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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Games' in IT jobs within the Tyne and Wear 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Games
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5737
Rank change on same period last yearDown-20
Matching permanent IT job ads1431
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.013 %
As % of the category below4.106 %9.422 %
Salaries quoted1429
Average minimum salary£30,176£21,667
Average salary£33,706£30,000
% change on same period last year+12.35 %
Average maximum salary£37,235£38,333
UK excluding London average salary£35,678£35,675
% change on same period last year-
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Tyne and Wear
Matching permanent IT job ads341329
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.180 %0.135 %
Salaries quoted274241
Average minimum salary£36,992£31,545
Average salary£40,378£35,156
% change on same period last year+14.85 %
Average maximum salary£43,764£38,767
UK excluding London average salary£40,890£42,387
% change on same period last year-3.53 %
Games North EastGames
North East

Games
Demand Trend

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

Tyne and Wear 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 Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear Games Salary Trend

Games
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Games across the Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Tyne and Wear Games Salary Histogram

Games
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
Newcastle Upon TyneUp+79£37,111-1.03 %
NewcastleDown-145£31,400+8.78 %
GatesheadDown-223£27,333-27.11 %
Games North EastGames
North East

Games
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Tyne and Wear 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.

111 (55.00 %)C++
26 (30.00 %)C
34 (20.00 %)Finance
34 (20.00 %)Degree
34 (20.00 %)QA
43 (15.00 %)Animation
43 (15.00 %)Mathematics
52 (10.00 %)Physics
52 (10.00 %)Flash
52 (10.00 %)Python
52 (10.00 %)MS Visio
52 (10.00 %)Multithreading
61 (5.000 %)Marketing
61 (5.000 %)Microsoft
61 (5.000 %)Macromedia
61 (5.000 %)ActionScript
61 (5.000 %)Sony
61 (5.000 %)Workflow
61 (5.000 %)Education
61 (5.000 %)Legal
61 (5.000 %)Multimedia

Games
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Tyne and Wear 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.

Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (10.00 %)MS Visio
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (10.00 %)Flash
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (20.00 %)Finance
23 (15.00 %)Animation
31 (5.000 %)Education
31 (5.000 %)Legal
31 (5.000 %)Multimedia
31 (5.000 %)Marketing
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (40.00 %)Programmer
23 (15.00 %)C++ Programmer
23 (15.00 %)Games Designer
23 (15.00 %)Animator
32 (10.00 %)Games Developer
32 (10.00 %)Developer
32 (10.00 %)Senior Producer
32 (10.00 %)C++ Developer
41 (5.000 %)Senior Software Engineer
41 (5.000 %)C++ Software Engineer
41 (5.000 %)Junior Developer
41 (5.000 %)Games Producer
41 (5.000 %)Junior
41 (5.000 %)Software Engineer
41 (5.000 %)Senior Games Designer
41 (5.000 %)Senior Games Producer
41 (5.000 %)Senior Games Programmer
41 (5.000 %)Senior Programmer
41 (5.000 %)C Developer
41 (5.000 %)Senior C++ Software Engineer
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (15.00 %)Mathematics
22 (10.00 %)Physics
22 (10.00 %)Multithreading
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (5.000 %)Workflow
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (55.00 %)C++
26 (30.00 %)C
32 (10.00 %)Python
41 (5.000 %)ActionScript
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (20.00 %)Degree
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (20.00 %)QA
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (5.000 %)Microsoft
11 (5.000 %)Macromedia
11 (5.000 %)Sony
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