The first table below looks at the demand for the Release Manager role in IT contracts advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Release Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the England region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Release Manager
Rank 399 452 386
Rank change year-on-year
+53 -66
Contract jobs requiring a Release Manager 114 107 192
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.274% 0.201% 0.342%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.297% 0.217% 0.369%
Number of daily rates quoted 74 44 108
Average daily rate £450 £425 £493
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+5.88% -13.70%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £350 £294 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £588 £500 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £400 £358 £453
% change year-on-year
+11.88% -20.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Job Titles
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
38421 49352 52077
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 92.41% 92.53% 92.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 22588 27902 28893
Average daily rate £400 £400 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -5.88%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £240 £246 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £575 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 1983 2412 2765
Average hourly rate £19.00 £18.50 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+2.70% -7.50%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.21 £11.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £41.86 £40.00 £40.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Release Manager
UK

Release Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Release Manager across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

England Release Manager Jobs Demand Trend

Release Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Release Manager Daily Rate Trend

Release Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Release Manager across the England region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

England Release Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Release Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Release Manager across the England region.

England Release Manager Hourly 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 England region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
London +54 75 £481 +4.90%
South East +4 11 £400 +9.58%
East of England +24 7 £375 -
North West +18 6 £450 +38.46%
West Midlands +9 5 £394 -7.35%
Yorkshire -2 5 - -
East Midlands -4 3 £375 -
South West +25 1 £420 +20.00%
South Coast - 1 £475 -
Release Manager
UK

Release Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England 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.

1 82 (44.32%) Release Management
2 48 (25.95%) Finance
3 43 (23.24%) Configuration Management
3 43 (23.24%) ITIL
4 41 (22.16%) Project Management
5 39 (21.08%) Oracle
6 38 (20.54%) Banking
7 37 (20.00%) Java
8 26 (14.05%) UNIX
9 24 (12.97%) Windows
10 23 (12.43%) Continuous Integration
11 20 (10.81%) Investment Banking
12 19 (10.27%) Subversion
12 19 (10.27%) TeamCity
13 18 (9.730%) Agile Software Development
13 18 (9.730%) .NET
14 17 (9.189%) Change Management
14 17 (9.189%) Retail
14 17 (9.189%) Stakeholder Management
15 16 (8.649%) Maven
15 16 (8.649%) QA
15 16 (8.649%) Microsoft
15 16 (8.649%) ITIL Certification
16 14 (7.568%) Service Management
16 14 (7.568%) PowerShell
16 14 (7.568%) User Acceptance Testing
17 13 (7.027%) JIRA
17 13 (7.027%) Migration
17 13 (7.027%) C#
17 13 (7.027%) Solaris

Release Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England 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.

