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The table below looks at the demand for the Release Manager role in IT contracts within the Reading 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Release Manager
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %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£379£407
% change on same period last year-6.79 %
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-
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Reading
Matching contract IT job ads831973
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.170 %0.983 %
Daily rates quoted249347
Average minimum daily rate£332£339
Average daily rate£351£360
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£371£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted62149
Average minimum hourly rate£23.25£25.21
Average hourly rate£25.22£26.59
% change on same period last year-5.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.19£27.96
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Release Manager BerkshireRelease Manager
Berkshire

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

Reading 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 Reading region.

Reading Release Manager Daily Rate Trend

Release Manager
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading 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.

12 (50.00 %)C#
12 (50.00 %)Configuration Management
21 (25.00 %)InstallShield
21 (25.00 %)Project Management
21 (25.00 %)Change Management
21 (25.00 %)Finance
21 (25.00 %)CruiseControl
21 (25.00 %)Degree
21 (25.00 %)Load Balancing
21 (25.00 %)Visual Studio Team System
21 (25.00 %)C++
21 (25.00 %)Java
21 (25.00 %)Perl
21 (25.00 %)Oracle
21 (25.00 %)Ant
21 (25.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
21 (25.00 %)XML
21 (25.00 %)Solaris
21 (25.00 %)VC++
21 (25.00 %)RUP
21 (25.00 %)Tomcat
21 (25.00 %)Python
21 (25.00 %)Business Intelligence
21 (25.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)CA SiteMinder

Release Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading 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.

Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %)XML
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)Tomcat
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (25.00 %)Ant
11 (25.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
11 (25.00 %)InstallShield
11 (25.00 %)CruiseControl
11 (25.00 %)Visual Studio Team System
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Finance
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)Solaris
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Configuration Management
21 (25.00 %)Project Management
21 (25.00 %)Change Management
21 (25.00 %)Load Balancing
21 (25.00 %)RUP
21 (25.00 %)Business Intelligence
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (50.00 %)C#
21 (25.00 %)C++
21 (25.00 %)Java
21 (25.00 %)Perl
21 (25.00 %)VC++
21 (25.00 %)Python
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)Degree
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (25.00 %)CA SiteMinder
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Oracle
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft