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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 19 February 2019 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| Gaming UK |
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6 months to
19 Feb 2019 |
Same period 2018 |
Same period 2017 |
| Rank |
179 |
157 |
171 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-22 |
+14 |
-7 |
| Permanent jobs citing Games |
2,844 |
3,973 |
3,439 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
1.88% |
2.26% |
1.98% |
| As % of the General category |
4.83% |
5.38% |
4.72% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,202 |
3,222 |
2,926 |
| UK median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£45,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+11.11% |
-10.00% |
- |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,500 |
£26,250 |
£26,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£87,500 |
£73,750 |
£76,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£42,500 |
£40,000 |
£40,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+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 |
58,835 |
73,830 |
72,846 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
38.83% |
42.05% |
42.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
44,902 |
57,169 |
58,680 |
| UK median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£51,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+7.84% |
+2.00% |
- |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,500 |
£30,000 |
£28,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£85,000 |
£85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
£44,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+2.27% |
+1.15% |
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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 19 February 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 19 February 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 |
-27 |
2,726 |
£50,000 |
+11.11% |
883 |
| London |
-2 |
1,773 |
£60,000 |
+9.09% |
398 |
| UK excluding London |
-80 |
1,041 |
£42,500 |
+6.25% |
513 |
| North of England |
-14 |
368 |
£42,500 |
+6.25% |
163 |
| North West |
+21 |
271 |
£45,000 |
+20.00% |
100 |
| South East |
-91 |
233 |
£43,750 |
+9.38% |
100 |
| East of England |
-22 |
142 |
£47,500 |
+5.56% |
73 |
| South West |
+13 |
108 |
£40,000 |
- |
49 |
| Midlands |
-138 |
103 |
£41,500 |
+27.69% |
100 |
| Yorkshire |
-49 |
81 |
£40,000 |
-5.88% |
55 |
| West Midlands |
-120 |
69 |
£45,000 |
+50.00% |
53 |
| Scotland |
-27 |
49 |
£40,000 |
- |
20 |
| Wales |
+11 |
42 |
£36,000 |
-12.20% |
5 |
| East Midlands |
-28 |
37 |
£47,500 |
+46.15% |
47 |
| North East |
+7 |
16 |
£40,000 |
+6.67% |
8 |
| Northern Ireland |
-11 |
5 |
£30,000 |
-14.29% |
3 |
For the 6 months to 19 February 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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