Application Development
1 18 (9.730%) .NET
2 8 (4.324%) Java EE
3 7 (3.784%) SOAP
3 7 (3.784%) soapUI
4 6 (3.243%) XML
5 5 (2.703%) SAP Basis
6 3 (1.622%) Servlets
6 3 (1.622%) Software Packaging
7 2 (1.081%) J2EE
7 2 (1.081%) HTML
7 2 (1.081%) CSS
8 1 (0.541%) COM
8 1 (0.541%) Middleware
8 1 (0.541%) ISPF
Application Platforms
1 10 (5.405%) IIS
2 9 (4.865%) BizTalk Server
3 7 (3.784%) ESB
4 3 (1.622%) Tomcat
4 3 (1.622%) NetWeaver
4 3 (1.622%) Jetty
5 2 (1.081%) Confluence
5 2 (1.081%) SharePoint
5 2 (1.081%) SAS
6 1 (0.541%) MS Exchange
6 1 (0.541%) Lotus Notes
6 1 (0.541%) Windows Azure
6 1 (0.541%) Google App Engine
Applications
1 7 (3.784%) MS Excel
2 6 (3.243%) MS Visio
3 5 (2.703%) MS PowerPoint
4 4 (2.162%) MS Project
5 2 (1.081%) Mingle
5 2 (1.081%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 5 (2.703%) Oracle EBS
2 4 (2.162%) Oracle EBS R12
3 2 (1.081%) Summit
3 2 (1.081%) SAP HR
4 1 (0.541%) Oracle 11i
4 1 (0.541%) Endur
4 1 (0.541%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.541%) Oracle iProcurement
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.162%) HTTP
2 3 (1.622%) LAN
2 3 (1.622%) WAN
2 3 (1.622%) SAN
3 2 (1.081%) Cisco PIX
3 2 (1.081%) Internet
3 2 (1.081%) Firewall
4 1 (0.541%) FTP
4 1 (0.541%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.541%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (5.405%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.622%) MySQL
3 2 (1.081%) Oracle 10g
3 2 (1.081%) SAP BW
4 1 (0.541%) RDBMS
4 1 (0.541%) MS Access
4 1 (0.541%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.541%) Oracle 8/8i
4 1 (0.541%) Oracle 9i
4 1 (0.541%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.541%) DB2
4 1 (0.541%) SQLPlus
4 1 (0.541%) Oracle 11g
4 1 (0.541%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 19 (10.27%) Subversion
1 19 (10.27%) TeamCity
2 16 (8.649%) Maven
3 13 (7.027%) JIRA
3 13 (7.027%) MSBuild
4 12 (6.486%) Git (software)
5 10 (5.405%) Team Foundation Server
6 7 (3.784%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 4 (2.162%) Jenkins
8 3 (1.622%) Visual Studio
8 3 (1.622%) Hudson
9 2 (1.081%) WiX
9 2 (1.081%) dbdeploy
9 2 (1.081%) NWDI
9 2 (1.081%) Ant
9 2 (1.081%) JUnit
9 2 (1.081%) VSS/SourceSafe
9 2 (1.081%) ClearCase
10 1 (0.541%) LoadRunner
10 1 (0.541%) CruiseControl
General
1 48 (25.95%) Finance
2 38 (20.54%) Banking
3 20 (10.81%) Investment Banking
4 17 (9.189%) Retail
5 5 (2.703%) Financial Institution
6 4 (2.162%) Publishing
7 2 (1.081%) German Language
7 2 (1.081%) Manufacturing
7 2 (1.081%) Telecoms
8 1 (0.541%) Advertising
8 1 (0.541%) Front Office
8 1 (0.541%) Back Office
8 1 (0.541%) Games
8 1 (0.541%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 5 (2.703%) CMDB
1 5 (2.703%) SWIFT
2 3 (1.622%) Client/Server
2 3 (1.622%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 3 (1.622%) Firmware
2 3 (1.622%) Wiki
2 3 (1.622%) Credit Risk
2 3 (1.622%) Open Source
3 2 (1.081%) Market Risk
3 2 (1.081%) Equities
3 2 (1.081%) Management Information System
4 1 (0.541%) Mainframe
4 1 (0.541%) EPoS
4 1 (0.541%) PMI
4 1 (0.541%) Fixed Income
4 1 (0.541%) Derivative
4 1 (0.541%) Equity Derivative
4 1 (0.541%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (0.541%) Data Conversion
4 1 (0.541%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 26 (14.05%) UNIX
2 24 (12.97%) Windows
3 13 (7.027%) Solaris
4 9 (4.865%) Windows Server 2008
5 7 (3.784%) Linux
6 1 (0.541%) AIX
6 1 (0.541%) Android
6 1 (0.541%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (44.32%) Release Management
2 43 (23.24%) Configuration Management
2 43 (23.24%) ITIL
3 41 (22.16%) Project Management
4 23 (12.43%) Continuous Integration
5 18 (9.730%) Agile Software Development
6 17 (9.189%) Change Management
6 17 (9.189%) Stakeholder Management
7 14 (7.568%) Service Management
7 14 (7.568%) User Acceptance Testing
8 13 (7.027%) Migration
9 10 (5.405%) PRINCE2
10 9 (4.865%) Service Delivery
