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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Games' in IT jobs within the Wiltshire 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
Rank109114
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching permanent IT job ads312
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.446 %1.309 %
Salaries quoted312
Average minimum salary£31,333£24,750
Average salary£33,000£26,000
% change on same period last year+26.92 %
Average maximum salary£34,667£27,250
UK excluding London average salary£37,682£37,253
% change on same period last year+1.15 %
Wiltshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Wiltshire
Matching permanent IT job ads673917
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.450 %0.409 %
Salaries quoted588785
Average minimum salary£35,008£35,452
Average salary£38,291£38,102
% change on same period last year+0.49 %
Average maximum salary£41,575£40,752
UK excluding London average salary£41,415£42,003
% change on same period last year-1.39 %
Games South WestGames
South West

Games
Demand Trend

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

Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire region.

Wiltshire Games Salary Trend

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 Wiltshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
SwindonUp+92£36,000+45.58 %
SalisburyNew entry-1£27,000-
Games South WestGames
South West

Games
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

110 (41.67 %)Flash
110 (41.67 %)Automotive
110 (41.67 %)Advertising
28 (33.33 %)Electronics
28 (33.33 %)C
28 (33.33 %)C++
28 (33.33 %)HTML
28 (33.33 %)Degree
37 (29.17 %)Photoshop
37 (29.17 %)Aerospace
37 (29.17 %)DAB
43 (12.50 %)Finance
43 (12.50 %)FMCG
51 (4.167 %)OOP
51 (4.167 %)JSP
51 (4.167 %)XML
51 (4.167 %)J2SE
51 (4.167 %)TCP/IP
51 (4.167 %)Shockwave
51 (4.167 %)Firmware
51 (4.167 %)Internet
51 (4.167 %)Java
51 (4.167 %)JavaScript
51 (4.167 %)SQL
51 (4.167 %)VB
51 (4.167 %)VB.NET
51 (4.167 %)ActionScript
51 (4.167 %).NET
51 (4.167 %)J2EE
51 (4.167 %)E-Learning

Games
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Wiltshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (33.33 %)HTML
21 (4.167 %).NET
21 (4.167 %)J2EE
21 (4.167 %)JSP
21 (4.167 %)XML
21 (4.167 %)J2SE
Wiltshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (29.17 %)Photoshop
21 (4.167 %)Shockwave
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (29.17 %)DAB
21 (4.167 %)TCP/IP
21 (4.167 %)Internet
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (41.67 %)Flash
Wiltshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (41.67 %)Automotive
110 (41.67 %)Advertising
28 (33.33 %)Electronics
37 (29.17 %)Aerospace
43 (12.50 %)FMCG
43 (12.50 %)Finance
51 (4.167 %)Banking
51 (4.167 %)Retail
51 (4.167 %)Flash Games
51 (4.167 %)Online Games
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (29.17 %)Interactive Designer
24 (16.67 %)Developer
33 (12.50 %)Copywriter
33 (12.50 %)Field Engineer
42 (8.333 %)Flash Developer
42 (8.333 %)Graduate
51 (4.167 %)Systems Engineer
51 (4.167 %)Programmer
51 (4.167 %)RF Engineer
51 (4.167 %)VB6 Developer
51 (4.167 %)ActionScript Developer
51 (4.167 %)Java/J2EE Developer
51 (4.167 %)Games Developer
51 (4.167 %)Games Programmer
51 (4.167 %)Java Developer
51 (4.167 %).NET Developer
51 (4.167 %)VB.NET Developer
51 (4.167 %)VB Developer
Wiltshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.167 %)Firmware
11 (4.167 %)E-Learning
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (4.167 %)OOP
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (33.33 %)C
18 (33.33 %)C++
21 (4.167 %)Java
21 (4.167 %)JavaScript
21 (4.167 %)SQL
21 (4.167 %)VB
21 (4.167 %)VB.NET
21 (4.167 %)ActionScript
21 (4.167 %)VB6
Wiltshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (33.33 %)Degree