The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Animation in IT jobs advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Animation over the 3 months to 20 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 Miscellaneous category for the South East region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Animation
Rank 383 425 388
Rank change year-on-year
+42 -37
Permanent jobs citing Animation 43 11 34
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 0.196% 0.046% 0.151%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.634% 0.156% 0.519%
Number of salaries quoted 30 7 28
Average salary £31,000 £30,000 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.33% -
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £25,800 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £43,250 £38,000 £35,000
UK excluding London average salary £28,000 £34,000 £30,250
% change year-on-year
-17.64% +12.39%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
6779 7047 6557
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 30.90% 29.65% 29.20%
Number of salaries quoted 5607 6020 5711
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £27,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,625 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-3.43% +6.66%
Animation
England

Animation
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Animation across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

South East Animation Jobs Demand Trend

Animation
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Animation across the South East region.

South East Animation Salary Trend

Animation
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Animation across the South East region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

South East Animation Salary Histogram

Animation
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Animation within the South East region over the 3 months to 20 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
Surrey +43 30 £34,000 +13.33%
West Sussex -3 6 - -
Buckinghamshire - 3 £22,500 -
Hampshire +3 2 - -
Isle of Wight - 1 - -
Berkshire - 1 £27,500 -
Animation
England

Animation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region citing Animation 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 Animation.

1 43 (47.78%) Games
2 30 (33.33%) CSS
3 25 (27.78%) CAD
4 23 (25.56%) C++
5 22 (24.44%) HTML
5 22 (24.44%) Physics
6 20 (22.22%) Photoshop
7 18 (20.00%) C#
7 18 (20.00%) Flash
8 17 (18.89%) Adobe
8 17 (18.89%) Marketing
8 17 (18.89%) 3D Modelling
8 17 (18.89%) Analytics
9 16 (17.78%) Degree
9 16 (17.78%) SEO
10 15 (16.67%) Google
11 12 (13.33%) 3D Graphics
11 12 (13.33%) JavaScript
11 12 (13.33%) .NET
12 11 (12.22%) Aerospace
13 10 (11.11%) Web Design
13 10 (11.11%) HND
13 10 (11.11%) XHTML
13 10 (11.11%) Digital Marketing
13 10 (11.11%) Security Cleared
14 9 (10.00%) Mathematics
14 9 (10.00%) Game Development
14 9 (10.00%) jQuery
14 9 (10.00%) Publishing
15 8 (8.889%) Adobe Illustrator

