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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Games' in IT jobs within the Derby 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 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Games
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank4656
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching permanent IT job ads98
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.004 %
As % of the category below5.556 %3.200 %
Salaries quoted94
Average minimum salary£22,556£42,500
Average salary£28,389£42,500
% change on same period last year-33.20 %
Average maximum salary£34,222£42,500
UK excluding London average salary£37,577£37,511
% change on same period last year+0.17 %
Derby IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Derby
Matching permanent IT job ads162250
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.139 %0.128 %
Salaries quoted133226
Average minimum salary£31,548£33,621
Average salary£34,561£36,279
% change on same period last year-4.73 %
Average maximum salary£37,574£38,937
UK excluding London average salary£41,399£41,803
% change on same period last year-0.96 %
Games DerbyshireGames
Derbyshire

Games
Demand Trend

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

Derby 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 Derby region.

Derby Games Salary Trend

Games
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Games across the Derby region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009.

Derby Games Salary Histogram

Games
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT jobs across the Derby 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.

17 (58.33 %)C++
24 (33.33 %)Artificial Intelligence
33 (25.00 %)Web 2.0
33 (25.00 %)PHP
33 (25.00 %)CSS
33 (25.00 %)XHTML
33 (25.00 %)MooTools
42 (16.67 %)W3C
42 (16.67 %)XML
42 (16.67 %)SQL
42 (16.67 %)Web Development
51 (8.333 %)Software Engineering
51 (8.333 %)Degree
51 (8.333 %)Mathematics
51 (8.333 %)PHP5
51 (8.333 %)Advertising
51 (8.333 %)Migration
51 (8.333 %)3D Graphics
51 (8.333 %)MFC
51 (8.333 %)MySQL
51 (8.333 %)MS Project
51 (8.333 %)JavaScript
51 (8.333 %)C
51 (8.333 %)C#
51 (8.333 %)UML
51 (8.333 %)VC++
51 (8.333 %)Internet
51 (8.333 %)OpenGL
51 (8.333 %)DirectX

Games
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT jobs across the Derby 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.

Derby IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (25.00 %)CSS
13 (25.00 %)XHTML
13 (25.00 %)MooTools
22 (16.67 %)XML
31 (8.333 %)OpenGL
31 (8.333 %)DirectX
31 (8.333 %)MFC
Derby IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (8.333 %)MS Project
Derby IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (8.333 %)Internet
Derby IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (8.333 %)MySQL
Derby IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (8.333 %)Advertising
11 (8.333 %)3D Graphics
Derby IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (58.33 %)Programmer
24 (33.33 %)Games Programmer
33 (25.00 %)Developer
33 (25.00 %)Web Developer
42 (16.67 %)Senior Programmer
51 (8.333 %)Senior C++ Programmer
51 (8.333 %)Games Designer
51 (8.333 %)PHP Developer
51 (8.333 %)C++ Programmer
51 (8.333 %)PHP Web Developer
Derby IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (33.33 %)Artificial Intelligence
23 (25.00 %)Web 2.0
32 (16.67 %)W3C
41 (8.333 %)Mathematics
Derby IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (16.67 %)Web Development
21 (8.333 %)UML
21 (8.333 %)Migration
21 (8.333 %)Software Engineering
Derby IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (58.33 %)C++
23 (25.00 %)PHP
32 (16.67 %)SQL
41 (8.333 %)VC++
41 (8.333 %)PHP5
41 (8.333 %)JavaScript
41 (8.333 %)C
41 (8.333 %)C#
Derby IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (8.333 %)Degree