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

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Gaming
Rank 64 - 73
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing Games 8 0 2
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northamptonshire 1.212% - 0.246%
As % of the General category 3.636% - 0.692%
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 0
Average salary £32,500 - -
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
All of the General Category
Northamptonshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
General category
220 268 289
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northamptonshire 33.33% 35.12% 35.50%
Number of salaries quoted 189 238 253
Average salary £40,000 £38,500 £37,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.89% +4.05%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,400 £25,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £52,500 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,000
% change year-on-year
- +3.65%
Games
East Midlands

Games
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire Games Salary Trend

Games
Salary Histogram

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

Northamptonshire Games Salary Histogram

Games
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the Northamptonshire 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
Northampton - 8 £32,500 -
Games
East Midlands

Games
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire 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 6 (66.67%) C#
2 5 (55.56%) Windows
3 4 (44.44%) ISEB
3 4 (44.44%) Agile Software Development
3 4 (44.44%) Software Testing
3 4 (44.44%) Physics
3 4 (44.44%) Team Foundation Server
4 3 (33.33%) Asset Management
4 3 (33.33%) Multimedia
4 3 (33.33%) Animation
4 3 (33.33%) Computer Science
4 3 (33.33%) 3D Modelling
4 3 (33.33%) 3D Graphics
4 3 (33.33%) 3ds Max
5 1 (11.11%) Artificial Intelligence
5 1 (11.11%) Image Processing
5 1 (11.11%) Domain-Driven Design
5 1 (11.11%) ASP.NET MVC
5 1 (11.11%) Dependency Injection
5 1 (11.11%) HTML5
5 1 (11.11%) Pattern Recognition
5 1 (11.11%) Node.js
5 1 (11.11%) Ninject
5 1 (11.11%) KnockoutJS
5 1 (11.11%) Embedded Software Development
5 1 (11.11%) Web Application Development
5 1 (11.11%) CAN bus
5 1 (11.11%) SQL Server 2012
5 1 (11.11%) ASP.NET MVC 4
5 1 (11.11%) Mobile App

Games
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire 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.

Application Development
1 1 (11.11%) .NET
1 1 (11.11%) MFC
1 1 (11.11%) ASP.NET
1 1 (11.11%) CSS
1 1 (11.11%) WCF
1 1 (11.11%) WPF
1 1 (11.11%) Silverlight
1 1 (11.11%) ASP.NET MVC
1 1 (11.11%) HTML5
1 1 (11.11%) Node.js
1 1 (11.11%) Ninject
1 1 (11.11%) KnockoutJS
1 1 (11.11%) ASP.NET MVC 4
Applications
1 3 (33.33%) 3ds Max
Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (11.11%) SQL Server
1 1 (11.11%) SQL Server 2012
Development Applications
1 4 (44.44%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 3 (33.33%) Multimedia
2 1 (11.11%) Music
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) Team Leader
1 4 (44.44%) Test Manager
1 4 (44.44%) Test Team Leader
2 2 (22.22%) Graduate
3 1 (11.11%) Junior
3 1 (11.11%) Software Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Developer
3 1 (11.11%) Junior Developer
3 1 (11.11%) Junior .NET Developer
3 1 (11.11%) Graduate Developer
3 1 (11.11%) Graduate Software Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Graduate .NET Developer
3 1 (11.11%) .NET Developer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (44.44%) Physics
2 3 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 3 (33.33%) 3D Graphics
2 3 (33.33%) Animation
3 1 (11.11%) Artificial Intelligence
3 1 (11.11%) iPhone
3 1 (11.11%) CAN bus
3 1 (11.11%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 5 (55.56%) Windows
2 1 (11.11%) Windows CE
2 1 (11.11%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) Agile Software Development
1 4 (44.44%) Software Testing
2 3 (33.33%) 3D Modelling
2 3 (33.33%) Asset Management
3 1 (11.11%) Dependency Injection
3 1 (11.11%) Pattern Recognition
3 1 (11.11%) Embedded Software Development
3 1 (11.11%) Web Application Development
3 1 (11.11%) Web Development
3 1 (11.11%) Image Processing
3 1 (11.11%) Domain-Driven Design
3 1 (11.11%) TDD
3 1 (11.11%) OO
3 1 (11.11%) MVC
Programming Languages
1 6 (66.67%) C#
2 1 (11.11%) C++
2 1 (11.11%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) ISEB
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (11.11%) MCTS
2 1 (11.11%) MCP
2 1 (11.11%) MCAD
2 1 (11.11%) MCSD
2 1 (11.11%) Postgraduate
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Google