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The table below looks at the demand for the Games Developer role in IT jobs within the East Midlands 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGame Developer
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank179185
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching permanent IT job ads28
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.039 %0.146 %
Salaries quoted28
Average minimum salary£25,000£20,000
Average salary£30,000£26,250
% change on same period last year+14.28 %
Average maximum salary£35,000£32,500
UK excluding London average salary£29,069£31,254
% change on same period last year-6.98 %
East Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
East Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads51245494
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.966 %2.364 %
Salaries quoted45114529
Average minimum salary£32,064£31,808
Average salary£34,677£34,263
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Average maximum salary£37,290£36,717
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Games Developer EnglandGames Developer
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 East Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands Games Developer Salary Trend

Games Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Games Developer across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

East Midlands Games Developer Salary Histogram

Games Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Games Developer within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
NottinghamshireDown-82£30,000+14.28 %
Games Developer EnglandGames Developer
England

Games Developer
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the East Midlands 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.

115 (100.00 %)Games
29 (60.00 %)C++
36 (40.00 %)MS Office
36 (40.00 %)MS Excel
36 (40.00 %)CIPD
36 (40.00 %)Degree
45 (33.33 %)QA
53 (20.00 %)Pensions
53 (20.00 %)OpenGL
53 (20.00 %)DirectX
61 (6.667 %)Maya
61 (6.667 %)3ds Max
61 (6.667 %)Tcl
61 (6.667 %)STL
61 (6.667 %)Windows
61 (6.667 %)Linux
61 (6.667 %)Python
61 (6.667 %)Perl
61 (6.667 %)PHP
61 (6.667 %)SQL
61 (6.667 %)MFC

Games Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the East Midlands 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.

East Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (20.00 %)OpenGL
13 (20.00 %)DirectX
21 (6.667 %)MFC
21 (6.667 %)STL
East Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (40.00 %)MS Office
16 (40.00 %)MS Excel
21 (6.667 %)Maya
21 (6.667 %)3ds Max
East Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (100.00 %)Games
23 (20.00 %)Pensions
East Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (6.667 %)Windows
11 (6.667 %)Linux
East Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (60.00 %)C++
21 (6.667 %)Perl
21 (6.667 %)PHP
21 (6.667 %)SQL
21 (6.667 %)Python
21 (6.667 %)Tcl
East Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (40.00 %)CIPD
16 (40.00 %)Degree
East Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (33.33 %)QA