Esports
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Esports in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Esports over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 6 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 866 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -169 |
| Contract jobs citing Esports | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | - | - | 0.001% |
| As % of the General category | - | - | 0.002% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £325 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £338 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | - |
All General Skills
UK
Esports is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 25,243 | 34,529 | 49,874 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 58.17% | 58.46% | 56.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,931 | 23,943 | 34,598 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £320 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £438 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.33% | +7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £768 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £495 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.00% | +5.26% | +10.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,945 | 1,058 | 1,430 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.78 | £13.41 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.98 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £32.60 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.96% | +48.16% | -2.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £52.50 | £61.25 | £47.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £72.50 | £58.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.25 | £29.00 | £18.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.59% | +54.67% | -4.79% |
Esports
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Esports as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Esports
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Esports.