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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Games' in IT jobs within the Gloucestershire 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 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Games
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank11588
Rank change on same period last yearDown-27
Matching permanent IT job ads57
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.408 %0.941 %
Salaries quoted57
Average minimum salary£30,800£25,000
Average salary£34,400£32,500
% change on same period last year+5.84 %
Average maximum salary£38,000£40,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,647£35,666
% change on same period last year-0.05 %
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Gloucestershire
Matching permanent IT job ads1225744
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.645 %0.305 %
Salaries quoted1049679
Average minimum salary£34,966£32,434
Average salary£38,287£35,547
% change on same period last year+7.71 %
Average maximum salary£41,609£38,659
UK excluding London average salary£40,867£42,372
% change on same period last year-3.55 %
Games South WestGames
South West

Games
Demand Trend

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

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire Games Salary Trend

Games
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Games across the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Gloucestershire Games Salary Histogram

Games
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 24 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
CheltenhamNew entry-3£36,500-
GloucesterDown-151£35,000+7.69 %
Games South WestGames
South West

Games
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

15 (50.00 %)Oracle
15 (50.00 %)Linux
24 (40.00 %)Python
24 (40.00 %)ODBC
24 (40.00 %)SQL Server
24 (40.00 %)Sybase
24 (40.00 %)JavaScript
24 (40.00 %)Perl
24 (40.00 %)SQL
24 (40.00 %)SQL Server 7
33 (30.00 %)Pensions
33 (30.00 %)Data Extraction
33 (30.00 %)BusinessObjects
33 (30.00 %)Business Objects
33 (30.00 %)MS Office
41 (10.00 %)Software Testing
41 (10.00 %)Degree
41 (10.00 %)Test Management
41 (10.00 %)Electronics
41 (10.00 %)Adobe Illustrator
41 (10.00 %)Embedded C
41 (10.00 %)Embedded C++
41 (10.00 %)C
41 (10.00 %)C++
41 (10.00 %)Photoshop

Games
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (40.00 %)ODBC
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (30.00 %)MS Office
21 (10.00 %)Adobe Illustrator
21 (10.00 %)Photoshop
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (40.00 %)SQL Server
14 (40.00 %)SQL Server 7
23 (30.00 %)BusinessObjects
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (30.00 %)Pensions
21 (10.00 %)Electronics
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (40.00 %)Tester
14 (40.00 %)Software Tester
14 (40.00 %)Senior Tester
23 (30.00 %)Analyst
32 (20.00 %)MI Analyst
41 (10.00 %)Test Manager
41 (10.00 %)Support Engineer
41 (10.00 %)Software Engineer
41 (10.00 %)Software Support Engineer
41 (10.00 %)Test Engineer
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (30.00 %)Data Extraction
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (50.00 %)Linux
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (10.00 %)Software Testing
11 (10.00 %)Test Management
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (40.00 %)JavaScript
14 (40.00 %)Perl
14 (40.00 %)SQL
14 (40.00 %)Python
21 (10.00 %)Embedded C
21 (10.00 %)Embedded C++
21 (10.00 %)C
21 (10.00 %)C++
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (10.00 %)Degree
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (50.00 %)Oracle
24 (40.00 %)Sybase
33 (30.00 %)Business Objects
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