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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Games' in IT jobs within the Buckinghamshire 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 Games over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Games
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank141151
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching permanent IT job ads1220
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.875 %1.292 %
Salaries quoted917
Average minimum salary£34,333£31,765
Average salary£41,000£34,706
% change on same period last year+18.13 %
Average maximum salary£47,667£37,647
UK excluding London average salary£35,678£35,675
% change on same period last year-
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Buckinghamshire
Matching permanent IT job ads13721548
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.724 %0.634 %
Salaries quoted11891273
Average minimum salary£35,699£39,118
Average salary£39,323£42,276
% change on same period last year-6.98 %
Average maximum salary£42,946£45,435
UK excluding London average salary£40,890£42,387
% change on same period last year-3.53 %
Games South EastGames
South East

Games
Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Games Demand Trend

Games
Salary Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Games Salary Trend

Games
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Games across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Buckinghamshire Games Salary Histogram

Games
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
Milton KeynesUp+78£41,400+6.83 %
Games South EastGames
South East

Games
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing 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 Games.

114 (42.42 %)C++
210 (30.30 %)Credit Risk
39 (27.27 %)SQL
39 (27.27 %)SQL Server
48 (24.24 %)Business Objects
48 (24.24 %)MS Office
48 (24.24 %)MS Excel
48 (24.24 %)Data Mining
48 (24.24 %)Microsoft
48 (24.24 %)BusinessObjects
48 (24.24 %)Data Extraction
57 (21.21 %)Degree
66 (18.18 %)DirectX
74 (12.12 %)Mathematics
83 (9.091 %)OpenGL
83 (9.091 %)E-Learning
83 (9.091 %)Finance
83 (9.091 %)Electric
83 (9.091 %)Photoshop
83 (9.091 %)HTML
83 (9.091 %)Physics
83 (9.091 %)Computer Science
83 (9.091 %)Retail
92 (6.061 %)Agile Software Development
92 (6.061 %)Software Engineering
92 (6.061 %)Pensions
92 (6.061 %)Music
92 (6.061 %)Marketing
92 (6.061 %)Project Planning
92 (6.061 %)Product Marketing

Games
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing 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 Games. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (18.18 %)DirectX
23 (9.091 %)HTML
23 (9.091 %)OpenGL
32 (6.061 %)XML
41 (3.030 %)XSLT
41 (3.030 %)XHTML
41 (3.030 %)VRML
41 (3.030 %).NET Framework
41 (3.030 %).NET
41 (3.030 %)MFC
41 (3.030 %)ASP
41 (3.030 %)ASP.NET
41 (3.030 %)CSS
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (3.030 %)IIS
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (24.24 %)MS Office
18 (24.24 %)MS Excel
23 (9.091 %)Photoshop
31 (3.030 %)3ds Max
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (6.061 %)LAN
12 (6.061 %)VoIP
12 (6.061 %)WAN
21 (3.030 %)SNMP
21 (3.030 %)TCP/IP
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (27.27 %)SQL Server
28 (24.24 %)Data Mining
28 (24.24 %)BusinessObjects
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (6.061 %)Flash
21 (3.030 %)Visual Studio
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (9.091 %)Finance
13 (9.091 %)Electric
13 (9.091 %)Retail
22 (6.061 %)Pensions
22 (6.061 %)Music
22 (6.061 %)Marketing
31 (3.030 %)Animation
31 (3.030 %)Government
31 (3.030 %)Health
31 (3.030 %)Banking
31 (3.030 %)Multimedia
31 (3.030 %)Investment Banking
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (24.24 %)Analyst
18 (24.24 %)Senior Analyst
27 (21.21 %)Developer
36 (18.18 %)Programmer
45 (15.15 %)C++ Developer
45 (15.15 %)Operations Analyst
54 (12.12 %)Project Manager
63 (9.091 %)C++ Programmer
72 (6.061 %)Marketing Manager
72 (6.061 %)Games Programmer
72 (6.061 %)Product Marketing Manager
72 (6.061 %)Business Analyst
72 (6.061 %)Senior Manager
72 (6.061 %)Product Manager
72 (6.061 %)Network Administrator
72 (6.061 %)Information Analyst
72 (6.061 %)Senior Project Manager
72 (6.061 %)Senior Business Analyst
72 (6.061 %)Administrator
81 (3.030 %)3D Artist
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (30.30 %)Credit Risk
28 (24.24 %)Data Extraction
34 (12.12 %)Mathematics
43 (9.091 %)Physics
43 (9.091 %)Computer Science
43 (9.091 %)E-Learning
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (6.061 %)Windows
21 (3.030 %)Windows 2000
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (6.061 %)PRINCE2
12 (6.061 %)RAD
12 (6.061 %)E-Commerce
12 (6.061 %)Project Management
12 (6.061 %)Agile Software Development
12 (6.061 %)Software Engineering
12 (6.061 %)Project Planning
12 (6.061 %)Product Marketing
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (42.42 %)C++
29 (27.27 %)SQL
32 (6.061 %)JavaScript
32 (6.061 %)C
32 (6.061 %)C#
41 (3.030 %)Transact-SQL
41 (3.030 %)VB
41 (3.030 %)VB.NET
41 (3.030 %)ActionScript
41 (3.030 %)Lingo
41 (3.030 %)VB6
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (21.21 %)Degree
22 (6.061 %)CCNA
22 (6.061 %)Cisco Certification
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (6.061 %)Active Directory
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (3.030 %)Tivoli
11 (3.030 %)Netcool
11 (3.030 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
11 (3.030 %)Netcool/Proviso
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (24.24 %)Business Objects
18 (24.24 %)Microsoft
22 (6.061 %)Cisco
31 (3.030 %)IBM
31 (3.030 %)Adobe
31 (3.030 %)Infovista
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