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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Games' in IT jobs within the Oxfordshire 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Games
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank7682
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching permanent IT job ads7058
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.025 %
As % of the category below6.228 %5.030 %
Salaries quoted6748
Average minimum salary£35,556£27,770
Average salary£38,796£30,920
% change on same period last year+25.47 %
Average maximum salary£42,035£34,070
UK excluding London average salary£38,333£35,856
% change on same period last year+6.90 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads11241153
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.651 %0.496 %
Salaries quoted9901046
Average minimum salary£34,223£33,430
Average salary£38,395£37,118
% change on same period last year+3.44 %
Average maximum salary£42,566£40,805
UK excluding London average salary£41,278£41,791
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
Games South EastGames
South East

Games
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire Games Salary Trend

Games
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Games across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
OxfordUp+3155£38,962+11.00 %
BanburyNew entry-5£40,000-
KidlingtonNew entry-1£47,500-
ThameNew entry-1£27,500-
Games South EastGames
South East

Games
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

186 (45.03 %)C++
240 (20.94 %)Flash
337 (19.37 %)Software Engineering
429 (15.18 %)Mathematics
525 (13.09 %)Online Games
525 (13.09 %)ActionScript
623 (12.04 %)Marketing
720 (10.47 %)OO
819 (9.948 %)C
819 (9.948 %)Animation
918 (9.424 %)Adobe Illustrator
1017 (8.901 %)Linux
1017 (8.901 %)DirectX
1116 (8.377 %)Dreamweaver
1116 (8.377 %)HTML
1116 (8.377 %)Photoshop
1116 (8.377 %)Advertising
1214 (7.330 %)Windows
1214 (7.330 %)OpenGL
1214 (7.330 %)Degree
1313 (6.806 %)MCSE
1313 (6.806 %)SQL
1313 (6.806 %)Microsoft Certification
1412 (6.283 %)STL
1412 (6.283 %)3ds Max
1511 (5.759 %)MCSA
1511 (5.759 %)CCNA
1511 (5.759 %)Cisco Certification
1610 (5.236 %)Active Directory
1610 (5.236 %)B2B

Games
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
117 (8.901 %)DirectX
216 (8.377 %)HTML
314 (7.330 %)OpenGL
412 (6.283 %)STL
59 (4.712 %)ASP
66 (3.141 %)CSS
73 (1.571 %).NET
73 (1.571 %)XML
73 (1.571 %)XBRL
82 (1.047 %)Middleware
82 (1.047 %)MFC
82 (1.047 %)Adobe Flex
91 (0.524 %)wxWidgets
91 (0.524 %)BREW
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (2.094 %)Tomcat
22 (1.047 %)SharePoint
22 (1.047 %)Office Communications Server
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
118 (9.424 %)Adobe Illustrator
216 (8.377 %)Photoshop
312 (6.283 %)3ds Max
44 (2.094 %)MS Visio
53 (1.571 %)MATLAB
62 (1.047 %)MS Project
71 (0.524 %)Maya
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (1.047 %)DHCP
12 (1.047 %)Ethernet
12 (1.047 %)TCP/IP
12 (1.047 %)DNS
21 (0.524 %)Internet
21 (0.524 %)Firewall
21 (0.524 %)Network Security
21 (0.524 %)VPN
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (5.236 %)Database Marketing
24 (2.094 %)MySQL
32 (1.047 %)SQL Server
41 (0.524 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (0.524 %)SQL Server 2005
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
140 (20.94 %)Flash
216 (8.377 %)Dreamweaver
32 (1.047 %)Subversion
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
125 (13.09 %)Online Games
223 (12.04 %)Marketing
319 (9.948 %)Animation
416 (8.377 %)Advertising
59 (4.712 %)3D Graphics
68 (4.188 %)Education
68 (4.188 %)Pensions
74 (2.094 %)Music
74 (2.094 %)Music Industry
83 (1.571 %)Insurance
92 (1.047 %)Multimedia
92 (1.047 %)Interactive Media
101 (0.524 %)Flash Games
101 (0.524 %)Retail
101 (0.524 %)Health
101 (0.524 %)Electronics
101 (0.524 %)Telecoms
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
144 (23.04 %)Programmer
239 (20.42 %)Developer
320 (10.47 %)C++ Developer
417 (8.901 %)Flash Developer
515 (7.853 %)Data Analyst
515 (7.853 %)Analyst
613 (6.806 %)Graduate
712 (6.283 %)Games Programmer
712 (6.283 %)C++ Programmer
810 (5.236 %)Games Developer
810 (5.236 %)Web Designer
810 (5.236 %)Administrator
810 (5.236 %)Senior Developer
810 (5.236 %)Commercial Manager
810 (5.236 %)Photoshop Designer
99 (4.712 %)Support Engineer
99 (4.712 %)Senior C++ Developer
108 (4.188 %)Software Engineer
108 (4.188 %)ActionScript Developer
117 (3.665 %)Field Engineer
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
129 (15.18 %)Mathematics
210 (5.236 %)Spanish Language
39 (4.712 %)Client/Server
46 (3.141 %)Multithreading
55 (2.618 %)Physics
64 (2.094 %)Computer Science
72 (1.047 %)Cryptography
72 (1.047 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
81 (0.524 %)Artificial Intelligence
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (8.901 %)Linux
214 (7.330 %)Windows
38 (4.188 %)Mac OS X
43 (1.571 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (1.047 %)Embedded Linux
52 (1.047 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (0.524 %)Windows Vista
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
137 (19.37 %)Software Engineering
220 (10.47 %)OO
310 (5.236 %)B2B
310 (5.236 %)B2C
310 (5.236 %)Direct Marketing
48 (4.188 %)OOD
55 (2.618 %)Agile Software Development
64 (2.094 %)Unit Testing
73 (1.571 %)ITIL
81 (0.524 %)Risk Analysis
81 (0.524 %)TDD
81 (0.524 %)Automated Testing
81 (0.524 %)SOA
81 (0.524 %)CAD
81 (0.524 %)Project Management
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
186 (45.03 %)C++
225 (13.09 %)ActionScript
319 (9.948 %)C
413 (6.806 %)SQL
59 (4.712 %)C#
67 (3.665 %)Java
76 (3.141 %)Perl
76 (3.141 %)PHP
83 (1.571 %)Python
83 (1.571 %)Lua
92 (1.047 %)Embedded C
92 (1.047 %)VC++
101 (0.524 %)VB6
101 (0.524 %)VB
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (7.330 %)Degree
213 (6.806 %)Microsoft Certification
213 (6.806 %)MCSE
311 (5.759 %)MCSA
311 (5.759 %)CCNA
311 (5.759 %)Cisco Certification
48 (4.188 %)CCNP
53 (1.571 %)CCVP
61 (0.524 %)PhD
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (3.141 %)QA
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (5.236 %)Active Directory
23 (1.571 %)VMware ESX
32 (1.047 %)Terminal Services
41 (0.524 %)NDS
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (1.571 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (3.141 %)Microsoft
16 (3.141 %)Quark
16 (3.141 %)Sony
23 (1.571 %)VMware
23 (1.571 %)Adobe
23 (1.571 %)Cisco
31 (0.524 %)Symbian