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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 21 July 2018 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| Gaming UK |
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6 months to
21 Jul 2018 |
Same period 2017 |
Same period 2016 |
| Rank |
152 |
177 |
149 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+25 |
-28 |
+36 |
| Permanent jobs citing Games |
3,882 |
3,612 |
4,648 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
2.22% |
2.02% |
2.29% |
| As % of the General category |
5.35% |
4.73% |
5.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
3,048 |
3,103 |
3,945 |
| UK median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
£47,500 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+5.26% |
- |
+5.56% |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,425 |
£26,250 |
£26,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£75,000 |
£72,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£40,000 |
£37,500 |
£40,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.67% |
-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 |
72,579 |
76,392 |
89,025 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
41.48% |
42.75% |
43.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
55,938 |
58,132 |
72,541 |
| UK median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+5.00% |
- |
- |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,000 |
£28,750 |
£28,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£86,250 |
£83,750 |
£82,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£43,000 |
£43,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.65% |
- |
+1.18% |
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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 21 July 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 21 July 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 |
+26 |
3,717 |
£50,000 |
+5.26% |
746 |
| London |
+16 |
2,093 |
£55,000 |
- |
351 |
| UK excluding London |
+12 |
1,741 |
£40,000 |
+6.67% |
434 |
| North of England |
-3 |
497 |
£40,000 |
- |
149 |
| South East |
+32 |
399 |
£45,000 |
+20.00% |
82 |
| Midlands |
-5 |
295 |
£37,500 |
+7.14% |
67 |
| East of England |
+70 |
294 |
£45,000 |
+12.50% |
54 |
| North West |
-6 |
280 |
£40,000 |
+6.67% |
112 |
| West Midlands |
-8 |
201 |
£38,250 |
+9.29% |
42 |
| Yorkshire |
-27 |
156 |
£37,500 |
-25.00% |
29 |
| South West |
-39 |
142 |
£38,000 |
+1.33% |
43 |
| East Midlands |
+28 |
94 |
£36,500 |
+12.31% |
23 |
| Scotland |
-6 |
79 |
£52,500 |
+31.25% |
20 |
| North East |
+5 |
61 |
£40,000 |
+60.00% |
8 |
| Wales |
-4 |
39 |
£45,000 |
+5.88% |
12 |
| Isle of Man |
+4 |
6 |
£41,250 |
-48.44% |
2 |
| Northern Ireland |
-3 |
2 |
£41,750 |
+8.44% |
4 |
For the 6 months to 21 July 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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