Gaming
UK > Scotland
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Games over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 23 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 160 | 168 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +8 | -10 |
| Contract jobs citing Games | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | - | 0.15% | 0.18% |
| As % of the General category | - | 0.22% | 0.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £490 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £563 | £491 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £575 | £491 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +17.05% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £588 | £503 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £524 |
| UK median daily rate | £401 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.69% | -2.50% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £10.42 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £39.92 | £60.00 | £43.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -33.47% | +37.93% | +40.32% |
All General Skills
Scotland
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 Scotland with a requirement for common skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 1,362 | 1,786 | 2,393 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland | 64.80% | 66.59% | 70.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 833 | 1,287 | 1,743 |
| 10th Percentile | £179 | £230 | £230 |
| 25th Percentile | £340 | £400 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £475 | £465 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.63% | +2.15% | +9.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £564 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £650 | £625 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.33% | +7.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 73 | 28 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.06 | £12.62 | £15.04 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.50 | £14.17 | £17.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.27 | £19.88 | £37.43 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.10% | -46.89% | +113.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.00 | £58.75 | £47.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.00 | £67.22 | £54.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £30.00 | £32.50 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +44.44% | +1.26% |
Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing Games as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Games
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Games in Scotland.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Games in Scotland.