The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in contract job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
5
-
8
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+8
Contract jobs citing Games
2
0
3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent
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 Stoke-on-Trent.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
13
14
30
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent
76.47%
48.28%
66.67%
Number of daily rates quoted
8
11
21
10th Percentile
£200
£298
£263
25th Percentile
£331
£300
£385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£400
£350
£510
Median % change year-on-year
+14.29%
-31.37%
+109.23%
75th Percentile
£422
£438
£663
90th Percentile
£488
£538
-
Staffordshire median daily rate
£200
£388
£475
% change year-on-year
-48.39%
-18.42%
+26.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted
5
1
1
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
£12.25
-
-
Median hourly rate
£13.78
£10.93
£10.45
Median % change year-on-year
+26.08%
+4.59%
-
75th Percentile
-
-
-
90th Percentile
£20.04
-
-
Staffordshire median hourly rate
£15.89
£15.61
£20.02
% change year-on-year
+1.83%
-22.03%
+2.64%
Games Job Vacancy Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
Job postings citing Games as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent.
Games Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Games in Stoke-on-Trent.
Games Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Games also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Stoke-on-Trent region with a requirement for Games.
Games Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent 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:
