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 22 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 508 391 456
Rank change year-on-year -117 +65 -76
Permanent jobs citing Release Management 214 269 488
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.24% 0.64% 0.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.32% 0.69% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 144 177 357
10th Percentile £51,250 £47,300 £36,250
25th Percentile £57,875 £53,688 £52,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +20.83% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £83,750 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £112,750 £85,000 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £71,250 £60,000 £59,500
% change year-on-year +18.75% +0.84% +8.18%

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 66,065 38,941 81,145
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 75.24% 92.85% 85.83%
Number of salaries quoted 40,765 22,745 59,274
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.57%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -8.90%

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 22 April 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 22 April 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 -121 190 £72,500 +20.83% 102
UK excluding London -122 104 £71,250 +18.75% 71
London -34 83 £72,500 +15.08% 45
Work from Home -17 66 £72,500 +20.83% 60
North of England -40 36 £73,500 +33.64% 15
South East -61 23 £57,303 -4.50% 24
North West -24 18 £73,500 +5.00% 10
Midlands -78 16 £75,000 +39.70% 6
Yorkshire -51 15 £77,500 +121.43% 5
South West -62 14 £62,500 -6.46% 13
East of England -24 13 £59,450 -15.07% 4
West Midlands -57 11 £75,000 +39.70% 2
East Midlands -47 4 £75,000 +87.50% 4
North East -41 3 £77,500 +40.91%
Scotland -18 1 - - 4
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 2

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 9 (4.21%) Confluence
2 8 (3.74%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (3.27%) Apache Spark
4 3 (1.40%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (1.40%) IIS
5 2 (0.93%) Apache
5 2 (0.93%) CMS
5 2 (0.93%) SharePoint
6 1 (0.47%) Cloud Foundry
6 1 (0.47%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.47%) WebSphere
6 1 (0.47%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 7 (3.27%) Microsoft Project
2 6 (2.80%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.47%) Maya
3 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.47%) Oracle Smart View
3 1 (0.47%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (1.87%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.40%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (1.40%) SAP ERP
3 2 (0.93%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.93%) Fidessa
3 2 (0.93%) Infor SunSystems
3 2 (0.93%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.93%) SAP CO
3 2 (0.93%) SAP FI
3 2 (0.93%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.47%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.47%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.47%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.47%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.47%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.47%) SAP HCM
4 1 (0.47%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 90 (42.06%) Azure
2 57 (26.64%) Azure DevOps
3 29 (13.55%) Power Platform
4 27 (12.62%) AWS
5 23 (10.75%) Dynamics 365
6 16 (7.48%) Entra ID
6 16 (7.48%) GCP
6 16 (7.48%) GitHub
7 13 (6.07%) Boomi
7 13 (6.07%) Salesforce Service Cloud
8 12 (5.61%) SaaS
9 9 (4.21%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
9 9 (4.21%) Serverless
10 8 (3.74%) Azure Logic Apps
