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This section looks at the demand for the Games Developer role in IT jobs within the Cambridgeshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Games Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGame Developer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank152150
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads1717
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.411 %0.430 %
Salaries quoted1317
Average minimum salary£23,077£22,000
Average salary£27,462£24,235
% change on same period last year+13.31 %
Average maximum salary£31,846£26,471
UK excluding London average salary£30,548£29,831
% change on same period last year+2.40 %
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cambridgeshire
Matching permanent IT job ads41383958
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.184 %1.621 %
Salaries quoted35103321
Average minimum salary£32,820£31,919
Average salary£35,916£35,182
% change on same period last year+2.08 %
Average maximum salary£39,012£38,445
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Games Developer East of EnglandGames Developer
East of England

Games Developer
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Games Developer Demand Trend

Games Developer
Salary Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Games Developer Salary Trend

Games Developer
Salary Histogram

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

Cambridgeshire Games Developer Salary Histogram

Games Developer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Games Developer within the Cambridgeshire 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
CambridgeDown-717£27,462+13.24 %
Games Developer East of EnglandGames Developer
East of England

Games Developer
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region that cited Games Developer in their job title 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 with Games Developer in their job title.

124 (100.00 %)Games
220 (83.33 %)Java
312 (50.00 %)C++
46 (25.00 %)Degree
46 (25.00 %)Computer Science
54 (16.67 %)PhD
54 (16.67 %)RPG
63 (12.50 %)Browser Games
72 (8.333 %)Online Games
72 (8.333 %)OO
72 (8.333 %)J2SE
72 (8.333 %)C
81 (4.167 %)C#
81 (4.167 %)Swing
81 (4.167 %)Software Engineering
81 (4.167 %)QA
81 (4.167 %)OpenGL
81 (4.167 %)DirectX
81 (4.167 %)Mathematics
81 (4.167 %)Health

Games Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region that cited Games Developer in their job title 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 with Games Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (8.333 %)J2SE
21 (4.167 %)OpenGL
21 (4.167 %)DirectX
21 (4.167 %)Swing
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
124 (100.00 %)Games
23 (12.50 %)Browser Games
32 (8.333 %)Online Games
41 (4.167 %)Health
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (25.00 %)Computer Science
21 (4.167 %)Mathematics
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (8.333 %)OO
21 (4.167 %)Software Engineering
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (83.33 %)Java
212 (50.00 %)C++
34 (16.67 %)RPG
42 (8.333 %)C
51 (4.167 %)C#
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (25.00 %)Degree
24 (16.67 %)PhD
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.167 %)QA
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