Release Analyst Job Trends

Release Analyst
UK

As of 13 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Release Analyst salary in the UK.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 647 703 719
Rank change year-on-year +56 +16 +263
Permanent jobs requiring a Release Analyst 4 9 18
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.007% 0.017% 0.032%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.018% 0.034%
Number of salaries quoted 0 9 14
10th Percentile - £51,785 £26,000
25th Percentile - £52,607 £36,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £57,713 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -3.81% +41.18%
75th Percentile - £59,070 -
90th Percentile - £60,256 -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - £31,750
% change year-on-year - - -20.63%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

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

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 54,089 49,558 53,300
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.68% 92.89% 95.26%
Number of salaries quoted 33,489 25,634 41,126
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -5.66%

Release Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Release Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Release Analyst
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Release Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Release Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Release Analyst
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Release Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 13 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +66 4 - -
UK excluding London - 4 - -
Work from Home +62 3 - -
North of England - 3 - -
Yorkshire - 3 - -
South West - 1 - -

Release Analyst Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Release Analyst 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 featuring Release Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Agile
2 2 (50.00%) Azure
2 2 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Integration
2 2 (50.00%) DevOps
2 2 (50.00%) ERP
2 2 (50.00%) Integration Testing
2 2 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) SAP
2 2 (50.00%) SAP ERP
2 2 (50.00%) Software Delivery
2 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (50.00%) Waterfall
3 1 (25.00%) Business Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Cloud Security
3 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
3 1 (25.00%) Internet
3 1 (25.00%) Objectives and Key Results
3 1 (25.00%) Performance Metrics
3 1 (25.00%) QA
3 1 (25.00%) Release Management

Release Analyst 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 2 (50.00%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Internet
General
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Agile
2 2 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Integration
2 2 (50.00%) DevOps
2 2 (50.00%) ERP
2 2 (50.00%) Integration Testing
2 2 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Software Delivery
2 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (50.00%) Waterfall
3 1 (25.00%) Business Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Cloud Security
3 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
3 1 (25.00%) Objectives and Key Results
3 1 (25.00%) Performance Metrics
3 1 (25.00%) Release Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) SAP