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 2 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 479 432 468
Rank change year-on-year -47 +36 -80
Permanent jobs citing Release Management 271 241 477
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 185 157 345
10th Percentile £42,500 £48,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £57,000 £53,688 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £65,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.54% +5.69% -1.60%
75th Percentile £83,750 £78,750 £72,433
90th Percentile £105,500 £98,500 £88,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £60,000 £59,250
% change year-on-year +16.67% +1.27% +3.65%

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 68,751 40,768 85,185
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.84% 93.20% 83.29%
Number of salaries quoted 44,945 21,478 61,112
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,625 £29,250
25th Percentile £41,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.54%
75th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,967 £50,000
% change year-on-year +3.01% +1.93% -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 2 June 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 2 June 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 -43 245 £72,500 +11.54% 134
UK excluding London -33 147 £70,000 +16.67% 83
Work from Home +34 100 £70,000 +8.00% 160
London -57 93 £75,000 +11.11% 68
North of England +2 50 £73,500 +33.64% 22
South East -11 38 £58,652 -2.25% 25
North West +8 26 £73,500 +13.08% 15
Yorkshire -27 21 £82,500 +135.71% 7
East of England +3 20 £59,450 -15.07% 14
South West -59 20 £62,500 -3.57% 7
Midlands -40 17 £75,000 +39.70% 9
West Midlands -43 14 £72,500 +35.04% 5
North East -39 3 £77,500 +40.91%
East Midlands -29 2 £75,000 - 4
Wales -36 1 - - 1
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 6

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 (4.06%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (2.58%) Confluence
3 6 (2.21%) IIS
4 4 (1.48%) CICS
5 3 (1.11%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (1.11%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.74%) Apache
7 1 (0.37%) Cloud Foundry
7 1 (0.37%) CMS
7 1 (0.37%) SharePoint
7 1 (0.37%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.37%) WordPress
Applications
1 9 (3.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (2.95%) Microsoft Project
3 4 (1.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (1.48%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 10 (3.69%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.48%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (1.11%) Remedy ITSM
4 2 (0.74%) Infor SunSystems
4 2 (0.74%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.37%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.37%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.37%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.37%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.37%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.37%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.37%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 115 (42.44%) Azure
2 72 (26.57%) Azure DevOps
3 50 (18.45%) Power Platform
4 30 (11.07%) Dynamics 365
5 26 (9.59%) Entra ID
6 21 (7.75%) AWS
6 21 (7.75%) GitHub
7 19 (7.01%) Azure Logic Apps
8 18 (6.64%) SaaS
9 16 (5.90%) Power Automate
9 16 (5.90%) PowerApps
10 14 (5.17%) Boomi
10 14 (5.17%) GCP
11 13 (4.80%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 12 (4.43%) Azure Monitor
12 12 (4.43%) Serverless
13 10 (3.69%) Azure Key Vault
13 10 (3.69%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
14 9 (3.32%) Azure Data Factory
14 9 (3.32%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.21%) WinSCP