10 8 (3.74%) Azure Monitor
11 7 (3.27%) Azure Key Vault
11 7 (3.27%) Cloudflare
11 7 (3.27%) Vercel
12 6 (2.80%) Amazon EMR
12 6 (2.80%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.80%) WinSCP
2 1 (0.47%) Broadband
2 1 (0.47%) Cisco ISE
2 1 (0.47%) HTTP
2 1 (0.47%) Intranet
2 1 (0.47%) SSL
2 1 (0.47%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (10.28%) Power BI
2 15 (7.01%) Data Warehouse
3 14 (6.54%) Relational Database
4 11 (5.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 10 (4.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 8 (3.74%) SQL Server
7 7 (3.27%) Big Data
7 7 (3.27%) Metadata
8 6 (2.80%) PostgreSQL
8 6 (2.80%) Spark SQL
9 5 (2.34%) Apache Cassandra
9 5 (2.34%) DataStage
9 5 (2.34%) DynamoDB
9 5 (2.34%) Hadoop
9 5 (2.34%) MongoDB
9 5 (2.34%) MySQL
9 5 (2.34%) Neo4j
9 5 (2.34%) NoSQL
9 5 (2.34%) Pentaho
9 5 (2.34%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 34 (15.89%) JIRA
2 17 (7.94%) Git
3 9 (4.21%) Eclipse
4 6 (2.80%) GitLab
4 6 (2.80%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.93%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.93%) Subversion
5 2 (0.93%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.47%) Browser DevTools
6 1 (0.47%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.47%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.47%) JMeter
6 1 (0.47%) LoadRunner
6 1 (0.47%) NUnit
6 1 (0.47%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.47%) Postman
6 1 (0.47%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.47%) Selenium
6 1 (0.47%) SoapUI
6 1 (0.47%) SonarQube
General
1 88 (41.12%) Social Skills
2 66 (30.84%) Finance
3 35 (16.36%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (11.21%) Law
5 19 (8.88%) Marketing
6 16 (7.48%) Banking
7 13 (6.07%) Legal
8 12 (5.61%) Retail
9 10 (4.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (3.27%) Documentation Skills
10 7 (3.27%) Manufacturing
11 4 (1.87%) Investment Banking
11 4 (1.87%) Public Sector
12 3 (1.40%) Games
13 2 (0.93%) Front Office
13 2 (0.93%) Organisational Skills
14 1 (0.47%) Automotive
14 1 (0.47%) Billing
14 1 (0.47%) Police
14 1 (0.47%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 51 (23.83%) Lead
2 43 (20.09%) Senior
3 28 (13.08%) Developer
4 21 (9.81%) Analyst
5 20 (9.35%) Senior Developer
6 15 (7.01%) Applications Support
7 14 (6.54%) Software Manager
8 13 (6.07%) Technical Leader
9 11 (5.14%) Data Engineer
9 11 (5.14%) Engineering Manager
9 11 (5.14%) Software Engineering Manager
10 9 (4.21%) Applications Support Analyst
10 9 (4.21%) Senior Manager
10 9 (4.21%) Service Manager
10 9 (4.21%) Support Analyst
11 8 (3.74%) Applications Manager
11 8 (3.74%) Architect
11 8 (3.74%) Consultant
12 7 (3.27%) Administrator
12 7 (3.27%) Release Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (12.62%) REST
2 20 (9.35%) .NET
3 15 (7.01%) Middleware
3 15 (7.01%) React
3 15 (7.01%) SOAP
4 14 (6.54%) JSON
5 11 (5.14%) EDI
5 11 (5.14%) XML
6 10 (4.67%) CSS
6 10 (4.67%) HTML
7 9 (4.21%) PySpark
8 8 (3.74%) .NET Core
8 8 (3.74%) ARM Templates
9 7 (3.27%) Lightning Web Components
10 3 (1.40%) Visualforce
11 2 (0.93%) HTML5 Canvas
11 2 (0.93%) Next.js
11 2 (0.93%) OAuth
11 2 (0.93%) Oracle Fusion
11 2 (0.93%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 19 (8.88%) Product Ownership
2 14 (6.54%) Data Structures
3 13 (6.07%) Onboarding
4 12 (5.61%) Enterprise Cloud
4 12 (5.61%) Management Information System
4 12 (5.61%) Reinsurance
5 11 (5.14%) Enterprise Software
6 10 (4.67%) Cloud Native
7 7 (3.27%) Culture of Ownership
7 7 (3.27%) Podcast
8 6 (2.80%) Distributed Systems
9 5 (2.34%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (1.87%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (1.87%) Low-Code
