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This section looks at the demand for the Release Engineer role in IT jobs across the UK 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Release Engineer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank851966
Rank change on same period last yearUp+115
Matching permanent IT job ads7539
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.040 %0.016 %
As % of the category below0.044 %0.017 %
Salaries quoted5529
Average minimum salary£32,582£33,241
Average salary£35,636£35,448
% change on same period last year+0.53 %
Average maximum salary£38,691£37,655
UK excluding London average salary£33,875£34,714
% change on same period last year-2.41 %
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads172359227702
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled90.99 %93.24 %
Salaries quoted141953179626
Average minimum salary£39,075£41,050
Average salary£42,724£44,871
% change on same period last year-4.78 %
Average maximum salary£46,372£48,692
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %

Release Engineer
Demand Trend

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

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 within the UK.

Release Engineer Salary Trend

Release Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Release Engineer over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 within the UK.

Release Engineer Salary Histogram

Release Engineer
Top 25 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 UK over the 3 months to 25 July 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
EnglandUp+10373£35,636+0.53 %
LondonUp+9729£40,333+7.91 %
South EastUp+4920£38,875+10.67 %
OxfordshireUp+1417£39,706+34.59 %
East of EnglandUp+2417£26,692-
HertfordshireUp+2215£27,000-
OxfordNew entry-10£38,950-
Hemel HempsteadNew entry-4£35,000-
HerefordshireNew entry-4£35,000-
West MidlandsDown-114£35,000+30.23 %
City of LondonDown-172£52,500+32.91 %
South WestDown-62£35,000-12.50 %
DorsetNew entry-2£35,000-
CambridgeshireNew entry-2£25,000-
CambridgeNew entry-2£25,000-
PooleNew entry-2£35,000-
Welwyn Garden CityNew entry-1£26,500-
BerkshireUp+351£36,500-6.41 %
BuckinghamshireUp+141£40,000+8.47 %
ChesterNew entry-1£20,500-
AbingdonNew entry-1£35,000-
CheshireNew entry-1£20,500-
MarlowUp+21£40,000-5.88 %
HampshireNew entry-1£26,000-
North WestNew entry-1£20,500-

Release Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.

154 (34.84 %)Windows
247 (30.32 %)SQL
346 (29.68 %)Perl
440 (25.81 %)Linux
440 (25.81 %)Python
538 (24.52 %)Java
637 (23.87 %)Ant
735 (22.58 %)Configuration Management
833 (21.29 %)UNIX
931 (20.00 %)Finance
1030 (19.35 %)SQL Server
1128 (18.06 %)Release Management
1226 (16.77 %)C++
1325 (16.13 %)Oracle
1421 (13.55 %)Shell Script
1520 (12.90 %)J2EE
1520 (12.90 %)ITIL
1619 (12.26 %)MySQL
1718 (11.61 %)QA
1817 (10.97 %)DB2
1817 (10.97 %)Symbian
1916 (10.32 %)ClearCase
1916 (10.32 %)Blackberry
1916 (10.32 %)Windows Mobile
1916 (10.32 %)Google
1916 (10.32 %)Java ME
2013 (8.387 %)Change Management
2013 (8.387 %)Subversion
2112 (7.742 %)XML
2210 (6.452 %)Solaris

