Release Management Jobs

Release Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Release Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Release Management over the 6 months leading up to 8 December 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Dec 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 204 333 351
Rank change year-on-year +129 +18 +44
Permanent jobs citing Release Management 987 486 1,199
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.42% 0.92% 0.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.61% 0.97% 1.02%
Number of salaries quoted 233 346 735
10th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £39,850
25th Percentile £53,000 £52,813 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - -1.19%
75th Percentile £75,000 £74,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £56,389 £56,525 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.24% +2.77% +4.76%

All Process and 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 61,487 49,863 117,613
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 88.65% 94.11% 95.75%
Number of salaries quoted 28,400 36,022 72,003
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £34,700
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year - -1.64% +1.67%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £99,680 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,714 £52,500 £53,500
% change year-on-year +4.22% -1.87% +7.00%

Release Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Release Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Release Management in the UK

Release Management
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Release Management.

Salary trend for Release Management in the UK

Release Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Release Management over the 6 months to 8 December 2024.

Salary histogram for Release Management in the UK

Release Management
Top 15 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 8 December 2024. 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
UK excluding London +144 803 £56,389 -0.24% 42
England +94 779 £60,000 -4.00% 82
South East +33 206 £56,525 - 8
London -48 141 £65,000 - 43
Midlands +50 137 £55,000 +10.02% 13
Work from Home -71 130 £60,000 -4.00% 69
Scotland +69 129 - - 3
North of England +15 127 £56,250 +12.50% 6
South West +84 103 £57,500 -18.53% 7
Yorkshire +34 76 £52,500 +5.00%
East Midlands +29 69 £42,500 -47.53% 2
West Midlands +1 68 £57,500 +21.05% 11
East of England -5 66 £58,750 +52.60% 3
North West -6 51 £60,000 -9.43% 6
Wales +54 35 £55,000 +57.14%

