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This section looks at the demand for Release Management skills within the Manchester region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Release Management over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRelease Management
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank78-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.698 %0.000 %
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£415£373
% change on same period last year+11.13 %
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£23.19£36.00
% change on same period last year-35.57 %
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads573466
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.756 %0.464 %
Daily rates quoted116110
Average minimum daily rate£336£342
Average daily rate£355£362
% change on same period last year-1.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£382
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Hourly rates quoted5834
Average minimum hourly rate£27.86£20.57
Average hourly rate£29.62£23.06
% change on same period last year+28.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.39£25.55
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.30£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Release Management North WestRelease Management
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 Management
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Release Management across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Manchester Release Management Demand Trend

Release Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

Manchester Release Management Daily Rate Trend

Release Management
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Release Management within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
WiganNew entry-1--
Release Management North WestRelease Management
North West

Release Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing Release Management also 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 that cited Release Management.

15 (62.50 %)Finance
24 (50.00 %)ITIL
33 (37.50 %)Service Delivery
33 (37.50 %)Project Management
42 (25.00 %)Configuration Management
42 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
42 (25.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
42 (25.00 %)UML
42 (25.00 %)Systems Analysis
42 (25.00 %)Business Analysis
42 (25.00 %)Problem Management
42 (25.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
42 (25.00 %)Service Management
51 (12.50 %)Performance Management
51 (12.50 %)Apache
51 (12.50 %)ERP
51 (12.50 %)WAN
51 (12.50 %)VPN
51 (12.50 %)DNS
51 (12.50 %)SSL
51 (12.50 %)Cisco
51 (12.50 %)Shell Script
51 (12.50 %)MPLS
51 (12.50 %)Oracle
51 (12.50 %)Servlets
51 (12.50 %)UNIX
51 (12.50 %)Windows
51 (12.50 %)AIX
51 (12.50 %)Change Management
51 (12.50 %)Firewall

Release Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing Release Management also 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 that cited Release Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (12.50 %)Servlets
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (12.50 %)Apache
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (12.50 %)WAN
11 (12.50 %)VPN
11 (12.50 %)DNS
11 (12.50 %)SSL
11 (12.50 %)MPLS
11 (12.50 %)Firewall
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (62.50 %)Finance
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (62.50 %)Analyst
22 (25.00 %)Business Analyst
22 (25.00 %)Change Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Network Support
31 (12.50 %)Network Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Service Manager
31 (12.50 %)Change Manager
31 (12.50 %)Oracle DBA
31 (12.50 %)Coordinator
31 (12.50 %)DBA
31 (12.50 %)Senior Manager
31 (12.50 %)Support Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Network Support Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Service Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Configuration Manager
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (12.50 %)UNIX
11 (12.50 %)Windows
11 (12.50 %)AIX
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (50.00 %)ITIL
23 (37.50 %)Service Delivery
23 (37.50 %)Project Management
32 (25.00 %)Configuration Management
32 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
32 (25.00 %)UML
32 (25.00 %)Systems Analysis
32 (25.00 %)Business Analysis
32 (25.00 %)Problem Management
32 (25.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
32 (25.00 %)Service Management
41 (12.50 %)Performance Management
41 (12.50 %)ERP
41 (12.50 %)Change Management
41 (12.50 %)Migration
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (12.50 %)Shell Script
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (25.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (12.50 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (12.50 %)Cisco
11 (12.50 %)Oracle