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 9 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 394 469 441
Rank change year-on-year +75 -28 -114
Permanent jobs citing Release Management 513 217 364
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.44% 0.44% 0.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.59% 0.49% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 277 145 234
10th Percentile £38,772 £32,500 £45,680
25th Percentile £51,200 £48,250 £52,705
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.39% -8.00% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £96,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £48,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +18.56% -15.65% +1.72%

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 86,265 44,296 59,619
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.17% 89.00% 82.18%
Number of salaries quoted 59,107 24,598 32,082
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -2.78%

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 9 October 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 9 October 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 +23 389 £70,000 +16.67% 540
UK excluding London +59 339 £57,500 +18.56% 223
Work from Home +55 189 £67,500 +8.00% 207
London -23 146 £83,000 +7.10% 311
Northern Ireland - 97 - - 8
North of England -21 76 £70,000 +27.27% 55
South East -11 71 £60,000 +118.18% 63
North West +8 43 £70,000 +12.00% 37
Midlands -36 37 £52,500 -2.21% 32
Yorkshire -16 26 £49,000 -18.33% 16
South West -60 26 £63,000 +11.02% 25
West Midlands -45 24 £51,250 -4.54% 24
East of England -24 19 £56,250 +2.27% 21
East Midlands - 13 £70,000 - 8
Scotland +16 9 £33,000 +49.13% 12
North East -63 7 £55,000 +57.14% 2
Wales -80 4 £85,198 +75.66% 7

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 25 (4.87%) SharePoint
2 11 (2.14%) Confluence
2 11 (2.14%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.97%) Apache
3 5 (0.97%) Camunda
4 4 (0.78%) CICS
5 3 (0.58%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.58%) IIS
5 3 (0.58%) WordPress
6 2 (0.39%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.19%) CMS
7 1 (0.19%) Tomcat
Applications
1 22 (4.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.14%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.14%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (1.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.78%) Windchill
5 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 16 (3.12%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.75%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (1.17%) Workday HCM
4 3 (0.58%) Carpe Diem
4 3 (0.58%) Elite 3E
4 3 (0.58%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.39%) Infor CloudSuite
5 2 (0.39%) Maximo
5 2 (0.39%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.39%) Oracle Applications
5 2 (0.39%) SAP BPC
5 2 (0.39%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.19%) Actimize
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.19%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 157 (30.60%) Azure
2 95 (18.52%) Power Platform
3 90 (17.54%) Azure DevOps
4 50 (9.75%) Dynamics 365
5 46 (8.97%) AWS
5 46 (8.97%) SaaS
6 39 (7.60%) GitHub
7 37 (7.21%) PowerApps
8 33 (6.43%) Power Automate
9 30 (5.85%) Azure Logic Apps
10 28 (5.46%) Entra ID
11 19 (3.70%) Microsoft 365
11 19 (3.70%) Serverless
12 17 (3.31%) Azure Key Vault
13 14 (2.73%) GCP
13 14 (2.73%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
14 13 (2.53%) Azure Monitor
15 12 (2.34%) Azure Functions
16 11 (2.14%) GitHub Actions
16 11 (2.14%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.36%) DNS
