Game Engineer
UK
The median Game Engineer daily rate in the UK is £433, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 515 | 574 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +59 | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Games Engineer | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.024% | 0.005% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.026% | 0.005% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £409 | £320 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £350 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £433 | £400 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.13% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £450 | £450 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £480 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £500 | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 27,186 | 39,489 | 53,902 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.37% | 92.79% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,686 | 25,686 | 37,660 |
| 10th Percentile | £293 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £543 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -3.23% | +3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,047 | 2,662 | 1,503 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.82 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.13 | £16.30 | £19.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.15 | £36.58 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.03% | -18.72% | +87.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.38 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £73.44 | £76.20 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.13 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.19% | -5.88% | +112.50% |
Games Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Games Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Games Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Games Engineer.
Games Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Games Engineer.
Games Engineer
Top 3 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Games Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 17 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Work from Home | - | 6 | £441 | - | 2 |
| England | +63 | 3 | £425 | +6.25% | 3 |
| London | +38 | 3 | £425 | +41.67% | 1 |
Games Engineer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 May 2025, Games Engineer contract job roles required 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 featuring Games Engineer in the job title.
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Games Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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