Release Management Job Trends

Release Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Release Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 453 453 457
Rank change year-on-year 0 +4 -82
Permanent jobs citing Release Management 328 242 467
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.33% 0.49% 0.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.45% 0.55% 0.58%
Number of salaries quoted 232 160 343
10th Percentile £41,025 £45,132 £40,000
25th Percentile £53,688 £53,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £62,499 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% +1.62% -1.60%
75th Percentile £84,500 £77,813 £73,750
90th Percentile £107,500 £97,500 £89,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £55,000 £59,000
% change year-on-year +18.18% -6.78% +0.43%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Release Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 73,194 44,164 80,263
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.69% 90.07% 82.10%
Number of salaries quoted 50,654 24,819 55,696
10th Percentile £30,250 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,888 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.47% +3.43% -8.71%
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,840 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £98,474 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Release Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Release Management relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Release Management job vacancy trend in the UK

Release Management
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Release Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Release Management

Release Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Release Management over the 6 months to 18 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Release Management in the UK

Release Management
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Release Management within the UK over the 6 months to 18 July 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 -31 293 £70,000 +12.00% 118
UK excluding London -29 178 £65,000 +18.18% 77
Work from Home +49 139 £70,000 - 56
London -15 116 £83,000 +22.96% 52
North of England -8 61 £73,500 +33.64% 13
South East -15 46 £55,802 -7.00% 30
North West +23 32 £73,500 +17.60% 6
Yorkshire -11 27 £72,500 +63.84% 5
Midlands -46 22 £63,750 +18.74% 15
South West -54 22 £64,000 +5.14% 8
East of England -1 18 £59,450 -15.07% 10
West Midlands -40 15 £52,500 -2.21% 8
Scotland +16 6 £33,000 -30.22% 4
East Midlands -11 6 £70,000 - 7
Wales -54 2 £55,395 +14.22%
North East -56 2 £75,000 +114.29% 2
Northern Ireland - 1 - -

Release Management
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:

