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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 23 September 2019 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| Gaming UK |
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6 months to
23 Sep 2019 |
Same period 2018 |
Same period 2017 |
| Rank |
206 |
155 |
177 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-51 |
+22 |
-30 |
| Permanent jobs citing Games |
2,363 |
3,649 |
3,638 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
1.69% |
2.21% |
2.07% |
| As % of the General category |
4.26% |
5.11% |
4.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,871 |
2,932 |
3,102 |
| UK median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
- |
+11.11% |
-5.26% |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,000 |
£27,275 |
£26,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£87,500 |
£82,500 |
£75,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
£40,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.88% |
+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 |
55,434 |
71,348 |
79,704 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
39.59% |
43.16% |
45.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
41,552 |
54,559 |
58,266 |
| UK median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+4.76% |
+5.00% |
- |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,000 |
£29,500 |
£28,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£92,500 |
£87,500 |
£85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£46,500 |
£45,000 |
£43,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.33% |
+3.45% |
- |
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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 23 September 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 23 September 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 |
-49 |
2,246 |
£50,000 |
- |
763 |
| London |
-30 |
1,288 |
£60,000 |
+4.35% |
346 |
| UK excluding London |
-52 |
1,049 |
£45,000 |
+5.88% |
453 |
| South East |
0 |
339 |
£45,000 |
- |
107 |
| North of England |
-113 |
207 |
£40,000 |
- |
154 |
| Midlands |
-12 |
162 |
£42,500 |
+8.97% |
67 |
| North West |
-66 |
136 |
£40,000 |
- |
84 |
| South West |
-12 |
127 |
£45,000 |
+16.88% |
34 |
| East of England |
-22 |
124 |
£55,000 |
+22.22% |
55 |
| West Midlands |
-7 |
113 |
£42,500 |
+6.25% |
41 |
| Scotland |
+9 |
66 |
£40,000 |
-23.81% |
26 |
| Yorkshire |
-58 |
66 |
£37,500 |
+0.67% |
60 |
| East Midlands |
-1 |
48 |
£45,000 |
+12.50% |
25 |
| Wales |
-2 |
20 |
£35,000 |
+3.70% |
10 |
| Isle of Man |
+5 |
5 |
£45,000 |
+16.13% |
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| North East |
-25 |
5 |
£57,500 |
+29.21% |
10 |
For the 6 months to 23 September 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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