The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in IT jobs advertised for the Leicester 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 Leicester region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Gaming
Rank - 52 42
Permanent jobs citing Games 0 4 2
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leicester - 1.117% 0.707%
As % of the General category - 3.333% 1.980%
Number of salaries quoted 0 4 2
Average salary - £35,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -12.50%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
All of the General Category
Leicester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
General category
152 120 101
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leicester 38.68% 33.52% 35.69%
Number of salaries quoted 134 106 84
Average salary £40,000 £33,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+21.21% -12.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,500 £27,000 £21,500
10% offered a salary of more than £53,550 £70,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,000
% change year-on-year
- +3.65%
Games
Leicestershire

Games
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Leicester 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 Leicester region.

Leicester Games Salary Trend