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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Online 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 Online Games over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOnline Game
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank63133
Rank change on same period last yearUp+70
Matching permanent IT job ads728
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.048 %0.004 %
As % of the category below6.704 %0.696 %
Salaries quoted664
Average minimum salary£30,621£35,000
Average salary£32,985£40,625
% change on same period last year-18.80 %
Average maximum salary£35,348£46,250
UK excluding London average salary£35,455£37,962
% change on same period last year-6.60 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads10741150
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.718 %0.513 %
Salaries quoted9431039
Average minimum salary£34,375£33,650
Average salary£38,911£37,174
% change on same period last year+4.67 %
Average maximum salary£43,447£40,698
UK excluding London average salary£41,415£42,003
% change on same period last year-1.39 %
Online Games South EastOnline Games
South East

Online Games
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire Online Games Demand Trend

Online Games
Salary Trend

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

Oxfordshire Online Games Salary Trend

Online Games
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Online Games across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Oxfordshire Online Games Salary Histogram

Online Games
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Online Games within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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+6265£33,107-26.42 %
Online Games South EastOnline Games
South East

Online Games
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Online 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 Online Games.

191 (100.00 %)Games
226 (28.57 %)OO
325 (27.47 %)Marketing
418 (19.78 %)Flash
418 (19.78 %)Flash Games
516 (17.58 %)ActionScript
516 (17.58 %)Advertising
612 (13.19 %)Direct Marketing
612 (13.19 %)MS Office
612 (13.19 %)MS Excel
710 (10.99 %)B2B
710 (10.99 %)B2C
710 (10.99 %)SQL Server
710 (10.99 %)Database Marketing
89 (9.890 %).NET
89 (9.890 %)C++
98 (8.791 %)C#
107 (7.692 %)SOA
116 (6.593 %)ASP.NET
125 (5.495 %).NET Framework
125 (5.495 %)OLAP
125 (5.495 %)RDBMS
134 (4.396 %)OpenGL
134 (4.396 %)STL
143 (3.297 %)Windows Server 2003
143 (3.297 %)Data Analysis
143 (3.297 %)Windows
143 (3.297 %)Active Directory
143 (3.297 %)HP
143 (3.297 %)SAN

Online Games
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Online 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 Online Games. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (9.890 %).NET
26 (6.593 %)ASP.NET
35 (5.495 %).NET Framework
44 (4.396 %)OpenGL
44 (4.396 %)STL
52 (2.198 %)WebServices
52 (2.198 %).NET Remoting
61 (1.099 %)CSS
61 (1.099 %)XML
61 (1.099 %)XSLT
61 (1.099 %)WAP
61 (1.099 %)Silverlight
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (2.198 %)IIS
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (13.19 %)MS Office
112 (13.19 %)MS Excel
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (3.297 %)SAN
21 (1.099 %)VLAN
21 (1.099 %)SMS
21 (1.099 %)DNS
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (10.99 %)SQL Server
110 (10.99 %)Database Marketing
25 (5.495 %)OLAP
25 (5.495 %)RDBMS
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
118 (19.78 %)Flash
21 (1.099 %)NUnit
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
191 (100.00 %)Games
225 (27.47 %)Marketing
318 (19.78 %)Flash Games
416 (17.58 %)Advertising
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (29.67 %)Developer
225 (27.47 %)Analyst
322 (24.18 %)Data Analyst
415 (16.48 %)Flash Developer
514 (15.38 %)Graduate
613 (14.29 %)ActionScript Developer
710 (10.99 %)Commercial Manager
88 (8.791 %).NET Developer
97 (7.692 %)C# Developer
106 (6.593 %)Flash Games Developer
106 (6.593 %)Games Developer
115 (5.495 %)ASP.NET Developer
115 (5.495 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
124 (4.396 %)Marketing Manager
124 (4.396 %)C++ Developer
133 (3.297 %)Senior Manager
133 (3.297 %)Senior Developer
133 (3.297 %)Information Analyst
133 (3.297 %)Senior C++ Developer
142 (2.198 %)Product Manager
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (2.198 %)Clustering
21 (1.099 %)W3C
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (3.297 %)Windows
13 (3.297 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (1.099 %)Windows Server 2008
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
126 (28.57 %)OO
212 (13.19 %)Direct Marketing
310 (10.99 %)B2B
310 (10.99 %)B2C
47 (7.692 %)SOA
53 (3.297 %)Data Analysis
53 (3.297 %)Product Marketing
62 (2.198 %)Load Balancing
62 (2.198 %)Test Scripting
62 (2.198 %)Software Testing
62 (2.198 %)Scrum
62 (2.198 %)Agile Software Development
71 (1.099 %)Software Engineering
71 (1.099 %)E-business
71 (1.099 %)Pay per click
71 (1.099 %)Digital Marketing
71 (1.099 %)Time Management
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (17.58 %)ActionScript
29 (9.890 %)C++
38 (8.791 %)C#
41 (1.099 %)JavaScript
41 (1.099 %)SQL
41 (1.099 %)VBA
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (2.198 %)ISEB
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (3.297 %)Active Directory
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (3.297 %)HP
21 (1.099 %)Adobe