Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Games' in contract IT jobs within the Gloucestershire 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 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Games
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank50-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.448 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£300-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£355
% change on same period last year-10.78 %
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£16.82£20.17
% change on same period last year-16.61 %
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Gloucestershire
Matching contract IT job ads223202
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.362 %0.220 %
Daily rates quoted10482
Average minimum daily rate£365£404
Average daily rate£375£462
% change on same period last year-18.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£385£519
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£378
% change on same period last year+0.29 %
Hourly rates quoted3752
Average minimum hourly rate£25.78£31.01
Average hourly rate£27.44£31.49
% change on same period last year-12.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.10£31.96
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.32£26.63
% change on same period last year+2.58 %
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 Gloucestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire Games Hourly Rate Trend

Games
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire 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 %)PHP
11 (100.00 %)ActionScript
11 (100.00 %)Photoshop
11 (100.00 %)Flash
11 (100.00 %)Dreamweaver
11 (100.00 %)Adobe Illustrator
11 (100.00 %)Flash Games

Games
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)Photoshop
11 (100.00 %)Adobe Illustrator
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)Flash
11 (100.00 %)Dreamweaver
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Flash Games
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)ActionScript Developer
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)PHP
11 (100.00 %)ActionScript