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The table below looks at the demand for the Release Manager role in IT contracts within the London 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Release Manager
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank294410
Rank change on same period last yearUp+116
Matching contract IT job ads11581
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.155 %0.080 %
As % of the category below0.390 %0.183 %
Daily rates quoted4734
Average minimum daily rate£406£406
Average daily rate£429£427
% change on same period last year+0.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£452£448
UK excluding London average daily rate£423£414
% change on same period last year+2.23 %
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£25.04-
% change on same period last year-
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
London
Matching contract IT job ads2952544224
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled39.91 %43.61 %
Daily rates quoted1261716632
Average minimum daily rate£405£425
Average daily rate£435£453
% change on same period last year-4.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£464£482
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted16282304
Average minimum hourly rate£23.77£23.98
Average hourly rate£25.42£25.70
% change on same period last year-1.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.07£27.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Release Manager EnglandRelease Manager
England

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

London 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 London region.

London 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 London region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

London Release Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Release Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London 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 London region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
City of LondonDown-1422£460+15.67 %
UxbridgeNew entry-5£285-
Canary WharfNew entry-1£350-
Release Manager EnglandRelease Manager
England

Release Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London 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.

185 (45.70 %)Release Management
245 (24.19 %)ITIL
339 (20.97 %)Configuration Management
431 (16.67 %)Finance
530 (16.13 %)Oracle
629 (15.59 %)Banking
727 (14.52 %)PRINCE2
727 (14.52 %)SAP
826 (13.98 %)Siebel
924 (12.90 %)Project Management
924 (12.90 %)Windows
1022 (11.83 %)Investment Banking
1121 (11.29 %)Government
1220 (10.75 %)User Acceptance Testing
1220 (10.75 %)Security Cleared
1317 (9.140 %)MS Project
1416 (8.602 %)Java
1416 (8.602 %)Agile Software Development
1515 (8.065 %)UNIX
1613 (6.989 %)Service Management
1613 (6.989 %)ERP
1613 (6.989 %)Programme Management
1613 (6.989 %)Change Management
1712 (6.452 %)Front Office
1811 (5.914 %)SQL
1811 (5.914 %)Ant
1910 (5.376 %)CRM
1910 (5.376 %)Police
209 (4.839 %)VSS/SourceSafe
209 (4.839 %)C++

Release Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London 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.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (3.226 %)SAP XI
25 (2.688 %).NET
34 (2.151 %)WebServices
43 (1.613 %)XML
43 (1.613 %)J2EE
51 (0.538 %)ASP
51 (0.538 %)Spring
51 (0.538 %)WebSphere
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (1.075 %)JBoss
12 (1.075 %)Oracle Workflow
21 (0.538 %)Live Communications Server
21 (0.538 %)BizTalk Server
21 (0.538 %)IIS
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
117 (9.140 %)MS Project
25 (2.688 %)MS Excel
34 (2.151 %)MS Office
42 (1.075 %)MS PowerPoint
42 (1.075 %)Spreadsheet
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (2.688 %)Oracle ERP
21 (0.538 %)Summit
21 (0.538 %)SAP ERP
21 (0.538 %)Oracle EBS
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (1.075 %)Internet
21 (0.538 %)Firewall
21 (0.538 %)ATM
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (3.226 %)SQL Server
22 (1.075 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (0.538 %)ETL
31 (0.538 %)Oracle 10g
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (5.914 %)Ant
29 (4.839 %)VSS/SourceSafe
34 (2.151 %)ClearCase
34 (2.151 %)CruiseControl
34 (2.151 %)Subversion
41 (0.538 %)Selenium
41 (0.538 %)LoadRunner
41 (0.538 %)MSI
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
131 (16.67 %)Finance
229 (15.59 %)Banking
322 (11.83 %)Investment Banking
421 (11.29 %)Government
512 (6.452 %)Front Office
610 (5.376 %)Police
75 (2.688 %)Financial Institution
75 (2.688 %)Telecoms
75 (2.688 %)Insurance
84 (2.151 %)Retail
93 (1.613 %)Criminal Justice
102 (1.075 %)Billing
111 (0.538 %)Local Government
111 (0.538 %)Retail Banking
111 (0.538 %)Online Banking
111 (0.538 %)Back Office
111 (0.538 %)Home Office
111 (0.538 %)Health
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (4.301 %)Derivative
24 (2.151 %)Replication
24 (2.151 %)Equities
24 (2.151 %)Market Risk
33 (1.613 %)Equity Risk
42 (1.075 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
42 (1.075 %)Interest Rate Derivative
42 (1.075 %)Equity Derivative
42 (1.075 %)Credit Risk
51 (0.538 %)Biometrics
51 (0.538 %)Fixed Income
51 (0.538 %)Exotic Derivative
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (12.90 %)Windows
215 (8.065 %)UNIX
36 (3.226 %)Red Hat Linux
36 (3.226 %)AIX
36 (3.226 %)Solaris
36 (3.226 %)Linux
44 (2.151 %)Windows Server 2003
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
185 (45.70 %)Release Management
245 (24.19 %)ITIL
339 (20.97 %)Configuration Management
427 (14.52 %)PRINCE2
524 (12.90 %)Project Management
620 (10.75 %)User Acceptance Testing
620 (10.75 %)Security Cleared
716 (8.602 %)Agile Software Development
813 (6.989 %)Programme Management
813 (6.989 %)Service Management
813 (6.989 %)Change Management
813 (6.989 %)ERP
910 (5.376 %)CRM
108 (4.301 %)Workflow
108 (4.301 %)SC Cleared
116 (3.226 %)CTC Cleared
116 (3.226 %)Business Intelligence
125 (2.688 %)RUP
125 (2.688 %)Migration
125 (2.688 %)Resource Management
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (8.602 %)Java
211 (5.914 %)SQL
39 (4.839 %)C++
43 (1.613 %)C#
52 (1.075 %)Perl
52 (1.075 %)VBScript
52 (1.075 %)Shell Script
61 (0.538 %)VB
61 (0.538 %)VBA
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (3.763 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
26 (3.226 %)ITIL Certification
31 (0.538 %)Degree
31 (0.538 %)ISEB
31 (0.538 %)PRINCE2 Certification
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (3.763 %)QA
25 (2.688 %)SLA
32 (1.075 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
41 (0.538 %)Basel II
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (2.151 %)Oracle RAC
22 (1.075 %)VMware Infrastructure
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.075 %)Tivoli
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
130 (16.13 %)Oracle
227 (14.52 %)SAP
326 (13.98 %)Siebel
47 (3.763 %)Microsoft
56 (3.226 %)Red Hat
56 (3.226 %)VMware
65 (2.688 %)Hyperion
74 (2.151 %)Calypso
83 (1.613 %)Reuters
92 (1.075 %)Fundtech
92 (1.075 %)Sybase
101 (0.538 %)IBM
101 (0.538 %)Citrix
101 (0.538 %)Peregrine
101 (0.538 %)Serena
101 (0.538 %)Fujitsu