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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Games' in IT jobs within the Lancashire 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
Rank8766
Rank change on same period last yearDown-21
Matching permanent IT job ads316
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.642 %3.678 %
Salaries quoted316
Average minimum salary£38,667£36,082
Average salary£41,167£40,019
% change on same period last year+2.86 %
Average maximum salary£43,667£43,957
UK excluding London average salary£36,872£36,130
% change on same period last year+2.05 %
Lancashire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Lancashire
Matching permanent IT job ads467435
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.255 %0.183 %
Salaries quoted397324
Average minimum salary£30,965£33,803
Average salary£33,208£36,433
% change on same period last year-8.85 %
Average maximum salary£35,450£39,062
UK excluding London average salary£41,119£42,053
% change on same period last year-2.22 %
Games North WestGames
North West

Games
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire Games Salary Trend

Games
Salary Histogram

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

Lancashire Games Salary Histogram

Games
Top 17 Related IT Skills

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

117 (56.67 %)Retail
213 (43.33 %)C++
312 (40.00 %)OO
411 (36.67 %)UML
411 (36.67 %)EPoS
411 (36.67 %)User Acceptance Testing
59 (30.00 %)Windows XP
59 (30.00 %)Windows XP Embedded
59 (30.00 %)Windows
59 (30.00 %)MS Excel
59 (30.00 %)SQL
59 (30.00 %)Visual Studio
66 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
66 (20.00 %)E-Commerce
66 (20.00 %)PRINCE
66 (20.00 %)Project Management
71 (3.333 %)3D Graphics

Games
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Lancashire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (30.00 %)MS Excel
Lancashire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (30.00 %)Visual Studio
Lancashire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (56.67 %)Retail
21 (3.333 %)3D Graphics
Lancashire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (36.67 %)Business Analyst
111 (36.67 %)Software Engineer
111 (36.67 %)Analyst
111 (36.67 %)Functional Analyst
111 (36.67 %)IT Business Analyst
210 (33.33 %)Senior Software Engineer
36 (20.00 %)Project Manager
42 (6.667 %)C++ Developer
42 (6.667 %)Developer
Lancashire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (36.67 %)EPoS
Lancashire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (30.00 %)Windows
19 (30.00 %)Windows XP
19 (30.00 %)Windows XP Embedded
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (40.00 %)OO
211 (36.67 %)UML
211 (36.67 %)User Acceptance Testing
36 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
36 (20.00 %)E-Commerce
36 (20.00 %)PRINCE
36 (20.00 %)Project Management
Lancashire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (43.33 %)C++
29 (30.00 %)SQL