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This section looks at the prevalence of the term '3D Graphics' in IT jobs within the Manchester 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 3D Graphics over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Link3D Graphics
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank165208
Rank change on same period last yearUp+43
Matching permanent IT job ads202
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.885 %0.073 %
Salaries quoted202
Average minimum salary£26,600£27,000
Average salary£30,225£29,250
% change on same period last year+3.33 %
Average maximum salary£33,850£31,500
UK excluding London average salary£32,309£30,792
% change on same period last year+4.92 %
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads22602744
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.234 %1.152 %
Salaries quoted19902382
Average minimum salary£36,714£39,926
Average salary£42,520£44,674
% change on same period last year-4.82 %
Average maximum salary£48,326£49,422
UK excluding London average salary£41,119£42,053
% change on same period last year-2.22 %
3D Graphics North West3D Graphics
North West

3D Graphics
Demand Trend

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

Manchester 3D Graphics Demand Trend

3D Graphics
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing 3D Graphics across the Manchester region.

Manchester 3D Graphics Salary Trend

3D Graphics
Salary Histogram

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

Manchester 3D Graphics Salary Histogram

3D Graphics
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 3D Graphics within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
Ashton-under-LyneNew entry-6£23,250-
3D Graphics North West3D Graphics
North West

3D Graphics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing 3D Graphics 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 3D Graphics.

127 (90.00 %)C++
223 (76.67 %)Visual Studio
223 (76.67 %)OO
321 (70.00 %)Games
417 (56.67 %)Degree
514 (46.67 %)Mathematics
612 (40.00 %)Physics
612 (40.00 %)Software Engineering
78 (26.67 %)OpenGL
87 (23.33 %)DirectX
87 (23.33 %)MS Excel
96 (20.00 %)Education
105 (16.67 %)C#
113 (10.00 %)VB
113 (10.00 %)Windows
113 (10.00 %)Health
113 (10.00 %)CAD
113 (10.00 %)Animation
113 (10.00 %)Computer Science
113 (10.00 %)Construction
122 (6.667 %)Multimedia
122 (6.667 %)Marketing
122 (6.667 %)Adobe
122 (6.667 %)Linux
122 (6.667 %)VC++
122 (6.667 %)Flash
122 (6.667 %).NET
122 (6.667 %)SQL
131 (3.333 %)Transact-SQL
131 (3.333 %)Photoshop

3D Graphics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing 3D Graphics 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 3D Graphics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (26.67 %)OpenGL
27 (23.33 %)DirectX
32 (6.667 %).NET
41 (3.333 %)CSS
41 (3.333 %)XHTML
41 (3.333 %)HTML
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (23.33 %)MS Excel
21 (3.333 %)AutoCAD
21 (3.333 %)Maya
21 (3.333 %)3ds Max
21 (3.333 %)XSI
21 (3.333 %)Houdini
21 (3.333 %)Photoshop
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
123 (76.67 %)Visual Studio
22 (6.667 %)Flash
31 (3.333 %)Dreamweaver
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (70.00 %)Games
26 (20.00 %)Education
33 (10.00 %)Health
33 (10.00 %)Construction
33 (10.00 %)Animation
42 (6.667 %)Multimedia
42 (6.667 %)Marketing
51 (3.333 %)Advertising
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (53.33 %)Software Engineer
28 (26.67 %)Developer
33 (10.00 %)Senior Developer
33 (10.00 %)Programmer
33 (10.00 %)C++ Software Engineer
33 (10.00 %)Graduate
33 (10.00 %)Software Developer
33 (10.00 %)Graduate Software Engineer
41 (3.333 %)Senior C++ Software Engineer
41 (3.333 %)Software Test Analyst
41 (3.333 %)Software Programmer
41 (3.333 %)Flash Designer
41 (3.333 %)Games Developer
41 (3.333 %)Games Programmer
41 (3.333 %)Senior Software Engineer
41 (3.333 %)Analyst
41 (3.333 %)Test Analyst
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (46.67 %)Mathematics
212 (40.00 %)Physics
33 (10.00 %)Computer Science
41 (3.333 %)Multithreading
41 (3.333 %)BBC
41 (3.333 %)Streaming Video
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (10.00 %)Windows
22 (6.667 %)Linux
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (76.67 %)OO
212 (40.00 %)Software Engineering
33 (10.00 %)CAD
41 (3.333 %)Project Management
41 (3.333 %)Web Design
41 (3.333 %)Digital Marketing
41 (3.333 %)Test Scripting
41 (3.333 %)Manual Testing
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
127 (90.00 %)C++
25 (16.67 %)C#
33 (10.00 %)VB
42 (6.667 %)VC++
42 (6.667 %)SQL
51 (3.333 %)Transact-SQL
51 (3.333 %)C
51 (3.333 %)Python
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (56.67 %)Degree
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (6.667 %)Adobe
21 (3.333 %)Microsoft