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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Games' in IT jobs within the Essex 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Games
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank104124
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching permanent IT job ads76
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.683 %0.454 %
Salaries quoted65
Average minimum salary£32,500£28,000
Average salary£36,500£29,800
% change on same period last year+22.48 %
Average maximum salary£40,500£31,600
UK excluding London average salary£36,872£36,130
% change on same period last year+2.05 %
Essex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Essex
Matching permanent IT job ads10251321
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.560 %0.555 %
Salaries quoted8771136
Average minimum salary£38,060£40,301
Average salary£40,619£43,226
% change on same period last year-6.03 %
Average maximum salary£43,178£46,151
UK excluding London average salary£41,119£42,053
% change on same period last year-2.22 %
Games East of EnglandGames
East of England

Games
Demand Trend

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

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex Games Salary Trend

Games
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Games across the Essex region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Essex Games Salary Histogram

Games
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Essex 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 (53.85 %)PHP
25 (38.46 %)MySQL
33 (23.08 %)CSS
33 (23.08 %)Linux
33 (23.08 %)Matrix Management
42 (15.38 %)Online Betting
42 (15.38 %)Web Development
42 (15.38 %)Degree
42 (15.38 %)QA
42 (15.38 %)Software Testing
42 (15.38 %)Finance
42 (15.38 %)OOP
42 (15.38 %)LAMP
42 (15.38 %)HTML
42 (15.38 %)OO
42 (15.38 %)Flash
42 (15.38 %)XHTML
51 (7.692 %)OOD
51 (7.692 %)Microsoft
51 (7.692 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (7.692 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
51 (7.692 %)PRINCE
51 (7.692 %)Internet
51 (7.692 %)Project Management
51 (7.692 %)JavaScript
51 (7.692 %)SQL Server
51 (7.692 %)ASP.NET
51 (7.692 %)SQL
51 (7.692 %)ActionScript
51 (7.692 %).NET

Games
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

Essex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (23.08 %)CSS
22 (15.38 %)HTML
22 (15.38 %)XHTML
22 (15.38 %)LAMP
31 (7.692 %)AJAX
31 (7.692 %)Silverlight
31 (7.692 %)jQuery
31 (7.692 %).NET
31 (7.692 %)ASP.NET
31 (7.692 %)XML
Essex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (7.692 %)Internet
Essex IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (38.46 %)MySQL
21 (7.692 %)SQL Server
21 (7.692 %)SQL Server 2005
Essex IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (15.38 %)Flash
Essex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (15.38 %)Finance
12 (15.38 %)Online Betting
21 (7.692 %)Automotive
21 (7.692 %)Multimedia
21 (7.692 %)Marketing
21 (7.692 %)Animation
21 (7.692 %)Online Games
Essex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (46.15 %)Project Manager
24 (30.77 %)Developer
32 (15.38 %)Analyst
32 (15.38 %)Test Analyst
32 (15.38 %)QA Analyst
32 (15.38 %)Software Test Analyst
32 (15.38 %)Flash Developer
32 (15.38 %)QA Test Analyst
41 (7.692 %).NET Web Developer
41 (7.692 %)Flash Designer
41 (7.692 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
41 (7.692 %)Interactive Designer
41 (7.692 %)Interactive Developer
41 (7.692 %)C# Web Developer
41 (7.692 %)Senior PHP Developer
41 (7.692 %)Web Project Manager
41 (7.692 %)Web Manager
41 (7.692 %)Web Developer
41 (7.692 %)Consultant
41 (7.692 %)Recruitment Consultant
Essex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.692 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 (7.692 %)Flash Lite
Essex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (23.08 %)Linux
21 (7.692 %)UNIX
Essex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (23.08 %)Matrix Management
22 (15.38 %)Web Development
22 (15.38 %)OO
22 (15.38 %)OOP
22 (15.38 %)Software Testing
31 (7.692 %)Project Planning
31 (7.692 %)OOA/OOD
31 (7.692 %)OOD
31 (7.692 %)PRINCE
31 (7.692 %)Project Management
31 (7.692 %)Software Engineering
31 (7.692 %)Creative Marketing
Essex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (53.85 %)PHP
21 (7.692 %)SQL
21 (7.692 %)ActionScript
21 (7.692 %)PHP5
21 (7.692 %)C#
21 (7.692 %)JavaScript
Essex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (15.38 %)Degree
21 (7.692 %)Microsoft Certification
Essex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (15.38 %)QA
Essex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (7.692 %)Microsoft