Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Online Games' in contract IT jobs within the Oxfordshire 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 Online Games over the 3 months to 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOnline Game
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank4448
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads51
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.001 %
As % of the category below6.024 %0.833 %
Daily rates quoted31
Average minimum daily rate£233£300
Average daily rate£245£325
% change on same period last year-24.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£257£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£245£293
% change on same period last year-16.23 %
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-£22.00
% change on same period last year-
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads83120
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.167 %0.147 %
Daily rates quoted2230
Average minimum daily rate£302£346
Average daily rate£320£361
% change on same period last year-11.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£338£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£375£383
% change on same period last year-1.92 %
Hourly rates quoted1426
Average minimum hourly rate£17.41£15.13
Average hourly rate£18.82£16.66
% change on same period last year+13.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.24£18.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.78£26.48
% change on same period last year+1.12 %
Online Games South EastOnline Games
South East

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.

Online Games
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire Online Games Demand Trend

Online Games
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire Online Games Daily Rate Trend

Online Games
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Online Games across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 9 January 2009.

Oxfordshire Online Games Daily Rate Histogram

Online Games
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Online Games within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 9 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
OxfordUp+83£305-6.15 %
Online Games South EastOnline Games
South East

Online Games
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Online 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 Online Games.

15 (100.00 %)Games
24 (80.00 %)Marketing
32 (40.00 %)Web Development
32 (40.00 %)Direct Marketing
32 (40.00 %)C#
32 (40.00 %)JavaScript
32 (40.00 %).NET
32 (40.00 %)ASP.NET
32 (40.00 %)CSS
32 (40.00 %)XML
32 (40.00 %)XSLT
32 (40.00 %)XHTML
32 (40.00 %)W3C
32 (40.00 %)E-business
41 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (20.00 %)DNS
41 (20.00 %)HP
41 (20.00 %)SAN
41 (20.00 %)Windows
41 (20.00 %)SQL Server
41 (20.00 %)Software Engineering
41 (20.00 %)VLAN

Online Games
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Online 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 Online Games. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (40.00 %).NET
12 (40.00 %)ASP.NET
12 (40.00 %)CSS
12 (40.00 %)XML
12 (40.00 %)XSLT
12 (40.00 %)XHTML
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (20.00 %)DNS
11 (20.00 %)SAN
11 (20.00 %)VLAN
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (100.00 %)Games
24 (80.00 %)Marketing
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Developer
12 (40.00 %)Web Developer
12 (40.00 %).NET Developer
12 (40.00 %).NET Web Developer
21 (20.00 %)Marketing Manager
21 (20.00 %)Network Support
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (40.00 %)W3C
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)Windows
11 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)E-business
12 (40.00 %)Web Development
12 (40.00 %)Direct Marketing
21 (20.00 %)Software Engineering
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (40.00 %)C#
12 (40.00 %)JavaScript
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)HP