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This section looks at the demand for the Games Programmer 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 job ads that have cited Games Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 8 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGame Programmer
Location
3 months to 8 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank174181
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching permanent IT job ads67
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.130 %0.133 %
Salaries quoted43
Average minimum salary£21,250£27,500
Average salary£27,875£38,125
% change on same period last year-26.88 %
Average maximum salary£34,500£48,750
UK excluding London average salary£33,057£34,559
% change on same period last year-4.34 %
Job Titles East MidlandsJob Titles
East Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads46325279
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.378 %2.199 %
Salaries quoted38874392
Average minimum salary£31,928£30,974
Average salary£34,534£33,532
% change on same period last year+2.98 %
Average maximum salary£37,140£36,091
UK excluding London average salary£38,182£39,487
% change on same period last year-3.30 %
Games Programmer EnglandGames Programmer
England

Games Programmer
Demand Trend

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

East Midlands Games Programmer Demand Trend

Games Programmer
Salary Trend

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

East Midlands Games Programmer Salary Trend

Games Programmer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Games Programmer across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 8 July 2008.

East Midlands Games Programmer Salary Histogram

Games Programmer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT job ads citing Games Programmer within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 8 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
NottinghamshireUp+53£27,500-27.86 %
DerbyshireNew entry-3£29,000-
Games Programmer EnglandGames Programmer
England

Games Programmer
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT jobs across the East Midlands region that cited Games Programmer 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 Programmer in their job title.

17 (100.00 %)C++
17 (100.00 %)Games
23 (42.86 %)C
23 (42.86 %)OpenGL
23 (42.86 %)DirectX
23 (42.86 %)Pensions
31 (14.29 %)Degree
31 (14.29 %)Mathematics
31 (14.29 %)Physics
31 (14.29 %)Computer Science
31 (14.29 %)Unit Testing
31 (14.29 %)NDS
31 (14.29 %)Software Engineering

Games Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT jobs across the East Midlands region that cited Games Programmer 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 Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
13 (42.86 %)OpenGL
13 (42.86 %)DirectX
General
17 (100.00 %)Games
23 (42.86 %)Pensions
Miscellaneous
11 (14.29 %)Mathematics
11 (14.29 %)Physics
11 (14.29 %)Computer Science
Processes & Methodologies
11 (14.29 %)Software Engineering
11 (14.29 %)Unit Testing
Programming Languages
17 (100.00 %)C++
23 (42.86 %)C
Qualifications
11 (14.29 %)Degree
System Software
11 (14.29 %)NDS
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