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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Online Games' in IT jobs within the Berkshire region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Online Games over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOnline Game
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank224283
Rank change on same period last yearUp+59
Matching permanent IT job ads163
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.435 %0.057 %
Salaries quoted163
Average minimum salary£31,688£40,000
Average salary£35,313£45,000
% change on same period last year-21.52 %
Average maximum salary£38,938£50,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,584£37,767
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads36765308
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.372 %2.376 %
Salaries quoted30364154
Average minimum salary£40,271£40,454
Average salary£44,329£43,875
% change on same period last year+1.03 %
Average maximum salary£48,386£47,297
UK excluding London average salary£41,392£42,002
% change on same period last year-1.45 %
Online Games South EastOnline Games
South East

Online Games
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Online Games Demand Trend

Online Games
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Online Games across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Online Games Salary Trend

Online Games
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Online Games across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire Online Games Salary Histogram

Online Games
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Online Games within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
SloughNew entry-8£37,500-
ReadingUp+245£28,000-37.77 %
Online Games South EastOnline Games
South East

Online Games
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Online Games.

135 (100.00 %)Games
230 (85.71 %)Java
326 (74.29 %)Wireless
326 (74.29 %)Music
423 (65.71 %)Degree
520 (57.14 %)J2ME
619 (54.29 %)HTML
619 (54.29 %)Java ME
619 (54.29 %)AJAX
716 (45.71 %)Microsoft
87 (20.00 %)XML
96 (17.14 %)OO
105 (14.29 %)Apache
105 (14.29 %)Flash
105 (14.29 %)Linux
105 (14.29 %)ActionScript
105 (14.29 %)MySQL
105 (14.29 %)Animation
114 (11.43 %)PHP5
114 (11.43 %)PHP4
114 (11.43 %)CentOS
114 (11.43 %)WebServices
114 (11.43 %)PHP
114 (11.43 %)SQL
114 (11.43 %)LAMP
123 (8.571 %)Flash Games
131 (2.857 %)Back Office

Online Games
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Online Games. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (57.14 %)J2ME
219 (54.29 %)HTML
219 (54.29 %)AJAX
219 (54.29 %)Java ME
37 (20.00 %)XML
44 (11.43 %)WebServices
44 (11.43 %)LAMP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (14.29 %)Apache
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
126 (74.29 %)Wireless
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (14.29 %)MySQL
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (14.29 %)Flash
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
135 (100.00 %)Games
226 (74.29 %)Music
35 (14.29 %)Animation
43 (8.571 %)Flash Games
51 (2.857 %)Back Office
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
131 (88.57 %)Developer
222 (62.86 %)Java Developer
34 (11.43 %)PHP Developer
34 (11.43 %)Applications Developer
34 (11.43 %)LAMP Developer
41 (2.857 %)Flash Developer
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (14.29 %)Linux
24 (11.43 %)CentOS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (17.14 %)OO
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
130 (85.71 %)Java
25 (14.29 %)ActionScript
34 (11.43 %)PHP5
34 (11.43 %)PHP4
34 (11.43 %)PHP
34 (11.43 %)SQL
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
123 (65.71 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (45.71 %)Microsoft