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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 16 August 2017 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| Gaming UK |
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6 months to
16 Aug 2017 |
Same period 2016 |
Same period 2015 |
| Rank |
173 |
144 |
172 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-29 |
+28 |
-22 |
| Permanent jobs citing Games |
3633 |
4676 |
4180 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
2.06% |
2.36% |
1.92% |
| As % of the General category |
4.81% |
5.46% |
4.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
3116 |
4042 |
3478 |
| UK median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£47,500 |
£45,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
-5.26% |
+5.56% |
- |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,750 |
£26,763 |
£26,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£73,750 |
£72,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual 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 with a requirement for common skills.
| General Skills UK |
| Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for common skills |
75468 |
85655 |
96784 |
| As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK |
42.71% |
43.25% |
44.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
56096 |
70067 |
76523 |
| UK median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,000 |
£28,500 |
£28,125 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£82,500 |
£81,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£43,500 |
£43,500 |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+2.35% |
- |
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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 16 August 2017.
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 16 August 2017.
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 |
-24 |
3461 |
£47,500 |
- |
417 |
| London |
-41 |
1897 |
£55,000 |
- |
202 |
| UK excluding London |
-5 |
1711 |
£37,500 |
-6.25% |
225 |
| North of England |
-1 |
524 |
£40,000 |
- |
96 |
| South East |
-10 |
348 |
£37,500 |
-11.76% |
48 |
| Midlands |
+18 |
336 |
£32,500 |
-13.33% |
43 |
| North West |
-11 |
276 |
£37,500 |
+7.14% |
35 |
| West Midlands |
+25 |
258 |
£35,000 |
-2.78% |
38 |
| Yorkshire |
+23 |
223 |
£52,500 |
+16.67% |
59 |
| East of England |
-48 |
206 |
£40,000 |
- |
19 |
| South West |
+3 |
168 |
£37,500 |
-13.29% |
9 |
| East Midlands |
-19 |
78 |
£32,500 |
-7.14% |
5 |
| Scotland |
-25 |
78 |
£41,250 |
-8.33% |
6 |
| Wales |
+20 |
58 |
£42,500 |
+6.25% |
4 |
| North East |
+10 |
26 |
£25,000 |
-37.50% |
2 |
| Isle of Man |
-7 |
1 |
- |
- |
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| Northern Ireland |
- |
1 |
£38,500 |
- |
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For the 6 months to 16 August 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 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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