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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Online Games' in IT jobs within the South West 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOnline Game
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank251243
Rank change on same period last yearDown-8
Matching permanent IT job ads54
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.090 %0.084 %
Salaries quoted44
Average minimum salary£35,000£41,250
Average salary£37,500£50,000
% change on same period last year-25.00 %
Average maximum salary£40,000£58,750
UK excluding London average salary£36,834£32,536
% change on same period last year+13.20 %
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads55664757
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.996 %1.983 %
Salaries quoted47634102
Average minimum salary£35,159£35,619
Average salary£38,544£38,974
% change on same period last year-1.10 %
Average maximum salary£41,929£42,329
UK excluding London average salary£41,063£42,118
% change on same period last year-2.50 %
Online Games EnglandOnline Games
England

Online Games
Demand Trend

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

South West 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 South West region.

South West Online Games Salary Trend

Online Games
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Online Games across the South West region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

South West Online Games Salary Histogram

Online Games
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Online Games within the South West region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
SomersetDown-194£37,500+12.50 %
WiltshireDown-41--
Online Games EnglandOnline Games
England

Online Games
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the South West 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.

114 (100.00 %)Games
29 (64.29 %)Degree
29 (64.29 %)Mathematics
29 (64.29 %)Physics
29 (64.29 %)Computer Science
29 (64.29 %)C
29 (64.29 %)C++
31 (7.143 %)Flash
31 (7.143 %)Shockwave

Online Games
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the South West 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.

South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.143 %)Shockwave
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (7.143 %)Flash
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (100.00 %)Games
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (64.29 %)Software Engineer
19 (64.29 %)C++ Software Engineer
19 (64.29 %)C Software Engineer
21 (7.143 %)Programmer
21 (7.143 %)Games Programmer
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (64.29 %)Mathematics
19 (64.29 %)Physics
19 (64.29 %)Computer Science
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (64.29 %)C
19 (64.29 %)C++
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (64.29 %)Degree