Release Train Engineer Contract Job Trends in England

Release Train Engineer
UK > England

The median Release Train Engineer daily rate in England is £850, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 February 2026.

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

 6 months to
9 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 544 478 541
Rank change year-on-year -66 +63 +137
Contract jobs requiring a Release Train Engineer 4 2 8
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.012% 0.008% 0.021%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.013% 0.008% 0.022%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 5
10th Percentile - £364 £580
25th Percentile £825 £384 £625
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £850 £420 £700
Median % change year-on-year +102.38% -40.00% +5.66%
75th Percentile £875 £459 £825
90th Percentile - £481 £908
UK median daily rate £850 £420 £700
% change year-on-year +102.38% -40.00% +7.69%

All Contract IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 30,503 24,211 35,590
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.64% 93.07% 93.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,396 14,990 23,931
10th Percentile £300 £300 £270
25th Percentile £406 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £640
90th Percentile £725 £750 £745
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,952 719 2,136
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.91 £13.23
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.36 £16.75
Median hourly rate £30.50 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.87% - -5.74%
75th Percentile £63.75 £64.61 £60.61
90th Percentile £72.45 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £34.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -11.76% -2.86% -

Release Train Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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 England.

Release Train Engineer job vacancy trend in England

Release Train Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

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

Release Train Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 9 February 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 England region featuring Release Train Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Coaching
1 4 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (100.00%) Product Management
1 4 (100.00%) Release Train
1 4 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 4 (100.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
1 4 (100.00%) Scrum
1 4 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 4 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 4 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared

Release Train Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Coaching
1 4 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (100.00%) Product Management
1 4 (100.00%) Release Train
1 4 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 4 (100.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
1 4 (100.00%) Scrum
1 4 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 4 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 4 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
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