Games Jobs in Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Games over the 3 months to 23 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

Gaming UK / Scotland
Location	3 months to 23 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	114	116	119
Rank change year-on-year	+2	+3
Permanent jobs citing Games	35	48	46
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland	1.30%	1.68%	1.47%
As % of the General category	3.01%	3.63%	2.95%
Number of salaries quoted	24	33	16
Median salary	£40,000	£50,000	£45,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	-20.00%	+11.11%
UK excluding London median salary	£37,500	£40,000	£40,000
% change year-on-year	-6.25%	-

Games is in the common skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for common skills.

General Skills Scotland
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for common skills	1162	1321	1560
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland	43.16%	46.22%	49.79%
Number of salaries quoted	760	637	935
Median salary	£49,000	£47,500	£45,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	+3.15%	+5.55%
90% offered a salary of more than	£30,000	£26,500	£33,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£70,000	£61,593	£70,000
UK excluding London median salary	£45,000	£45,000	£45,000

Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in Scotland citing Games as a proportion of all permanent or contract IT jobs with a match in the General category.

Games
Salary Trend in Scotland

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Games in Scotland.

Games
Salary Histogram in Scotland

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Games in Scotland over the 3 months to 23 June 2017.

Games
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 23 June 2017. 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	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
Edinburgh	-19	19	£40,000	-20.00%	3
Dundee	+1	9	£42,500	-5.55%	6
Glasgow	+11	7	£40,000	+5.96%	1
Games UK

Games
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in Scotland

For the 6 months to 23 June 2017, IT jobs citing Games also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads across the Scotland region with a requirement for Games.

1	33 (50.00%)	Agile Software Development
2	23 (34.85%)	Python
3	21 (31.82%)	JavaScript
4	19 (28.79%)	NoSQL
5	17 (25.76%)	C#
6	16 (24.24%)	Linux
7	14 (21.21%)	C++
7	14 (21.21%)	Windows
7	14 (21.21%)	Git (software)
8	13 (19.70%)	Degree
8	13 (19.70%)	Java
8	13 (19.70%)	Software Engineering
9	12 (18.18%)	Ruby
10	11 (16.67%)	AngularJS
11	10 (15.15%)	Opscode Chef

11	10 (15.15%)	Windows Server
11	10 (15.15%)	Computer Science
11	10 (15.15%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12	9 (13.64%)	iSCSI
12	9 (13.64%)	PowerShell
12	9 (13.64%)	NAS
12	9 (13.64%)	RESTful
12	9 (13.64%)	Puppet
12	9 (13.64%)	Bash Shell
12	9 (13.64%)	Riverbed
12	9 (13.64%)	Percona
12	9 (13.64%)	TDD
12	9 (13.64%)	Brocade
12	9 (13.64%)	Ubuntu
12	9 (13.64%)	LAMP

Games
Co-occurring IT Skills in Scotland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	9 (13.64%)	Apache
1	9 (13.64%)	IIS
1	9 (13.64%)	Tomcat
2	2 (3.03%)	Confluence
3	1 (1.52%)	CMS
3	1 (1.52%)	Drupal
3	1 (1.52%)	Tornado
3	1 (1.52%)	WordPress

Applications
1	2 (3.03%)	Microsoft Project
2	1 (1.52%)	Microsoft Excel
2	1 (1.52%)	Microsoft Office
2	1 (1.52%)	Microsoft PowerPoint
2	1 (1.52%)	MS Visio

Cloud Services
1	6 (9.09%)	Amazon AWS
2	2 (3.03%)	Google Cloud Platform
2	2 (3.03%)	Microsoft Azure
3	1 (1.52%)	Cloud Computing

Communications & Networking
1	9 (13.64%)	iSCSI
1	9 (13.64%)	NAS
1	9 (13.64%)	SAN
1	9 (13.64%)	WAN
2	7 (10.61%)	Firewall
3	3 (4.55%)	Internet
4	2 (3.03%)	DHCP
4	2 (3.03%)	DNS
5	1 (1.52%)	ATM

Database & Business Intelligence
1	19 (28.79%)	NoSQL
2	9 (13.64%)	MySQL
3	7 (10.61%)	SQL Server
3	7 (10.61%)	SQL Server 2014
4	2 (3.03%)	Big Data
5	1 (1.52%)	Amazon Redshift
5	1 (1.52%)	Apache Hive
5	1 (1.52%)	GIS
5	1 (1.52%)	Hadoop
5	1 (1.52%)	Oracle Reports
5	1 (1.52%)	PostgreSQL
5	1 (1.52%)	PowerCenter
5	1 (1.52%)	Relational Database

Development Applications
1	14 (21.21%)	Git (software)
2	6 (9.09%)	Subversion
3	4 (6.06%)	JIRA
4	1 (1.52%)	Selenium
4	1 (1.52%)	WebDriver

General
1	2 (3.03%)	Finance
1	2 (3.03%)	Marketing
1	2 (3.03%)	Publishing
2	1 (1.52%)	Manufacturing
2	1 (1.52%)	Retail