2 5 (0.97%) ATM
2 5 (0.97%) TCP/IP
2 5 (0.97%) VPN
3 3 (0.58%) NAS
3 3 (0.58%) SAN
4 1 (0.19%) DHCP
4 1 (0.19%) Firewall
4 1 (0.19%) FTP
4 1 (0.19%) Intranet
4 1 (0.19%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (12.28%) Power BI
2 24 (4.68%) SQL Server
3 21 (4.09%) Data Lake
4 16 (3.12%) PostgreSQL
5 11 (2.14%) Metadata
5 11 (2.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 10 (1.95%) Relational Database
7 9 (1.75%) Data Warehouse
7 9 (1.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 5 (0.97%) Amazon RDS
8 5 (0.97%) Db2
8 5 (0.97%) MongoDB
8 5 (0.97%) RDBMS
8 5 (0.97%) Spark SQL
9 4 (0.78%) Amazon Athena
9 4 (0.78%) BusinessObjects
9 4 (0.78%) GIS
9 4 (0.78%) Redis
9 4 (0.78%) SAP BW
9 4 (0.78%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 54 (10.53%) JIRA
2 50 (9.75%) Git
3 16 (3.12%) Jenkins
4 12 (2.34%) GitLab
5 6 (1.17%) Visual Studio
6 5 (0.97%) Eclipse
6 5 (0.97%) JUnit
6 5 (0.97%) Mockito
7 4 (0.78%) ChangeMan
8 3 (0.58%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.39%) Claude Code
9 2 (0.39%) Terragrunt
10 1 (0.19%) Cypress.io
10 1 (0.19%) git-flow
10 1 (0.19%) mountebank
10 1 (0.19%) Postman
10 1 (0.19%) Sonatype Nexus
10 1 (0.19%) Subversion
10 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 281 (54.78%) Social Skills
2 183 (35.67%) Analytical Skills
3 167 (32.55%) Finance
4 95 (18.52%) Presentation Skills
5 44 (8.58%) Public Sector
6 35 (6.82%) Law
7 31 (6.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 27 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
9 22 (4.29%) Banking
9 22 (4.29%) Marketing
10 19 (3.70%) Influencing Skills
11 17 (3.31%) Retail
12 14 (2.73%) Investment Banking
13 13 (2.53%) Manufacturing
14 12 (2.34%) Front Office
14 12 (2.34%) Legal
14 12 (2.34%) Local Government
15 10 (1.95%) Aerospace
15 10 (1.95%) Financial Institution
15 10 (1.95%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 143 (27.88%) Analyst
2 128 (24.95%) Senior
3 104 (20.27%) ITSM Analyst
4 81 (15.79%) Senior Analyst
5 79 (15.40%) Support Analyst
6 70 (13.65%) Process Analyst
7 54 (10.53%) Lead
8 47 (9.16%) Developer
8 47 (9.16%) Senior Process Analyst
9 43 (8.38%) Senior Support Analyst
10 37 (7.21%) Service Analyst
11 35 (6.82%) IT Analyst
12 30 (5.85%) IT Manager
13 27 (5.26%) Service Management Analyst
13 27 (5.26%) Service Manager
14 23 (4.48%) Administrator
15 22 (4.29%) Consultant
15 22 (4.29%) Release Manager
16 21 (4.09%) IT Services Manager
17 20 (3.90%) Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (8.97%) REST
2 32 (6.24%) Terraform
3 22 (4.29%) Middleware
4 21 (4.09%) .NET
4 21 (4.09%) SOAP
5 18 (3.51%) Lightning Web Components
6 11 (2.14%) JSON
7 9 (1.75%) FIX Protocol
7 9 (1.75%) XML
8 8 (1.56%) OAuth
8 8 (1.56%) OAuth2
8 8 (1.56%) PySpark
9 7 (1.36%) ASP.NET
9 7 (1.36%) EDI
9 7 (1.36%) JWT
9 7 (1.36%) OpenID
9 7 (1.36%) Spring
9 7 (1.36%) Spring Boot
9 7 (1.36%) YAML
10 6 (1.17%) React
Miscellaneous
1 59 (11.50%) Management Information System
2 27 (5.26%) Onboarding
2 27 (5.26%) Product Ownership
3 26 (5.07%) Enterprise Software
4 17 (3.31%) Cloud Native
5 12 (2.34%) Data Structures
6 11 (2.14%) Distributed Systems
7 10 (1.95%) Analytical Mindset
8 9 (1.75%) Fixed Income
9 8 (1.56%) Self-Motivation
10 7 (1.36%) Enterprise Cloud
11 6 (1.17%) Life Science
12 5 (0.97%) AI Agents
12 5 (0.97%) CMDB
12 5 (0.97%) Data Centre
12 5 (0.97%) Enterprise Storage
12 5 (0.97%) Legacy Systems
13 4 (0.78%) Legacy Code
13 4 (0.78%) Low-Code
13 4 (0.78%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 25 (4.87%) Linux
2 18 (3.51%) Windows
3 8 (1.56%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.97%) Unix
