Release Management Contract Job Trends in the City of London
Release Management
Central London > City of London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Release Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 123 | 99 | 105 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -24 | +6 | +18 |
| Contract jobs citing Release Management | 22 | 20 | 21 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London | 1.03% | 1.17% | 0.99% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.13% | 1.23% | 1.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 7 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £460 | £443 | £529 |
| 25th Percentile | £481 | £485 | £557 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £525 | £700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -25.00% | +19.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £658 | £655 | £738 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £730 | £750 |
| Central London median daily rate | £600 | £525 | £643 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -18.29% | -5.51% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
City of London
Release Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the City of London.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,953 | 1,621 | 1,951 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London | 91.18% | 94.52% | 91.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,346 | 1,108 | 1,209 |
| 10th Percentile | £372 | £328 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £456 | £422 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £686 | £675 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £773 | £788 |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | -2.75% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 20 | 18 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.39 | £16.90 | £16.70 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.60 | £20.63 | £23.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.25 | £27.04 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.10% | -36.39% | +36.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £27.35 | £35.88 | £112.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £44.85 | £63.75 | £137.50 |
| Central London median hourly rate | £24.50 | £27.50 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.91% | -21.43% | +27.27% |
Release Management Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Release Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Release Management Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Release Management.
Release Management Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Release Management in the City of London over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
Release Management Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Release Management.
Release Management Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CI/CD | 54.5% | 12 |
| 2 | Stakeholder Management | 45.5% | 10 |
| 3 | Agile | 40.9% | 9 |
| 3 | DevOps | 40.9% | 9 |
| 5 | Problem-Solving | 31.8% | 7 |
| 6 | Data Modelling | 27.3% | 6 |
| 6 | Root Cause Analysis | 27.3% | 6 |
| 8 | Data Governance | 22.7% | 5 |
| 8 | ITSM | 22.7% | 5 |
| 8 | Performance Optimisation | 22.7% | 5 |
| 8 | Roadmaps | 22.7% | 5 |
| 12 | Analytics | 18.2% | 4 |
| 12 | Data Engineering | 18.2% | 4 |
| 12 | ITIL | 18.2% | 4 |
| 12 | Observability | 18.2% | 4 |
| 12 | Performance Tuning | 18.2% | 4 |
| 12 | Risk Management | 18.2% | 4 |
| 12 | Service Delivery | 18.2% | 4 |
| 12 | Test Automation | 18.2% | 4 |
| 20 | Business Intelligence | 13.6% | 3 |