The first table below looks at the demand for the C++ Games Developer role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C++ Games Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 23 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 Job Titles currently tracked.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C++ Game Developer
Rank 837 895 -
Rank change year-on-year
+58 -
Permanent jobs requiring a C++ Games Developer 25 3 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.023% 0.002% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.025% 0.003% -
Number of salaries quoted 25 2 0
Average salary £52,500 £90,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-41.66% -
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 - -
All Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
101523 114414 118763
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 94.40% 94.78% 94.22%
Number of salaries quoted 84418 98091 100446
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%

C++ Games Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing C++ Games Developer within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

C++ Games Developer Jobs Demand Trend

C++ Games Developer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing C++ Games Developer within the UK.

C++ Games Developer Salary Trend

C++ Games Developer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C++ Games Developer over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 within the UK.

C++ Games Developer Salary Histogram

C++ Games Developer
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ Games Developer within the UK over the 3 months to 23 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
England +46 25 £52,500 -41.66%
London +56 22 £52,500 -41.66%
City of London +21 15 £52,500 -65.00%
North West - 3 £35,000 -
Manchester - 3 £35,000 -

C++ Games Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited C++ Games Developer in their job title 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 with C++ Games Developer in their job title.

1 31 (100.00%) C++
1 31 (100.00%) Games
2 15 (48.39%) Social Gaming
3 13 (41.94%) Android
4 12 (38.71%) Apple iOS
5 11 (35.48%) Game Development
5 11 (35.48%) OO
6 9 (29.03%) OpenGL
6 9 (29.03%) HTTP
7 7 (22.58%) Blackberry
8 5 (16.13%) Social Network
8 5 (16.13%) C
9 4 (12.90%) Online Games
9 4 (12.90%) Smartphone
9 4 (12.90%) Scrum
9 4 (12.90%) Apple
10 3 (9.677%) Google
10 3 (9.677%) Lua
10 3 (9.677%) Degree
10 3 (9.677%) Computer Science
10 3 (9.677%) Software Architecture
11 2 (6.452%) Multithreading
11 2 (6.452%) Front Office
11 2 (6.452%) Finance
12 1 (3.226%) Sony
12 1 (3.226%) QNX
12 1 (3.226%) OOD
12 1 (3.226%) ASP
12 1 (3.226%) Web Development
12 1 (3.226%) Facebook

C++ Games Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited C++ Games Developer in their job title 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 with C++ Games Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 9 (29.03%) OpenGL
2 1 (3.226%) ASP
2 1 (3.226%) REST
Communications & Networking
1 9 (29.03%) HTTP
General
1 31 (100.00%) Games
2 2 (6.452%) Front Office
2 2 (6.452%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 15 (48.39%) Social Gaming
2 7 (22.58%) Blackberry
3 5 (16.13%) Social Network
4 4 (12.90%) Online Games
4 4 (12.90%) Smartphone
5 3 (9.677%) Computer Science
6 1 (3.226%) iPhone
6 1 (3.226%) Blog
6 1 (3.226%) Physics
6 1 (3.226%) Social Media
6 1 (3.226%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 13 (41.94%) Android
2 12 (38.71%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (35.48%) Game Development
1 11 (35.48%) OO
2 4 (12.90%) Scrum
3 3 (9.677%) Software Architecture
4 2 (6.452%) Multithreading
5 1 (3.226%) OOD
5 1 (3.226%) Web Development
5 1 (3.226%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 31 (100.00%) C++
2 5 (16.13%) C
3 3 (9.677%) Lua
Qualifications
1 3 (9.677%) Degree
Vendors
1 4 (12.90%) Apple
2 3 (9.677%) Google
3 1 (3.226%) Sony
3 1 (3.226%) QNX
3 1 (3.226%) Facebook
City, London
My client is blazing a trail in the online gaming community. They currently have some of the most popular games played across myriad social networking sites with over...
Aston Carter
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + bonus, stock options, benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Central London / West End
Global leader in social gaming is a skilled C++ Developer with games development experience... The games are developed using C++ for mobile based games and ActionScript3 / Flash for...
Client Server
Salary: £45k to £60k + bonus + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
London
Global leader in social gaming is a skilled C++ Developer with games development experience... The games are developed using C++ for mobile based games and ActionScript3 / Flash for...
Client Server
Salary: £45k to £60k + bonus + benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
London
Global leader in social gaming is a skilled C++ Developer with games development experience... The games are developed using C++ for mobile based games and ActionScript3 / Flash for...
Client Server
Salary: £45k to £60k + bonus + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Guildford, Surrey
35-45K. An independant games studio is looking for a Senior C++ Games Programmer / Gameplay / Game Systems / Developer. They are working on a range of Playstation 3 titles...
Links Resourcing
Salary: From £35,000 to £45,000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013