Release Manager
UK
The median Release Manager daily rate in the UK is £454, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 May 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 23 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 461 | 529 | 601 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +68 | +72 | +44 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Release Manager | 60 | 49 | 81 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.21% | 0.12% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.23% | 0.12% | 0.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 35 | 39 | 40 |
| 10th Percentile | £308 | £356 | £420 |
| 25th Percentile | £346 | £363 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £454 | £575 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.04% | +6.98% | +7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £542 | £630 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £573 | £632 | £596 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £400 | £363 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.34% | -32.56% | +10.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £53.71 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £54.00 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £59.19 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £73.44 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £64.38 |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 26,451 | 39,382 | 53,564 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.28% | 92.83% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,196 | 25,664 | 37,382 |
| 10th Percentile | £289 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £508 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.33% | -2.82% | +2.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,005 | 2,685 | 1,500 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.81 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.13 | £16.30 | £19.39 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.94 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.45% | -18.89% | +88.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.03 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.42 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -33.96% | -5.88% | +112.50% |
Release Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Release Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Release Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Release Manager.
Release Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Release Manager over the 6 months to 23 May 2025.
Release Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Release Manager.
Release Manager
Top 9 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 23 May 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 |
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| England | +52 | 36 | £488 | -14.39% | 106 |
| UK excluding London | +64 | 31 | £400 | +10.34% | 108 |
| Work from Home | +58 | 22 | £400 | -36.20% | 85 |
| London | +47 | 16 | £515 | -16.06% | 14 |
| Scotland | +20 | 15 | £385 | - | 8 |
| North of England | +25 | 14 | £388 | +6.90% | 22 |
| North West | +19 | 14 | £388 | +6.90% | 11 |
| South East | +50 | 1 | £488 | +1.40% | 33 |
| East of England | +30 | 1 | £538 | +48.28% | 12 |
Release Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 May 2025, Release Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Release Manager in the job title.
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Release Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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