The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in IT jobs advertised for the Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Games 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 General category for the Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Gaming
Rank 12 43 38
Rank change year-on-year
+31 -5
Permanent jobs citing Games 15 1 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the Midlands 6.944% 0.319% 0.325%
As % of the General category 15.31% 0.763% 1.316%
Number of salaries quoted 14 0 0
Average salary £25,000 - -
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
All of the General Category
Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
General category
98 131 76
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the Midlands 45.37% 41.85% 24.68%
Number of salaries quoted 66 105 62
Average salary £42,500 £50,000 £55,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-15.00% -9.09%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £35,000 £40,600
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £73,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,000
% change year-on-year
- +3.65%
Games
England

Games
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Midlands Games Jobs Demand Trend

Games
Salary Trend

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

Midlands Games Salary Trend

Games
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Games across the Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Midlands Games Salary Histogram

Games
Top 3 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Midlands region citing Games 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 Games.

1 8 (53.33%) Automotive
2 1 (6.667%) B2B
2 1 (6.667%) Retail

Games
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Midlands region citing Games 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 Games. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

General
1 8 (53.33%) Automotive
2 1 (6.667%) Retail
Job Titles
1 14 (93.33%) Designer
2 6 (40.00%) Games Designer
2 6 (40.00%) Senior Games Designer
2 6 (40.00%) Senior Designer
3 1 (6.667%) Sales Director
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (6.667%) B2B