Release Train Engineer Contract Job Trends in Cheshire

Release Train Engineer
North West > Cheshire

The median Release Train Engineer daily rate in Cheshire is £447, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 March 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Release Train Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire 0.14% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £447 - -
North West median daily rate £447 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 635 377 492
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.10% 88.29% 92.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 442 247 338
10th Percentile £313 £298 £265
25th Percentile £381 £356 £391
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.63% -5.00% +2.59%
75th Percentile £598 £575 £550
90th Percentile £707 £645 £611
North West median daily rate £460 £474 £495
% change year-on-year -2.90% -4.29% -1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 28 43
10th Percentile £15.50 £19.00 £14.00
25th Percentile £19.00 £23.87 £16.67
Median hourly rate £22.85 £35.20 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year -35.09% +60.00% +10.00%
75th Percentile £33.73 £86.00 £37.63
90th Percentile £75.10 - £43.75
North West median hourly rate £42.69 £31.76 £25.80
% change year-on-year +34.40% +23.10% -14.00%

Release Train Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Release Train Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

Release Train Engineer job vacancy trend in Cheshire

Release Train Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Release Train Engineer job vacancies in Cheshire

Release Train Engineer
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 Train Engineer within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 14 March 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
Knutsford - 1 £447 -
Release Train Engineer
North West

Release Train Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 14 March 2026, Release Train Engineer 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 Cheshire region featuring Release Train Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) API Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Architecture Governance
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Management
1 1 (100.00%) Burndown Charts
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Conflict Resolution
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Dependency Management
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) Objectives and Key Results
1 1 (100.00%) Platform Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
1 1 (100.00%) Portfolio Management
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Product Management
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) QA

Release Train Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) API Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Dependency Management
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) Portfolio Management
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Product Management
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Release Management
1 1 (100.00%) Release Train
1 1 (100.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Weighted Shortest Job First
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) QA