Release Project Manager Contract Job Trends

Release Project Manager
UK

As of 6 April 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Release Project Manager daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
6 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 624 - 602
Rank change year-on-year - - +133
Contract jobs requiring a Release Project Manager 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.002% - 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% - 0.002%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £450
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 41,708 27,129 40,710
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.22% 92.77% 92.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,972 17,847 26,649
10th Percentile £313 £300 £275
25th Percentile £413 £406 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -3.31%
75th Percentile £613 £630 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £475 £490
% change year-on-year +2.63% -3.06% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,626 961 2,538
10th Percentile £15.00 £14.99 £12.86
25th Percentile £19.91 £20.24 £16.25
Median hourly rate £40.00 £31.76 £33.07
Median % change year-on-year +25.94% -3.95% -26.52%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £76.25 £71.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £41.53 £30.93 £34.21
% change year-on-year +34.26% -9.59% -19.25%

Release Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Release Project Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Release Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Release Project Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Release Project Manager job vacancies in the UK

Release Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Release Project Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Release Project Manager job vacancies in the UK

Release Project Manager
Top 2 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Release Project Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 6 April 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
London - 1 - -
England - 1 - -

Release Project Manager Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 6 April 2026, Release Project Manager 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 featuring Release Project Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) IBM
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) SAP QM
1 1 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) WhatsApp

Release Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) SAP QM
1 1 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) WhatsApp
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) IBM
1 1 (100.00%) SAP