The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term 3D Graphics in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited 3D Graphics over the 3 months to 21 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 Miscellaneous category for the North West region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
3D Graphics
Rank 251 237 229
Rank change year-on-year
-14 -8
Permanent jobs citing 3D Graphics 3 8 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.042% 0.113% 0.044%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.151% 0.423% 0.177%
Number of salaries quoted 3 5 3
Average salary £33,500 £33,000 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.51% +10.00%
UK excluding London average salary £33,500 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
-4.28% -
All of the Miscellaneous Category
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
1986 1890 1699
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 27.53% 26.67% 25.10%
Number of salaries quoted 1684 1567 1466
Average salary £35,000 £35,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.40% +1.42%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,500 £23,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +6.66%
3D Graphics
England

3D Graphics
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing 3D Graphics across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

North West 3D Graphics Jobs Demand Trend

3D Graphics
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing 3D Graphics across the North West region.

North West 3D Graphics Salary Trend

3D Graphics
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 3D Graphics within the North West region over the 3 months to 21 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
Manchester -16 3 £33,500 +1.51%
3D Graphics
England

3D Graphics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing 3D Graphics 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 3D Graphics.

1 16 (94.12%) C++
2 15 (88.24%) Games
3 11 (64.71%) Mathematics
3 11 (64.71%) Physics
4 10 (58.82%) Game Development
4 10 (58.82%) Degree
5 9 (52.94%) C
5 9 (52.94%) Computer Science
6 7 (41.18%) DirectX
7 5 (29.41%) Windows
7 5 (29.41%) VC++
7 5 (29.41%) Client/Server
7 5 (29.41%) HTTP
7 5 (29.41%) MFC
7 5 (29.41%) ASP
7 5 (29.41%) Web Services
7 5 (29.41%) XML
7 5 (29.41%) Multithreading
7 5 (29.41%) 3D Programming
8 3 (17.65%) SQL Server
8 3 (17.65%) Visual Studio
9 2 (11.76%) OO
9 2 (11.76%) OpenGL
9 2 (11.76%) Automotive
9 2 (11.76%) GLSL
9 2 (11.76%) Visualisation
9 2 (11.76%) CUDA
10 1 (5.882%) Autodesk
10 1 (5.882%) Maya
10 1 (5.882%) Adobe After Effects

3D Graphics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing 3D Graphics 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 3D Graphics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 7 (41.18%) DirectX
2 5 (29.41%) MFC
2 5 (29.41%) ASP
2 5 (29.41%) Web Services
2 5 (29.41%) XML
3 2 (11.76%) OpenGL
4 1 (5.882%) Flash
Applications
1 1 (5.882%) Maya
1 1 (5.882%) Adobe After Effects
1 1 (5.882%) Photoshop
Communications & Networking
1 5 (29.41%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (17.65%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (17.65%) Visual Studio
General
1 15 (88.24%) Games
2 2 (11.76%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 7 (41.18%) Software Engineer
1 7 (41.18%) Developer
1 7 (41.18%) Programmer
2 5 (29.41%) Software Programmer
2 5 (29.41%) Tools Programmer
3 4 (23.53%) Graduate
3 4 (23.53%) Software Developer
3 4 (23.53%) Graduate Software Developer
3 4 (23.53%) Graduate Developer
4 2 (11.76%) C++ Developer
4 2 (11.76%) C++ Software Engineer
4 2 (11.76%) C++ Programmer
4 2 (11.76%) Visual C++ Programmer
5 1 (5.882%) Graphic Artist
Miscellaneous
1 11 (64.71%) Mathematics
1 11 (64.71%) Physics
2 9 (52.94%) Computer Science
3 5 (29.41%) Client/Server
4 2 (11.76%) Visualisation
4 2 (11.76%) CUDA
5 1 (5.882%) Animation
Operating Systems
1 5 (29.41%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (58.82%) Game Development
2 5 (29.41%) Multithreading
2 5 (29.41%) 3D Programming
3 2 (11.76%) OO
Programming Languages
1 16 (94.12%) C++
2 9 (52.94%) C
3 5 (29.41%) VC++
4 2 (11.76%) GLSL
Qualifications
1 10 (58.82%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (5.882%) Autodesk
1 1 (5.882%) Adobe
Manchester, Lancashire
An opportunity has arisen within a small technical team based out of the City Centre of Manchester for a talented C++ to work on a next generation 3D...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013