UK IT contractors specialising in computer game programming are in high demand from US and Canadian companies, finds new report.
Research from Procorre, international professional services consultancy, has revealed that over 50% of the online gaming job adverts aimed at UK games programmes, are for roles based in North America; whereas only 20% of jobs ads aimed at UK games programmers are for actual UK based jobs.
According to Procorre, the reason behind this is due to the fact that the UK has developed particular expertise in computer games development, which requires a combination of technical, creative and artistic skills.
The UK has also become a world leader in online gaming such as spread betting and online gambling – this is because its regulatory regime is far less restrictive than other countries such as the USA and Germany.
However, the UK government is trying to prevent Britain from losing these specialist skills to overseas companies by offering limited tax breaks.
Lisa Mangan, Relationship Manager at Procorre, said, "The UK is regarded as a leader in developing computer games and in online gaming."
"The danger for the UK games industry and for the wider UK economy is that many of the best and brightest will be recruited by overseas firms who may have deeper pockets and be prepared to pay more."
"The computer games industry makes a significant contribution to the UK economy and the Government is right to do everything it can to encourage these and other specialist IT consultants to remain in the UK."
"UK games consultants are now being courted by some of the very best international employers in online gaming and video gaming who are targeting ambitious growth. For the consultants, making the right decision means weighing up lots of different factors about location, pay and work/life balance. Many may require assistance in making those decisions as this could well be a new experience for them."
"Procorre believes that UK games consultants should have the most outstanding and rewarding work environment possible as they are some of the best professionals working in their sector."
Simon Dolan is the Sales & Marketing Manager for Contractor Umbrella Ltd, one of the UK’s Most Respected Umbrella Companies and founder member of AllUmbrellaCompaniesAreEqual.
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