The first table below looks at the demand for Game Development skills in IT jobs advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Game Development over the 3 months to 20 June 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 South West region.

Location
3 months to
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Games Development
Rank 200 211 208
Rank change year-on-year
+11 -3
Permanent jobs citing Game Development 14 1 4
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.261% 0.018% 0.064%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.344% 0.024% 0.093%
Number of salaries quoted 14 0 4
Average salary £32,000 - £29,000
UK excluding London average salary £31,000 £40,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
-22.50% +14.28%
All Processes & Methodologies
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
4072 4135 4306
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 75.98% 75.32% 68.64%
Number of salaries quoted 3576 3545 3676
Average salary £37,500 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.25% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,000 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £54,000 £55,125 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Game Development
England

Game Development
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West 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 South West region.

South West Game Development Salary Trend

Game Development
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Game Development across the South West region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013.

South West Game Development Salary Histogram

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 South West region over the 3 months to 20 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Bristol +2 8 £33,000 - 2
Somerset - 5 £22,500 -
Gloucestershire - 1 £30,000 -
Game Development
England

Game Development
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT jobs across the South West 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 24 (100.00%) Games
2 10 (41.67%) C++
3 8 (33.33%) Windows
4 6 (25.00%) Degree
5 5 (20.83%) Python
5 5 (20.83%) Computer Science
5 5 (20.83%) C#
5 5 (20.83%) Java
6 4 (16.67%) PHP
6 4 (16.67%) MFC
6 4 (16.67%) ATL
6 4 (16.67%) STL
6 4 (16.67%) Linux
6 4 (16.67%) OO
6 4 (16.67%) VC++
6 4 (16.67%) Microsoft
6 4 (16.67%) Mac OS X
6 4 (16.67%) Social Network
6 4 (16.67%) Lua
6 4 (16.67%) Software Engineering
6 4 (16.67%) Open Source
6 4 (16.67%) MSBuild
6 4 (16.67%) Web Application Development
7 3 (12.50%) Mobile Games
8 2 (8.333%) Apple iOS
8 2 (8.333%) Time Management
8 2 (8.333%) Android
8 2 (8.333%) iPhone
8 2 (8.333%) HTML5
8 2 (8.333%) Social Media

Game Development
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT jobs across the South West 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 4 (16.67%) MFC
1 4 (16.67%) ATL
1 4 (16.67%) STL
2 2 (8.333%) HTML5
3 1 (4.167%) Flash
3 1 (4.167%) HTML
Applications
1 1 (4.167%) MS Excel
Development Applications
1 4 (16.67%) MSBuild
General
1 24 (100.00%) Games
Job Titles
1 18 (75.00%) Developer
2 10 (41.67%) Games Developer
2 10 (41.67%) Graduate
3 8 (33.33%) Graduate Developer
4 7 (29.17%) C++ Developer
5 5 (20.83%) Programmer
6 4 (16.67%) Software Developer
6 4 (16.67%) Games Programmer
6 4 (16.67%) C++ Software Developer
7 2 (8.333%) Junior Developer
7 2 (8.333%) Junior
7 2 (8.333%) Junior Games Developer
8 1 (4.167%) Compiler Engineer
8 1 (4.167%) Flash ActionScript Developer
8 1 (4.167%) Flash Developer
8 1 (4.167%) C++ Programmer
8 1 (4.167%) ActionScript Developer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (20.83%) Computer Science
2 4 (16.67%) Social Network
2 4 (16.67%) Open Source
3 3 (12.50%) Mobile Games
4 2 (8.333%) iPhone
4 2 (8.333%) Social Media
4 2 (8.333%) iPad
5 1 (4.167%) Flash Games
5 1 (4.167%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 8 (33.33%) Windows
2 4 (16.67%) Linux
2 4 (16.67%) Mac OS X
3 2 (8.333%) Apple iOS
3 2 (8.333%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (16.67%) OO
1 4 (16.67%) Software Engineering
1 4 (16.67%) Web Application Development
2 2 (8.333%) Time Management
3 1 (4.167%) Multithreading
Programming Languages
1 10 (41.67%) C++
2 5 (20.83%) Python
2 5 (20.83%) C#
2 5 (20.83%) Java
3 4 (16.67%) PHP
3 4 (16.67%) VC++
3 4 (16.67%) Lua
4 1 (4.167%) ActionScript 3.0
4 1 (4.167%) ActionScript
4 1 (4.167%) C
Qualifications
1 6 (25.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 4 (16.67%) Microsoft
Bristol, Avon
A great opportunity for an enthusiastic Graduate Software Engineer with good Graphics knowledge and strong C++ programming abilities... As a key member of a small yet talented Bristol...
Technical Futures
Salary: From £24,000 to £26,000 per annum
Posted: 18 June 2013
Bristol, Avon
You will have achieved a good Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or similar related discipline and will have demonstrable Object Orientated design skills together with STL development skills.....
Technical Futures
Salary: Competitive Package
Posted: 18 June 2013
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