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This section looks at the demand for the Release Manager role in IT contracts within the Yorkshire 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Release Manager
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank102-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads240
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.806 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted80
Average minimum daily rate£436-
Average daily rate£465-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£494-
UK excluding London average daily rate£423£440
% change on same period last year-3.89 %
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£25.04-
% change on same period last year-
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads29793546
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.931 %3.532 %
Daily rates quoted637679
Average minimum daily rate£320£329
Average daily rate£339£348
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£366
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted303319
Average minimum hourly rate£21.47£23.82
Average hourly rate£23.16£25.26
% change on same period last year-8.32 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.84£26.69
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Release Manager EnglandRelease Manager
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 Manager
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Release Manager across the Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Yorkshire Release Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Release Manager
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Release Manager within the Yorkshire 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
West YorkshireNew entry-22£467-
South YorkshireNew entry-1£613-
North YorkshireNew entry-1--
Release Manager EnglandRelease Manager
England

Release Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

114 (56.00 %)PRINCE2
211 (44.00 %)Project Management
310 (40.00 %)Health
310 (40.00 %)Problem Management
49 (36.00 %)Release Management
49 (36.00 %)Quality Management
58 (32.00 %)Programme Management
67 (28.00 %)NHS
75 (20.00 %)Matrix Management
84 (16.00 %)Configuration Management
84 (16.00 %)Oracle
93 (12.00 %)Finance
93 (12.00 %)Supplier Management
102 (8.000 %)Change Management
102 (8.000 %)VSS/SourceSafe
102 (8.000 %)Oracle 9i
102 (8.000 %)ITIL
102 (8.000 %)Workflow
111 (4.000 %)Test Management
111 (4.000 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
111 (4.000 %)SQL
111 (4.000 %)PeopleTools
111 (4.000 %)PRINCE
111 (4.000 %)ClearCase
111 (4.000 %)ISEB
111 (4.000 %)PRINCE2 Certification
111 (4.000 %)PeopleSoft
111 (4.000 %)MS Project
111 (4.000 %)PVCS
111 (4.000 %)Risk Management

Release Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.000 %)MS Project
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (8.000 %)Oracle 9i
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (8.000 %)VSS/SourceSafe
21 (4.000 %)PeopleTools
21 (4.000 %)ClearCase
21 (4.000 %)PVCS
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (40.00 %)Health
23 (12.00 %)Finance
31 (4.000 %)Government
31 (4.000 %)Retail
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (28.00 %)NHS
21 (4.000 %)Informatics
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (56.00 %)PRINCE2
211 (44.00 %)Project Management
310 (40.00 %)Problem Management
49 (36.00 %)Release Management
49 (36.00 %)Quality Management
58 (32.00 %)Programme Management
65 (20.00 %)Matrix Management
74 (16.00 %)Configuration Management
83 (12.00 %)Supplier Management
92 (8.000 %)Change Management
92 (8.000 %)ITIL
92 (8.000 %)Workflow
101 (4.000 %)Test Management
101 (4.000 %)PRINCE
101 (4.000 %)Risk Management
101 (4.000 %)CMMI
101 (4.000 %)Project Planning
101 (4.000 %)Fund Management
101 (4.000 %)Agile Software Development
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (4.000 %)SQL
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (4.000 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 (4.000 %)ISEB
11 (4.000 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (16.00 %)Oracle
21 (4.000 %)PeopleSoft