Release Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 21 (2.13%) SharePoint
2 16 (1.62%) Confluence
3 13 (1.32%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.41%) Apache
5 3 (0.30%) nginx
6 2 (0.20%) IIS
6 2 (0.20%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.10%) JBoss
7 1 (0.10%) WebSphere
Applications
1 20 (2.03%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (0.61%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.20%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 37 (3.75%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (1.42%) PlanetPress Connect
3 12 (1.22%) PeopleSoft HCM
4 5 (0.51%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.41%) Oracle ERP
5 4 (0.41%) Unit4 Business World
6 1 (0.10%) Endur
6 1 (0.10%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.10%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.10%) SAP Payroll
6 1 (0.10%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 118 (11.96%) Azure
2 63 (6.38%) Azure DevOps
3 47 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
4 46 (4.66%) SaaS
5 41 (4.15%) AWS
5 41 (4.15%) PaaS
6 30 (3.04%) IaaS
7 27 (2.74%) Dynamics 365
8 25 (2.53%) GitHub
9 24 (2.43%) Power Platform
10 18 (1.82%) Azure Monitor
10 18 (1.82%) Power Automate
11 17 (1.72%) GitHub Actions
11 17 (1.72%) OCI
12 14 (1.42%) MailChimp
13 12 (1.22%) IBM Cloud
14 8 (0.81%) Azure Storage
14 8 (0.81%) Entra ID
14 8 (0.81%) PowerApps
15 6 (0.61%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 21 (2.13%) Firewall
2 9 (0.91%) Internet
2 9 (0.91%) VoIP
2 9 (0.91%) Wireless
3 7 (0.71%) LAN
3 7 (0.71%) WAN
4 6 (0.61%) DHCP
4 6 (0.61%) DNS
5 2 (0.20%) Cisco ISE
5 2 (0.20%) Junos
5 2 (0.20%) Network Security
5 2 (0.20%) Remote Desktop
5 2 (0.20%) SAN
5 2 (0.20%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.20%) SSL
5 2 (0.20%) VPN
5 2 (0.20%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.10%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.10%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (2.94%) SQL Server
2 19 (1.93%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (0.61%) Power BI
4 5 (0.51%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
5 3 (0.30%) Data Lake
5 3 (0.30%) MongoDB
5 3 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (0.20%) BusinessObjects
6 2 (0.20%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
6 2 (0.20%) Metadata
6 2 (0.20%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.20%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.10%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.10%) Crystal Reports
7 1 (0.10%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.10%) Redis
7 1 (0.10%) SAP HANA
7 1 (0.10%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 41 (4.15%) JIRA
2 20 (2.03%) Git
2 20 (2.03%) SonarQube
3 14 (1.42%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 11 (1.11%) Jenkins
4 11 (1.11%) MSBuild
4 11 (1.11%) Team Foundation Server
5 10 (1.01%) TeamCity
6 8 (0.81%) Crucible
6 8 (0.81%) Xcode
7 7 (0.71%) Octopus Deploy
8 6 (0.61%) AdminStudio
8 6 (0.61%) InstallShield
8 6 (0.61%) MSI
9 5 (0.51%) Selenium
10 4 (0.41%) Appium
11 3 (0.30%) Bitbucket
11 3 (0.30%) IntelliJ
12 2 (0.20%) FitNesse
12 2 (0.20%) Subversion
General
1 276 (27.96%) Aerospace
1 276 (27.96%) Automotive
2 114 (11.55%) Social Skills
3 108 (10.94%) Finance
4 36 (3.65%) Public Sector
5 33 (3.34%) Analytical Skills
6 24 (2.43%) Marketing
7 18 (1.82%) Law
8 15 (1.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 12 (1.22%) Police
10 10 (1.01%) Local Government
11 9 (0.91%) Influencing Skills
11 9 (0.91%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (0.81%) Presentation Skills
13 7 (0.71%) Banking
14 6 (0.61%) Front Office
14 6 (0.61%) Legal
15 3 (0.30%) Investment Banking
16 2 (0.20%) Billing
16 2 (0.20%) Retail
Job Titles
1 373 (37.79%) Configuration Management Engineer
1 373 (37.79%) Principal Engineer
1 373 (37.79%) SCM Engineer
2 273 (27.66%) Engineering Manager
3 57 (5.78%) Analyst
4 46 (4.66%) Developer
5 43 (4.36%) Senior
6 34 (3.44%) Lead
7 23 (2.33%) DevOps Engineer
8 22 (2.23%) Senior Developer
9 20 (2.03%) Service Manager
10 18 (1.82%) C# Developer
10 18 (1.82%) Release Manager
11 17 (1.72%) Architect
11 17 (1.72%) IT Manager
12 16 (1.62%) .NET Developer
13 15 (1.52%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 13 (1.32%) Business Analyst
14 13 (1.32%) Delivery Manager
14 13 (1.32%) Senior C# Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (3.14%) .NET
2 30 (3.04%) ARM Templates
3 25 (2.53%) XML
4 18 (1.82%) .NET Framework
5 17 (1.72%) Azure Blueprints
