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 23 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 482 423 480
Rank change year-on-year -59 +57 -84
Permanent jobs citing Release Management 265 234 460
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.29% 0.55% 0.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.39% 0.59% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 175 153 334
10th Percentile £48,500 £48,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £57,500 £53,688 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £64,627 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.18% +5.08% -1.60%
75th Percentile £83,750 £77,500 £72,433
90th Percentile £111,500 £99,500 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £60,000 £59,500
% change year-on-year +16.67% +0.84% +6.73%

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 68,427 39,782 82,504
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.76% 93.32% 84.70%
Number of salaries quoted 44,356 20,831 59,666
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,035
25th Percentile £40,797 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.84% +8.18% -9.84%
75th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +0.96% +4.00% -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 23 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Release Management in the UK

Release Management
Top 16 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 23 May 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 -69 238 £72,500 +11.54% 114
UK excluding London -26 134 £70,000 +16.67% 77
London -42 98 £75,000 +11.11% 55
Work from Home +9 92 £70,000 +8.31% 77
North of England -20 49 £73,500 +33.64% 19
South East -25 28 £60,000 - 25
North West +11 25 £73,500 +13.08% 14
Yorkshire -26 21 £82,500 +135.71% 5
East of England +2 19 £59,450 -15.07% 10
South West -54 19 £62,500 -3.29% 7
Midlands -46 17 £75,000 +39.70% 10
West Midlands -50 14 £72,500 +35.04% 6
North East -40 3 £77,500 +40.91%
East Midlands -32 2 £75,000 - 4
Wales -34 1 - - 2
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 4

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 (4.15%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (3.40%) Confluence
3 6 (2.26%) Apache Spark
4 5 (1.89%) IIS
5 3 (1.13%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (1.13%) CICS
6 2 (0.75%) Apache
6 2 (0.75%) CMS
7 1 (0.38%) Cloud Foundry
7 1 (0.38%) SharePoint
7 1 (0.38%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.38%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (3.02%) Microsoft Excel
1 8 (3.02%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (1.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (1.13%) Windchill
3 1 (0.38%) Maya
3 1 (0.38%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 8 (3.02%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.13%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.13%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.75%) Infor SunSystems
3 2 (0.75%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.38%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.38%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.38%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.38%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.38%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.38%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.38%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.38%) SAP HCM
4 1 (0.38%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 119 (44.91%) Azure
2 74 (27.92%) Azure DevOps
3 48 (18.11%) Power Platform
4 29 (10.94%) Dynamics 365
5 26 (9.81%) Entra ID
6 25 (9.43%) AWS
7 20 (7.55%) GitHub
8 19 (7.17%) Azure Logic Apps
9 17 (6.42%) GCP
9 17 (6.42%) SaaS
10 15 (5.66%) Power Automate
10 15 (5.66%) PowerApps
10 15 (5.66%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 14 (5.28%) Boomi
