Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Release Manager role in IT contracts within the Cheshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Release Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Release Manager
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5555
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads13
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.142 %0.395 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£423£422
% change on same period last year+0.23 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.50-
% change on same period last year-
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads702760
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.139 %0.830 %
Daily rates quoted177148
Average minimum daily rate£300£306
Average daily rate£311£315
% change on same period last year-1.27 %
Average maximum daily rate£322£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted10475
Average minimum hourly rate£20.78£21.57
Average hourly rate£23.07£22.71
% change on same period last year+1.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.36£23.85
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.15£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Release Manager North WestRelease Manager
North West

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Release Manager
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Release Manager across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Cheshire Release Manager Demand Trend

Release Manager
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Release Manager across the Cheshire region.

Cheshire Release Manager Daily Rate Trend

Release Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Release Manager within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
WarringtonNew entry-1--
Release Manager North WestRelease Manager
North West

Release Manager
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region that cited Release Manager in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Release Manager in their job title.

12 (100.00 %)Project Management
21 (50.00 %)Change Management
21 (50.00 %)Finance
21 (50.00 %)Health
21 (50.00 %)Clustering
21 (50.00 %)SQL
21 (50.00 %)Oracle
21 (50.00 %)ITIL
21 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
21 (50.00 %)HPUX
21 (50.00 %)HP
21 (50.00 %)Configuration Management

Release Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region that cited Release Manager in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Release Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Finance
11 (50.00 %)Health
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)Clustering
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)HPUX
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)Project Management
21 (50.00 %)Change Management
21 (50.00 %)ITIL
21 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
21 (50.00 %)Configuration Management
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)SQL
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Oracle
11 (50.00 %)HP