The first table below looks at the demand for Game Development skills in IT jobs advertised for the Scotland region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Game Development over the 3 months to 24 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Scotland region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Games Development
Rank 151 153 153
Rank change year-on-year
+2 0
Permanent jobs citing Game Development 2 2 6
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland 0.064% 0.058% 0.172%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.086% 0.082% 0.226%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 2
Average salary £24,000 £41,250 £28,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
-41.81% +43.47%
UK excluding London average salary £30,000 £40,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
-25.00% +14.28%
All Processes & Methodologies
Scotland
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
2333 2445 2660
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland 74.13% 70.77% 76.35%
Number of salaries quoted 1403 1740 1920
Average salary £41,000 £40,000 £42,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.50% -4.76%
90% offered a salary of more than £29,500 £27,500 £29,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Game Development
UK

Game Development
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Game Development across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Scotland Game Development Jobs Demand Trend

Game Development
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Game Development across the Scotland region.

Scotland Game Development Salary Trend

Game Development
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Game Development within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 24 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
Dundee -3 2 £24,000 -41.81%
Game Development
UK

Game Development
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Scotland region citing Game Development 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 Game Development.

1 6 (100.00%) Games
2 5 (83.33%) Degree
3 4 (66.67%) C#
3 4 (66.67%) C++
3 4 (66.67%) Java
4 3 (50.00%) .NET
4 3 (50.00%) Computer Science
5 2 (33.33%) QA
5 2 (33.33%) Automated Testing
5 2 (33.33%) Ruby
5 2 (33.33%) Python
5 2 (33.33%) Mathematics
5 2 (33.33%) Social Gaming
5 2 (33.33%) Mobile Games
5 2 (33.33%) Facebook
6 1 (16.67%) Apple iOS
6 1 (16.67%) Objective-C
6 1 (16.67%) UNIX
6 1 (16.67%) Windows
6 1 (16.67%) OO
6 1 (16.67%) Flash
6 1 (16.67%) ActionScript
6 1 (16.67%) Agile Software Development
6 1 (16.67%) JNI
6 1 (16.67%) Software Engineering
6 1 (16.67%) ActionScript 3.0
6 1 (16.67%) Android
6 1 (16.67%) 3D Programming

Game Development
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Scotland region citing Game Development 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 Game Development. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (50.00%) .NET
2 1 (16.67%) Flash
2 1 (16.67%) JNI
General
1 6 (100.00%) Games
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Software Engineer
2 2 (33.33%) Designer
2 2 (33.33%) Senior Designer
2 2 (33.33%) QA Engineer
2 2 (33.33%) Games Designer
2 2 (33.33%) Senior Games Designer
2 2 (33.33%) Tester
2 2 (33.33%) Software Tester
3 1 (16.67%) Lead Tester
3 1 (16.67%) Senior Software Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Senior Tester
3 1 (16.67%) Programmer
3 1 (16.67%) Senior QA Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Senior Programmer
3 1 (16.67%) Lead Software Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Senior Software Tester
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 2 (33.33%) Mathematics
2 2 (33.33%) Social Gaming
2 2 (33.33%) Mobile Games
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Apple iOS
1 1 (16.67%) UNIX
1 1 (16.67%) Windows
1 1 (16.67%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Automated Testing
2 1 (16.67%) OO
2 1 (16.67%) Agile Software Development
2 1 (16.67%) Software Engineering
2 1 (16.67%) 3D Programming
Programming Languages
1 4 (66.67%) C#
1 4 (66.67%) C++
1 4 (66.67%) Java
2 2 (33.33%) Ruby
2 2 (33.33%) Python
3 1 (16.67%) Objective-C
3 1 (16.67%) ActionScript
3 1 (16.67%) ActionScript 3.0
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Facebook