Gaming
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Games over the 6 months to 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 29 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 442 | 449 | 375 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | -74 | +26 |
| Contract jobs citing Games | 146 | 253 | 598 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.34% | 0.45% | 0.68% |
| As % of the General category | 0.59% | 0.77% | 1.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 90 | 206 | 475 |
| 10th Percentile | £212 | £263 | £374 |
| 25th Percentile | £275 | £363 | £410 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £401 | £488 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.69% | -2.50% | +7.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £539 | £623 | £631 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £738 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £375 | £438 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.29% | -12.50% | +23.46% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 4 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £8.04 | £25.29 | £25.23 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.67 | £47.61 | £34.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £39.92 | £60.00 | £41.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.47% | +44.58% | +33.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.75 | £63.75 | £45.19 |
| 90th Percentile | £63.75 | £70.50 | £46.88 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £21.10 | £10.42 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +102.50% | - | - |
All General Skills
UK
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 with a requirement for common skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 24,727 | 32,883 | 49,686 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 57.62% | 58.56% | 56.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,561 | 22,792 | 34,447 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £324 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £440 | £426 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +1.85% | +8.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,973 | 991 | 1,415 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.78 | £13.41 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.56 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £32.50 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +44.44% | +2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £52.50 | £61.25 | £47.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £66.74 | £72.50 | £59.23 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £27.84 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.57% | +42.77% | +0.31% |
Games
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Games as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Games.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Games over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.
Games
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Games.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Games over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.
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Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the UK over the 6 months to 29 May 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +10 | 133 | £403 | -15.26% | 618 |
| London | +42 | 66 | £450 | -12.62% | 226 |
| UK excluding London | +21 | 58 | £375 | -14.29% | 397 |
| Work from Home | +29 | 41 | £371 | -25.75% | 339 |
| Midlands | +22 | 20 | £225 | -37.06% | 85 |
| North of England | +11 | 17 | £500 | +20.48% | 107 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 13 | £225 | -37.06% | 58 |
| East of England | -1 | 12 | £375 | -40.00% | 28 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 10 | £525 | +7.69% | 21 |
| East Midlands | +14 | 7 | £418 | +15.31% | 29 |
| North West | +12 | 6 | £425 | +2.41% | 71 |
| South West | +9 | 4 | £525 | +90.91% | 34 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| South East | -1 | 2 | £120 | -72.57% | 122 |
| North East | +10 | 1 | £450 | +12.50% | 16 |
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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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