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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Games' in contract IT jobs within the Glasgow 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Games
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank-70
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.273 %
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£355
% change on same period last year-14.39 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.09£17.68
% change on same period last year+53.20 %
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Glasgow
Matching contract IT job ads215366
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.303 %0.370 %
Daily rates quoted73140
Average minimum daily rate£290£336
Average daily rate£308£359
% change on same period last year-14.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£326£382
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£381
% change on same period last year+0.75 %
Hourly rates quoted1015
Average minimum hourly rate£16.10£18.82
Average hourly rate£17.40£19.87
% change on same period last year-12.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.70£20.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.08£26.78
% change on same period last year+4.82 %
Games ScotlandGames
Scotland

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 Glasgow region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region.

Glasgow Games Daily Rate Trend

Games
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow 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.

11 (100.00 %)C++
11 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)UML
11 (100.00 %)OO
11 (100.00 %)Symbian
11 (100.00 %)WAP
11 (100.00 %)HTTP
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Motorola
11 (100.00 %)Nokia
11 (100.00 %)OpenGL
11 (100.00 %)3D Graphics
11 (100.00 %)UIQ
11 (100.00 %)Series 60
11 (100.00 %)Subversion
11 (100.00 %)BREW
11 (100.00 %)Windows Mobile

Games
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow 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.

Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)WAP
11 (100.00 %)OpenGL
11 (100.00 %)UIQ
11 (100.00 %)Series 60
11 (100.00 %)BREW
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)HTTP
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
11 (100.00 %)Subversion
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)3D Graphics
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)C++ Developer
11 (100.00 %)Symbian Developer
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows Mobile
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)UML
11 (100.00 %)OO
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C++
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Symbian
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Motorola
11 (100.00 %)Nokia