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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Games' in IT jobs within the Wigan 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Games
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1120
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching permanent IT job ads151
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.000 %
As % of the category below35.71 %2.857 %
Salaries quoted151
Average minimum salary£36,600£15,000
Average salary£39,900£16,500
% change on same period last year+141.81 %
Average maximum salary£43,200£18,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,682£37,253
% change on same period last year+1.15 %
Wigan IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Wigan
Matching permanent IT job ads4235
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.016 %
Salaries quoted3635
Average minimum salary£34,987£25,846
Average salary£37,026£28,125
% change on same period last year+31.64 %
Average maximum salary£39,066£30,404
UK excluding London average salary£41,415£42,003
% change on same period last year-1.39 %
Games ManchesterGames
Manchester

Games
Demand Trend

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

Wigan 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 Wigan region.

Wigan Games Salary Trend

Games
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Games across the Wigan region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Wigan Games Salary Histogram

Games
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Wigan 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.

115 (100.00 %)Retail
29 (60.00 %)UML
29 (60.00 %)EPoS
29 (60.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
38 (53.33 %)PRINCE2
38 (53.33 %)PRINCE
46 (40.00 %)Software Testing
46 (40.00 %)QA
46 (40.00 %)TickIT
46 (40.00 %)Risk Management
46 (40.00 %)Education
46 (40.00 %)ISO9000
46 (40.00 %)Compuware

Games
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Wigan 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.

Wigan IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (100.00 %)Retail
26 (40.00 %)Education
Wigan IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (60.00 %)Business Analyst
19 (60.00 %)Analyst
28 (53.33 %)UML Business Analyst
28 (53.33 %)Senior Business Analyst
28 (53.33 %)Senior Analyst
36 (40.00 %)Test Team Leader
36 (40.00 %)Team Leader
36 (40.00 %)Web Team Leader
36 (40.00 %)Software Team Leader
36 (40.00 %)Test Manager
Wigan IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (60.00 %)EPoS
Wigan IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (60.00 %)UML
19 (60.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
28 (53.33 %)PRINCE2
28 (53.33 %)PRINCE
36 (40.00 %)Risk Management
36 (40.00 %)Software Testing
Wigan IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (40.00 %)ISO9000
16 (40.00 %)TickIT
16 (40.00 %)QA
Wigan IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (40.00 %)Compuware