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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Mobile Games' in contract IT jobs within the London 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 Mobile Games over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMobile Game
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank397475
Rank change on same period last yearUp+78
Matching contract IT job ads73
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.037 %0.011 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£369-
Average daily rate£406-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£444-
UK excluding London average daily rate£308-
% change on same period last year-
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--
% change on same period last year-
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
London
Matching contract IT job ads1890227729
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled24.94 %27.62 %
Daily rates quoted882111350
Average minimum daily rate£436£444
Average daily rate£469£474
% change on same period last year-1.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£502£505
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.31 %
Hourly rates quoted707947
Average minimum hourly rate£24.69£24.33
Average hourly rate£26.49£26.14
% change on same period last year+1.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.29£27.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.85£27.05
% change on same period last year+2.97 %
Mobile Games EnglandMobile Games
England

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.

Mobile Games
Demand Trend

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

London Mobile Games Demand Trend

Mobile Games
Daily Rate Trend

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

London Mobile Games Daily Rate Trend

Mobile Games
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Mobile Games across the London region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

London Mobile Games Daily Rate Histogram

Mobile Games
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London Mobile Games Hourly Rate Trend

Mobile Games
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mobile Games within the London region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
City of LondonNew entry-1£300-
Mobile Games EnglandMobile Games
England

Mobile Games
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Mobile 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 Mobile Games.

19 (100.00 %)Games
24 (44.44 %)Java
24 (44.44 %)J2ME
24 (44.44 %)Handset
32 (22.22 %)Computer Science
32 (22.22 %)Internet
32 (22.22 %)MS Visio
41 (11.11 %)ImageReady
41 (11.11 %)Photoshop
41 (11.11 %)OO
41 (11.11 %)Project Management
41 (11.11 %)QA
41 (11.11 %)Software Testing
41 (11.11 %)Animation

Mobile Games
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Mobile 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 Mobile Games. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (44.44 %)J2ME
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (22.22 %)MS Visio
21 (11.11 %)ImageReady
21 (11.11 %)Photoshop
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (22.22 %)Internet
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (100.00 %)Games
21 (11.11 %)Animation
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (33.33 %)Developer
21 (11.11 %)Tester
21 (11.11 %)Games Producer
21 (11.11 %)Games Developer
21 (11.11 %)QA Tester
21 (11.11 %)Mobile Games Developer
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (44.44 %)Handset
22 (22.22 %)Computer Science
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (11.11 %)OO
11 (11.11 %)Project Management
11 (11.11 %)Software Testing
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (44.44 %)Java
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (11.11 %)QA