Animation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region citing Animation 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 Animation. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 30 (33.33%) CSS
2 22 (24.44%) HTML
3 18 (20.00%) Flash
4 12 (13.33%) .NET
5 10 (11.11%) XHTML
6 9 (10.00%) jQuery
7 7 (7.778%) GWT
7 7 (7.778%) OpenGL
7 7 (7.778%) DirectX
7 7 (7.778%) HTML5
7 7 (7.778%) CSS3
7 7 (7.778%) Direct3D
8 3 (3.333%) ASP
9 2 (2.222%) JSP
9 2 (2.222%) XML
9 2 (2.222%) DOM
9 2 (2.222%) Ajax
9 2 (2.222%) DHTML
10 1 (1.111%) V-Ray
10 1 (1.111%) CGI
Application Platforms
1 8 (8.889%) WordPress
2 7 (7.778%) ArcGIS
2 7 (7.778%) Umbraco
2 7 (7.778%) SilverStripe
3 6 (6.667%) CMS
4 4 (4.444%) Windows Azure
Applications
1 20 (22.22%) Photoshop
2 8 (8.889%) 3ds Max
2 8 (8.889%) Adobe Illustrator
2 8 (8.889%) Adobe After Effects
3 7 (7.778%) MS Office
3 7 (7.778%) MS Excel
4 6 (6.667%) Spreadsheet
4 6 (6.667%) InDesign
5 4 (4.444%) MS Project
6 2 (2.222%) Maya
6 2 (2.222%) GIMP
Business Applications
1 8 (8.889%) Google Analytics
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (7.778%) GIS
2 1 (1.111%) SQL Server 2008
2 1 (1.111%) MySQL
2 1 (1.111%) SQL Server
General
1 43 (47.78%) Games
2 17 (18.89%) Marketing
3 11 (12.22%) Aerospace
4 9 (10.00%) Publishing
5 8 (8.889%) Multimedia
6 7 (7.778%) Electronics
6 7 (7.778%) Military
7 4 (4.444%) Interactive Media
8 2 (2.222%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 31 (34.44%) Developer
2 27 (30.00%) Designer
3 22 (24.44%) Programmer
4 12 (13.33%) Web Developer
5 9 (10.00%) Tools Developer
6 8 (8.889%) Web Designer
7 7 (7.778%) Front-End Developer
7 7 (7.778%) Front-End Web Developer
7 7 (7.778%) Tools Programmer
8 6 (6.667%) Digital Producer
8 6 (6.667%) Technical Designer
9 4 (4.444%) C++ Programmer
9 4 (4.444%) Digital Designer
9 4 (4.444%) C# Programmer
9 4 (4.444%) C# Developer
10 3 (3.333%) Junior
10 3 (3.333%) C++ Developer
11 2 (2.222%) Games Developer
11 2 (2.222%) Games Programmer
11 2 (2.222%) Flash Developer
Miscellaneous
1 22 (24.44%) Physics
2 12 (13.33%) 3D Graphics
3 9 (10.00%) Mathematics
4 8 (8.889%) Computer Science
5 7 (7.778%) Visualisation
5 7 (7.778%) Open Source
5 7 (7.778%) Social Media
5 7 (7.778%) Management Information System
6 6 (6.667%) iPad
7 3 (3.333%) Graphic Design
8 2 (2.222%) Mobile App
9 1 (1.111%) Motion Graphics
Operating Systems
1 5 (5.556%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (27.78%) CAD
2 17 (18.89%) 3D Modelling
2 17 (18.89%) Analytics
3 16 (17.78%) SEO
4 10 (11.11%) Web Design
4 10 (11.11%) Digital Marketing
5 9 (10.00%) Game Development
6 8 (8.889%) Information Architecture
7 7 (7.778%) Image Processing
7 7 (7.778%) Content Management
7 7 (7.778%) Software Engineering
7 7 (7.778%) Agile Software Development
8 6 (6.667%) Project Management
9 4 (4.444%) OO
9 4 (4.444%) Web Usability
10 3 (3.333%) Web Development
10 3 (3.333%) Asset Management
11 2 (2.222%) Workflow
11 2 (2.222%) E-Commerce
11 2 (2.222%) Web Analytics
Programming Languages
1 23 (25.56%) C++
2 18 (20.00%) C#
3 12 (13.33%) JavaScript
4 7 (7.778%) C
5 5 (5.556%) PHP
6 4 (4.444%) ActionScript
7 2 (2.222%) SQL
7 2 (2.222%) Java
8 1 (1.111%) VB.NET
8 1 (1.111%) ActionScript 3.0
Qualifications
1 16 (17.78%) Degree
2 10 (11.11%) HND
2 10 (11.11%) Security Cleared
3 7 (7.778%) SC Cleared
Vendors
1 17 (18.89%) Adobe
2 15 (16.67%) Google
3 7 (7.778%) ESRI
4 3 (3.333%) Microsoft
5 2 (2.222%) Autodesk
Guildford, Surrey
You will also be expected to design and commission digital content elements such as graphics, images, banner adverts, logos, icons, HTML, emails, animation and interactive elements and microsites.....
Experis IT
Salary: £23000 - £33000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Guildford, Surrey
The Digital Producer will be expected to support colleagues in the effective implementation of their digital strategies by carefully planning and project managing the production and maintenance of...
Experis IT
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Surrey
Excellent C ++ development skills in a games environment. Knowledge of animation systems such as Havok Animation, NaturalMotion Morpheme or Autodesk HumanIK... Knowledge of a range of animation techniques...
Links Resourcing
Salary: From £40,000 to £55,000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Guildford, Surrey
An independent games studio is looking for a Senior C++ Games Programmer / Game Animation / Animation Programmer... Knowledge of third-party animation systems such as Havok Animation, NaturalMotion Morpheme...
Links Resourcing
Salary: From £45,000 to £60,000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Surrey
They are looking for an experienced Character Supervisor with a strong portfolio of published games. The character supervisor will: Source and implement the best and most appropriate technology...
Links Resourcing
Salary: From £40,000 to £65,000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013