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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 17 October 2017 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| Gaming UK |
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6 months to
17 Oct 2017 |
Same period 2016 |
Same period 2015 |
| Rank |
167 |
147 |
174 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-20 |
+27 |
-11 |
| Permanent jobs citing Games |
3654 |
4412 |
4295 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
2.09% |
2.30% |
1.97% |
| As % of the General category |
4.81% |
5.40% |
4.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
3081 |
3822 |
3572 |
| UK median annual salary |
£47,500 |
£47,500 |
£47,500 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,250 |
£26,250 |
£27,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
£76,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£40,000 |
£40,000 |
£40,000 |
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 |
76013 |
81648 |
96681 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
43.46% |
42.55% |
44.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
55171 |
66674 |
76847 |
| UK median annual salary |
£52,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+4.00% |
- |
- |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,000 |
£28,750 |
£28,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£83,750 |
£81,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+5.88% |
- |
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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 17 October 2017.
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 17 October 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 |
-22 |
3465 |
£47,500 |
- |
479 |
| London |
-37 |
1934 |
£55,000 |
- |
233 |
| UK excluding London |
+1 |
1693 |
£40,000 |
- |
261 |
| North of England |
-14 |
450 |
£40,000 |
- |
88 |
| South East |
+33 |
419 |
£40,000 |
-5.88% |
54 |
| Midlands |
+9 |
330 |
£32,500 |
-15.58% |
55 |
| North West |
-5 |
252 |
£37,500 |
- |
40 |
| West Midlands |
+18 |
236 |
£32,500 |
-9.72% |
42 |
| East of England |
+20 |
223 |
£40,000 |
- |
31 |
| Yorkshire |
+2 |
180 |
£45,000 |
- |
45 |
| South West |
-35 |
134 |
£40,000 |
-9.09% |
18 |
| Scotland |
-37 |
102 |
£40,000 |
-11.11% |
6 |
| East Midlands |
-7 |
92 |
£32,500 |
-15.58% |
11 |
| Wales |
+32 |
47 |
£42,500 |
+6.25% |
6 |
| North East |
-18 |
19 |
£35,000 |
-12.50% |
3 |
| Isle of Man |
-11 |
2 |
- |
- |
3 |
For the 6 months to 17 October 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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