The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Online Games in IT jobs advertised for the Birmingham region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Online Games over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category for the Birmingham region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Online Gaming
Rank - 101 -
Permanent jobs citing Online Games 0 1 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Birmingham - 0.068% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category - 0.275% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 0
Average salary - £70,000 -
UK excluding London average salary £33,500 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-16.25% +6.66%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Birmingham
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
367 363 302
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Birmingham 21.78% 24.73% 22.25%
Number of salaries quoted 326 325 272
Average salary £44,000 £40,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+10.00% +23.07%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,250 £68,500 £82,500
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +6.66%
Online Games
West Midlands

Online Games
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Online Games across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Birmingham Online Games Jobs Demand Trend

Online Games
Salary Trend

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

Birmingham Online Games Salary Trend

Online Games
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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.

1 1 (100.00%) MS Project
1 1 (100.00%) MS Office
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Games
1 1 (100.00%) Degree

Online Games
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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.

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) MS Project
1 1 (100.00%) MS Office
General
1 1 (100.00%) Games
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft