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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Games' in IT jobs within the Coventry 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 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Games
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6361
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads183
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.001 %
As % of the category below4.054 %1.141 %
Salaries quoted143
Average minimum salary£21,143£20,667
Average salary£24,643£24,000
% change on same period last year+2.67 %
Average maximum salary£28,143£27,333
UK excluding London average salary£35,647£35,666
% change on same period last year-0.05 %
Coventry IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Coventry
Matching permanent IT job ads444263
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.234 %0.108 %
Salaries quoted403235
Average minimum salary£28,726£29,073
Average salary£31,910£31,209
% change on same period last year+2.24 %
Average maximum salary£35,093£33,345
UK excluding London average salary£40,867£42,372
% change on same period last year-3.55 %
Games West MidlandsGames
West Midlands

Games
Demand Trend

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

Coventry 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 Coventry region.

Coventry Games Salary Trend

Games
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Games across the Coventry region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Coventry Games Salary Histogram

Games
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Coventry 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.

113 (52.00 %)Flash
211 (44.00 %)XML
211 (44.00 %)C++
211 (44.00 %)ActionScript
211 (44.00 %)Social Network
36 (24.00 %).NET
36 (24.00 %)ASP.NET
36 (24.00 %)Web 2.0
45 (20.00 %)Pensions
54 (16.00 %)PDA
54 (16.00 %)ASP
63 (12.00 %)Mathematics
63 (12.00 %)MFC
63 (12.00 %)C#
72 (8.000 %)3ds Max
72 (8.000 %)Health
72 (8.000 %)VC++
72 (8.000 %)DirectX
72 (8.000 %)CAD
72 (8.000 %)Computer Science
72 (8.000 %)Degree
72 (8.000 %)Animation
81 (4.000 %)Adobe Flex
81 (4.000 %)NDS
81 (4.000 %)OpenGL
81 (4.000 %)Windows
81 (4.000 %)C
81 (4.000 %)SQL
81 (4.000 %)STL
81 (4.000 %)WebServices

Games
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Coventry 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.

Coventry IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (44.00 %)XML
26 (24.00 %).NET
26 (24.00 %)ASP.NET
34 (16.00 %)ASP
43 (12.00 %)MFC
52 (8.000 %)DirectX
61 (4.000 %)Adobe Flex
61 (4.000 %)OpenGL
61 (4.000 %)STL
61 (4.000 %)WebServices
Coventry IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (8.000 %)3ds Max
Coventry IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (52.00 %)Flash
Coventry IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (20.00 %)Pensions
22 (8.000 %)Animation
22 (8.000 %)Health
31 (4.000 %)Mobile Games
Coventry IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (72.00 %)Developer
212 (48.00 %)Flash Developer
36 (24.00 %)Programmer
44 (16.00 %)Games Programmer
44 (16.00 %)C++ Developer
44 (16.00 %)C++ Programmer
53 (12.00 %)Games Developer
62 (8.000 %)Animator
62 (8.000 %)Flash Designer
71 (4.000 %)Software Programmer
71 (4.000 %)C++ Software Developer
71 (4.000 %)Web Applications Developer
71 (4.000 %)Web Developer
71 (4.000 %)Applications Developer
71 (4.000 %)Graduate
71 (4.000 %)Software Developer
Coventry IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (44.00 %)Social Network
26 (24.00 %)Web 2.0
34 (16.00 %)PDA
43 (12.00 %)Mathematics
52 (8.000 %)Computer Science
Coventry IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (4.000 %)Windows
Coventry IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (8.000 %)CAD
21 (4.000 %)Software Engineering
21 (4.000 %)Requirements Analysis
Coventry IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (44.00 %)C++
111 (44.00 %)ActionScript
23 (12.00 %)C#
32 (8.000 %)VC++
41 (4.000 %)C
41 (4.000 %)SQL
Coventry IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (8.000 %)Degree
Coventry IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (4.000 %)NDS
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