The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in IT contracts advertised for the Cambridge region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Games over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our General category for the Cambridge region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Gaming
Rank 23 39 32
Rank change year-on-year
+16 -7
Contract jobs citing Games 14 10 2
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridge 4.167% 2.336% 0.797%
As % of the General category 14.74% 10.42% 3.226%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 5 0
Average daily rate £263 £225 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+16.66% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £328 £325 £260
% change year-on-year
+0.76% +25.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 1
Average hourly rate £42.50 £42.50 £14.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +203.57%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £40.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year
-56.25% +77.77%
All of the General Category
Cambridge
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
95 96 62
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridge 28.27% 22.43% 24.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 50 33
Average daily rate £360 £315 £335
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+14.28% -5.97%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £256 £225 £228
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £450 £463
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 15 10
Average hourly rate £38.00 £37.50 £32.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+1.33% +15.38%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £16.35 £11.60 £13.80
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £49.50 £48.50 £34.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £25.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year
- -3.84%
Games
Cambridgeshire

Games
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Games across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Cambridge Games Jobs Demand Trend

Games
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridge Games Daily Rate Trend

Games
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Games across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Cambridge Games Daily Rate Histogram

Games
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridge Games Hourly Rate Trend

Games
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge 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.

1 11 (64.71%) Degree
2 9 (52.94%) Computer Science
2 9 (52.94%) C#
3 8 (47.06%) C++
3 8 (47.06%) SQL
3 8 (47.06%) Machine Learning
4 7 (41.18%) Augmented Reality
4 7 (41.18%) Game Development
4 7 (41.18%) C
5 6 (35.29%) Python
5 6 (35.29%) Test Automation
5 6 (35.29%) Facebook
6 4 (23.53%) Java
6 4 (23.53%) Objective-C
6 4 (23.53%) Android
7 3 (17.65%) Windows
7 3 (17.65%) Wireless
8 2 (11.76%) Telecoms
8 2 (11.76%) Linux
8 2 (11.76%) Windows XP
8 2 (11.76%) Mac OS X
8 2 (11.76%) OpenGL
8 2 (11.76%) Benchmarking
8 2 (11.76%) Regression Testing
8 2 (11.76%) Windows Mobile
8 2 (11.76%) QA
8 2 (11.76%) Apple iOS
8 2 (11.76%) Windows 7
9 1 (5.882%) Computer Architecture
9 1 (5.882%) iOS SDK

Games
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge 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.

Application Development
1 2 (11.76%) OpenGL
2 1 (5.882%) iOS SDK
2 1 (5.882%) OpenGL ES
2 1 (5.882%) Direct3D
2 1 (5.882%) Cocoa
Communications & Networking
1 3 (17.65%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.882%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (5.882%) Xcode
General
1 2 (11.76%) Telecoms
2 1 (5.882%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 7 (41.18%) Software Engineer
2 5 (29.41%) Developer
3 4 (23.53%) Software Development Engineer
3 4 (23.53%) Development Engineer
4 3 (17.65%) Test Engineer
5 2 (11.76%) Design Engineer
5 2 (11.76%) Software Design Engineer
6 1 (5.882%) Android Developer
6 1 (5.882%) iOS Developer
6 1 (5.882%) C# Software Developer
6 1 (5.882%) Graduate Software Engineer
6 1 (5.882%) C# Developer
6 1 (5.882%) QA Engineer
6 1 (5.882%) Software Developer
6 1 (5.882%) Graduate
6 1 (5.882%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 9 (52.94%) Computer Science
2 8 (47.06%) Machine Learning
3 7 (41.18%) Augmented Reality
4 1 (5.882%) Mobile App
4 1 (5.882%) Artificial Intelligence
4 1 (5.882%) 3D Graphics
Operating Systems
1 4 (23.53%) Android
2 3 (17.65%) Windows
3 2 (11.76%) Linux
3 2 (11.76%) Windows XP
3 2 (11.76%) Mac OS X
3 2 (11.76%) Windows Mobile
3 2 (11.76%) Apple iOS
3 2 (11.76%) Windows 7
4 1 (5.882%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (41.18%) Game Development
2 6 (35.29%) Test Automation
3 2 (11.76%) Benchmarking
3 2 (11.76%) Regression Testing
4 1 (5.882%) Computer Architecture
4 1 (5.882%) Embedded Software Development
4 1 (5.882%) Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
1 9 (52.94%) C#
2 8 (47.06%) C++
2 8 (47.06%) SQL
3 7 (41.18%) C
4 6 (35.29%) Python
5 4 (23.53%) Java
5 4 (23.53%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 11 (64.71%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.76%) QA
Vendors
1 6 (35.29%) Facebook