12 12 (4.53%) Azure Monitor
12 12 (4.53%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
12 12 (4.53%) Serverless
13 10 (3.77%) Azure Key Vault
14 9 (3.40%) Azure Data Factory
14 9 (3.40%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.26%) WinSCP
2 1 (0.38%) Broadband
2 1 (0.38%) Cisco ISE
2 1 (0.38%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (11.32%) Power BI
2 17 (6.42%) Data Warehouse
3 15 (5.66%) Relational Database
4 13 (4.91%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 10 (3.77%) SQL Server
5 10 (3.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 9 (3.40%) Spark SQL
7 7 (2.64%) Big Data
7 7 (2.64%) PostgreSQL
8 6 (2.26%) MySQL
9 5 (1.89%) Apache Cassandra
9 5 (1.89%) DataStage
9 5 (1.89%) DynamoDB
9 5 (1.89%) Hadoop
9 5 (1.89%) Metadata
9 5 (1.89%) MongoDB
9 5 (1.89%) Neo4j
9 5 (1.89%) NoSQL
9 5 (1.89%) Pentaho
9 5 (1.89%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 38 (14.34%) JIRA
2 20 (7.55%) Git
3 11 (4.15%) Eclipse
4 10 (3.77%) GitLab
5 8 (3.02%) Jenkins
6 3 (1.13%) ChangeMan
7 2 (0.75%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.75%) Subversion
7 2 (0.75%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.38%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 1 (0.38%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.38%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.38%) JMeter
8 1 (0.38%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.38%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.38%) Postman
8 1 (0.38%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.38%) Selenium
8 1 (0.38%) SoapUI
8 1 (0.38%) SonarQube
General
1 102 (38.49%) Social Skills
2 89 (33.58%) Finance
3 46 (17.36%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (9.43%) Law
5 21 (7.92%) Marketing
6 15 (5.66%) Banking
7 13 (4.91%) Legal
7 13 (4.91%) Retail
8 11 (4.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 9 (3.40%) Public Sector
10 8 (3.02%) Manufacturing
11 7 (2.64%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (1.13%) Environmental Health
12 3 (1.13%) Games
12 3 (1.13%) Investment Banking
12 3 (1.13%) Military
13 2 (0.75%) Billing
13 2 (0.75%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (0.75%) Presentation Skills
14 1 (0.38%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 57 (21.51%) Lead
2 53 (20.00%) Senior
3 38 (14.34%) Developer
4 28 (10.57%) Senior Developer
5 23 (8.68%) Analyst
6 19 (7.17%) Administrator
7 15 (5.66%) Systems Administrator
8 14 (5.28%) Applications Support
8 14 (5.28%) Software Manager
8 14 (5.28%) Technical Leader
9 13 (4.91%) Azure Engineer
9 13 (4.91%) Data Engineer
10 12 (4.53%) Release Manager
10 12 (4.53%) Salesforce Developer
11 11 (4.15%) Architect
11 11 (4.15%) Engineering Manager
11 11 (4.15%) Software Engineering Manager
12 10 (3.77%) Applications Support Analyst
12 10 (3.77%) Consultant
12 10 (3.77%) Senior Salesforce Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (13.58%) REST
2 22 (8.30%) Middleware
3 21 (7.92%) SOAP
4 19 (7.17%) .NET
5 17 (6.42%) React
6 16 (6.04%) JSON
7 13 (4.91%) Lightning Web Components
8 12 (4.53%) EDI
8 12 (4.53%) PySpark
8 12 (4.53%) XML
9 11 (4.15%) ARM Templates
10 10 (3.77%) CSS
10 10 (3.77%) HTML
11 7 (2.64%) .NET Core
12 6 (2.26%) Visualforce
13 5 (1.89%) YAML
14 2 (0.75%) Oracle Fusion
14 2 (0.75%) Swagger
15 1 (0.38%) AWS CDK
15 1 (0.38%) Elastic Stack
Miscellaneous
1 26 (9.81%) Product Ownership
2 25 (9.43%) Data Structures
3 16 (6.04%) Onboarding
4 13 (4.91%) Enterprise Cloud
5 12 (4.53%) Cloud Native
5 12 (4.53%) Management Information System
6 10 (3.77%) Reinsurance
7 9 (3.40%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (2.64%) Culture of Ownership
8 7 (2.64%) Distributed Systems
8 7 (2.64%) Podcast
9 6 (2.26%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (1.89%) Hybrid Cloud
11 4 (1.51%) Low-Code
