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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 18 June 2019 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| Gaming UK |
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6 months to
18 Jun 2019 |
Same period 2018 |
Same period 2017 |
| Rank |
205 |
152 |
174 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-53 |
+22 |
-22 |
| Permanent jobs citing Games |
2,453 |
3,877 |
3,497 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
1.71% |
2.26% |
2.03% |
| As % of the General category |
4.49% |
5.47% |
4.84% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,848 |
3,046 |
2,982 |
| UK median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
£47,500 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+5.26% |
- |
- |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,500 |
£27,000 |
£26,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£82,500 |
£80,000 |
£76,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£44,250 |
£40,000 |
£37,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.63% |
+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 |
54,582 |
70,935 |
72,194 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
38.06% |
41.27% |
41.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
40,955 |
55,092 |
56,594 |
| UK median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+4.76% |
+5.00% |
- |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,000 |
£29,750 |
£28,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,250 |
£86,250 |
£83,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£46,000 |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+2.22% |
+5.88% |
-1.16% |
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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 18 June 2019.
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 18 June 2019.
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 |
-52 |
2,333 |
£50,000 |
+4.17% |
452 |
| London |
-24 |
1,391 |
£57,500 |
+4.55% |
233 |
| UK excluding London |
-78 |
1,025 |
£44,250 |
+10.63% |
234 |
| South East |
-20 |
284 |
£45,000 |
- |
34 |
| North of England |
-77 |
269 |
£41,000 |
+2.50% |
88 |
| North West |
-25 |
196 |
£41,000 |
+2.50% |
51 |
| Midlands |
-41 |
178 |
£37,250 |
+6.43% |
43 |
| West Midlands |
-39 |
131 |
£35,000 |
- |
23 |
| East of England |
-27 |
121 |
£55,000 |
+22.22% |
29 |
| South West |
-38 |
89 |
£42,500 |
+6.25% |
25 |
| Yorkshire |
-86 |
72 |
£40,000 |
+6.67% |
31 |
| Scotland |
-6 |
54 |
£40,000 |
-23.81% |
9 |
| East Midlands |
-22 |
47 |
£40,000 |
+9.59% |
20 |
| Wales |
+6 |
23 |
£40,000 |
-11.11% |
4 |
| Isle of Man |
-2 |
5 |
£45,000 |
+5.88% |
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| Northern Ireland |
-23 |
3 |
£30,000 |
-28.14% |
1 |
| North East |
-34 |
1 |
£45,000 |
+14.65% |
6 |
For the 6 months to 18 June 2019, 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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