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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Online Games' in contract IT jobs within the Yorkshire 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOnline Game
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank120135
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads15
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.082 %0.329 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£275-
Average daily rate£300-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£325-
UK excluding London average daily rate£271£205
% change on same period last year+32.19 %
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£33.06-
% change on same period last year-
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads12131518
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.715 %1.537 %
Daily rates quoted322394
Average minimum daily rate£352£370
Average daily rate£374£389
% change on same period last year-4.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£395£409
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£381
% change on same period last year+0.58 %
Hourly rates quoted8382
Average minimum hourly rate£22.15£25.43
Average hourly rate£23.44£27.03
% change on same period last year-13.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.72£28.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.07£26.79
% change on same period last year+4.77 %
Online Games EnglandOnline 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.

Online Games
Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire Online Games Daily Rate Trend

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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 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
South YorkshireNew entry-1£300-
Online Games EnglandOnline Games
England

Online Games
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

11 (100.00 %)VB
11 (100.00 %)VB.NET
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)XSLT
11 (100.00 %)Games
11 (100.00 %)VB6
11 (100.00 %)Online Gambling

Online Games
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)XSLT
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Games
11 (100.00 %)Online Gambling
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)VB
11 (100.00 %)VB.NET
11 (100.00 %)VB6