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This section looks at the demand for the Release Manager role in IT contracts within the Leeds 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Release Manager
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank61-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads190
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.625 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted70
Average minimum daily rate£442-
Average daily rate£467-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£493-
UK excluding London average daily rate£423£425
% change on same period last year-0.35 %
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£25.04-
% change on same period last year-
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads11691110
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.558 %1.107 %
Daily rates quoted291188
Average minimum daily rate£322£335
Average daily rate£344£359
% change on same period last year-4.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£365£382
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted6392
Average minimum hourly rate£22.34£27.49
Average hourly rate£24.49£28.77
% change on same period last year-14.87 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.64£30.05
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Release Manager West YorkshireRelease Manager
West Yorkshire

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 Leeds region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds Release Manager Daily Rate Trend

Release Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Release Manager across the Leeds region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Leeds Release Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Release Manager
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

112 (60.00 %)PRINCE2
210 (50.00 %)Project Management
39 (45.00 %)Health
48 (40.00 %)Quality Management
48 (40.00 %)Problem Management
57 (35.00 %)Programme Management
57 (35.00 %)NHS
66 (30.00 %)Release Management
75 (25.00 %)Matrix Management
83 (15.00 %)Oracle
83 (15.00 %)Supplier Management
92 (10.00 %)Configuration Management
92 (10.00 %)Finance
92 (10.00 %)Oracle 9i
101 (5.000 %)PRINCE2 Certification
101 (5.000 %)MS Project
101 (5.000 %)PRINCE
101 (5.000 %)Government
101 (5.000 %)CMMI
101 (5.000 %)Risk Management
101 (5.000 %)Project Planning
101 (5.000 %)Informatics
101 (5.000 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner

Release Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.000 %)MS Project
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (10.00 %)Oracle 9i
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (45.00 %)Health
22 (10.00 %)Finance
31 (5.000 %)Government
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (35.00 %)NHS
21 (5.000 %)Informatics
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (60.00 %)PRINCE2
210 (50.00 %)Project Management
38 (40.00 %)Quality Management
38 (40.00 %)Problem Management
47 (35.00 %)Programme Management
56 (30.00 %)Release Management
65 (25.00 %)Matrix Management
73 (15.00 %)Supplier Management
82 (10.00 %)Configuration Management
91 (5.000 %)Project Planning
91 (5.000 %)PRINCE
91 (5.000 %)CMMI
91 (5.000 %)Risk Management
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.000 %)PRINCE2 Certification
11 (5.000 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (15.00 %)Oracle