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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Games over the 6 months to 31 May 2020 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| Gaming UK |
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6 months to
31 May 2020 |
Same period 2019 |
Same period 2018 |
| Rank |
198 |
203 |
156 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+5 |
-47 |
+19 |
| Permanent jobs citing Games |
1,528 |
2,533 |
3,887 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK |
1.70% |
1.75% |
2.26% |
| As % of the General category |
4.24% |
4.37% |
5.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,421 |
2,064 |
3,236 |
| Median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+10.00% |
- |
+5.26% |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£27,500 |
£27,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£87,500 |
£82,500 |
£80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£43,000 |
£40,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+16.28% |
+7.50% |
+6.67% |
Games is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.
| All General Skills UK |
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills |
36,072 |
58,026 |
74,031 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
40.24% |
40.11% |
42.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
27,370 |
43,575 |
57,200 |
| Median annual salary |
£57,500 |
£55,000 |
£51,270 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+4.55% |
+7.28% |
+2.54% |
| 10th Percentile |
£32,000 |
£30,750 |
£29,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£96,250 |
£90,000 |
£85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£48,240 |
£45,500 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.02% |
+1.11% |
+5.88% |
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Games
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Games as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Games
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Games.
Games
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Games over the 6 months to 31 May 2020.
Games
Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the UK over the 6 months to 31 May 2020.
The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location |
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year |
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads |
Median Salary
Past 6 Months |
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year |
Live
Job
Vacancies |
| England |
-2 |
1,435 |
£55,000 |
+10.00% |
240 |
| London |
-14 |
855 |
£62,500 |
+8.70% |
92 |
| UK excluding London |
+39 |
655 |
£50,000 |
+16.28% |
159 |
| South East |
+66 |
199 |
£55,000 |
+15.79% |
53 |
| North of England |
+54 |
194 |
£47,500 |
+13.77% |
47 |
| Work from Home |
+11 |
180 |
£57,500 |
+15.00% |
36 |
| Midlands |
+21 |
94 |
£45,000 |
+26.76% |
24 |
| North West |
-6 |
91 |
£47,500 |
+11.76% |
30 |
| Yorkshire |
+122 |
86 |
£52,500 |
+31.25% |
11 |
| West Midlands |
+23 |
76 |
£45,000 |
+28.57% |
16 |
| East of England |
+21 |
70 |
£47,500 |
-13.64% |
15 |
| Scotland |
+57 |
43 |
£45,000 |
+12.50% |
5 |
| South West |
+38 |
27 |
£60,000 |
+41.18% |
9 |
| Wales |
-2 |
27 |
£40,000 |
- |
5 |
| East Midlands |
+32 |
18 |
£42,500 |
+6.25% |
8 |
| North East |
+33 |
17 |
£27,000 |
-36.47% |
6 |
| Northern Ireland |
+15 |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
| Isle of Man |
0 |
1 |
£33,000 |
-26.67% |
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For the 6 months to 31 May 2020, IT jobs citing Games also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads with a requirement for Games.
Games
Co-occurring IT Skills 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:
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