5 4 (0.78%) zOS
6 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.19%) Embedded Linux
7 1 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 293 (57.12%) Continuous Improvement
2 212 (41.33%) ITIL
3 198 (38.60%) Change Management
4 166 (32.36%) Service Management
5 165 (32.16%) DevOps
6 154 (30.02%) Project Delivery
7 153 (29.82%) Decision-Making
7 153 (29.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 143 (27.88%) ITSM
9 141 (27.49%) Root Cause Analysis
10 139 (27.10%) CI/CD
11 134 (26.12%) Problem Management
12 133 (25.93%) Agile
13 131 (25.54%) Problem-Solving
13 131 (25.54%) Risk Management
14 126 (24.56%) Stakeholder Management
14 126 (24.56%) User Experience
15 119 (23.20%) Acceptance Criteria
16 111 (21.64%) Logistics
17 104 (20.27%) Service Design
Programming Languages
1 81 (15.79%) SQL
2 43 (8.38%) Python
3 26 (5.07%) C#
4 17 (3.31%) JavaScript
5 16 (3.12%) PowerShell
6 15 (2.92%) Java
7 14 (2.73%) Apex Code
8 10 (1.95%) C++
9 8 (1.56%) COBOL
10 7 (1.36%) SOQL
10 7 (1.36%) SOSL
10 7 (1.36%) T-SQL
11 6 (1.17%) Bash
12 5 (0.97%) TypeScript
13 4 (0.78%) Bicep
13 4 (0.78%) JCL
13 4 (0.78%) Shell Script
14 3 (0.58%) C
14 3 (0.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 3 (0.58%) PHP
Qualifications
1 153 (29.82%) Degree
2 48 (9.36%) Security Cleared
3 37 (7.21%) SC Cleared
4 17 (3.31%) PMI Certification
5 15 (2.92%) PMP
6 13 (2.53%) Azure Certification
7 11 (2.14%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (2.14%) DV Cleared
8 10 (1.95%) AWS Certification
8 10 (1.95%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (0.97%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (0.78%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (0.58%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 2 (0.39%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.39%) TOGAF Certification
13 1 (0.19%) CCSK
13 1 (0.19%) CISA
13 1 (0.19%) CISM
13 1 (0.19%) CRISC
13 1 (0.19%) CSPO
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (13.65%) QA
2 41 (7.99%) Data Quality
3 26 (5.07%) GDPR
4 18 (3.51%) PMO
5 12 (2.34%) SLA
6 10 (1.95%) Accessibility
7 8 (1.56%) Def Stans
7 8 (1.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (1.36%) TickIT
9 5 (0.97%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (0.78%) ISO 9000
10 4 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 3 (0.58%) ISO 8583
11 3 (0.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.39%) Good Clinical Practice
12 2 (0.39%) GxP
12 2 (0.39%) ISO 13485
12 2 (0.39%) SOC 2
12 2 (0.39%) SOC 3
System Software
1 17 (3.31%) Docker
2 12 (2.34%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.97%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.78%) Firmware
5 3 (0.58%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.58%) IAG
6 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.19%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 17 (3.31%) Kubernetes
2 12 (2.34%) Ansible
3 6 (1.17%) Grafana
4 4 (0.78%) CA Endevor
5 3 (0.58%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.39%) Argo
6 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Clustering
6 2 (0.39%) SCCM
6 2 (0.39%) ZABBIX
7 1 (0.19%) ITRS Geneos
7 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.19%) Puppet
Vendors
1 119 (23.20%) Microsoft
2 40 (7.80%) Salesforce
3 38 (7.41%) ServiceNow
4 25 (4.87%) SAP
5 17 (3.31%) Oracle
6 16 (3.12%) HP
7 15 (2.92%) Workday
8 14 (2.73%) Databricks
8 14 (2.73%) Google
9 9 (1.75%) FIS
9 9 (1.75%) SunGard
10 8 (1.56%) VMware
11 7 (1.36%) Concur
11 7 (1.36%) OpenAI
11 7 (1.36%) Pega
12 6 (1.17%) Dynatrace
12 6 (1.17%) iManage
13 5 (0.97%) MuleSoft
13 5 (0.97%) NetApp
13 5 (0.97%) Okta