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This section looks at the demand for the Games Developer role in IT jobs within the Oxfordshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGame Developer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank138-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads60
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.215 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted60
Average minimum salary£31,667-
Average salary£33,333-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£35,000-
UK excluding London average salary£30,548£29,831
% change on same period last year+2.40 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads27883044
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.472 %1.246 %
Salaries quoted25372597
Average minimum salary£32,624£32,596
Average salary£36,083£35,741
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
Average maximum salary£39,542£38,885
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Games Developer South EastGames Developer
South East

Games Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Games Developer across the Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Oxfordshire Games Developer Demand Trend

Games Developer
Salary Trend

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

Oxfordshire Games Developer Salary Trend

Games Developer
Salary Histogram

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

Oxfordshire Games Developer Salary Histogram

Games Developer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Games Developer within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
OxfordNew entry-4£35,000-
Games Developer South EastGames Developer
South East

Games Developer
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

117 (100.00 %)C++
117 (100.00 %)Games
27 (41.18 %)Sony
27 (41.18 %)DirectX
36 (35.29 %)SQL
36 (35.29 %)ActionScript
36 (35.29 %)Flash
45 (29.41 %)ASP
45 (29.41 %)C#
52 (11.76 %)C
52 (11.76 %)Mathematics
61 (5.882 %)Degree
61 (5.882 %)Computer Science
61 (5.882 %)VC++

Games Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (41.18 %)DirectX
25 (29.41 %)ASP
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (35.29 %)Flash
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (100.00 %)Games
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (11.76 %)Mathematics
21 (5.882 %)Computer Science
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (100.00 %)C++
26 (35.29 %)SQL
26 (35.29 %)ActionScript
35 (29.41 %)C#
42 (11.76 %)C
51 (5.882 %)VC++
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.882 %)Degree
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (41.18 %)Sony
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