The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in IT jobs advertised for the Somerset region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Games over the 3 months to 21 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 Somerset region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Gaming
Rank 46 - 55
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing Games 18 0 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Somerset 2.808% - 0.215%
As % of the General category 6.569% - 0.510%
Number of salaries quoted 17 0 1
Average salary £25,000 - £34,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
All of the General Category
Somerset
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
General category
274 188 196
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Somerset 42.75% 41.50% 42.15%
Number of salaries quoted 246 178 183
Average salary £37,500 £38,750 £40,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-3.22% -4.32%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £25,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £90,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,000
% change year-on-year
- +3.65%
Games
South West

Games
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Somerset 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 Somerset region.

Somerset Games Salary Trend

Games
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Games across the Somerset region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Somerset 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 Somerset region over the 3 months to 21 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
Bath - 15 £23,750 -
Games
South West

Games
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Somerset 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 10 (30.30%) Game Development
2 7 (21.21%) JavaScript
2 7 (21.21%) .NET
2 7 (21.21%) ASP.NET
2 7 (21.21%) Mobile App
3 6 (18.18%) jQuery
3 6 (18.18%) MySQL
3 6 (18.18%) HTML
3 6 (18.18%) Flash
4 5 (15.15%) JUnit
4 5 (15.15%) Java
4 5 (15.15%) SQL
4 5 (15.15%) Servlets
4 5 (15.15%) Hibernate
4 5 (15.15%) Spring
5 4 (12.12%) Marketing
5 4 (12.12%) Maya
5 4 (12.12%) 3ds Max
5 4 (12.12%) SolidWorks
5 4 (12.12%) CSS
5 4 (12.12%) CAD
5 4 (12.12%) AutoCAD
5 4 (12.12%) CAE
5 4 (12.12%) Animation
5 4 (12.12%) 3D Modelling
5 4 (12.12%) Augmented Reality
5 4 (12.12%) Social Gaming
6 3 (9.091%) HTML5
6 3 (9.091%) C
6 3 (9.091%) C++

Games
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Somerset 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 7 (21.21%) .NET
1 7 (21.21%) ASP.NET
2 6 (18.18%) jQuery
2 6 (18.18%) HTML
2 6 (18.18%) Flash
3 5 (15.15%) Servlets
3 5 (15.15%) Hibernate
3 5 (15.15%) Spring
4 4 (12.12%) CSS
5 3 (9.091%) HTML5
6 2 (6.061%) WinForms
6 2 (6.061%) Web Services
7 1 (3.030%) JSON
7 1 (3.030%) WCF
7 1 (3.030%) CakePHP
7 1 (3.030%) LINQ
7 1 (3.030%) CSS3
7 1 (3.030%) Backbone.js
7 1 (3.030%) Middleware
7 1 (3.030%) LAMP
Application Platforms
1 1 (3.030%) WordPress
Applications
1 4 (12.12%) Maya
1 4 (12.12%) 3ds Max
1 4 (12.12%) AutoCAD
2 1 (3.030%) MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (18.18%) MySQL
2 1 (3.030%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (15.15%) JUnit
General
1 4 (12.12%) Marketing
2 1 (3.030%) Automotive
2 1 (3.030%) Multimedia
2 1 (3.030%) Music
Job Titles
1 24 (72.73%) Developer
2 9 (27.27%) Graduate
2 9 (27.27%) Graduate Developer
3 8 (24.24%) Games Developer
4 5 (15.15%) Web Developer
4 5 (15.15%) Java Developer
4 5 (15.15%) Flash Developer
5 4 (12.12%) Junior Flash Developer
5 4 (12.12%) Junior Developer
5 4 (12.12%) Design Engineer
5 4 (12.12%) Junior
5 4 (12.12%) CAD Designer
5 4 (12.12%) Animator
5 4 (12.12%) Front-End Developer
5 4 (12.12%) Front-End Web Developer
5 4 (12.12%) Designer
5 4 (12.12%) 3D Animator
6 3 (9.091%) Java Web Developer
7 2 (6.061%) Software Consultant
7 2 (6.061%) Principal Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 7 (21.21%) Mobile App
2 4 (12.12%) Animation
2 4 (12.12%) Augmented Reality
2 4 (12.12%) Social Gaming
3 1 (3.030%) iPhone
3 1 (3.030%) Online Games
3 1 (3.030%) Flash Games
3 1 (3.030%) Computer Science
3 1 (3.030%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 2 (6.061%) Apple iOS
1 2 (6.061%) Android
2 1 (3.030%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (30.30%) Game Development
2 4 (12.12%) CAD
2 4 (12.12%) CAE
2 4 (12.12%) 3D Modelling
3 3 (9.091%) Automated Testing
4 2 (6.061%) Agile Software Development
4 2 (6.061%) Scrum
4 2 (6.061%) OOP
5 1 (3.030%) Continuous Integration
5 1 (3.030%) Mobile Application Development
5 1 (3.030%) Web Design
5 1 (3.030%) TDD
5 1 (3.030%) Content Management
5 1 (3.030%) Web Development
5 1 (3.030%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 7 (21.21%) JavaScript
2 5 (15.15%) Java
2 5 (15.15%) SQL
3 3 (9.091%) C
3 3 (9.091%) C++
4 2 (6.061%) C#
5 1 (3.030%) ActionScript 3.0
5 1 (3.030%) Python
5 1 (3.030%) Delphi
5 1 (3.030%) PHP
5 1 (3.030%) ActionScript
Qualifications
1 1 (3.030%) BC Cleared
1 1 (3.030%) Security Cleared
1 1 (3.030%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.030%) QA
1 1 (3.030%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 4 (12.12%) SolidWorks
2 1 (3.030%) Zend
2 1 (3.030%) Facebook
2 1 (3.030%) Twitter
Derker Street, Oldham, Manchester OL1 4EQ
Main Responsibilities Assist in the development of new applications for production; distribution; warehousing and sales order processing systems Support the senior engineers through design, implementation and test phases...
Innovative Technology
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 20 May 2013
Derker Street, Oldham, Manchester OL1 4EQ
Design and develop new applications for distribution, warehousing, production and sales order processing Develop integrations between internal and third-party business applications Maintenance and improvement of existing applications,...
Innovative Technology
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 20 May 2013