The first table below looks at the demand for the Games Developer role in IT jobs advertised for the North West 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 17 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 North West region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Game Developer
Rank 233 - 238
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Games Developer 15 0 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.210% - 0.044%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.220% - 0.046%
Number of salaries quoted 15 0 3
Average salary £26,500 - £30,000
UK excluding London average salary £26,500 £37,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year
-29.33% +25.00%
All Job Titles
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
6808 6765 6558
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 95.48% 95.94% 95.56%
Number of salaries quoted 5756 5975 5797
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £23,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Games Developer
England

Games Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West Games Developer Salary Trend

Games Developer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Games Developer across the North West region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

North West 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 North West region over the 3 months to 17 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
Merseyside - 12 £26,500 -
Manchester - 3 £35,000 -
Games Developer
England

Games Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West 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 20 (100.00%) C++
1 20 (100.00%) Games
2 17 (85.00%) C
2 17 (85.00%) HTML5
3 14 (70.00%) Apple iOS
3 14 (70.00%) Game Development
3 14 (70.00%) CSS3
3 14 (70.00%) cocos2d
3 14 (70.00%) HTML
3 14 (70.00%) JavaScript
3 14 (70.00%) PHP
3 14 (70.00%) XHTML
3 14 (70.00%) Apple
3 14 (70.00%) ASP
3 14 (70.00%) CSS
3 14 (70.00%) Objective-C
3 14 (70.00%) Animation
3 14 (70.00%) Android
4 6 (30.00%) Degree
5 3 (15.00%) Internet
5 3 (15.00%) OO
5 3 (15.00%) Flash
5 3 (15.00%) Python
5 3 (15.00%) .NET
5 3 (15.00%) Photoshop
5 3 (15.00%) Java
5 3 (15.00%) C#
5 3 (15.00%) Ruby
5 3 (15.00%) 3ds Max
5 3 (15.00%) Streaming Video

Games Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West 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 17 (85.00%) HTML5
2 14 (70.00%) CSS3
2 14 (70.00%) cocos2d
2 14 (70.00%) XHTML
2 14 (70.00%) HTML
2 14 (70.00%) ASP
2 14 (70.00%) CSS
3 3 (15.00%) Flash
3 3 (15.00%) .NET
Applications
1 3 (15.00%) Photoshop
1 3 (15.00%) 3ds Max
1 3 (15.00%) ZBrush
Communications & Networking
1 3 (15.00%) Internet
General
1 20 (100.00%) Games
2 2 (10.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 14 (70.00%) Animation
2 3 (15.00%) Physics
2 3 (15.00%) Computer Science
2 3 (15.00%) Open Source
2 3 (15.00%) Streaming Video
Operating Systems
1 14 (70.00%) Android
1 14 (70.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (70.00%) Game Development
2 3 (15.00%) OO
2 3 (15.00%) Agile Software Development
2 3 (15.00%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 20 (100.00%) C++
2 17 (85.00%) C
3 14 (70.00%) Objective-C
3 14 (70.00%) JavaScript
3 14 (70.00%) PHP
4 3 (15.00%) Python
4 3 (15.00%) Ruby
4 3 (15.00%) Lua
4 3 (15.00%) Groovy
4 3 (15.00%) C#
4 3 (15.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 6 (30.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 14 (70.00%) Apple
2 1 (5.000%) QNX
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...
Roc Search
Salary: £23000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
4+ years current experience in C# & .NET writing and debugging scripts in C# Video streaming over Internet (via HTML5 or Flash)... Knowledge of 3D Studio Max, ZBrush, Photoshop.
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum plus Excellent Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Liverpool, North West
4+ years Unity 3.x experience on commercial or open source projects 4+ years current experience in C# & .NET writing and debugging scripts in C# Video streaming over...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £35000.00 - £55000.00 per annum
Posted: 10 May 2013