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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Games' in contract IT jobs within the Bristol region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Games over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Games
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5271
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads51
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.241 %0.178 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£304£358
% change on same period last year-15.06 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£37.00-
Average hourly rate£37.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£37.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.67£17.68
% change on same period last year+56.49 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads403562
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.573 %0.568 %
Daily rates quoted137275
Average minimum daily rate£358£361
Average daily rate£381£373
% change on same period last year+2.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£404£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£384£381
% change on same period last year+0.86 %
Hourly rates quoted7141
Average minimum hourly rate£31.86£24.67
Average hourly rate£32.73£27.07
% change on same period last year+20.87 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.59£29.48
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.08£26.75
% change on same period last year+4.96 %
Games South WestGames
South West

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Games
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Games across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Bristol Games Demand Trend

Games
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Games across the Bristol region.

Bristol Games Daily Rate Trend

Games
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Games across the Bristol region.

Bristol Games Hourly Rate Trend

Games
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing Games also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Games.

16 (46.15 %)C#
16 (46.15 %).NET
25 (38.46 %)Flash
34 (30.77 %)UML
34 (30.77 %)C++
34 (30.77 %)ActionScript
43 (23.08 %)Software Engineering
43 (23.08 %)Flash Games
43 (23.08 %)Online Games
43 (23.08 %)SC Cleared
43 (23.08 %)Security Cleared
43 (23.08 %)C
43 (23.08 %)Java
43 (23.08 %)SQL Server
43 (23.08 %)ASP.NET
43 (23.08 %)OpenGL
43 (23.08 %)DirectX
43 (23.08 %)Military
43 (23.08 %)Programme Management
52 (15.38 %)Microsoft
52 (15.38 %)ASP
52 (15.38 %)COM+
52 (15.38 %)VB
52 (15.38 %)VB.NET
52 (15.38 %)VB6
61 (7.692 %)Automated Testing
61 (7.692 %)Agile Software Development
61 (7.692 %)Computer Science
61 (7.692 %)QA
61 (7.692 %)PHP5

Games
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing Games also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Games. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (46.15 %).NET
23 (23.08 %)ASP.NET
23 (23.08 %)OpenGL
23 (23.08 %)DirectX
32 (15.38 %)COM+
32 (15.38 %)ASP
41 (7.692 %)ATL
41 (7.692 %)CSS
41 (7.692 %)XML
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (7.692 %)Internet
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (23.08 %)SQL Server
21 (7.692 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (7.692 %)MySQL
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (38.46 %)Flash
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (23.08 %)Military
13 (23.08 %)Flash Games
13 (23.08 %)Online Games
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (61.54 %)Developer
24 (30.77 %)Flash Developer
33 (23.08 %)Senior Developer
41 (7.692 %)Programmer
41 (7.692 %)Senior Software Engineer
41 (7.692 %)Senior Software Developer
41 (7.692 %)PHP Developer
41 (7.692 %)Analyst
41 (7.692 %)Test Analyst
41 (7.692 %)Software Developer
41 (7.692 %)Software Engineer
41 (7.692 %)C++ Programmer
41 (7.692 %)QA Test Analyst
41 (7.692 %)QA Analyst
41 (7.692 %)ActionScript Developer
41 (7.692 %)Quality Analyst
41 (7.692 %)Flash Designer
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.692 %)Computer Science
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (7.692 %)Windows
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (30.77 %)UML
23 (23.08 %)Programme Management
23 (23.08 %)Software Engineering
23 (23.08 %)SC Cleared
23 (23.08 %)Security Cleared
31 (7.692 %)Web Testing
31 (7.692 %)Agile Software Development
31 (7.692 %)Automated Testing
31 (7.692 %)OO
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (46.15 %)C#
24 (30.77 %)C++
24 (30.77 %)ActionScript
33 (23.08 %)Java
33 (23.08 %)C
42 (15.38 %)VB6
42 (15.38 %)VB
42 (15.38 %)VB.NET
51 (7.692 %)VC++
51 (7.692 %)PHP
51 (7.692 %)PHP5
51 (7.692 %)PHP4
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.692 %)Degree
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (7.692 %)QA
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (15.38 %)Microsoft