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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Games' in IT jobs within the Street 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 Games over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Games
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank1920
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads32
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.001 %
As % of the category below5.660 %3.279 %
Salaries quoted32
Average minimum salary£40,000£37,500
Average salary£45,000£38,750
% change on same period last year+16.12 %
Average maximum salary£50,000£40,000
UK excluding London average salary£38,288£36,955
% change on same period last year+3.60 %
Street IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Street
Matching permanent IT job ads5361
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.027 %
Salaries quoted5056
Average minimum salary£42,772£40,697
Average salary£46,652£46,152
% change on same period last year+1.08 %
Average maximum salary£50,533£51,607
UK excluding London average salary£41,410£41,996
% change on same period last year-1.39 %
Games SomersetGames
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Games
Demand Trend

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

Street Games Demand Trend

Games
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Games across the Street region.

Street Games Salary Trend

Games
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Games across the Street region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

Street Games Salary Histogram

Games
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Street 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.

15 (38.46 %)Marketing
24 (30.77 %)Online Games
24 (30.77 %)MS Visio
24 (30.77 %)3D Graphics
32 (15.38 %)Adobe Illustrator
32 (15.38 %)Dreamweaver
32 (15.38 %)HTML
32 (15.38 %)Photoshop
32 (15.38 %)Flash
32 (15.38 %)Spanish Language
41 (7.692 %)C

Games
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Street 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.

Street IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (15.38 %)HTML
Street IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (30.77 %)MS Visio
22 (15.38 %)Adobe Illustrator
22 (15.38 %)Photoshop
Street IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (15.38 %)Dreamweaver
12 (15.38 %)Flash
Street IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (38.46 %)Marketing
24 (30.77 %)Online Games
24 (30.77 %)3D Graphics
Street IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (23.08 %)Marketing Manager
22 (15.38 %)Photoshop Designer
22 (15.38 %)Web Designer
Street IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (15.38 %)Spanish Language
Street IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (7.692 %)C