Job Titles
1	17 (25.76%)	Developer
2	9 (13.64%)	Software Engineer
2	9 (13.64%)	Systems Engineer
3	7 (10.61%)	.NET Developer
3	7 (10.61%)	Linux Engineer
3	7 (10.61%)	Linux Systems Engineer
4	6 (9.09%)	Analyst
4	6 (9.09%)	Senior Software Engineer
5	5 (7.58%)	Business Analyst
5	5 (7.58%)	Project Manager
6	4 (6.06%)	Agile Business Analyst
6	4 (6.06%)	Web Developer
7	3 (4.55%)	Games Programmer
7	3 (4.55%)	Programmer
7	3 (4.55%)	Tester
7	3 (4.55%)	Trainee
7	3 (4.55%)	Trainee Developer
7	3 (4.55%)	Trainee Web Developer
7	3 (4.55%)	Web Engineer
8	2 (3.03%)	Senior Account Manager

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	11 (16.67%)	AngularJS
2	9 (13.64%)	LAMP
2	9 (13.64%)	RESTful
2	9 (13.64%)	Web Services
3	8 (12.12%)	Node.js
4	7 (10.61%)	.NET
4	7 (10.61%)	.NET Framework
4	7 (10.61%)	ASP.NET
4	7 (10.61%)	ASP.NET MVC
4	7 (10.61%)	ASP.NET MVC 5
4	7 (10.61%)	ASP.NET Web API
4	7 (10.61%)	Code First Entity Framework
4	7 (10.61%)	Entity Framework
4	7 (10.61%)	KnockoutJS
4	7 (10.61%)	Twitter Bootstrap
4	7 (10.61%)	WCF
5	5 (7.58%)	CSS
5	5 (7.58%)	HTML
6	4 (6.06%)	HTML5
6	4 (6.06%)	Unreal Engine

Miscellaneous
1	10 (15.15%)	Computer Science
2	7 (10.61%)	Mobile Games
3	3 (4.55%)	Algorithms
3	3 (4.55%)	e-Learning
4	2 (3.03%)	Handset
5	1 (1.52%)	CCTV
5	1 (1.52%)	Data Structures
5	1 (1.52%)	EPoS
5	1 (1.52%)	Linux Command Line
5	1 (1.52%)	Mobile App
5	1 (1.52%)	Social Gaming
5	1 (1.52%)	Xbox

Operating Systems
1	16 (24.24%)	Linux
2	14 (21.21%)	Windows
3	10 (15.15%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3	10 (15.15%)	Windows Server
4	9 (13.64%)	Ubuntu
5	4 (6.06%)	Android
5	4 (6.06%)	Apple iOS
6	2 (3.03%)	Unix
6	2 (3.03%)	Windows Phone
7	1 (1.52%)	CentOS
7	1 (1.52%)	Windows 7

Processes & Methodologies
1	33 (50.00%)	Agile Software Development
2	13 (19.70%)	Software Engineering
3	9 (13.64%)	Configuration Management
3	9 (13.64%)	TDD
4	8 (12.12%)	Game Development
4	8 (12.12%)	MVC
4	8 (12.12%)	Open Source
4	8 (12.12%)	Web Development
5	7 (10.61%)	BDD
5	7 (10.61%)	Infrastructure Monitoring
5	7 (10.61%)	Web Application Development
6	6 (9.09%)	Project Management
7	5 (7.58%)	Analytics
7	5 (7.58%)	High Availability
7	5 (7.58%)	Microservices
7	5 (7.58%)	Scrum
8	4 (6.06%)	DevOps
8	4 (6.06%)	Event-Driven Architecture
8	4 (6.06%)	Mathematics
8	4 (6.06%)	Performance Testing

Programming Languages
1	23 (34.85%)	Python
2	21 (31.82%)	JavaScript
3	17 (25.76%)	C#
4	14 (21.21%)	C++
5	13 (19.70%)	Java
6	12 (18.18%)	Ruby
7	9 (13.64%)	Bash Shell
7	9 (13.64%)	PowerShell
8	6 (9.09%)	SQL
9	3 (4.55%)	Scala
10	2 (3.03%)	ActionScript
10	2 (3.03%)	C
10	2 (3.03%)	Objective-C
11	1 (1.52%)	Perl
11	1 (1.52%)	PHP
11	1 (1.52%)	PL/SQL
11	1 (1.52%)	TypeScript

Qualifications
1	13 (19.70%)	Degree
2	6 (9.09%)	Computer Science Degree
3	1 (1.52%)	ISEB
3	1 (1.52%)	ISTQB

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	2 (3.03%)	QA

System Software
1	3 (4.55%)	Active Directory
2	1 (1.52%)	Firmware
2	1 (1.52%)	NFS
2	1 (1.52%)	Samba

Systems Management
1	10 (15.15%)	Opscode Chef
2	9 (13.64%)	Puppet
3	7 (10.61%)	Check_MK
3	7 (10.61%)	Nagios

Vendors
1	9 (13.64%)	Brocade
1	9 (13.64%)	Cisco
1	9 (13.64%)	Citrix
1	9 (13.64%)	Percona
1	9 (13.64%)	Riverbed
1	9 (13.64%)	VMware
2	7 (10.61%)	Palo Alto
3	6 (9.09%)	Perforce
4	3 (4.55%)	Microsoft
5	2 (3.03%)	Atlassian
5	2 (3.03%)	Google
6	1 (1.52%)	Cloudera
6	1 (1.52%)	Facebook
6	1 (1.52%)	Informatica
6	1 (1.52%)	Oracle
6	1 (1.52%)	Progress
6	1 (1.52%)	Red Hat