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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 430 | 444 | 385 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +14 | -59 | +31 |
| Contract jobs citing Games | 145 | 251 | 591 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.34% | 0.45% | 0.67% |
| As % of the General category | 0.59% | 0.77% | 1.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 88 | 206 | 469 |
| 10th Percentile | £211 | £263 | £371 |
| 25th Percentile | £267 | £343 | £410 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £401 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.53% | -5.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £540 | £623 | £625 |
| 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 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £8.04 | £25.29 | £22.97 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.67 | £47.61 | £35.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £39.92 | £60.00 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.47% | +41.18% | +39.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.75 | £63.75 | £45.41 |
| 90th Percentile | £63.75 | £70.50 | £47.19 |
| 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 | 24,753 | 32,807 | 49,724 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 57.49% | 58.53% | 56.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,550 | 22,755 | 34,565 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £438 | £430 |
| 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% | +8.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,984 | 981 | 1,390 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.78 | £13.41 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.50 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £32.30 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.12% | +43.56% | +4.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £52.50 | £61.25 | £47.36 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.38 | £72.50 | £60.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.42 | £27.84 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.08% | +42.77% | +2.63% |
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 1 June 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 1 June 2024.
Games
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 1 June 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 | -2 | 132 | £403 | -12.12% | 650 |
| London | +51 | 65 | £450 | -11.33% | 260 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 58 | £375 | -14.29% | 401 |
| Work from Home | +21 | 40 | £358 | -28.50% | 321 |
| Midlands | +25 | 20 | £225 | -37.06% | 84 |
| North of England | +6 | 17 | £500 | +20.48% | 92 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 13 | £225 | -37.06% | 59 |
| East of England | -5 | 12 | £375 | -42.31% | 44 |
| Yorkshire | +12 | 10 | £525 | -4.55% | 23 |
| East Midlands | +15 | 7 | £418 | +15.31% | 27 |
| North West | +10 | 6 | £425 | +2.41% | 57 |
| South West | +7 | 4 | £525 | +90.91% | 31 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | - | - | 6 |
| South East | +4 | 2 | £120 | -72.57% | 133 |
| North East | +12 | 1 | £450 | +12.50% | 14 |
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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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