Games Jobs in the East of England
 
Demand Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in IT jobs advertised for the East of England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Games over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our General category for the East of England region.

Location
 3 months to
24 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Gaming
Rank 170 154 145
Rank change year-on-year
-16 -9
Permanent jobs citing Games 95 119 141
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 1.149% 1.368% 1.478%
As % of the General category 3.370% 3.849% 3.670%
Number of salaries quoted 80 108 129
Average salary £32,500 £41,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-21.68% +10.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £28,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £48,000 £56,750 £49,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Search 9 Games jobs in the East of England
All of the General Category
East of England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
General category		 2819 3092 3842
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 34.11% 35.54% 40.27%
Number of salaries quoted 2276 2516 3146
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £60,000 £64,000
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,000
% change year-on-year
- +3.65%
Games
England

Games
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Games across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

East of England Games Jobs Demand Trend

Games
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Games across the East of England region.

East of England Games Salary Trend

Games
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Games across the East of England region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

East of England Games Salary Histogram

Games
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the East of England region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)		 Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads		 Average Salary
Last 3 Months		 Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Suffolk +5 37 £31,250 +7.75%
Cambridgeshire +13 31 £37,500 -3.84%
Hertfordshire -29 18 £45,000 +2.27%
Bedfordshire -10 6 £55,000 -15.38%
Norfolk -1 3 £32,500 -
Games
England

Games
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England 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.

1 112 (44.44%) Java
2 84 (33.33%) Retail
3 79 (31.35%) Finance
4 72 (28.57%) E-Commerce
5 69 (27.38%) UNIX
6 68 (26.98%) JavaScript
6 68 (26.98%) Online Games
7 65 (25.79%) CSS
8 63 (25.00%) C#
8 63 (25.00%) Windows
9 62 (24.60%) HTML
10 59 (23.41%) SQL
10 59 (23.41%) DB2
11 58 (23.02%) Oracle
12 54 (21.43%) Linux
12 54 (21.43%) OO
13 50 (19.84%) IBM
14 48 (19.05%) AIX
15 47 (18.65%) J2EE
15 47 (18.65%) WebSphere Application Server
15 47 (18.65%) WebSphere
16 45 (17.86%) .NET
17 42 (16.67%) HTTP
18 39 (15.48%) IIS
18 39 (15.48%) Degree
19 38 (15.08%) Tomcat
20 34 (13.49%) Microsoft
20 34 (13.49%) IBM HTTP Server
21 33 (13.10%) MVC
22 32 (12.70%) Perl

Games
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England 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.

