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The table below looks at the demand for Release Management skills within the North East 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRelease Management
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5061
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads41
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.429 %0.243 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£463-
Average daily rate£463-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£463-
UK excluding London average daily rate£409£345
% change on same period last year+18.53 %
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£19.92£34.46
% change on same period last year-42.18 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
North East
Matching contract IT job ads280412
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.396 %0.417 %
Daily rates quoted72110
Average minimum daily rate£353£359
Average daily rate£377£373
% change on same period last year+1.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£401£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£371
% change on same period last year+1.83 %
Hourly rates quoted2221
Average minimum hourly rate£21.69£45.75
Average hourly rate£23.42£49.34
% change on same period last year-52.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.14£52.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.42£29.97
% change on same period last year-1.81 %
Release Management EnglandRelease Management
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 Management
Demand Trend

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

North East 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 North East region.

North East Release Management Daily Rate Trend

Release Management
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Release Management across the North East region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

North East Release Management Daily Rate Histogram

Release Management
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North East Release Management Hourly Rate Trend

Release Management
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Release Management within the North East region over the 3 months to 13 October 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
DurhamNew entry-3£463-
Tyne and WearUp+131--
Release Management EnglandRelease Management
England

Release Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

115 (60.00 %)UNIX
212 (48.00 %)Configuration Management
311 (44.00 %)Oracle
410 (40.00 %)Applix
410 (40.00 %)PVCS
59 (36.00 %)Staffware
59 (36.00 %)VME
66 (24.00 %)ClearCase
66 (24.00 %)Client/Server
66 (24.00 %)RDBMS
75 (20.00 %)MQSeries
75 (20.00 %)ITIL
75 (20.00 %)VB
75 (20.00 %)ICL
84 (16.00 %)TPMS
84 (16.00 %)MS Office
84 (16.00 %)PRINCE2
84 (16.00 %)Service Management
93 (12.00 %)ITIL Certification
93 (12.00 %)Quality Management
93 (12.00 %)Government
93 (12.00 %)MS Excel
93 (12.00 %)Microsoft
93 (12.00 %)Data Protection
93 (12.00 %)Systems Analysis
93 (12.00 %)Banking
102 (8.000 %)ISEB Practitioner
102 (8.000 %)Pensions
102 (8.000 %)ISEB
102 (8.000 %)Cognos

Release Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (20.00 %)MQSeries
24 (16.00 %)TPMS
North East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (16.00 %)MS Office
23 (12.00 %)MS Excel
32 (8.000 %)MS Project
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
19 (36.00 %)Staffware
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (24.00 %)RDBMS
21 (4.000 %)Oracle Reports
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (40.00 %)PVCS
26 (24.00 %)ClearCase
North East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (12.00 %)Government
13 (12.00 %)Banking
22 (8.000 %)Pensions
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (44.00 %)Release Manager
26 (24.00 %)Build Manager
34 (16.00 %)Applications Support
43 (12.00 %)Analyst
43 (12.00 %)Support Analyst
43 (12.00 %)Applications Support Analyst
52 (8.000 %)Change Manager
52 (8.000 %)Test Manager
52 (8.000 %)Configuration Manager
52 (8.000 %)Administrator
North East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (24.00 %)Client/Server
22 (8.000 %)Mainframe
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (60.00 %)UNIX
29 (36.00 %)VME
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (48.00 %)Configuration Management
25 (20.00 %)ITIL
34 (16.00 %)PRINCE2
34 (16.00 %)Service Management
43 (12.00 %)Quality Management
43 (12.00 %)Systems Analysis
43 (12.00 %)Data Protection
52 (8.000 %)Risk Management
52 (8.000 %)Service Delivery
52 (8.000 %)Project Management
61 (4.000 %)ITSM
61 (4.000 %)Software Testing
61 (4.000 %)Integration Testing
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (20.00 %)VB
North East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (12.00 %)ITIL Certification
22 (8.000 %)ISEB Practitioner
22 (8.000 %)ISEB
31 (4.000 %)Degree
31 (4.000 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.000 %)ISO9001
11 (4.000 %)EFQM
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (44.00 %)Oracle
210 (40.00 %)Applix
35 (20.00 %)ICL
43 (12.00 %)Microsoft
52 (8.000 %)Cognos
61 (4.000 %)CheckPoint