The first table below looks at the demand for the C++ Games Developer role in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C++ Games Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the England region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C++ Game Developer
Rank 817 867 -
Rank change year-on-year
+50 -
Permanent jobs requiring a C++ Games Developer 27 2 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.027% 0.002% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.028% 0.002% -
Number of salaries quoted 27 1 0
Average salary £52,500 £65,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-19.23% -
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 - -
All Job Titles
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
96088 107696 114482
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 94.37% 95.02% 94.23%
Number of salaries quoted 80815 93104 97727
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £27,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%
C++ Games Developer
UK

C++ Games Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing C++ Games Developer across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

England C++ Games Developer Jobs Demand Trend

C++ Games Developer
Salary Trend

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

England C++ Games Developer Salary Trend

C++ Games Developer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C++ Games Developer across the England region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

England C++ Games Developer Salary Histogram

C++ Games Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ Games Developer within the England region over the 3 months to 19 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
London +59 23 £55,000 -15.38% 3
North West - 3 £35,000 -
South East - 1 £70,000 -
C++ Games Developer
UK

C++ Games Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the England region that cited C++ 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 C++ Games Developer in their job title.

1 38 (100.00%) C++
1 38 (100.00%) Games
2 15 (39.47%) Social Gaming
3 13 (34.21%) Android
4 12 (31.58%) Apple iOS
4 12 (31.58%) Game Development
5 11 (28.95%) OO
6 10 (26.32%) OpenGL
7 9 (23.68%) Social Network
8 8 (21.05%) Online Games
8 8 (21.05%) Smartphone
8 8 (21.05%) HTTP
8 8 (21.05%) C
9 7 (18.42%) Blackberry
10 4 (10.53%) Degree
10 4 (10.53%) Computer Science
10 4 (10.53%) Apple
10 4 (10.53%) Scrum
11 3 (7.895%) Google
11 3 (7.895%) Lua
11 3 (7.895%) Software Architecture
12 2 (5.263%) Multithreading
12 2 (5.263%) Front Office
12 2 (5.263%) Finance
13 1 (2.632%) Software Engineering
13 1 (2.632%) Sony
13 1 (2.632%) QNX
13 1 (2.632%) OOD
13 1 (2.632%) Java
13 1 (2.632%) Facebook

C++ Games Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the England region that cited C++ 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 C++ Games Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 10 (26.32%) OpenGL
2 1 (2.632%) REST
Communications & Networking
1 8 (21.05%) HTTP
General
1 38 (100.00%) Games
2 2 (5.263%) Front Office
2 2 (5.263%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 15 (39.47%) Social Gaming
2 9 (23.68%) Social Network
3 8 (21.05%) Online Games
3 8 (21.05%) Smartphone
4 7 (18.42%) Blackberry
5 4 (10.53%) Computer Science
6 1 (2.632%) Blog
6 1 (2.632%) Social Media
6 1 (2.632%) iPad
6 1 (2.632%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 13 (34.21%) Android
2 12 (31.58%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (31.58%) Game Development
2 11 (28.95%) OO
3 4 (10.53%) Scrum
4 3 (7.895%) Software Architecture
5 2 (5.263%) Multithreading
6 1 (2.632%) Software Engineering
6 1 (2.632%) OOD
6 1 (2.632%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 38 (100.00%) C++
2 8 (21.05%) C
3 3 (7.895%) Lua
4 1 (2.632%) Java
Qualifications
1 4 (10.53%) Degree
Vendors
1 4 (10.53%) Apple
2 3 (7.895%) Google
3 1 (2.632%) Sony
3 1 (2.632%) QNX
3 1 (2.632%) Facebook
City, London
My client is blazing a trail in the online gaming community. They currently have some of the most popular games played across myriad social networking sites with over...
Aston Carter
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + bonus, stock options, benefits
Posted: 15 June 2013
Central London / West End
Global leader in social gaming is a skilled C++ Developer with games development experience... The games are developed using C++ for mobile based games and ActionScript3 / Flash for...
Client Server
Salary: £45k to £60k + bonus + benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
London
Global leader in social gaming is a skilled C++ Developer with games development experience... The games are developed using C++ for mobile based games and ActionScript3 / Flash for...
Client Server
Salary: £45k to £60k + bonus + benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013