11 4 (1.51%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (1.51%) Virtual Team
12 3 (1.13%) Legacy Code
12 3 (1.13%) Legacy Systems
12 3 (1.13%) Mobile App
12 3 (1.13%) VSAM
Operating Systems
1 15 (5.66%) Windows
2 10 (3.77%) Windows Server
3 3 (1.13%) Linux
3 3 (1.13%) zOS
4 2 (0.75%) Android
4 2 (0.75%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (0.75%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.38%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.38%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 133 (50.19%) DevOps
2 104 (39.25%) CI/CD
3 99 (37.36%) Agile
4 75 (28.30%) Continuous Improvement
5 65 (24.53%) Problem-Solving
6 59 (22.26%) Stakeholder Management
7 58 (21.89%) Roadmaps
8 50 (18.87%) ITIL
9 49 (18.49%) Incident Management
10 42 (15.85%) Change Management
11 40 (15.09%) Integration Patterns
12 39 (14.72%) Data Modelling
13 37 (13.96%) Test Automation
14 36 (13.58%) AI
15 35 (13.21%) Scrum
16 34 (12.83%) Technical Leadership
17 33 (12.45%) ERP
18 32 (12.08%) Service Management
19 31 (11.70%) ITSM
19 31 (11.70%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 88 (33.21%) SQL
2 38 (14.34%) Python
3 18 (6.79%) PowerShell
4 17 (6.42%) JavaScript
5 11 (4.15%) Apex Code
6 10 (3.77%) SOQL
7 9 (3.40%) Java
7 9 (3.40%) SOSL
8 7 (2.64%) TypeScript
9 6 (2.26%) VB.NET
10 3 (1.13%) Bash
10 3 (1.13%) C#
10 3 (1.13%) COBOL
10 3 (1.13%) JCL
11 2 (0.75%) Bicep
11 2 (0.75%) Kotlin
12 1 (0.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.38%) Groovy
12 1 (0.38%) Korn
12 1 (0.38%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 41 (15.47%) Degree
2 14 (5.28%) Computer Science Degree
2 14 (5.28%) PMI Certification
2 14 (5.28%) PMP
2 14 (5.28%) Security Cleared
3 10 (3.77%) SC Cleared
4 5 (1.89%) DBS Check
4 5 (1.89%) DV Cleared
4 5 (1.89%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (1.51%) ITIL Certification
5 4 (1.51%) Master's Degree
6 3 (1.13%) AWS Certification
6 3 (1.13%) Azure Certification
6 3 (1.13%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 3 (1.13%) MBA
7 1 (0.38%) CISA
7 1 (0.38%) ISTQB
7 1 (0.38%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 1 (0.38%) Oracle Certification
7 1 (0.38%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (19.25%) QA
2 28 (10.57%) Data Quality
3 23 (8.68%) GDPR
4 13 (4.91%) GRC
5 12 (4.53%) Accessibility
5 12 (4.53%) TickIT
6 9 (3.40%) PMO
7 4 (1.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (1.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 4 (1.51%) SLA
7 4 (1.51%) SOC 2
8 3 (1.13%) Def Stans
8 3 (1.13%) ISO 9000
8 3 (1.13%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 2 (0.75%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.38%) NIST
System Software
1 13 (4.91%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.64%) Docker
3 3 (1.13%) IAG
3 3 (1.13%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.38%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.38%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 30 (11.32%) Terraform
2 17 (6.42%) Kubernetes
3 12 (4.53%) Ansible
4 5 (1.89%) Grafana
5 3 (1.13%) CA Endevor
6 2 (0.75%) Argo
6 2 (0.75%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.75%) SCCM
6 2 (0.75%) SCOM
7 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Clustering
7 1 (0.38%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 1 (0.38%) Oracle RMAN
7 1 (0.38%) Packer
7 1 (0.38%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 63 (23.77%) Microsoft
2 34 (12.83%) Salesforce
3 32 (12.08%) ServiceNow
4 17 (6.42%) Databricks
5 12 (4.53%) Oracle
6 9 (3.40%) SAP
7 5 (1.89%) Informatica
7 5 (1.89%) LogicMonitor
7 5 (1.89%) Talend
8 4 (1.51%) Google
8 4 (1.51%) VMware
9 3 (1.13%) Concur
9 3 (1.13%) Intapp
9 3 (1.13%) MuleSoft
9 3 (1.13%) Remedy
10 2 (0.75%) Dell
10 2 (0.75%) Dynatrace
10 2 (0.75%) Infor
10 2 (0.75%) Isilon
10 2 (0.75%) Splunk