The first table below looks at the demand for the Games Developer role in IT jobs advertised for the Merseyside region. 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 20 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 Job Titles advertised for the Merseyside region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Game Developer
Rank 41 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Games Developer 13 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Merseyside 2.902% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.995% - -
Number of salaries quoted 13 0 0
Average salary £26,500 - -
UK excluding London average salary £26,500 £37,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year
-29.33% +25.00%
All Job Titles
Merseyside
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
434 649 444
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Merseyside 96.88% 96.87% 96.73%
Number of salaries quoted 364 583 360
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Games Developer
North West

Games Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Merseyside Games Developer Jobs Demand Trend

Games Developer
Salary Trend

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

Merseyside Games Developer Salary Trend

Games Developer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Games Developer across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Liverpool - 13 £26,500 -
Games Developer
North West

Games Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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.

1 18 (100.00%) C++
1 18 (100.00%) Games
1 18 (100.00%) HTML5
2 15 (83.33%) Apple iOS
2 15 (83.33%) Game Development
2 15 (83.33%) CSS3
2 15 (83.33%) cocos2d
2 15 (83.33%) Android
2 15 (83.33%) Animation
2 15 (83.33%) Objective-C
2 15 (83.33%) XHTML
2 15 (83.33%) Apple
2 15 (83.33%) ASP
2 15 (83.33%) CSS
2 15 (83.33%) HTML
2 15 (83.33%) C
2 15 (83.33%) JavaScript
2 15 (83.33%) PHP
3 3 (16.67%) .NET
3 3 (16.67%) Photoshop
3 3 (16.67%) C#
3 3 (16.67%) Java
3 3 (16.67%) Flash
3 3 (16.67%) Python
3 3 (16.67%) Internet
3 3 (16.67%) Agile Software Development
3 3 (16.67%) Ruby
3 3 (16.67%) Degree
3 3 (16.67%) Physics
3 3 (16.67%) Groovy

Games Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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.

Application Development
1 18 (100.00%) HTML5
2 15 (83.33%) CSS3
2 15 (83.33%) cocos2d
2 15 (83.33%) XHTML
2 15 (83.33%) HTML
2 15 (83.33%) ASP
2 15 (83.33%) CSS
3 3 (16.67%) Flash
3 3 (16.67%) .NET
Applications
1 3 (16.67%) Photoshop
1 3 (16.67%) 3ds Max
1 3 (16.67%) ZBrush
Communications & Networking
1 3 (16.67%) Internet
General
1 18 (100.00%) Games
2 2 (11.11%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 15 (83.33%) Animation
2 3 (16.67%) Physics
2 3 (16.67%) Open Source
2 3 (16.67%) Streaming Video
Operating Systems
1 15 (83.33%) Android
1 15 (83.33%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (83.33%) Game Development
2 3 (16.67%) Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
1 18 (100.00%) C++
2 15 (83.33%) C
2 15 (83.33%) JavaScript
2 15 (83.33%) PHP
2 15 (83.33%) Objective-C
3 3 (16.67%) Ruby
3 3 (16.67%) Groovy
3 3 (16.67%) Python
3 3 (16.67%) C#
3 3 (16.67%) Java
Qualifications
1 3 (16.67%) Degree
Vendors
1 15 (83.33%) Apple
Liverpool, Merseyside
Technical Skills: C / C++ Objective C iOS Development / Android Development Unity / Cocos2D - x HTML / HTML5 CSS / CSS3 JavaScript PHP ASP Soft Skills: Ability to write and work within...
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Salary: £23000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
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The Bridge Ltd
Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum plus Excellent Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Liverpool, North West
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Salary: £35000.00 - £55000.00 per annum
Posted: 10 May 2013