2 1 (0.37%) Broadband
2 1 (0.37%) Cisco ISE
2 1 (0.37%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (11.81%) Power BI
2 15 (5.54%) Data Warehouse
3 13 (4.80%) Relational Database
3 13 (4.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 11 (4.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 9 (3.32%) Spark SQL
5 9 (3.32%) SQL Server
6 5 (1.85%) Metadata
6 5 (1.85%) PostgreSQL
7 4 (1.48%) Big Data
7 4 (1.48%) DB2
7 4 (1.48%) MySQL
8 3 (1.11%) Data Lake
8 3 (1.11%) Looker
8 3 (1.11%) RDBMS
8 3 (1.11%) Tableau
9 2 (0.74%) Data Vault
9 2 (0.74%) DataStage
9 2 (0.74%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.74%) Pentaho
Development Applications
1 36 (13.28%) JIRA
2 20 (7.38%) Git
3 11 (4.06%) Eclipse
4 10 (3.69%) GitLab
5 8 (2.95%) Jenkins
6 4 (1.48%) ChangeMan
7 2 (0.74%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.74%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.37%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 1 (0.37%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.37%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.37%) JMeter
8 1 (0.37%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.37%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.37%) Postman
8 1 (0.37%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.37%) Selenium
8 1 (0.37%) SoapUI
8 1 (0.37%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.37%) Subversion
General
1 108 (39.85%) Social Skills
2 88 (32.47%) Finance
3 42 (15.50%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (7.75%) Law
5 20 (7.38%) Marketing
6 14 (5.17%) Banking
7 13 (4.80%) Legal
7 13 (4.80%) Retail
8 11 (4.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 11 (4.06%) Public Sector
9 10 (3.69%) Influencing Skills
10 8 (2.95%) Local Government
10 8 (2.95%) Manufacturing
11 6 (2.21%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (1.48%) Environmental Health
12 4 (1.48%) Military
13 2 (0.74%) Billing
13 2 (0.74%) Games
13 2 (0.74%) Investment Banking
13 2 (0.74%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 57 (21.03%) Lead
2 51 (18.82%) Senior
3 39 (14.39%) Developer
4 29 (10.70%) Senior Developer
5 22 (8.12%) Analyst
6 21 (7.75%) Administrator
7 18 (6.64%) Consultant
8 15 (5.54%) Systems Administrator
9 14 (5.17%) Software Manager
10 13 (4.80%) Applications Support
10 13 (4.80%) Azure Engineer
10 13 (4.80%) Data Engineer
10 13 (4.80%) Release Manager
11 12 (4.43%) Architect
11 12 (4.43%) Salesforce Developer
11 12 (4.43%) Technical Leader
12 11 (4.06%) Engineering Manager
12 11 (4.06%) Software Engineering Manager
13 10 (3.69%) Senior Salesforce Developer
14 9 (3.32%) Lead Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (14.02%) REST
2 23 (8.49%) Middleware
2 23 (8.49%) SOAP
3 18 (6.64%) .NET
4 17 (6.27%) React
5 16 (5.90%) JSON
6 14 (5.17%) Lightning Web Components
7 12 (4.43%) EDI
7 12 (4.43%) PySpark
7 12 (4.43%) XML
8 11 (4.06%) ARM Templates
9 9 (3.32%) CSS
9 9 (3.32%) HTML
10 7 (2.58%) .NET Core
11 6 (2.21%) Visualforce
12 5 (1.85%) YAML
13 2 (0.74%) Oracle Fusion
13 2 (0.74%) Swagger
14 1 (0.37%) Elastic Stack
14 1 (0.37%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 24 (8.86%) Data Structures
1 24 (8.86%) Product Ownership
2 18 (6.64%) Management Information System
3 16 (5.90%) Onboarding
4 13 (4.80%) Enterprise Cloud
5 12 (4.43%) Cloud Native
6 9 (3.32%) Reinsurance
7 8 (2.95%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (2.58%) Culture of Ownership
8 7 (2.58%) Podcast
9 6 (2.21%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (1.48%) Distributed Systems
10 4 (1.48%) Legacy Code
10 4 (1.48%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (1.48%) Low-Code
10 4 (1.48%) Self-Motivation
10 4 (1.48%) Virtual Team
10 4 (1.48%) VSAM
