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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 25 September 2018 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| Gaming UK |
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6 months to
25 Sep 2018 |
Same period 2017 |
Same period 2016 |
| Rank |
155 |
176 |
145 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+21 |
-31 |
+31 |
| Permanent jobs citing Games |
3,699 |
3,700 |
4,486 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
2.21% |
2.10% |
2.34% |
| As % of the General category |
5.35% |
4.76% |
5.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,981 |
3,151 |
3,892 |
| UK median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£45,000 |
£47,500 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+11.11% |
-5.26% |
+5.56% |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,250 |
£26,250 |
£26,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£82,500 |
£75,000 |
£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 |
69,151 |
77,704 |
82,905 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
41.28% |
44.05% |
43.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
53,155 |
56,558 |
67,831 |
| UK median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+5.00% |
- |
- |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,750 |
£29,000 |
£28,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£87,500 |
£85,000 |
£83,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£44,000 |
£44,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+2.27% |
- |
+3.53% |
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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 25 September 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 25 September 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 |
+23 |
3,560 |
£50,000 |
+11.11% |
819 |
| London |
+20 |
2,029 |
£57,500 |
+4.55% |
351 |
| UK excluding London |
-1 |
1,646 |
£42,500 |
+6.25% |
501 |
| North of England |
+4 |
472 |
£40,000 |
- |
142 |
| South East |
+7 |
414 |
£45,000 |
+12.50% |
107 |
| North West |
+7 |
290 |
£40,000 |
+6.67% |
92 |
| East of England |
+49 |
259 |
£45,000 |
+12.50% |
57 |
| Midlands |
-34 |
231 |
£40,000 |
+23.08% |
106 |
| South West |
+21 |
161 |
£38,500 |
+2.67% |
56 |
| West Midlands |
-27 |
160 |
£40,000 |
+23.08% |
71 |
| Yorkshire |
-41 |
124 |
£37,500 |
-21.05% |
42 |
| Scotland |
-29 |
79 |
£52,500 |
+31.25% |
20 |
| East Midlands |
-8 |
73 |
£40,000 |
+23.08% |
35 |
| North East |
+20 |
58 |
£44,500 |
+48.33% |
8 |
| Wales |
-15 |
31 |
£32,500 |
-23.53% |
13 |
| Isle of Man |
- |
3 |
£38,750 |
- |
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| Northern Ireland |
- |
1 |
£48,500 |
- |
1 |
For the 6 months to 25 September 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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