10 4 (1.87%) Self-Motivation
10 4 (1.87%) Virtual Team
11 3 (1.40%) Legacy Systems
11 3 (1.40%) Mobile App
12 2 (0.93%) Augmented Reality
12 2 (0.93%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 13 (6.07%) Windows
2 8 (3.74%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.87%) Linux
4 2 (0.93%) Android
4 2 (0.93%) Unix
4 2 (0.93%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.47%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (48.60%) DevOps
2 82 (38.32%) Agile
3 74 (34.58%) CI/CD
4 55 (25.70%) Continuous Improvement
4 55 (25.70%) Problem-Solving
5 51 (23.83%) Roadmaps
6 45 (21.03%) Stakeholder Management
7 43 (20.09%) Incident Management
8 42 (19.63%) ITIL
9 36 (16.82%) AI
10 33 (15.42%) Test Automation
11 32 (14.95%) Change Management
11 32 (14.95%) Scrum
11 32 (14.95%) Service Management
12 29 (13.55%) Data Modelling
13 28 (13.08%) Software Engineering
14 27 (12.62%) ERP
15 26 (12.15%) ITSM
15 26 (12.15%) Observability
16 25 (11.68%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 69 (32.24%) SQL
2 34 (15.89%) Python
3 19 (8.88%) JavaScript
4 16 (7.48%) PowerShell
5 13 (6.07%) Java
6 6 (2.80%) Apex Code
6 6 (2.80%) C#
6 6 (2.80%) VB.NET
7 4 (1.87%) TypeScript
8 3 (1.40%) Bash
8 3 (1.40%) SOQL
9 2 (0.93%) Bicep
9 2 (0.93%) Kotlin
9 2 (0.93%) SOSL
10 1 (0.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.47%) Go
10 1 (0.47%) Groovy
10 1 (0.47%) Korn
10 1 (0.47%) Perl
10 1 (0.47%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 33 (15.42%) Degree
2 12 (5.61%) Computer Science Degree
2 12 (5.61%) PMI Certification
2 12 (5.61%) PMP
3 11 (5.14%) Security Cleared
4 7 (3.27%) SC Cleared
5 4 (1.87%) DBS Check
5 4 (1.87%) DV Cleared
5 4 (1.87%) ITIL Certification
5 4 (1.87%) Master's Degree
6 3 (1.40%) AWS Certification
6 3 (1.40%) MBA
7 2 (0.93%) Azure Certification
7 2 (0.93%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 2 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.47%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 1 (0.47%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
8 1 (0.47%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 1 (0.47%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.47%) CCSK
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (16.82%) QA
2 14 (6.54%) Data Quality
2 14 (6.54%) GDPR
3 13 (6.07%) GRC
4 11 (5.14%) Accessibility
4 11 (5.14%) TickIT
5 7 (3.27%) PMO
6 4 (1.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (1.87%) SLA
6 4 (1.87%) SOC 2
7 3 (1.40%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.93%) GAAP
8 2 (0.93%) IFRS
9 1 (0.47%) NIST
9 1 (0.47%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 5 (2.34%) Docker
2 4 (1.87%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.93%) IAG
4 1 (0.47%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.47%) Terminal Server
4 1 (0.47%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 18 (8.41%) Terraform
2 14 (6.54%) Kubernetes
3 7 (3.27%) Ansible
4 3 (1.40%) Grafana
5 2 (0.93%) SCCM
5 2 (0.93%) SCOM
6 1 (0.47%) Argo
6 1 (0.47%) Control-M
6 1 (0.47%) Kibana
6 1 (0.47%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 1 (0.47%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.47%) Packer
6 1 (0.47%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.47%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 43 (20.09%) Microsoft
2 30 (14.02%) ServiceNow
3 24 (11.21%) Salesforce
4 13 (6.07%) Databricks
5 12 (5.61%) Oracle
6 5 (2.34%) Informatica
6 5 (2.34%) SAP
6 5 (2.34%) Talend
7 4 (1.87%) LogicMonitor
8 3 (1.40%) Google
8 3 (1.40%) Intapp
8 3 (1.40%) MuleSoft
8 3 (1.40%) Remedy
9 2 (0.93%) BMC
9 2 (0.93%) Dynatrace
9 2 (0.93%) IBM
9 2 (0.93%) Infor
9 2 (0.93%) VMware
10 1 (0.47%) Dataiku
10 1 (0.47%) Red Hat