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

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 464 442 495
Rank change year-on-year -22 +53 -105
Permanent jobs citing Release Management 294 245 487
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.31% 0.55% 0.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.43% 0.59% 0.55%
Number of salaries quoted 206 156 354
10th Percentile £41,585 £45,994 £37,500
25th Percentile £56,250 £53,688 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £64,814 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.86% +5.39% -1.60%
75th Percentile £83,750 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £97,500 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £67,500 £60,000 £59,500
% change year-on-year +12.50% +0.84% +1.28%

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 68,746 41,496 89,251
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.03% 92.46% 81.73%
Number of salaries quoted 47,319 22,262 63,244
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,822 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,000 £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 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -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 20 June 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 20 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 -48 264 £72,500 +11.54% 114
UK excluding London -18 156 £67,500 +12.50% 83
Work from Home +24 111 £70,000 - 54
London -36 104 £75,000 +11.11% 49
North of England +9 54 £73,500 +33.64% 25
South East -20 40 £53,652 -10.58% 26
North West +20 27 £73,500 +17.60% 17
Yorkshire -22 24 £77,500 +121.43% 6
East of England -1 20 £59,450 -15.07% 6
Midlands -40 19 £75,000 +39.70% 13
South West -64 19 £62,500 -3.29% 11
West Midlands -35 14 £75,000 +39.70% 7
East Midlands -30 4 £72,500 - 6
North East -48 3 £77,500 +40.91% 2
Wales -44 2 £55,395 -7.68%
Scotland +9 1 £33,000 -30.22% 3
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 11 (3.74%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (2.72%) Confluence
3 6 (2.04%) IIS
4 4 (1.36%) CICS
5 3 (1.02%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (1.02%) SharePoint
6 2 (0.68%) Apache
6 2 (0.68%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.34%) Cloud Foundry
7 1 (0.34%) CMS
7 1 (0.34%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.34%) WordPress
Applications
1 13 (4.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (3.06%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (2.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.36%) Windchill
5 3 (1.02%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 11 (3.74%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (2.72%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.68%) Infor SunSystems
3 2 (0.68%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.68%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.34%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.34%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.34%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.34%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.34%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.34%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.34%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 119 (40.48%) Azure
2 75 (25.51%) Azure DevOps
3 54 (18.37%) Power Platform
4 37 (12.59%) Dynamics 365
5 25 (8.50%) SaaS
6 23 (7.82%) Entra ID
7 22 (7.48%) AWS
7 22 (7.48%) Azure Logic Apps
8 20 (6.80%) GitHub
9 19 (6.46%) Power Automate
10 16 (5.44%) PowerApps
11 14 (4.76%) Boomi
12 13 (4.42%) GCP
13 12 (4.08%) Serverless
14 11 (3.74%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 10 (3.40%) Azure Key Vault
15 10 (3.40%) Azure Monitor
16 9 (3.06%) Azure Data Factory
16 9 (3.06%) Azure Functions
17 8 (2.72%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.02%) WinSCP
2 1 (0.34%) Broadband
2 1 (0.34%) Cisco ISE
2 1 (0.34%) DNS
2 1 (0.34%) Firewall
2 1 (0.34%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (10.88%) Power BI
2 14 (4.76%) Data Warehouse
2 14 (4.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 10 (3.40%) SQL Server
4 9 (3.06%) Relational Database
4 9 (3.06%) Spark SQL
4 9 (3.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 5 (1.70%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (1.36%) Db2
6 4 (1.36%) Metadata
6 4 (1.36%) MySQL
6 4 (1.36%) Tableau
7 3 (1.02%) Big Data
7 3 (1.02%) Data Lake
7 3 (1.02%) Looker
8 2 (0.68%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.68%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.68%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 2 (0.68%) Oracle Reports
8 2 (0.68%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 43 (14.63%) JIRA
2 21 (7.14%) Git
3 13 (4.42%) Eclipse
4 12 (4.08%) GitLab
5 10 (3.40%) Jenkins
6 4 (1.36%) ChangeMan
6 4 (1.36%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.68%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.68%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.68%) Postman
7 2 (0.68%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.34%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.34%) git-flow
8 1 (0.34%) JMeter
8 1 (0.34%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.34%) mountebank
8 1 (0.34%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.34%) SoapUI
8 1 (0.34%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.34%) Subversion
General
1 118 (40.14%) Social Skills
2 91 (30.95%) Finance
3 45 (15.31%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (7.14%) Law
5 18 (6.12%) Marketing
6 16 (5.44%) Public Sector
6 16 (5.44%) Retail
7 15 (5.10%) Banking
7 15 (5.10%) Influencing Skills
8 13 (4.42%) Legal
