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The first part of the table below looks at the prevalence of the term 3D Graphics in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited 3D Graphics over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our General category.

Link3D Graphics
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank514512663
Rank change year-on-year
Down-2Up+151
Matching permanent IT job ads164158332
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.191 %0.186 %0.163 %
As % of the General category0.370 %0.381 %0.321 %
Salaries quoted149149293
Average salary£35,000£35,000£35,000
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£22,500£25,000£27,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£46,600£50,000£47,500
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£32,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+9.370 %-8.570 %
IT Job Market, General CategoryAll General Category
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
General category
4434241481103576
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK51.61 %48.91 %50.75 %
Salaries quoted360643365383727
Average salary£49,725£44,000£45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+13.01 %-2.220 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£28,000£27,000£27,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£80,000£73,000£70,500
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£38,000£37,500
% change year-on-year
+5.260 %+1.330 %

3D Graphics
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing 3D Graphics within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

3D Graphics Demand Trend

3D Graphics
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing 3D Graphics within the UK.

3D Graphics Salary Trend

3D Graphics
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing 3D Graphics over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 within the UK.

3D Graphics Salary Histogram

3D Graphics
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 3D Graphics within the UK over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-8155£35,000-
East of EnglandUp+2466£35,000-6.66 %
CambridgeshireUp+2056£36,000-10.00 %
CambridgeUp+1252£35,500-11.25 %
LondonDown-5427£47,500+18.75 %
South EastUp+126£35,000+27.27 %
West MidlandsUp+5025£22,500-35.71 %
BirminghamUp+3521£22,500-35.71 %
HampshireUp+4116£37,000+57.44 %
DerbyshireUp+1510£35,000+16.66 %
East MidlandsUp+1210£35,000-3.44 %
ScotlandUp+218£36,250+20.83 %
HertfordshireUp+17£25,000-16.66 %
BrightonUp+36£29,000+16.00 %
East SussexUp+16£29,000+16.00 %
ChesterfieldNew entry-6£35,000-
GlasgowDown-25£37,500+25.00 %
DerbyUp+184£35,000+16.66 %
BuckinghamshireDown-74£35,000+27.27 %
Milton KeynesNew entry-4£35,000-
EdinburghNew entry-3£30,000-
SolihullNew entry-3£32,500-
SurreyUp+92£40,000-20.00 %
City of LondonDown-602£40,000+14.28 %
BerkshireNew entry-2£40,000-
EssexNew entry-2£40,000-
North WestUp+51£32,500+41.30 %
Northern IrelandUp+11£37,500+44.23 %
BelfastDown-131£37,500+44.23 %
County AntrimDown-141£37,500+44.23 %

3D Graphics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing 3D Graphics 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 3D Graphics.

1147 (50.34 %)C++
2112 (38.36 %)OpenGL
2112 (38.36 %)Games
3105 (35.96 %)Windows
4104 (35.62 %)Linux
4104 (35.62 %)C
5100 (34.25 %)Degree
685 (29.11 %)Computer Science
756 (19.18 %)DirectX
847 (16.10 %)Mathematics
944 (15.07 %)Symbian
944 (15.07 %)C#
1040 (13.70 %)Education
1138 (13.01 %)Flash
1237 (12.67 %)Java
1237 (12.67 %)Photoshop
1237 (12.67 %)OpenVG
1334 (11.64 %)UNIX
1432 (10.96 %)Electronics
1432 (10.96 %)Visualisation
1531 (10.62 %)QA
1629 (9.932 %)OO
1629 (9.932 %)Client/Server
1727 (9.247 %)Windows CE
1825 (8.562 %)Pensions
1825 (8.562 %)Image Processing
1924 (8.219 %)Multimedia
1924 (8.219 %)ClearCase
1924 (8.219 %)XML
2023 (7.877 %)3ds Max

