Change and Release Manager Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

Change and Release Manager
South East > Berkshire

The median Change and Release Manager daily rate in Berkshire is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 117 - 108
Rank change year-on-year - - +11
Contract jobs requiring a Change and Release Manager 3 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 0.16% - 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% - 0.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £425 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +58.46%
75th Percentile £475 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £463 £625 £500
% change year-on-year -26.00% +25.00% +58.46%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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.

6 months to
22 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies in Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,734 1,131 1,473
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.58% 90.55% 90.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,006 746 796
10th Percentile £350 £296 £315
25th Percentile £450 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £508 £538
Median % change year-on-year +8.37% -5.58% +7.34%
75th Percentile £638 £600 £638
90th Percentile £738 £663 £688
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £508
% change year-on-year +5.00% -1.57% -0.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 222 47 60
10th Percentile £17.25 £14.75 £29.97
25th Percentile £30.00 £16.48 £53.86
Median hourly rate £78.71 £28.50 £61.28
Median % change year-on-year +176.16% -53.49% -0.83%
75th Percentile £91.31 £64.38 £66.25
90th Percentile £104.00 £77.00 £100.00
South East median hourly rate £48.81 £20.73 £57.79
% change year-on-year +135.46% -64.13% +11.35%

Change and Release Manager Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Change and Release Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Change and Release Manager job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Change and Release Manager Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Change and Release Manager job vacancies in Berkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Change and Release Manager job vacancies in Berkshire

Change and Release Manager Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Change and Release Manager within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 22 October 2026. 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
Reading - 3 £450 - 2
Change and Release Manager
South East

Change and Release Manager Skill Set Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 22 October 2026, Change and Release Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Berkshire region featuring Change and Release Manager in the job title.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1CI/CD100.0%3
1DevOps100.0%3
1ITIL100.0%3
1Release Management100.0%3
1SC Cleared100.0%3
1Security Cleared100.0%3
1ServiceNow100.0%3
1Workflow100.0%3
9Decision-Making66.7%2
9ITIL Foundation Certificate66.7%2
9Security Testing66.7%2
9Service Delivery66.7%2
9Stakeholder Management66.7%2
14ITSM33.3%1
14Problem Management33.3%1

Change and Release Manager Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Service Manager100.0%3