Application Development
1 65 (25.79%) CSS
2 62 (24.60%) HTML
3 47 (18.65%) J2EE
3 47 (18.65%) WebSphere
4 45 (17.86%) .NET
5 30 (11.90%) Web Services
6 27 (10.71%) HTML5
7 24 (9.524%) CSS3
8 21 (8.333%) Ajax
9 19 (7.540%) XML
9 19 (7.540%) Spring
10 18 (7.143%) JDBC
10 18 (7.143%) Middleware
10 18 (7.143%) jQuery
11 14 (5.556%) JSP
12 13 (5.159%) Struts
13 11 (4.365%) Flash
13 11 (4.365%) ASP.NET
14 10 (3.968%) HTML5 Canvas
14 10 (3.968%) WebSockets
Application Platforms
1 47 (18.65%) WebSphere Application Server
2 39 (15.48%) IIS
3 38 (15.08%) Tomcat
4 34 (13.49%) IBM HTTP Server
5 30 (11.90%) MQSeries
6 21 (8.333%) Apache
7 5 (1.984%) CMS
7 5 (1.984%) ESB
8 4 (1.587%) Resin
8 4 (1.587%) WebLogic
8 4 (1.587%) MSMQ
9 3 (1.190%) NetWeaver
10 2 (0.794%) BizTalk Server
11 1 (0.397%) Apache Solr
Applications
1 12 (4.762%) MS Excel
2 9 (3.571%) MS Office
3 6 (2.381%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.397%) 3ds Max
Business Applications
1 5 (1.984%) SAP BPC
2 2 (0.794%) SAP Oil and Gas
Communications & Networking
1 42 (16.67%) HTTP
2 24 (9.524%) Internet
3 14 (5.556%) Firewall
4 9 (3.571%) TCP/IP
4 9 (3.571%) FTP
5 8 (3.175%) DNS
6 6 (2.381%) SAN
7 4 (1.587%) SNMP
7 4 (1.587%) HTTPS
8 2 (0.794%) Cisco IOS
8 2 (0.794%) iSCSI
8 2 (0.794%) Fibre Channel
8 2 (0.794%) Intrusion Detection
8 2 (0.794%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (23.41%) DB2
2 26 (10.32%) SQL Server
3 11 (4.365%) Big Data
4 10 (3.968%) Apache Cassandra
4 10 (3.968%) NoSQL
5 8 (3.175%) SAP BW
6 6 (2.381%) RDBMS
7 5 (1.984%) MS Access
7 5 (1.984%) Data Mining
8 3 (1.190%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (1.190%) MySQL
9 2 (0.794%) SQL Server 2012
10 1 (0.397%) Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.397%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.397%) TOAD
10 1 (0.397%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 22 (8.730%) Jenkins
2 17 (6.746%) Ant
2 17 (6.746%) Subversion
3 12 (4.762%) Eclipse
4 10 (3.968%) JUnit
4 10 (3.968%) Maven
5 9 (3.571%) WebSphere Studio Application Developer
5 9 (3.571%) Rational Application Developer
6 5 (1.984%) Visual Studio
7 3 (1.190%) RSpec
7 3 (1.190%) Cucumber
7 3 (1.190%) Selenium
8 1 (0.397%) NetBeans
8 1 (0.397%) Xcode
8 1 (0.397%) Dreamweaver
8 1 (0.397%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.397%) Mercurial
8 1 (0.397%) JIRA
8 1 (0.397%) ReSharper
General
1 84 (33.33%) Retail
2 79 (31.35%) Finance
3 16 (6.349%) Marketing
4 13 (5.159%) Telecoms
5 10 (3.968%) Advertising
6 9 (3.571%) Online Betting
7 8 (3.175%) Legal
8 4 (1.587%) Investment Banking
8 4 (1.587%) Banking
8 4 (1.587%) Publishing
9 2 (0.794%) French Language
9 2 (0.794%) Italian Language
9 2 (0.794%) Manufacturing
9 2 (0.794%) Military
10 1 (0.397%) Back Office
10 1 (0.397%) Electronics
10 1 (0.397%) Turkish Language
Job Titles
1 106 (42.06%) Developer
2 42 (16.67%) Analyst
3 41 (16.27%) Software Developer
4 24 (9.524%) Java Developer
5 23 (9.127%) Support Analyst
6 20 (7.937%) Architect
7 15 (5.952%) Administrator
7 15 (5.952%) Java/J2EE Developer
8 14 (5.556%) .NET Developer
8 14 (5.556%) C# Developer
9 13 (5.159%) Software Engineer
9 13 (5.159%) C# .NET Developer
10 12 (4.762%) Infrastructure Architect
11 11 (4.365%) QA Engineer
12 10 (3.968%) Senior Developer
12 10 (3.968%) J2EE Developer
12 10 (3.968%) Applications Support
13 9 (3.571%) Delivery Manager
13 9 (3.571%) Services Delivery Manager
13 9 (3.571%) Service Manager
Miscellaneous
1 68 (26.98%) Online Games
2 21 (8.333%) Mathematics
3 20 (7.937%) Management Information System
4 18 (7.143%) Computer Science
5 17 (6.746%) Physics
5 17 (6.746%) Mobile App
6 12 (4.762%) FMCG
7 9 (3.571%) Mobile Games
8 7 (2.778%) 3D Graphics
8 7 (2.778%) iPhone
8 7 (2.778%) Data Protection Act
9 6 (2.381%) Spread Betting
9 6 (2.381%) Social Media
9 6 (2.381%) Blackberry
9 6 (2.381%) Artificial Intelligence
10 5 (1.984%) Statistics
11 3 (1.190%) Inversion of Control
11 3 (1.190%) Enterprise Storage
11 3 (1.190%) Social Gaming
11 3 (1.190%) Social Network
Operating Systems
1 69 (27.38%) UNIX
2 63 (25.00%) Windows
3 54 (21.43%) Linux
4 48 (19.05%) AIX
5 17 (6.746%) Android
6 9 (3.571%) SUSE
6 9 (3.571%) Solaris
6 9 (3.571%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.794%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.794%) Debian
8 1 (0.397%) Windows CE
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (28.57%) E-Commerce
2 54 (21.43%) OO
3 33 (13.10%) MVC
