Release Manager Contract Job Trends in Cheshire

Release Manager
North West > Cheshire

The median Release Manager daily rate in Cheshire is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 September 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 73 - 48
Rank change year-on-year - - +19
Contract jobs requiring a Release Manager 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire 0.15% - 0.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% - 0.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - £540
Median % change year-on-year - - +2.86%
North West median daily rate £450 £618 £540
% change year-on-year -27.13% +14.35% +8.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cheshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title 583 492 343
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.83% 93.01% 87.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 444 290 213
10th Percentile £271 £312 £233
25th Percentile £358 £382 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £447 £465 £489
Median % change year-on-year -3.87% -4.91% +8.67%
75th Percentile £538 £575 £585
90th Percentile £688 £638 £612
North West median daily rate £450 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -8.16% -2.00% +3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 23 27
10th Percentile £12.82 £13.49 £14.60
25th Percentile £15.50 £15.36 £21.04
Median hourly rate £29.75 £35.00 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +6.06% +42.83%
75th Percentile £36.86 £43.75 £35.00
90th Percentile £67.25 £47.50 £40.00
North West median hourly rate £25.15 £37.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -32.03% +5.71% +50.80%

Release Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Job postings that featured Release Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

Job vacancy trend for Release Manager in Cheshire

Release Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Release Manager job vacancies in Cheshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Release Manager job vacancies in Cheshire

Release Manager
Contract Job Locations in Cheshire

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 Cheshire region over the 6 months to 21 September 2025. 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
Knutsford - 1 £450 -
Release Manager
North West