The first table below looks at the demand for OpenGL skills in IT jobs advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited OpenGL over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category for the Manchester region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
OpenGL
Rank 184 165 143
Rank change year-on-year
-19 -22
Permanent jobs citing OpenGL 3 11 22
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 0.071% 0.293% 0.550%
As % of the Application Development category 0.140% 0.589% 1.321%
Number of salaries quoted 3 10 17
Average salary £30,000 £25,000 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+20.00% -16.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,000 £24,600 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £32,000 £42,500 £42,600
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £36,000
% change year-on-year
- +4.16%
All Application Development
Manchester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
2149 1868 1666
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 51.11% 49.71% 41.66%
Number of salaries quoted 1945 1716 1546
Average salary £35,000 £33,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.06% +1.53%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £45,000 £42,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £36,500
% change year-on-year
- +2.73%
OpenGL
North West

OpenGL
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Manchester OpenGL Jobs Demand Trend

OpenGL
Salary Trend

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

Manchester OpenGL Salary Trend

OpenGL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing OpenGL 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 OpenGL.

1 14 (100.00%) C++
2 10 (71.43%) DirectX
3 8 (57.14%) OO
4 6 (42.86%) Linux
5 5 (35.71%) Games
5 5 (35.71%) Music Industry
5 5 (35.71%) Multithreading
5 5 (35.71%) Game Development
6 4 (28.57%) Embedded Linux
7 3 (21.43%) Agile Software Development
7 3 (21.43%) IGMP
7 3 (21.43%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
7 3 (21.43%) VoIP
7 3 (21.43%) Ethernet
7 3 (21.43%) TCP/IP
7 3 (21.43%) Embedded C++
7 3 (21.43%) Visualisation
7 3 (21.43%) Integration Testing
7 3 (21.43%) Apple iOS
7 3 (21.43%) GLSL
7 3 (21.43%) Continuous Improvement
8 2 (14.29%) CUDA
8 2 (14.29%) Apple
8 2 (14.29%) Automotive
8 2 (14.29%) 3D Graphics
8 2 (14.29%) Android
8 2 (14.29%) Mathematics
8 2 (14.29%) Physics
9 1 (7.143%) C#
9 1 (7.143%) Software Engineering

OpenGL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing OpenGL 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 OpenGL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 10 (71.43%) DirectX
2 1 (7.143%) Apache Flex
2 1 (7.143%) WebGL
Communications & Networking
1 3 (21.43%) IGMP
1 3 (21.43%) VoIP
1 3 (21.43%) Ethernet
1 3 (21.43%) TCP/IP
General
1 5 (35.71%) Games
1 5 (35.71%) Music Industry
2 2 (14.29%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 5 (35.71%) Software Engineer
1 5 (35.71%) Programmer
1 5 (35.71%) C++ Programmer
2 4 (28.57%) C++ Software Engineer
3 3 (21.43%) Senior Software Engineer
4 2 (14.29%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
5 1 (7.143%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
5 1 (7.143%) C++ Developer
5 1 (7.143%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 1 (7.143%) Developer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (21.43%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
1 3 (21.43%) Visualisation
2 2 (14.29%) CUDA
2 2 (14.29%) 3D Graphics
2 2 (14.29%) Mathematics
2 2 (14.29%) Physics
3 1 (7.143%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 6 (42.86%) Linux
2 4 (28.57%) Embedded Linux
3 3 (21.43%) Apple iOS
4 2 (14.29%) Android
5 1 (7.143%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (57.14%) OO
2 5 (35.71%) Multithreading
2 5 (35.71%) Game Development
3 3 (21.43%) Agile Software Development
3 3 (21.43%) Integration Testing
3 3 (21.43%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (7.143%) Software Engineering
4 1 (7.143%) OOD
4 1 (7.143%) UML
Programming Languages
1 14 (100.00%) C++
2 3 (21.43%) Embedded C++
2 3 (21.43%) GLSL
3 1 (7.143%) C#
3 1 (7.143%) HLSL
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) Apple
Manchester, Lancashire
This is a rare opportunity to work on some interactive graphics, and create 3D environments using the latest 3D (OpenGL / DirectX) and C++ tools. The Graduate C++ Software...
Softweb Resourcing Limited
Salary: From £20,000 to £26,000 per annum Training + Pension + More
Posted: 13 June 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
C++ Software Engineer - 3D Graphics - Manchester A unique opportunity for a C++ 3D graphics developer to work on some high profile visualisation and simulation projects... Working on cutting-...
Softweb Resourcing Limited
Salary: From £25,000 to £35,000 per annum Training + Pension + More
Posted: 13 June 2013
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Responsibilities of the Software Engineer (C++ Software Engineer) : - Handle all software aspects of the design, development, and continuous improvement of state of the art professional digital audio systems...
Music Group UK
Salary: Negotiable
Posted: 20 May 2013
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