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The table below looks at the demand for the Release Manager role in IT contracts within the Middlesex 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Release Manager
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4543
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads61
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.042 %0.179 %
Daily rates quoted60
Average minimum daily rate£267-
Average daily rate£292-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£317-
UK excluding London average daily rate£390£407
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
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£26.50-
% change on same period last year-
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Middlesex
Matching contract IT job ads576558
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.815 %0.565 %
Daily rates quoted120140
Average minimum daily rate£342£301
Average daily rate£358£318
% change on same period last year+12.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£334
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Hourly rates quoted4153
Average minimum hourly rate£23.67£20.78
Average hourly rate£24.62£21.54
% change on same period last year+14.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.58£22.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.71£25.14
% change on same period last year-5.69 %
Release Manager South EastRelease Manager
South East

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

Middlesex 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 Middlesex region.

Middlesex 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 Middlesex region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Middlesex Release Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Release Manager
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex 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.

14 (57.14 %)AIX
23 (42.86 %)ITIL
23 (42.86 %)QA
32 (28.57 %)Release Management
32 (28.57 %)Service Management
41 (14.29 %)Korn
41 (14.29 %)DB2 UDB
41 (14.29 %)Load Balancing
41 (14.29 %)Security Testing
41 (14.29 %)UNIX
41 (14.29 %)ClearCase
41 (14.29 %)Siebel
41 (14.29 %)SharePoint
41 (14.29 %)Active Directory
41 (14.29 %)SQL Server 7
41 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (14.29 %)C
41 (14.29 %)Oracle
41 (14.29 %)SQL Server
41 (14.29 %)DB2
41 (14.29 %)IIS

Release Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex 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.

Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (14.29 %)IIS
11 (14.29 %)SharePoint
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (14.29 %)SQL Server
11 (14.29 %)DB2
11 (14.29 %)SQL Server 7
11 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (14.29 %)DB2 UDB
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (14.29 %)ClearCase
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (57.14 %)AIX
21 (14.29 %)UNIX
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (42.86 %)ITIL
22 (28.57 %)Service Management
22 (28.57 %)Release Management
31 (14.29 %)Security Testing
31 (14.29 %)Load Balancing
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (14.29 %)C
11 (14.29 %)Korn
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (42.86 %)QA
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (14.29 %)Active Directory
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (14.29 %)Oracle
11 (14.29 %)Siebel