11 8 (4.324%) Test Scripting
11 8 (4.324%) E-Commerce
11 8 (4.324%) SOA
12 7 (3.784%) Software Engineering
12 7 (3.784%) Test Automation
12 7 (3.784%) ITIL V3
12 7 (3.784%) Change Control
Programming Languages
1 37 (20.00%) Java
2 14 (7.568%) PowerShell
3 13 (7.027%) C#
4 9 (4.865%) SQL
5 6 (3.243%) Bash shell
5 6 (3.243%) C++
5 6 (3.243%) Python
6 5 (2.703%) Perl
6 5 (2.703%) Shell Script
7 3 (1.622%) ABAP
8 2 (1.081%) Korn
8 2 (1.081%) VBScript
9 1 (0.541%) C
9 1 (0.541%) VB
9 1 (0.541%) PHP
9 1 (0.541%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.541%) VBA
9 1 (0.541%) JCL
9 1 (0.541%) REXX
9 1 (0.541%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 16 (8.649%) ITIL Certification
2 7 (3.784%) Degree
3 4 (2.162%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 2 (1.081%) ISEB
5 1 (0.541%) MCAD
5 1 (0.541%) MCSD
5 1 (0.541%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (0.541%) PMI Certification
5 1 (0.541%) ISTQB
5 1 (0.541%) SC Cleared
5 1 (0.541%) BC Cleared
5 1 (0.541%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (8.649%) QA
2 4 (2.162%) Basel III
3 1 (0.541%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 2 (1.081%) VMware Infrastructure
1 2 (1.081%) Hyper-V
1 2 (1.081%) Xen
1 2 (1.081%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.541%) XenServer
Systems Management
1 7 (3.784%) Puppet
2 3 (1.622%) BladeLogic
3 1 (0.541%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
3 1 (0.541%) Tivoli Storage Manager
3 1 (0.541%) WMI
3 1 (0.541%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 39 (21.08%) Oracle
2 16 (8.649%) Microsoft
3 7 (3.784%) SAP
4 6 (3.243%) Perforce
5 4 (2.162%) IBM
6 3 (1.622%) Business Objects
6 3 (1.622%) Remedy
6 3 (1.622%) HP
6 3 (1.622%) ATG
7 2 (1.081%) Atlassian
7 2 (1.081%) VMware
7 2 (1.081%) Citrix
7 2 (1.081%) CheckPoint
7 2 (1.081%) Salesforce.com
7 2 (1.081%) Sybase
7 2 (1.081%) Cisco
8 1 (0.541%) JBoss
8 1 (0.541%) Kofax
8 1 (0.541%) OpenLink
8 1 (0.541%) TIBCO
West Midlands
Expert level skills using Subversion for source code management and configuration. Strong understanding of release management and ITIL processes for Problem, Incident, Change & Release Management. Expert level skills...
Hydrogen Group
Rate: £400.00 - £475.00 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
London
Establish, document, implement, manage and monitor the Release Management process such that it satisfies the requirements platform. Develop & implement Release Management policies and procedures and ensure that the...
Avance Consulting
Posted: 21 May 2013
City of London
The successful candidate's main skills will be: * Experience of ground up configuration of RTC for defect tracking, source control and release management.* Good knowledge of SVN, JIRA,...
Orgtel
Rate: £500 - £550 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
Good knowledge of SVN, JIRA, Quality Center (ALM) and Wiki (preferably Confluence). Understand concepts of Oracle database objects (script deployment & logging)... Windows and Unix Operating systems. Scripting in...
IT Human Resources
Rate: £500 - £550 per day
Posted: 9 May 2013
London
Currently the team are running two significant strategic programmes: Liquidity Reporting and Capital Reporting to support FSA and Basel 3 requirements. Role: To take ownership of the release...
Huxley Associates
Rate: £500 - £600 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
A multinational payments company is looking for a Build & Release Manager - Java - Spring - Linux - Git - Jira - to join their growing division... Key Skills Include: Java Spring Git Linux...
E-synergy Solutions
Rate: £400 - £500 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
London
Large government organisation in London is looking to secure the services of a Test & Release Manager with either Disclosure Scotland or SC Clearance for an initial 6 months...
Capita Resourcing Ltd
Posted: 24 May 2013