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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 24 February 2020 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| Gaming UK |
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6 months to
24 Feb 2020 |
Same period 2019 |
Same period 2018 |
| Rank |
209 |
182 |
155 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-27 |
-27 |
+19 |
| Permanent jobs citing Games |
1,982 |
2,788 |
3,968 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
1.62% |
1.87% |
2.27% |
| As % of the General category |
4.04% |
4.57% |
5.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,640 |
2,149 |
3,213 |
| UK median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+10.00% |
+11.11% |
-10.00% |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£27,500 |
£26,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£87,500 |
£73,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£47,500 |
£42,500 |
£40,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+11.76% |
+6.25% |
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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 |
49,020 |
60,977 |
76,129 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
39.95% |
40.88% |
43.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
37,248 |
46,449 |
59,189 |
| UK median annual salary |
£55,500 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+0.91% |
+10.00% |
- |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£30,500 |
£29,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£90,000 |
£85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£47,500 |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.56% |
- |
+4.65% |
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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 24 February 2020.
Games
Top 16 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 24 February 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 |
-31 |
1,847 |
£55,000 |
+10.00% |
721 |
| London |
-48 |
1,136 |
£62,500 |
+4.17% |
300 |
| UK excluding London |
+15 |
812 |
£47,500 |
+11.76% |
461 |
| South East |
+60 |
259 |
£50,000 |
+17.65% |
87 |
| North of England |
-48 |
182 |
£47,500 |
+11.76% |
152 |
| Midlands |
+53 |
137 |
£43,750 |
+9.38% |
86 |
| West Midlands |
+45 |
90 |
£42,500 |
-5.56% |
55 |
| North West |
-81 |
89 |
£50,000 |
+11.11% |
85 |
| Yorkshire |
+31 |
75 |
£42,500 |
+6.25% |
43 |
| East of England |
-7 |
70 |
£51,250 |
+7.89% |
55 |
| Scotland |
+58 |
68 |
£42,500 |
+6.25% |
27 |
| South West |
+3 |
68 |
£47,500 |
+18.75% |
41 |
| East Midlands |
+27 |
44 |
£50,000 |
+17.65% |
31 |
| Wales |
-16 |
29 |
£40,000 |
+11.11% |
9 |
| North East |
+16 |
18 |
£55,000 |
+37.50% |
24 |
| Northern Ireland |
+12 |
2 |
£35,000 |
+16.67% |
5 |
For the 6 months to 24 February 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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