Release Manager Job Trends in the North of England

Release Manager
England > North of England

The median Release Manager salary in the North of England is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 October 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 298 315 300
Rank change year-on-year +17 -15 +134
Permanent jobs requiring a Release Manager 1 3 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.010% 0.022% 0.083%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.012% 0.024% 0.086%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 6
10th Percentile - £56,750 £48,125
25th Percentile £78,750 £59,375 £57,730
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 £67,500 £67,529
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -0.04% +22.78%
75th Percentile £86,250 £74,375 £69,136
90th Percentile - £76,250 -
England median annual salary £82,500 £64,500 £67,529
% change year-on-year +27.91% -4.48% +8.05%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the North of England with a recognized job title 8,384 12,727 8,184
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.31% 94.99% 96.91%
Number of salaries quoted 4,327 7,058 6,223
10th Percentile £26,000 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,500 £39,228 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £54,421
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -8.12% +3.66%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £69,136
90th Percentile £79,400 £78,750 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Release Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Release Manager job vacancy trend in the North of England

Release Manager
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for Release Manager job vacancies in the North of England.

Salary distribution trend for Release Manager job vacancies in the North of England

Release Manager
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Release Manager within the North of England region over the 6 months to 7 October 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Yorkshire +25 1 £82,500 +10.00% 5
Release Manager
England

Release Manager Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 7 October 2025, Release Manager 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 permanent job ads across the North of England region featuring Release Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Product Management
1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
1 1 (100.00%) Capacity Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps

Release Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Capacity Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Product Management
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps