The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term 3D Graphics in IT jobs advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited 3D Graphics 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 Miscellaneous category for the Manchester region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
3D Graphics
Rank 188 167 167
Rank change year-on-year
-21 0
Permanent jobs citing 3D Graphics 4 6 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 0.098% 0.166% 0.076%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.339% 0.602% 0.285%
Number of salaries quoted 4 3 3
Average salary £33,500 £33,000 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.51% +10.00%
UK excluding London average salary £34,250 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
-2.14% -
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Manchester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
1180 996 1053
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 28.82% 27.48% 26.63%
Number of salaries quoted 1057 810 943
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £24,500 £23,500 £22,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +6.66%
3D Graphics
North West

3D Graphics
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing 3D Graphics across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Manchester 3D Graphics Jobs Demand Trend

3D Graphics
Salary Trend

This 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
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, 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.

1 7 (77.78%) C++
1 7 (77.78%) DirectX
2 6 (66.67%) Games
2 6 (66.67%) Windows
3 5 (55.56%) ASP
3 5 (55.56%) Web Services
3 5 (55.56%) XML
3 5 (55.56%) MFC
3 5 (55.56%) VC++
3 5 (55.56%) Client/Server
3 5 (55.56%) HTTP
3 5 (55.56%) 3D Programming
3 5 (55.56%) Multithreading
4 3 (33.33%) SQL Server
4 3 (33.33%) Visual Studio
5 2 (22.22%) Automotive
5 2 (22.22%) OpenGL
5 2 (22.22%) Mathematics
5 2 (22.22%) Physics
5 2 (22.22%) OO
5 2 (22.22%) GLSL
5 2 (22.22%) Visualisation
5 2 (22.22%) CUDA
6 1 (11.11%) Game Development
6 1 (11.11%) New Media
6 1 (11.11%) Photoshop
6 1 (11.11%) MS Project
6 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
6 1 (11.11%) Adobe
6 1 (11.11%) Internet

3D Graphics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 7 (77.78%) DirectX
2 5 (55.56%) ASP
2 5 (55.56%) Web Services
2 5 (55.56%) XML
2 5 (55.56%) MFC
3 2 (22.22%) OpenGL
4 1 (11.11%) Flash
Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Photoshop
1 1 (11.11%) MS Project
1 1 (11.11%) MS Visio
1 1 (11.11%) MS Excel
1 1 (11.11%) Adobe After Effects
1 1 (11.11%) Maya
Communications & Networking
1 5 (55.56%) HTTP
2 1 (11.11%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (33.33%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (33.33%) Visual Studio
General
1 6 (66.67%) Games
2 2 (22.22%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 3 (33.33%) Developer
2 2 (22.22%) Programmer
2 2 (22.22%) C++ Developer
2 2 (22.22%) C++ Software Engineer
2 2 (22.22%) C++ Programmer
2 2 (22.22%) Visual C++ Programmer
2 2 (22.22%) Software Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Digital Project Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Graphic Artist
3 1 (11.11%) Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 5 (55.56%) Client/Server
2 2 (22.22%) Mathematics
2 2 (22.22%) Physics
2 2 (22.22%) Visualisation
2 2 (22.22%) CUDA
3 1 (11.11%) New Media
3 1 (11.11%) Animation
Operating Systems
1 6 (66.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) 3D Programming
1 5 (55.56%) Multithreading
2 2 (22.22%) OO
3 1 (11.11%) Game Development
3 1 (11.11%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (77.78%) C++
2 5 (55.56%) VC++
3 2 (22.22%) GLSL
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
1 1 (11.11%) Adobe
1 1 (11.11%) Autodesk
Manchester, Lancashire
An opportunity has arisen within a small technical team based out of the City Centre of Manchester for a talented C++ to work on a next generation 3D...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013