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The table below looks at the demand for Release Management skills within the South Wales 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRelease Management
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank52-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.239 %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£405£345
% change on same period last year+17.39 %
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£35.01
% change on same period last year-43.09 %
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South Wales
Matching contract IT job ads418379
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.589 %0.383 %
Daily rates quoted15267
Average minimum daily rate£331£418
Average daily rate£349£454
% change on same period last year-23.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£368£490
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£370
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted6871
Average minimum hourly rate£37.03£22.24
Average hourly rate£38.18£24.34
% change on same period last year+56.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.33£26.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.44£30.00
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
Release Management WalesRelease Management
Wales

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 South Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South Wales Release Management Demand Trend

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 South Wales region.

South Wales 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 South Wales region over the 3 months to 10 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
NewportNew entry-1--
Release Management WalesRelease Management
Wales

Release Management
Top 13 Related IT Skills

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

11 (50.00 %)SQL
11 (50.00 %)VBA
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server
11 (50.00 %)ITIL
11 (50.00 %)MS Excel
11 (50.00 %)MS Access
11 (50.00 %)ERP
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft
11 (50.00 %)Configuration Management
11 (50.00 %)Change Management
11 (50.00 %)Telecoms
11 (50.00 %)Government
11 (50.00 %)Degree

Release Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Excel
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server
11 (50.00 %)MS Access
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Telecoms
11 (50.00 %)Government
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Developer
11 (50.00 %)Release Manager
11 (50.00 %)Access Developer
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft Developer
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)ITIL
11 (50.00 %)ERP
11 (50.00 %)Configuration Management
11 (50.00 %)Change Management
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)SQL
11 (50.00 %)VBA
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)Degree
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft