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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 12 December 2019 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| Gaming UK |
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6 months to
12 Dec 2019 |
Same period 2018 |
Same period 2017 |
| Rank |
204 |
174 |
167 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-30 |
-7 |
-9 |
| Permanent jobs citing Games |
2,192 |
3,196 |
3,923 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
1.65% |
2.00% |
2.19% |
| As % of the General category |
4.16% |
4.76% |
4.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,740 |
2,609 |
3,269 |
| UK median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+5.00% |
+11.11% |
-10.00% |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£27,500 |
£26,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£86,250 |
£73,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
£40,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.88% |
+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 |
52,727 |
67,109 |
80,903 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
39.61% |
42.07% |
45.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
39,944 |
51,389 |
59,644 |
| UK median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
- |
+10.00% |
- |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£30,000 |
£29,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£87,500 |
£83,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£47,500 |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.56% |
- |
+2.27% |
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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 12 December 2019.
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 12 December 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 |
-42 |
2,049 |
£52,500 |
+5.00% |
663 |
| London |
-43 |
1,220 |
£65,000 |
+8.33% |
305 |
| UK excluding London |
-11 |
935 |
£45,000 |
+5.88% |
392 |
| South East |
+9 |
276 |
£45,000 |
- |
91 |
| North of England |
-72 |
191 |
£42,500 |
+6.25% |
129 |
| Midlands |
+89 |
148 |
£42,500 |
- |
62 |
| South West |
-13 |
115 |
£45,000 |
+12.50% |
23 |
| North West |
-97 |
110 |
£45,000 |
- |
80 |
| East of England |
-1 |
101 |
£47,500 |
- |
53 |
| West Midlands |
+64 |
92 |
£42,500 |
-10.53% |
38 |
| Scotland |
+46 |
76 |
£42,500 |
-5.56% |
27 |
| Yorkshire |
-1 |
65 |
£40,000 |
+6.67% |
38 |
| East Midlands |
+25 |
52 |
£47,500 |
+11.76% |
22 |
| Wales |
-12 |
30 |
£35,500 |
-1.39% |
7 |
| North East |
0 |
16 |
£50,000 |
+17.65% |
11 |
| Northern Ireland |
+3 |
1 |
£35,000 |
+12.00% |
1 |
For the 6 months to 12 December 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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