3D Graphics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing 3D Graphics 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 3D Graphics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
1112 (38.36 %)OpenGL
256 (19.18 %)DirectX
338 (13.01 %)Flash
437 (12.67 %)OpenVG
524 (8.219 %)XML
622 (7.534 %).NET
718 (6.164 %)Motif
718 (6.164 %)X-Windows
813 (4.452 %)J2ME
912 (4.110 %)JSR 184
1010 (3.425 %)SVG
119 (3.082 %)MFC
127 (2.397 %)MIDP
135 (1.712 %)WinForms
144 (1.370 %)Adobe Flex
144 (1.370 %)Qt
144 (1.370 %)Core Animation
144 (1.370 %)iPhone SDK
144 (1.370 %).NET Framework
144 (1.370 %)Java ME
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
137 (12.67 %)Photoshop
223 (7.877 %)3ds Max
316 (5.479 %)Adobe Illustrator
411 (3.767 %)ZBrush
58 (2.740 %)Maya
62 (0.685 %)Adobe After Effects
62 (0.685 %)MS Excel
62 (0.685 %)MS Visio
71 (0.342 %)FreeHand
71 (0.342 %)MS Project
71 (0.342 %)MS Office
71 (0.342 %)CINEMA 4D
71 (0.342 %)SketchUp
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
14 (1.370 %)Internet
14 (1.370 %)IPsec
22 (0.685 %)Wireless
31 (0.342 %)Bluetooth
31 (0.342 %)HTTP
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (6.164 %)Ingres
22 (0.685 %)SQL Server
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
124 (8.219 %)ClearCase
218 (6.164 %)Visual Studio
311 (3.767 %)Eclipse
311 (3.767 %)ClearQuest
46 (2.055 %)Ant
54 (1.370 %)Visual Studio Team System
61 (0.342 %)CppUnit
61 (0.342 %)Bugzilla
61 (0.342 %)Subversion
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1112 (38.36 %)Games
240 (13.70 %)Education
332 (10.96 %)Electronics
425 (8.562 %)Pensions
524 (8.219 %)Multimedia
622 (7.534 %)Animation
719 (6.507 %)Advertising
814 (4.795 %)Online Games
910 (3.425 %)Marketing
106 (2.055 %)Telecoms
115 (1.712 %)Flash Games
124 (1.370 %)Graphic Design
124 (1.370 %)Construction
133 (1.027 %)Aerospace
142 (0.685 %)Finance
142 (0.685 %)Manufacturing
151 (0.342 %)Mobile Games
151 (0.342 %)Insurance
151 (0.342 %)Music
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
195 (32.53 %)Developer
292 (31.51 %)Software Engineer
347 (16.10 %)C++ Developer
432 (10.96 %)Software Developer
432 (10.96 %)Designer
528 (9.589 %)C++ Software Engineer
622 (7.534 %)Graphic Designer
622 (7.534 %)C Developer
719 (6.507 %)Design Engineer
817 (5.822 %)Programmer
817 (5.822 %)Graduate
916 (5.479 %)Java Developer
1015 (5.137 %)Quality Engineer
1015 (5.137 %)QA Engineer
1015 (5.137 %)C++ Software Developer
1114 (4.795 %)Junior
1213 (4.452 %)C++/Java Developer
1312 (4.110 %)Embedded Software Engineer
1312 (4.110 %)Test Engineer
1411 (3.767 %)Graphic Artist
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
185 (29.11 %)Computer Science
247 (16.10 %)Mathematics
332 (10.96 %)Visualisation
429 (9.932 %)Client/Server
515 (5.137 %)MPEG
614 (4.795 %)Physics
77 (2.397 %)Device Driver
77 (2.397 %)iPhone
86 (2.055 %)Handset
94 (1.370 %)VHDL
94 (1.370 %)Verilog
94 (1.370 %)Blackberry
102 (0.685 %)Multithreading
111 (0.342 %)RIA
111 (0.342 %)CUDA
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1105 (35.96 %)Windows
2104 (35.62 %)Linux
334 (11.64 %)UNIX
427 (9.247 %)Windows CE
514 (4.795 %)Android
64 (1.370 %)Red Hat Linux
64 (1.370 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
72 (0.685 %)Symbian OS
81 (0.342 %)Windows Mobile
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
129 (9.932 %)OO
225 (8.562 %)Image Processing
316 (5.479 %)3D Modelling
316 (5.479 %)UML
415 (5.137 %)Test Automation
415 (5.137 %)Software Engineering
512 (4.110 %)CAD
69 (3.082 %)3D Rendering
78 (2.740 %)EDA
78 (2.740 %)Validation
86 (2.055 %)Scrum
86 (2.055 %)Unified Process
86 (2.055 %)Agile Software Development
86 (2.055 %)Configuration Management
86 (2.055 %)RUP
86 (2.055 %)Software Testing
95 (1.712 %)OOP
104 (1.370 %)TDD
104 (1.370 %)Regression Testing
104 (1.370 %)Time Management
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1147 (50.34 %)C++
2104 (35.62 %)C
344 (15.07 %)C#
437 (12.67 %)Java
522 (7.534 %)VC++
618 (6.164 %)Python
716 (5.479 %)Assembly Language
810 (3.425 %)ActionScript
95 (1.712 %)SQL
104 (1.370 %)Shell Script
104 (1.370 %)Objective-C
104 (1.370 %)VB.NET
113 (1.027 %)ActionScript 3.0
122 (0.685 %)C++/CLI
122 (0.685 %)VB
131 (0.342 %)JavaScript
131 (0.342 %)PHP
131 (0.342 %)Lua
131 (0.342 %)Embedded C
131 (0.342 %)Embedded C++
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1100 (34.25 %)Degree
216 (5.479 %)Security Cleared
311 (3.767 %)ISEB
45 (1.712 %)PhD
54 (1.370 %)Postgraduate
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
131 (10.62 %)QA
215 (5.137 %)JTAG
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
144 (15.07 %)Symbian
214 (4.795 %)Microsoft
214 (4.795 %)HP
37 (2.397 %)Adobe
44 (1.370 %)Red Hat
44 (1.370 %)SolidWorks
52 (0.685 %)Nokia
61 (0.342 %)Perforce
61 (0.342 %)Macromedia
61 (0.342 %)Google