Release Manager
UK
The median Release Manager daily rate in the UK is £570 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 535 | 643 | 637 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +108 | -6 | -79 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Release Manager | 59 | 73 | 219 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.14% | 0.12% | 0.25% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.15% | 0.13% | 0.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 46 | 35 | 153 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £416 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £422 | £460 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £570 | £530 | £510 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.55% | +3.92% | +2.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £629 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £630 | £698 | £670 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +1.01% | +4.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £59.19 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £66.56 | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 40,181 | 56,479 | 84,762 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.61% | 95.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,164 | 39,476 | 59,482 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £731 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £491 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.87% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,646 | 1,570 | 2,098 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.29 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.49 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.96 | £45.00 | £23.03 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.10% | +95.42% | +0.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.75 | £63.16 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.75 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.18% | +117.95% | +2.55% |
Release Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Release Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Release Manager.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Release Manager over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Release Manager.
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Top 14 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Release Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 28 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +118 | 52 | £570 | +14.00% | 7 |
| UK excluding London | +62 | 27 | £488 | -2.50% | 4 |
| London | +105 | 24 | £614 | +20.89% | 3 |
| Work from Home | +111 | 18 | £627 | +19.43% | 3 |
| South West | +21 | 9 | £570 | -34.10% | 2 |
| Midlands | - | 6 | £363 | - | 1 |
| North of England | +29 | 5 | £363 | -36.96% | 1 |
| North West | +24 | 4 | £363 | -36.96% | |
| South East | +14 | 4 | £363 | -20.77% | |
| East Midlands | - | 3 | £363 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | +30 | 2 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | £363 | - | |
| Yorkshire | +19 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| East of England | +7 | 1 | £363 | -23.68% |
Release Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 April 2024, Release Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Release Manager in the job title.
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Release Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: