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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 12 December 2018 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| Gaming UK |
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6 months to
12 Dec 2018 |
Same period 2017 |
Same period 2016 |
| Rank |
172 |
165 |
156 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-7 |
-9 |
+15 |
| Permanent jobs citing Games |
3,196 |
3,923 |
4,067 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
2.00% |
2.19% |
2.18% |
| As % of the General category |
5.02% |
5.01% |
5.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,609 |
3,269 |
3,488 |
| UK median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£45,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+11.11% |
-10.00% |
+5.26% |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,500 |
£26,250 |
£27,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£86,250 |
£73,750 |
£75,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£42,500 |
£40,000 |
£40,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.25% |
- |
- |
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 |
63,669 |
78,349 |
79,350 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
39.91% |
43.68% |
42.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
48,915 |
57,704 |
64,431 |
| UK median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£51,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+7.84% |
+2.00% |
- |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£29,750 |
£29,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£85,000 |
£85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
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Games
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Games as a percentage of all IT jobs advertised.
Games
Salary Trend
This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Games.
Games
Salary Histogram
The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Games over the 6 months to 12 December 2018.
Games
Top 17 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 12 December 2018.
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 |
3,095 |
£50,000 |
+11.11% |
847 |
| London |
+11 |
1,931 |
£60,000 |
+9.09% |
405 |
| UK excluding London |
-48 |
1,259 |
£42,500 |
+6.25% |
471 |
| North of England |
-2 |
417 |
£40,000 |
- |
178 |
| South East |
-44 |
333 |
£45,000 |
+12.50% |
80 |
| North West |
+40 |
294 |
£45,000 |
+20.00% |
120 |
| East of England |
-17 |
179 |
£47,500 |
+5.56% |
63 |
| South West |
+46 |
144 |
£40,000 |
- |
41 |
| Midlands |
-145 |
96 |
£42,500 |
+30.77% |
80 |
| Yorkshire |
-40 |
91 |
£37,500 |
-16.67% |
46 |
| West Midlands |
-139 |
55 |
£47,500 |
+46.15% |
48 |
| Wales |
+1 |
47 |
£36,000 |
-10.00% |
18 |
| Scotland |
-55 |
46 |
£45,000 |
+12.50% |
12 |
| East Midlands |
-21 |
44 |
£42,500 |
+30.77% |
30 |
| North East |
+12 |
32 |
£42,500 |
+21.43% |
12 |
| Northern Ireland |
- |
4 |
£31,250 |
- |
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| Isle of Man |
+4 |
1 |
- |
- |
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For the 6 months to 12 December 2018, 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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