6 13 (1.32%) RESTful
7 12 (1.22%) REST
7 12 (1.22%) Web Services
8 10 (1.01%) NHibernate
9 9 (0.91%) Middleware
10 8 (0.81%) FIX Protocol
11 7 (0.71%) AngularJS
11 7 (0.71%) ASP.NET
11 7 (0.71%) ASP.NET MVC
11 7 (0.71%) ASP.NET MVC 4
11 7 (0.71%) Entity Framework
11 7 (0.71%) LINQ
12 6 (0.61%) GraphQL
13 5 (0.51%) HTML
14 4 (0.41%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 58 (5.88%) Management Information System
2 26 (2.63%) Onboarding
3 17 (1.72%) Data Centre
4 14 (1.42%) Low-Code
5 12 (1.22%) Blockchain
5 12 (1.22%) Hybrid Cloud
5 12 (1.22%) Self-Motivation
6 11 (1.11%) CMDB
7 10 (1.01%) Product Ownership
7 10 (1.01%) Smartphone
8 9 (0.91%) Operational Technology
8 9 (0.91%) Video Conferencing
9 7 (0.71%) Legacy Applications
10 6 (0.61%) Cloud Native
10 6 (0.61%) Mobile App
10 6 (0.61%) PKI
10 6 (0.61%) Shadow IT
10 6 (0.61%) Virtual Team
11 5 (0.51%) Enterprise Software
12 4 (0.41%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 27 (2.74%) Windows
2 18 (1.82%) Windows Server
3 13 (1.32%) Linux
4 12 (1.22%) Windows 10
5 11 (1.11%) Windows Server 2016
5 11 (1.11%) Windows Server 2019
6 9 (0.91%) Apple iOS
7 6 (0.61%) Windows 7
8 5 (0.51%) Windows NT
8 5 (0.51%) Windows Server 2012
9 4 (0.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 2 (0.20%) Android
11 1 (0.10%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 683 (69.20%) Configuration Management
2 673 (68.19%) Coaching
3 398 (40.32%) Waterfall
4 395 (40.02%) Stakeholder Management
5 382 (38.70%) Mathematics
6 374 (37.89%) Physics
7 118 (11.96%) Agile
8 109 (11.04%) ITIL
9 104 (10.54%) DevOps
10 66 (6.69%) Project Management
10 66 (6.69%) Service Management
11 62 (6.28%) Problem-Solving
12 52 (5.27%) Change Management
13 49 (4.96%) CRM
14 48 (4.86%) CI/CD
14 48 (4.86%) Continuous Improvement
14 48 (4.86%) Test Automation
15 44 (4.46%) Mentoring
16 41 (4.15%) Roadmaps
17 39 (3.95%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 44 (4.46%) C#
2 37 (3.75%) PowerShell
3 29 (2.94%) SQL
4 18 (1.82%) JavaScript
5 15 (1.52%) Java
6 12 (1.22%) VB
7 11 (1.11%) VB.NET
8 9 (0.91%) Python
9 8 (0.81%) Swift
10 7 (0.71%) Bash
11 6 (0.61%) Bicep
11 6 (0.61%) VBScript
12 4 (0.41%) Objective-C
12 4 (0.41%) T-SQL
13 3 (0.30%) C++
13 3 (0.30%) PL/SQL
14 2 (0.20%) Apex Code
15 1 (0.10%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 1 (0.10%) Groovy
15 1 (0.10%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 696 (70.52%) Degree
2 646 (65.45%) Chartered Engineer
3 58 (5.88%) Security Cleared
4 32 (3.24%) SC Cleared
5 25 (2.53%) BPSS Clearance
6 20 (2.03%) DV Cleared
7 17 (1.72%) ITIL Certification
8 16 (1.62%) Computer Science Degree
8 16 (1.62%) Microsoft Certification
9 11 (1.11%) Azure Certification
10 8 (0.81%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 6 (0.61%) MCSE
12 4 (0.41%) MCP
12 4 (0.41%) Numerate Degree
13 2 (0.20%) CCNA
13 2 (0.20%) Cisco Certification
13 2 (0.20%) Master's Degree
14 1 (0.10%) ISEB
14 1 (0.10%) PMI Certification
14 1 (0.10%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (3.44%) QA
2 17 (1.72%) NCSC
3 16 (1.62%) PMO
4 13 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 12 (1.22%) SLA
6 11 (1.11%) PCI DSS
7 6 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials
7 6 (0.61%) GDPR
8 4 (0.41%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.20%) Data Quality
9 2 (0.20%) ISO 22301
9 2 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.10%) ITGC
10 1 (0.10%) NIST
System Software
1 34 (3.44%) Active Directory
2 22 (2.23%) Docker
3 14 (1.42%) Virtual Machines
4 10 (1.01%) Firmware
4 10 (1.01%) VMware Infrastructure
5 8 (0.81%) Virtual Desktop
6 6 (0.61%) Microsoft App-V
7 2 (0.20%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 37 (3.75%) Kubernetes
2 35 (3.55%) Terraform
3 27 (2.74%) Ansible
4 17 (1.72%) SCCM
4 17 (1.72%) WSUS
5 8 (0.81%) Microsoft Intune
6 6 (0.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 6 (0.61%) SCOM
7 5 (0.51%) Sysprep
8 3 (0.30%) VxRail
9 2 (0.20%) Control-M
9 2 (0.20%) Grafana
10 1 (0.10%) Consul
10 1 (0.10%) Istio
10 1 (0.10%) Kibana
10 1 (0.10%) Podman
10 1 (0.10%) Puppet
10 1 (0.10%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 373 (37.79%) Micro Focus
2 122 (12.36%) Microsoft
3 30 (3.04%) Salesforce
4 25 (2.53%) ServiceNow
5 18 (1.82%) Oracle
6 15 (1.52%) Red Hat
6 15 (1.52%) VMware
7 14 (1.42%) Avaya
7 14 (1.42%) FNZ
7 14 (1.42%) IBM
8 12 (1.22%) PeopleSoft
9 10 (1.01%) Atlassian
10 8 (0.81%) Apple
10 8 (0.81%) Cisco
10 8 (0.81%) Trayport
11 7 (0.71%) Cadence
11 7 (0.71%) Juniper
12 6 (0.61%) Aderant
12 6 (0.61%) Autodesk
13 5 (0.51%) LogicMonitor