The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in IT jobs advertised for the Tyne and Wear region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Games over the 3 months to 17 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 General category for the Tyne and Wear region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Gaming
Rank 56 43 24
Rank change year-on-year
-13 -19
Permanent jobs citing Games 8 14 36
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Tyne and Wear 1.423% 2.381% 6.606%
As % of the General category 4.969% 8.046% 21.56%
Number of salaries quoted 7 14 32
Average salary £26,750 £30,000 £20,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-10.83% +50.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,250 £24,300 £17,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £38,500 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
All of the General Category
Tyne and Wear
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
General category
161 174 167
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Tyne and Wear 28.65% 29.59% 30.64%
Number of salaries quoted 142 144 145
Average salary £39,750 £30,000 £33,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+32.50% -10.44%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £18,500 £17,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,000
% change year-on-year
- +3.65%
Games
North East

Games
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total 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 Jobs Demand Trend

Games
Salary Trend

This 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

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Games across the Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Tyne and Wear Games Salary Histogram

Games
Job Locations

The table below 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 17 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
Sunderland -5 4 £34,625 +44.27%
Newcastle upon Tyne -17 3 £45,000 +38.46%
Games
North East

Games
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, 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.

1 20 (71.43%) JavaScript
2 16 (57.14%) PHP
2 16 (57.14%) OO
2 16 (57.14%) Game Development
3 14 (50.00%) Java
4 10 (35.71%) C++
5 9 (32.14%) ActionScript
5 9 (32.14%) MySQL
5 9 (32.14%) ActionScript 3.0
5 9 (32.14%) Objective-C
6 8 (28.57%) OOP
6 8 (28.57%) OOD
6 8 (28.57%) MVC
7 7 (25.00%) Windows
7 7 (25.00%) Degree
8 6 (21.43%) jQuery
8 6 (21.43%) Agile Software Development
8 6 (21.43%) SQL
8 6 (21.43%) C#
9 5 (17.86%) PhD
9 5 (17.86%) HTML
9 5 (17.86%) Linux
9 5 (17.86%) CSS
9 5 (17.86%) Ajax
9 5 (17.86%) 3D Graphics
9 5 (17.86%) Mobile Games
9 5 (17.86%) Unit Testing
9 5 (17.86%) Multithreading
9 5 (17.86%) Android
9 5 (17.86%) ActionScript 2.0

Games
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 6 (21.43%) jQuery
2 5 (17.86%) HTML5
2 5 (17.86%) HTML
2 5 (17.86%) CSS
2 5 (17.86%) Ajax
3 4 (14.29%) XML
3 4 (14.29%) Flash
3 4 (14.29%) JSON
4 2 (7.143%) .NET
5 1 (3.571%) Web Services
5 1 (3.571%) .NET Framework
Application Platforms
1 1 (3.571%) IIS
1 1 (3.571%) Windows Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.571%) RIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (32.14%) MySQL
2 1 (3.571%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (3.571%) Music
Job Titles
1 25 (89.29%) Developer
2 6 (21.43%) Web Developer
3 5 (17.86%) Games Developer
3 5 (17.86%) Java Developer
3 5 (17.86%) Java Software Developer
3 5 (17.86%) Software Developer
4 4 (14.29%) PHP Developer
5 3 (10.71%) Senior Developer
6 2 (7.143%) PHP MySQL Developer
7 1 (3.571%) Gameplay Programmer
7 1 (3.571%) Flash Developer
7 1 (3.571%) Programmer
7 1 (3.571%) Team Leader
7 1 (3.571%) Network Engineer
7 1 (3.571%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (17.86%) 3D Graphics
1 5 (17.86%) Mobile Games
2 4 (14.29%) Open Source
3 2 (7.143%) Animation
4 1 (3.571%) Mathematics
4 1 (3.571%) Physics
4 1 (3.571%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 7 (25.00%) Windows
2 5 (17.86%) Linux
2 5 (17.86%) Android
2 5 (17.86%) Apple iOS
3 1 (3.571%) Windows Server 2012
3 1 (3.571%) Windows Phone
3 1 (3.571%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (57.14%) OO
1 16 (57.14%) Game Development
2 8 (28.57%) OOP
2 8 (28.57%) OOD
2 8 (28.57%) MVC
3 6 (21.43%) Agile Software Development
4 5 (17.86%) Unit Testing
4 5 (17.86%) Multithreading
5 1 (3.571%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 20 (71.43%) JavaScript
2 16 (57.14%) PHP
3 14 (50.00%) Java
4 10 (35.71%) C++
5 9 (32.14%) ActionScript
5 9 (32.14%) Objective-C
5 9 (32.14%) ActionScript 3.0
6 6 (21.43%) C#
6 6 (21.43%) SQL
7 5 (17.86%) ActionScript 2.0
8 1 (3.571%) XAML
Qualifications
1 7 (25.00%) Degree
2 5 (17.86%) PhD
3 1 (3.571%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (3.571%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (10.71%) Adobe
2 1 (3.571%) Microsoft