Release Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (12.90 %)J2EE
216 (10.32 %)Java ME
312 (7.742 %)XML
49 (5.806 %).NET
58 (5.161 %)HTML
58 (5.161 %)CSS
58 (5.161 %)XSL
58 (5.161 %)WinForms
67 (4.516 %)Software Packaging
74 (2.581 %)WebSphere
83 (1.935 %)JMX
91 (0.645 %)LAMP
91 (0.645 %)Adobe Flex
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (6.452 %)CMS
27 (4.516 %)TeamSite
36 (3.871 %)WebLogic
45 (3.226 %)IIS
53 (1.935 %)Apache
53 (1.935 %)SharePoint
62 (1.290 %)Exchange Server 2000
71 (0.645 %)Tomcat
71 (0.645 %)JBoss
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (2.581 %)MS Excel
23 (1.935 %)MS Visio
32 (1.290 %)MS Office
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (2.581 %)LAN
14 (2.581 %)WAN
14 (2.581 %)TCP/IP
14 (2.581 %)DSL
23 (1.935 %)DMZ
23 (1.935 %)SNMP
32 (1.290 %)DNS
32 (1.290 %)Internet
41 (0.645 %)Intranet
41 (0.645 %)Wireless
41 (0.645 %)IMAP
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
130 (19.35 %)SQL Server
219 (12.26 %)MySQL
317 (10.97 %)DB2
42 (1.290 %)MS Access
42 (1.290 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (1.290 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (0.645 %)Informix
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
137 (23.87 %)Ant
216 (10.32 %)ClearCase
313 (8.387 %)Subversion
45 (3.226 %)MSI
53 (1.935 %)HttpUnit
53 (1.935 %)JUnit
53 (1.935 %)PVCS
53 (1.935 %)JMeter
62 (1.290 %)Visual Studio
62 (1.290 %)InstallShield
71 (0.645 %)Telelogic Synergy
71 (0.645 %)Flash
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
131 (20.00 %)Finance
25 (3.226 %)Education
25 (3.226 %)Health
34 (2.581 %)Banking
34 (2.581 %)Retail
43 (1.935 %)Government
43 (1.935 %)Investment Banking
43 (1.935 %)Insurance
43 (1.935 %)Pensions
52 (1.290 %)Electronics
52 (1.290 %)Telecoms
52 (1.290 %)Multimedia
52 (1.290 %)Publishing
61 (0.645 %)Music
61 (0.645 %)Financial Institution
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (10.32 %)Blackberry
24 (2.581 %)CMDB
31 (0.645 %)Computer Science
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
154 (34.84 %)Windows
240 (25.81 %)Linux
333 (21.29 %)UNIX
416 (10.32 %)Windows Mobile
510 (6.452 %)Solaris
64 (2.581 %)Windows Server 2003
72 (1.290 %)Windows 2000
72 (1.290 %)Mac OS X
81 (0.645 %)Symbian OS
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
135 (22.58 %)Configuration Management
228 (18.06 %)Release Management
320 (12.90 %)ITIL
413 (8.387 %)Change Management
510 (6.452 %)Service Delivery
69 (5.806 %)Asset Management
76 (3.871 %)Software Engineering
76 (3.871 %)Continuous Integration
85 (3.226 %)Automated Testing
94 (2.581 %)Data Security
94 (2.581 %)E-Commerce
103 (1.935 %)Migration
103 (1.935 %)SC Cleared
103 (1.935 %)Security Cleared
103 (1.935 %)Wealth Management
103 (1.935 %)Test Scripting
111 (0.645 %)Project Planning
111 (0.645 %)User Acceptance Testing
111 (0.645 %)Project Management
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
147 (30.32 %)SQL
246 (29.68 %)Perl
340 (25.81 %)Python
438 (24.52 %)Java
526 (16.77 %)C++
621 (13.55 %)Shell Script
78 (5.161 %)C#
87 (4.516 %)C
92 (1.290 %)Embedded C
92 (1.290 %)PHP
101 (0.645 %)PL/SQL
101 (0.645 %)Ruby
101 (0.645 %)Embedded C++
101 (0.645 %)Tcl
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (5.161 %)Degree
22 (1.290 %)MCSE
22 (1.290 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (0.645 %)ITIL Certification
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
118 (11.61 %)QA
21 (0.645 %)SLA
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (2.581 %)Active Directory
21 (0.645 %)Samba
21 (0.645 %)Xen
21 (0.645 %)NFS
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (1.935 %)OpenView
13 (1.935 %)Tivoli
22 (1.290 %)MOM
22 (1.290 %)WSUS
31 (0.645 %)Nagios
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
125 (16.13 %)Oracle
217 (10.97 %)Symbian
316 (10.32 %)Google
410 (6.452 %)Interwoven
58 (5.161 %)Microsoft
66 (3.871 %)Infragistics
75 (3.226 %)Red Hat
83 (1.935 %)HP
91 (0.645 %)Telelogic
91 (0.645 %)VMware
91 (0.645 %)Macromedia
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