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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Games' in IT jobs within the Newcastle Upon Tyne region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Games over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Games
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2431
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching permanent IT job ads92
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below9.474 %2.740 %
Salaries quoted91
Average minimum salary£32,111£30,000
Average salary£37,111£37,500
% change on same period last year-1.03 %
Average maximum salary£42,111£45,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,678£35,675
% change on same period last year-
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Matching permanent IT job ads9573
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.050 %0.030 %
Salaries quoted6751
Average minimum salary£30,000£29,175
Average salary£34,077£32,653
% change on same period last year+4.36 %
Average maximum salary£38,155£36,131
UK excluding London average salary£40,890£42,387
% change on same period last year-3.53 %
Games Tyne and WearGames
Tyne and Wear

Games
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Games across the Newcastle Upon Tyne region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Newcastle Upon Tyne Games Demand Trend

Games
Salary Trend

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

Newcastle Upon Tyne Games Salary Trend

Games
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Games across the Newcastle Upon Tyne region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Newcastle Upon Tyne Games Salary Histogram

Games
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Newcastle Upon Tyne 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.

16 (54.55 %)C++
23 (27.27 %)C
23 (27.27 %)Mathematics
23 (27.27 %)Degree
32 (18.18 %)Animation
32 (18.18 %)Multithreading
32 (18.18 %)Physics
32 (18.18 %)Python
32 (18.18 %)MS Visio
41 (9.091 %)Marketing
41 (9.091 %)ActionScript
41 (9.091 %)Flash
41 (9.091 %)Workflow
41 (9.091 %)Education
41 (9.091 %)Legal
41 (9.091 %)QA

Games
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Newcastle Upon Tyne 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.

Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (18.18 %)MS Visio
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (9.091 %)Flash
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (18.18 %)Animation
21 (9.091 %)Education
21 (9.091 %)Legal
21 (9.091 %)Marketing
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (36.36 %)Programmer
22 (18.18 %)Games Developer
22 (18.18 %)Developer
22 (18.18 %)Animator
22 (18.18 %)C++ Developer
31 (9.091 %)Junior Developer
31 (9.091 %)Senior Programmer
31 (9.091 %)C Developer
31 (9.091 %)Games Designer
31 (9.091 %)Senior Games Designer
31 (9.091 %)Senior Games Programmer
31 (9.091 %)Senior Producer
31 (9.091 %)Flash Programmer
31 (9.091 %)Junior
31 (9.091 %)Games Programmer
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (27.27 %)Mathematics
22 (18.18 %)Physics
22 (18.18 %)Multithreading
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (9.091 %)Workflow
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (54.55 %)C++
23 (27.27 %)C
32 (18.18 %)Python
41 (9.091 %)ActionScript
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (27.27 %)Degree
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (9.091 %)QA
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