4 27 (10.71%) Web Development
5 25 (9.921%) Agile Software Development
5 25 (9.921%) TDD
6 22 (8.730%) SOA
7 18 (7.143%) Performance Testing
7 18 (7.143%) Continuous Integration
8 16 (6.349%) Service Delivery
9 14 (5.556%) CRM
10 12 (4.762%) Scrum
11 11 (4.365%) Information Security
11 11 (4.365%) Software Testing
11 11 (4.365%) Project Management
11 11 (4.365%) Test Automation
11 11 (4.365%) Continuous Improvement
11 11 (4.365%) User Stories
12 10 (3.968%) ITIL
12 10 (3.968%) UML
Programming Languages
1 112 (44.44%) Java
2 68 (26.98%) JavaScript
3 63 (25.00%) C#
4 59 (23.41%) SQL
5 32 (12.70%) Perl
6 30 (11.90%) C++
7 21 (8.333%) C
8 20 (7.937%) ActionScript
8 20 (7.937%) ActionScript 3.0
9 18 (7.143%) Bash shell
10 13 (5.159%) ActionScript 2.0
11 9 (3.571%) ABAP
11 9 (3.571%) Shell Script
12 7 (2.778%) Ruby
13 6 (2.381%) T-SQL
13 6 (2.381%) VB
13 6 (2.381%) Korn
14 5 (1.984%) Python
15 4 (1.587%) PowerShell
15 4 (1.587%) PHP
Qualifications
1 39 (15.48%) Degree
2 13 (5.159%) ISTQB
2 13 (5.159%) ISEB
3 9 (3.571%) CISSP
3 9 (3.571%) Sun Certification
4 4 (1.587%) HND
4 4 (1.587%) GIAC
5 2 (0.794%) SC Cleared
5 2 (0.794%) Security Cleared
5 2 (0.794%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (0.794%) MCP
5 2 (0.794%) MCAD
5 2 (0.794%) MCSD
5 2 (0.794%) MCTS
5 2 (0.794%) CISM
6 1 (0.397%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (5.952%) QA
2 9 (3.571%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (3.571%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 4 (1.587%) Tivoli Storage Manager
1 4 (1.587%) Netcool
1 4 (1.587%) Netcool/OMNIbus
1 4 (1.587%) Control-M
1 4 (1.587%) Tivoli
1 4 (1.587%) Nessus
2 2 (0.794%) Tivoli Monitoring
3 1 (0.397%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 58 (23.02%) Oracle
2 50 (19.84%) IBM
3 34 (13.49%) Microsoft
4 22 (8.730%) Sun
5 15 (5.952%) JBoss
5 15 (5.952%) Dell
6 14 (5.556%) SAP
7 12 (4.762%) HP
8 10 (3.968%) Red Hat
9 7 (2.778%) Symbian
10 6 (2.381%) Apple
11 4 (1.587%) BMC
12 3 (1.190%) Facebook
12 3 (1.190%) Twitter
12 3 (1.190%) Sencha
13 2 (0.794%) hybris
13 2 (0.794%) RedPrairie
13 2 (0.794%) JDA
13 2 (0.794%) Juniper
13 2 (0.794%) Cisco
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Salary: £25000 to £40000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Software Developer / Software Engineer - Java / PHP
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Salary: £Highly Competitive + Excellent Benefits
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Tools Content Engineer
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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Salary: Competitive
Posted: 21 May 2013
Mobile Software Developer,HTML5 / CSS / Javascript
Ipswich, East Anglia
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Salary: £20000 - £35000 per annum + Dependent on Experience
Posted: 17 May 2013
GUI Developer - GUI, ActionScript, games, Flash Player, Scaleform, Lua, 3D Graphics, Cambridge, to £30k
Cambridge, East Anglia
Your portfolio will be broad, and also includes extending existing UI framework (Flash/Flex, Kendo, for example)... Knowledge of Flash and ActionScript is essential, and you will know...
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Salary: to £30k
Posted: 26 April 2013
QA Automation Engineer
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As a QA Automation Engineer you will: You will have a solid understanding of the Microsoft stack, object oriented development, and web application technologies... Mandatory Skills: Strong experience...
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Salary: Unspecified (Depending on Experience)
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Head of Game Intelligence - (Games Studio)
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Salary: £Highly Competitive + Excellent Benefits
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Marketing Product Manager - Connectivity, "Internet of Things", Consumer Electronics, Roadmapping, Cambridge, to c£60,000 + Benefits
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Specification: - Technical degree in engineering, computer science or similar discipline; and proven commercial experience in a technical marketing role, gaining experience in business development, product marketing and / or...
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Salary: to c£60,000 + Benefits
Posted: 26 April 2013
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