Release Manager Jobs in Scotland

Release Manager
UK > Scotland

The median Release Manager salary in Scotland is £78,441 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 158 283 216
Rank change year-on-year +125 -67 +33
Permanent jobs requiring a Release Manager 7 1 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.23% 0.015% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% 0.015% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £74,083 - £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £78,441 £75,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.59% +42.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £82,798 - £75,000
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £58,373 £64,000 £58,750
% change year-on-year -8.79% +8.94% -0.84%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 2,668 6,508 4,116
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.48% 96.93% 89.91%
Number of salaries quoted 1,355 2,627 2,231
10th Percentile £30,880 £27,900 £31,569
25th Percentile £44,000 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -6.25% +6.67%
75th Percentile £63,000 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,320 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.37% -12.50% -

Release Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured Release Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Release Manager in Scotland

Release Manager
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Release Manager in Scotland.

Salary trend for Release Manager in Scotland

Release Manager
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Release Manager within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 19 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Edinburgh +26 7 £78,441 +4.59%
Release Manager
UK

Release Manager Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 19 May 2025, Release Manager 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 permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring Release Manager in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Scrum
1 6 (85.71%) Agile
1 6 (85.71%) Continuous Improvement
1 6 (85.71%) Coaching
1 6 (85.71%) Agile Coaching
1 6 (85.71%) Release Train
1 6 (85.71%) Servant Leadership
1 6 (85.71%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (42.86%) Publishing
3 3 (42.86%) Migration
3 3 (42.86%) JIRA
3 3 (42.86%) Commercialisation
3 3 (42.86%) ISO 20022
3 3 (42.86%) Decision-Making
3 3 (42.86%) Roadmaps
3 3 (42.86%) Product Ownership
3 3 (42.86%) Confluence
4 2 (28.57%) Banking
4 2 (28.57%) Matrix Management
5 1 (14.29%) Release Management
5 1 (14.29%) Finance
5 1 (14.29%) Customer Service

Release Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (42.86%) Confluence
Development Applications
1 3 (42.86%) JIRA
General
1 3 (42.86%) Publishing
2 2 (28.57%) Banking
3 1 (14.29%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Agile
1 6 (85.71%) Agile Coaching
1 6 (85.71%) Coaching
1 6 (85.71%) Continuous Improvement
1 6 (85.71%) Release Train
1 6 (85.71%) Scaled Agile Framework
1 6 (85.71%) Scrum
1 6 (85.71%) Servant Leadership
2 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (42.86%) Commercialisation
3 3 (42.86%) Decision-Making
3 3 (42.86%) Migration
3 3 (42.86%) Roadmaps
4 2 (28.57%) Matrix Management
5 1 (14.29%) Customer Service
5 1 (14.29%) Release Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (42.86%) ISO 20022