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This section looks at the demand for the Release Engineer role in IT jobs within the South East region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Release Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Release Engineer
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank453495
Rank change on same period last yearUp+42
Matching permanent IT job ads1620
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.047 %0.045 %
Salaries quoted1519
Average minimum salary£35,067£32,684
Average salary£38,400£38,500
% change on same period last year-0.25 %
Average maximum salary£41,733£44,316
UK excluding London average salary£33,450£34,207
% change on same period last year-2.21 %
South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads3435344643
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled18.49 %18.61 %
Salaries quoted2806036777
Average minimum salary£36,269£37,617
Average salary£39,592£40,786
% change on same period last year-2.92 %
Average maximum salary£42,914£43,954
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Release Engineer EnglandRelease Engineer
England

Release Engineer
Demand Trend

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

South East Release Engineer Demand Trend

Release Engineer
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Release Engineer across the South East region.

South East Release Engineer Salary Trend

Release Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Release Engineer across the South East region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

South East Release Engineer Salary Histogram

Release Engineer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Release Engineer within the South East region over the 3 months to 20 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
OxfordshireUp+610£42,150+31.71 %
HampshireDown-13£26,250-34.37 %
BerkshireUp+361£36,500-7.20 %
BuckinghamshireUp+201£40,000-3.03 %
Release Engineer EnglandRelease Engineer
England

Release Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the South East region that cited Release Engineer 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 IT job ads sampled with Release Engineer in their job title.

123 (63.89 %)Linux
221 (58.33 %)Perl
320 (55.56 %)UNIX
419 (52.78 %)SQL Server
419 (52.78 %)MySQL
518 (50.00 %)C++
617 (47.22 %)Oracle
617 (47.22 %)DB2
617 (47.22 %)Ant
617 (47.22 %)Python
617 (47.22 %)CentOS
77 (19.44 %)Software Packaging
77 (19.44 %)Windows
77 (19.44 %)SQL
86 (16.67 %)Configuration Management
95 (13.89 %)Windows Server 2003
104 (11.11 %)Active Directory
104 (11.11 %)LAN
104 (11.11 %)WAN
104 (11.11 %)TCP/IP
104 (11.11 %)C
104 (11.11 %)IIS
104 (11.11 %)Degree
104 (11.11 %)Security Cleared
113 (8.333 %)SC Cleared
113 (8.333 %)Windows XP
113 (8.333 %)Computer Science
113 (8.333 %)Telelogic Synergy
113 (8.333 %)Subversion
113 (8.333 %)Telecoms

Release Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the South East region that cited Release Engineer 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 IT job ads sampled with Release Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (19.44 %)Software Packaging
21 (2.778 %)LAMP
South East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (11.11 %)IIS
23 (8.333 %)SharePoint
32 (5.556 %)Apache
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (11.11 %)LAN
14 (11.11 %)WAN
14 (11.11 %)TCP/IP
21 (2.778 %)Intranet
21 (2.778 %)Internet
21 (2.778 %)IMAP
South East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
119 (52.78 %)MySQL
119 (52.78 %)SQL Server
217 (47.22 %)DB2
32 (5.556 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (5.556 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (2.778 %)Informix
South East IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
117 (47.22 %)Ant
23 (8.333 %)Subversion
23 (8.333 %)Telelogic Synergy
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (8.333 %)Government
13 (8.333 %)Health
13 (8.333 %)Telecoms
22 (5.556 %)Insurance
31 (2.778 %)Pensions
31 (2.778 %)Education
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (8.333 %)Computer Science
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
123 (63.89 %)Linux
220 (55.56 %)UNIX
317 (47.22 %)CentOS
47 (19.44 %)Windows
55 (13.89 %)Windows Server 2003
63 (8.333 %)Windows XP
72 (5.556 %)Windows 2000
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (16.67 %)Configuration Management
24 (11.11 %)Security Cleared
33 (8.333 %)SC Cleared
33 (8.333 %)ITIL
33 (8.333 %)Migration
41 (2.778 %)Automated Testing
41 (2.778 %)Project Planning
41 (2.778 %)Release Management
41 (2.778 %)Continuous Integration
41 (2.778 %)Project Management
41 (2.778 %)Service Delivery
41 (2.778 %)Change Management
41 (2.778 %)E-Commerce
South East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
121 (58.33 %)Perl
218 (50.00 %)C++
317 (47.22 %)Python
47 (19.44 %)SQL
54 (11.11 %)C
61 (2.778 %)Java
61 (2.778 %)PHP
South East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (11.11 %)Degree
22 (5.556 %)MCSE
22 (5.556 %)Microsoft Certification
South East IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (11.11 %)Active Directory
21 (2.778 %)Samba
21 (2.778 %)Xen
21 (2.778 %)NFS
South East IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (5.556 %)MOM
12 (5.556 %)WSUS
21 (2.778 %)Nagios
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (47.22 %)Oracle
23 (8.333 %)Microsoft
23 (8.333 %)Telelogic