Application Platforms
1 11 (3.35%) Microsoft Exchange
1 11 (3.35%) SharePoint
2 10 (3.05%) Confluence
3 5 (1.52%) IIS
4 4 (1.22%) Camunda
4 4 (1.22%) CICS
5 3 (0.91%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.61%) Apache
6 2 (0.61%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.61%) WordPress
7 1 (0.30%) Cloud Foundry
7 1 (0.30%) CMS
7 1 (0.30%) Tomcat
Applications
1 21 (6.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (3.05%) Microsoft Project
3 9 (2.74%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (1.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (1.22%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 12 (3.66%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (3.35%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.91%) Carpe Diem
3 3 (0.91%) Elite 3E
4 2 (0.61%) Infor SunSystems
4 2 (0.61%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.61%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.30%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.30%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.30%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.30%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.30%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.30%) SAP BPC
5 1 (0.30%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.30%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 124 (37.80%) Azure
2 79 (24.09%) Azure DevOps
3 61 (18.60%) Power Platform
4 42 (12.80%) Dynamics 365
5 36 (10.98%) SaaS
6 28 (8.54%) AWS
7 26 (7.93%) Azure Logic Apps
8 25 (7.62%) GitHub
9 23 (7.01%) Power Automate
10 21 (6.40%) Entra ID
11 19 (5.79%) PowerApps
12 15 (4.57%) GCP
13 14 (4.27%) Boomi
13 14 (4.27%) Serverless
14 11 (3.35%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 10 (3.05%) Azure Functions
15 10 (3.05%) Azure Key Vault
15 10 (3.05%) Azure Monitor
16 9 (2.74%) Azure Data Factory
16 9 (2.74%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.22%) DNS
1 4 (1.22%) VPN
2 3 (0.91%) ATM
2 3 (0.91%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.30%) Broadband
3 1 (0.30%) Cisco ISE
3 1 (0.30%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (11.59%) Power BI
2 20 (6.10%) SQL Server
3 16 (4.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 13 (3.96%) Data Warehouse
5 12 (3.66%) PostgreSQL
6 9 (2.74%) Spark SQL
6 9 (2.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 6 (1.83%) Relational Database
7 6 (1.83%) Tableau
8 4 (1.22%) Db2
8 4 (1.22%) Metadata
8 4 (1.22%) MySQL
9 3 (0.91%) Big Data
9 3 (0.91%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.91%) Looker
9 3 (0.91%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.91%) Oracle Reports
9 3 (0.91%) SAP BW
10 2 (0.61%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 2 (0.61%) Sisense
Development Applications
1 52 (15.85%) JIRA
2 24 (7.32%) Git
3 14 (4.27%) GitLab
3 14 (4.27%) Jenkins
4 7 (2.13%) Eclipse
5 6 (1.83%) Visual Studio
6 4 (1.22%) ChangeMan
6 4 (1.22%) JUnit
6 4 (1.22%) Mockito
7 2 (0.61%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.61%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.61%) Postman
8 1 (0.30%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 1 (0.30%) JMeter
8 1 (0.30%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.30%) mountebank
8 1 (0.30%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.30%) Selenium
8 1 (0.30%) Subversion
8 1 (0.30%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 146 (44.51%) Social Skills
2 105 (32.01%) Finance
3 58 (17.68%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (7.62%) Law
5 23 (7.01%) Public Sector
6 22 (6.71%) Banking
7 21 (6.40%) Marketing
7 21 (6.40%) Organisational Skills
8 18 (5.49%) Retail
9 17 (5.18%) Legal
10 16 (4.88%) Influencing Skills
11 13 (3.96%) Investment Banking
12 11 (3.35%) Local Government
13 10 (3.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 10 (3.05%) Manufacturing
14 9 (2.74%) Front Office
14 9 (2.74%) Legal Technology
15 8 (2.44%) Military
16 5 (1.52%) Financial Institution
17 4 (1.22%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 52 (15.85%) Lead
2 50 (15.24%) Senior
3 39 (11.89%) Developer
4 35 (10.67%) Analyst
5 26 (7.93%) Senior Developer
6 25 (7.62%) Administrator
7 22 (6.71%) Consultant
8 19 (5.79%) Systems Administrator
9 16 (4.88%) Azure Engineer
10 15 (4.57%) Release Manager
11 14 (4.27%) Applications Support
12 13 (3.96%) DevOps Engineer
12 13 (3.96%) IT Manager
12 13 (3.96%) Service Manager
12 13 (3.96%) Software Manager
13 12 (3.66%) Management Consultant
13 12 (3.66%) Technical Leader
14 11 (3.35%) Architect
14 11 (3.35%) Programme Office Consultant
14 11 (3.35%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (13.72%) REST
2 24 (7.32%) Middleware
3 22 (6.71%) SOAP
4 16 (4.88%) JSON
4 16 (4.88%) React
5 15 (4.57%) Lightning Web Components
