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 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 438 | 456 | 382 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +18 | -74 | +20 |
| Contract jobs citing Games | 154 | 265 | 584 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.36% | 0.46% | 0.67% |
| As % of the General category | 0.62% | 0.78% | 1.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 103 | 214 | 470 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £254 | £372 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £363 | £408 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £418 | £495 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.56% | -1.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £539 | £610 | £631 |
| 90th Percentile | £670 | £725 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £375 | £450 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | -10.00% | +23.46% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 3 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £8.04 | - | £27.48 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.67 | - | £34.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £39.92 | £60.00 | £43.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.47% | +37.54% | +40.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.75 | £67.50 | £56.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £63.75 | £72.00 | £79.80 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £21.10 | - | - |
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 | 24,981 | 33,919 | 49,055 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 58.02% | 58.48% | 56.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,767 | 23,530 | 34,017 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £320 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £440 | £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 | £770 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £496 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.80% | +5.26% | +10.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,939 | 1,040 | 1,403 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.77 | £13.41 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.48 | £17.72 | £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 | £65.35 | £72.50 | £58.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.42 | £28.16 | £18.70 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.92% | +50.59% | -4.10% |
Games
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Games as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Games
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Games.
Games
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Games over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
Games
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Games.
Games
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Games over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
Games
Top 14 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 9 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 | +19 | 139 | £415 | -13.71% | 656 |
| London | +42 | 72 | £450 | -10.00% | 220 |
| UK excluding London | +11 | 58 | £375 | -16.67% | 443 |
| Work from Home | +44 | 48 | £425 | -16.67% | 352 |
| Midlands | +40 | 22 | £225 | -30.77% | 100 |
| North of England | +8 | 15 | £500 | +17.65% | 130 |
| West Midlands | +21 | 14 | £225 | -30.77% | 71 |
| East of England | -10 | 14 | £375 | -36.87% | 43 |
| Yorkshire | +12 | 10 | £525 | +7.69% | 36 |
| East Midlands | +30 | 8 | £419 | +15.45% | 30 |
| North West | +2 | 5 | £323 | -22.29% | 82 |
| South West | +15 | 3 | £525 | +90.91% | 35 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| South East | +19 | 1 | - | - | 124 |
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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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