11 3 (1.11%) Mobile App
12 2 (0.74%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 15 (5.54%) Windows
2 10 (3.69%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.48%) zOS
4 3 (1.11%) Linux
5 2 (0.74%) Android
5 2 (0.74%) Unix
5 2 (0.74%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.37%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.37%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (48.71%) DevOps
2 101 (37.27%) CI/CD
3 94 (34.69%) Agile
4 71 (26.20%) Continuous Improvement
5 68 (25.09%) Problem-Solving
6 58 (21.40%) Stakeholder Management
7 52 (19.19%) ITIL
7 52 (19.19%) Roadmaps
8 49 (18.08%) Incident Management
9 42 (15.50%) Change Management
9 42 (15.50%) Integration Patterns
10 38 (14.02%) AI
11 37 (13.65%) Data Modelling
11 37 (13.65%) Scrum
12 36 (13.28%) Technical Leadership
13 35 (12.92%) Test Automation
14 34 (12.55%) Decision-Making
15 32 (11.81%) Collaborative Working
15 32 (11.81%) ERP
15 32 (11.81%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 87 (32.10%) SQL
2 35 (12.92%) Python
3 18 (6.64%) PowerShell
4 16 (5.90%) JavaScript
5 12 (4.43%) Apex Code
6 10 (3.69%) SOQL
7 9 (3.32%) SOSL
8 7 (2.58%) TypeScript
9 6 (2.21%) VB.NET
10 5 (1.85%) Java
11 4 (1.48%) COBOL
11 4 (1.48%) JCL
12 3 (1.11%) Bash
13 2 (0.74%) Bicep
13 2 (0.74%) C#
13 2 (0.74%) Kotlin
13 2 (0.74%) Shell Script
14 1 (0.37%) ABAP
14 1 (0.37%) Perl
14 1 (0.37%) PHP
Qualifications
1 42 (15.50%) Degree
2 15 (5.54%) PMI Certification
2 15 (5.54%) PMP
3 14 (5.17%) Computer Science Degree
3 14 (5.17%) Security Cleared
4 11 (4.06%) SC Cleared
5 6 (2.21%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (1.85%) DBS Check
6 5 (1.85%) DV Cleared
7 4 (1.48%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.48%) ITIL Certification
7 4 (1.48%) Master's Degree
8 3 (1.11%) AWS Certification
8 3 (1.11%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 3 (1.11%) MBA
9 1 (0.37%) CISA
9 1 (0.37%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.37%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.37%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 1 (0.37%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (22.51%) QA
2 28 (10.33%) Data Quality
3 23 (8.49%) GDPR
4 16 (5.90%) PMO
5 13 (4.80%) GRC
6 12 (4.43%) Accessibility
6 12 (4.43%) TickIT
7 4 (1.48%) Def Stans
7 4 (1.48%) ISO 9000
7 4 (1.48%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 4 (1.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (1.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 4 (1.48%) SLA
7 4 (1.48%) SOC 2
8 2 (0.74%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.37%) NIST
System Software
1 12 (4.43%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.58%) Docker
3 3 (1.11%) IAG
3 3 (1.11%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.37%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.37%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 30 (11.07%) Terraform
2 17 (6.27%) Kubernetes
3 12 (4.43%) Ansible
4 5 (1.85%) Grafana
5 4 (1.48%) CA Endevor
6 2 (0.74%) Argo
6 2 (0.74%) Microsoft Clustering
6 2 (0.74%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.37%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 1 (0.37%) Oracle RMAN
7 1 (0.37%) Packer
7 1 (0.37%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.37%) SCCM
7 1 (0.37%) SCOM
7 1 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 64 (23.62%) Microsoft
2 34 (12.55%) Salesforce
3 31 (11.44%) ServiceNow
4 17 (6.27%) Databricks
5 11 (4.06%) SAP
6 9 (3.32%) Oracle
7 5 (1.85%) Google
7 5 (1.85%) LogicMonitor
8 4 (1.48%) MuleSoft
9 3 (1.11%) Concur
9 3 (1.11%) Intapp
9 3 (1.11%) Remedy
9 3 (1.11%) VMware
10 2 (0.74%) Ariba
10 2 (0.74%) BMC
10 2 (0.74%) Citrix
10 2 (0.74%) Dell
10 2 (0.74%) Dynatrace
10 2 (0.74%) Infor
10 2 (0.74%) Informatica