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The table below looks at the demand for the Games Developer role in IT jobs within the Manchester region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Games Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGame Developer
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank158204
Rank change on same period last yearUp+46
Matching permanent IT job ads147
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.327 %0.111 %
Salaries quoted146
Average minimum salary£18,214£20,167
Average salary£19,179£27,667
% change on same period last year-30.67 %
Average maximum salary£20,143£35,167
UK excluding London average salary£29,000£31,528
% change on same period last year-8.01 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads42796296
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.501 %2.766 %
Salaries quoted37375301
Average minimum salary£33,828£37,030
Average salary£38,923£41,988
% change on same period last year-7.29 %
Average maximum salary£44,018£46,947
UK excluding London average salary£38,166£39,195
% change on same period last year-2.62 %
Games Developer North WestGames Developer
North West

Games Developer
Demand Trend

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

Manchester Games Developer Demand Trend

Games Developer
Salary Trend

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

Manchester Games Developer Salary Trend

Games Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Games Developer across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Manchester Games Developer Salary Histogram

Games Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Games Developer within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 15 October 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
OldhamNew entry-1£19,000-
Games Developer North WestGames Developer
North West

Games Developer
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region that cited Games Developer in their job title 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 with Games Developer in their job title.

120 (100.00 %)C++
120 (100.00 %)Games
219 (95.00 %)OO
38 (40.00 %)3D Graphics
38 (40.00 %)Visual Studio
38 (40.00 %)Degree
47 (35.00 %)Computer Science
47 (35.00 %)Software Engineering
52 (10.00 %)OpenGL
61 (5.000 %)DirectX
61 (5.000 %)SQL
61 (5.000 %)MS Excel
61 (5.000 %)Embedded C++

Games Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region that cited Games Developer in their job title 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 with Games Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (10.00 %)OpenGL
21 (5.000 %)DirectX
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.000 %)MS Excel
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (40.00 %)Visual Studio
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (100.00 %)Games
28 (40.00 %)3D Graphics
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (35.00 %)Computer Science
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (95.00 %)OO
27 (35.00 %)Software Engineering
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (100.00 %)C++
21 (5.000 %)SQL
21 (5.000 %)Embedded C++
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (40.00 %)Degree