £17.62 | £16.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.61 | £22.41 | £19.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.37% | +14.92% | +30.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £16.67 | - | £19.77 |
| 90th Percentile | £44.50 | £26.21 | £19.86 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £19.00 | £18.25 | £17.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.11% | +7.35% | +4.62% |
Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire
Job postings citing Games as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.
Games
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Staffordshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Games in Staffordshire.