The first table below looks at the demand for Game Development skills in IT jobs advertised for the Newcastle upon Tyne region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Game Development 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Newcastle upon Tyne region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Games Development
Rank 60 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing Game Development 1 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.207% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.282% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Average salary £45,000 - -
UK excluding London average salary £30,000 £40,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
-25.00% +14.28%
All Processes & Methodologies
Newcastle upon Tyne
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
355 315 282
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Newcastle upon Tyne 73.35% 69.84% 68.28%
Number of salaries quoted 317 261 226
Average salary £39,500 £35,000 £36,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+12.85% -4.10%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £25,000 £21,100
10% offered a salary of more than £54,000 £72,250 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Game Development
Tyne and Wear

Game Development
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Game Development across the Newcastle upon Tyne region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Newcastle upon Tyne Game Development Jobs Demand Trend

Game Development
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Game Development across the Newcastle upon Tyne region.

Newcastle upon Tyne Game Development Salary Trend

Game Development
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Newcastle upon Tyne region citing Game Development 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 Game Development.

1 5 (100.00%) Java
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
1 5 (100.00%) Linux
1 5 (100.00%) PhD
1 5 (100.00%) OOD
1 5 (100.00%) 3D Graphics
1 5 (100.00%) Games
1 5 (100.00%) Agile Software Development
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
1 5 (100.00%) Unit Testing
1 5 (100.00%) Multithreading

Game Development
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Newcastle upon Tyne region citing Game Development 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 Game Development. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

General
1 5 (100.00%) Games
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Software Developer
1 5 (100.00%) Developer
1 5 (100.00%) Java Developer
1 5 (100.00%) Java Software Developer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) 3D Graphics
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
1 5 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) OOD
1 5 (100.00%) Agile Software Development
1 5 (100.00%) Unit Testing
1 5 (100.00%) Multithreading
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) PhD
1 5 (100.00%) Degree