6 13 (3.96%) .NET
7 12 (3.66%) EDI
7 12 (3.66%) XML
8 9 (2.74%) ARM Templates
8 9 (2.74%) CSS
8 9 (2.74%) HTML
8 9 (2.74%) PySpark
9 7 (2.13%) FIX Protocol
10 6 (1.83%) Visualforce
11 5 (1.52%) OAuth
11 5 (1.52%) YAML
12 4 (1.22%) JPA
12 4 (1.22%) OpenID
12 4 (1.22%) Spring Security
Miscellaneous
1 29 (8.84%) Management Information System
2 26 (7.93%) Onboarding
3 23 (7.01%) Product Ownership
4 18 (5.49%) Data Structures
5 16 (4.88%) Enterprise Software
6 15 (4.57%) Cloud Native
7 13 (3.96%) Enterprise Cloud
8 11 (3.35%) Distributed Systems
9 10 (3.05%) Analytical Mindset
10 7 (2.13%) Culture of Ownership
10 7 (2.13%) Fixed Income
10 7 (2.13%) Podcast
11 5 (1.52%) CMDB
11 5 (1.52%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (1.22%) Legacy Code
12 4 (1.22%) Self-Motivation
12 4 (1.22%) Virtual Team
12 4 (1.22%) VSAM
13 3 (0.91%) Reinsurance
13 3 (0.91%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 16 (4.88%) Linux
2 13 (3.96%) Windows
3 5 (1.52%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.22%) Unix
4 4 (1.22%) zOS
5 2 (0.61%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.30%) Android
6 1 (0.30%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.30%) Embedded Linux
6 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 142 (43.29%) DevOps
2 117 (35.67%) CI/CD
3 110 (33.54%) Continuous Improvement
4 109 (33.23%) Agile
5 95 (28.96%) Problem-Solving
6 87 (26.52%) Stakeholder Management
7 79 (24.09%) ITIL
8 72 (21.95%) Change Management
9 55 (16.77%) Roadmaps
10 53 (16.16%) Decision-Making
11 51 (15.55%) Incident Management
12 47 (14.33%) Scrum
13 43 (13.11%) ERP
14 42 (12.80%) Integration Patterns
15 41 (12.50%) AI
16 40 (12.20%) Test Automation
17 38 (11.59%) ITSM
18 36 (10.98%) Business Intelligence
18 36 (10.98%) Configuration Management
18 36 (10.98%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 87 (26.52%) SQL
2 40 (12.20%) Python
3 23 (7.01%) JavaScript
4 12 (3.66%) Apex Code
5 10 (3.05%) PowerShell
5 10 (3.05%) SOQL
6 9 (2.74%) Java
6 9 (2.74%) SOSL
7 7 (2.13%) C++
8 6 (1.83%) Bash
8 6 (1.83%) COBOL
8 6 (1.83%) TypeScript
9 5 (1.52%) T-SQL
10 4 (1.22%) C#
10 4 (1.22%) JCL
11 3 (0.91%) C
12 2 (0.61%) Go
12 2 (0.61%) Perl
12 2 (0.61%) PHP
12 2 (0.61%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 50 (15.24%) Degree
2 23 (7.01%) Security Cleared
3 20 (6.10%) SC Cleared
4 19 (5.79%) PMI Certification
5 17 (5.18%) PMP
6 14 (4.27%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (1.83%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (1.22%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.22%) DV Cleared
8 4 (1.22%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 3 (0.91%) AWS Certification
9 3 (0.91%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.30%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 1 (0.30%) CISA
10 1 (0.30%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (0.30%) CISM
10 1 (0.30%) CRISC
10 1 (0.30%) ISTQB
10 1 (0.30%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.30%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (19.51%) QA
2 34 (10.37%) Data Quality
3 29 (8.84%) GDPR
4 22 (6.71%) PMO
5 13 (3.96%) Accessibility
5 13 (3.96%) GRC
6 12 (3.66%) TickIT
7 8 (2.44%) Def Stans
7 8 (2.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (2.44%) SLA
8 5 (1.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 4 (1.22%) ISO 9000
9 4 (1.22%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 4 (1.22%) SOC 2
10 2 (0.61%) ISO 8583
10 2 (0.61%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 13 (3.96%) Active Directory
2 12 (3.66%) Docker
3 5 (1.52%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.91%) IAG
5 2 (0.61%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.30%) Firmware
6 1 (0.30%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.30%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 32 (9.76%) Terraform
2 17 (5.18%) Kubernetes
3 16 (4.88%) Ansible
4 4 (1.22%) CA Endevor
4 4 (1.22%) Grafana
5 3 (0.91%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.61%) Argo
6 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Clustering
6 2 (0.61%) ZABBIX
7 1 (0.30%) ITRS Geneos
7 1 (0.30%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 1 (0.30%) Oracle RMAN
7 1 (0.30%) Packer
7 1 (0.30%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.30%) SCCM
7 1 (0.30%) SCOM
7 1 (0.30%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 88 (26.83%) Microsoft
2 33 (10.06%) Salesforce
3 25 (7.62%) ServiceNow
4 15 (4.57%) SAP
5 14 (4.27%) Databricks
6 11 (3.35%) Oracle
7 8 (2.44%) Google
8 7 (2.13%) FIS
8 7 (2.13%) LogicMonitor
8 7 (2.13%) SunGard
9 6 (1.83%) Intapp
10 5 (1.52%) iManage
10 5 (1.52%) OpenAI
10 5 (1.52%) VMware
11 4 (1.22%) Dell
11 4 (1.22%) HP
12 3 (0.91%) Aderant
12 3 (0.91%) Cisco
12 3 (0.91%) HighQ
12 3 (0.91%) MuleSoft