9 11 (3.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (3.74%) Local Government
10 9 (3.06%) Manufacturing
11 8 (2.72%) Legal Technology
12 6 (2.04%) Organisational Skills
13 5 (1.70%) Documentation Skills
14 4 (1.36%) Environmental Health
14 4 (1.36%) Military
15 3 (1.02%) Billing
15 3 (1.02%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 53 (18.03%) Lead
2 52 (17.69%) Senior
3 39 (13.27%) Developer
4 29 (9.86%) Senior Developer
5 25 (8.50%) Analyst
6 23 (7.82%) Administrator
7 22 (7.48%) Consultant
8 17 (5.78%) Systems Administrator
9 16 (5.44%) Release Manager
10 15 (5.10%) Azure Engineer
10 15 (5.10%) Software Manager
11 12 (4.08%) Applications Support
11 12 (4.08%) Management Consultant
11 12 (4.08%) Salesforce Developer
12 11 (3.74%) Architect
12 11 (3.74%) Engineering Manager
12 11 (3.74%) IT Manager
12 11 (3.74%) Programme Office Consultant
12 11 (3.74%) Software Engineering Manager
12 11 (3.74%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (12.93%) REST
2 24 (8.16%) Middleware
3 23 (7.82%) SOAP
4 19 (6.46%) React
5 16 (5.44%) JSON
6 14 (4.76%) .NET
6 14 (4.76%) Lightning Web Components
7 12 (4.08%) EDI
7 12 (4.08%) XML
8 10 (3.40%) PySpark
9 9 (3.06%) ARM Templates
9 9 (3.06%) CSS
9 9 (3.06%) HTML
10 7 (2.38%) .NET Core
11 6 (2.04%) Visualforce
12 5 (1.70%) YAML
13 2 (0.68%) ASP.NET
13 2 (0.68%) ASP.NET Core
13 2 (0.68%) Oracle Fusion
13 2 (0.68%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 25 (8.50%) Data Structures
2 24 (8.16%) Product Ownership
3 21 (7.14%) Management Information System
3 21 (7.14%) Onboarding
4 14 (4.76%) Cloud Native
5 13 (4.42%) Enterprise Cloud
6 11 (3.74%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (3.06%) Reinsurance
8 8 (2.72%) Analytical Mindset
9 7 (2.38%) Culture of Ownership
9 7 (2.38%) Podcast
10 5 (1.70%) Distributed Systems
11 4 (1.36%) Legacy Code
11 4 (1.36%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (1.36%) Low-Code
11 4 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (1.36%) Virtual Team
11 4 (1.36%) VSAM
12 3 (1.02%) Mobile App
12 3 (1.02%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 12 (4.08%) Windows
2 7 (2.38%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.36%) Linux
3 4 (1.36%) zOS
4 3 (1.02%) Unix
5 2 (0.68%) Android
5 2 (0.68%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.34%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 138 (46.94%) DevOps
2 106 (36.05%) CI/CD
3 102 (34.69%) Agile
4 86 (29.25%) Continuous Improvement
5 74 (25.17%) Problem-Solving
6 69 (23.47%) Stakeholder Management
7 63 (21.43%) ITIL
8 55 (18.71%) Roadmaps
9 52 (17.69%) Change Management
9 52 (17.69%) Incident Management
10 43 (14.63%) Decision-Making
11 42 (14.29%) Integration Patterns
11 42 (14.29%) Scrum
12 38 (12.93%) AI
12 38 (12.93%) ITSM
13 37 (12.59%) ERP
14 35 (11.90%) Service Management
14 35 (11.90%) Technical Leadership
15 34 (11.56%) Test Automation
16 33 (11.22%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 87 (29.59%) SQL
2 32 (10.88%) Python
3 19 (6.46%) JavaScript
4 14 (4.76%) PowerShell
5 12 (4.08%) Apex Code
6 10 (3.40%) SOQL
7 9 (3.06%) SOSL
8 6 (2.04%) TypeScript
9 4 (1.36%) Bash
9 4 (1.36%) COBOL
9 4 (1.36%) Java
9 4 (1.36%) JCL
9 4 (1.36%) T-SQL
10 3 (1.02%) VB.NET
11 2 (0.68%) Kotlin
11 2 (0.68%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.34%) ABAP
12 1 (0.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.34%) Perl
12 1 (0.34%) PHP
Qualifications
1 45 (15.31%) Degree
2 16 (5.44%) PMI Certification
2 16 (5.44%) PMP
2 16 (5.44%) Security Cleared
3 14 (4.76%) Computer Science Degree
4 12 (4.08%) SC Cleared
5 6 (2.04%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (1.70%) DBS Check
6 5 (1.70%) DV Cleared
7 4 (1.36%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.36%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 3 (1.02%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.68%) AWS Certification
9 2 (0.68%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (0.68%) MBA
10 1 (0.34%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.34%) CISA
10 1 (0.34%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (0.34%) ISTQB
10 1 (0.34%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (24.49%) QA
2 31 (10.54%) Data Quality
3 26 (8.84%) GDPR
4 20 (6.80%) PMO
5 13 (4.42%) GRC
6 12 (4.08%) Accessibility
6 12 (4.08%) TickIT
7 6 (2.04%) SLA
8 5 (1.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (1.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 4 (1.36%) Def Stans
9 4 (1.36%) ISO 9000
9 4 (1.36%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 4 (1.36%) SOC 2
10 2 (0.68%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 12 (4.08%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.72%) Docker
3 5 (1.70%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (1.02%) IAG
5 2 (0.68%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.34%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.34%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 30 (10.20%) Terraform
2 17 (5.78%) Kubernetes
3 14 (4.76%) Ansible
4 4 (1.36%) CA Endevor
5 3 (1.02%) Grafana
6 2 (0.68%) Microsoft Clustering
6 2 (0.68%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.68%) ZABBIX
7 1 (0.34%) Argo
7 1 (0.34%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 1 (0.34%) Oracle RMAN
7 1 (0.34%) Packer
7 1 (0.34%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.34%) SCCM
7 1 (0.34%) SCOM
7 1 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 73 (24.83%) Microsoft
2 34 (11.56%) Salesforce
2 34 (11.56%) ServiceNow
3 15 (5.10%) Databricks
4 12 (4.08%) SAP
5 9 (3.06%) Oracle
6 7 (2.38%) LogicMonitor
7 5 (1.70%) Google
7 5 (1.70%) VMware
8 4 (1.36%) Dell
8 4 (1.36%) Intapp
9 3 (1.02%) Cisco
9 3 (1.02%) Concur
9 3 (1.02%) MuleSoft
10 2 (0.68%) Ariba
10 2 (0.68%) Citrix
10 2 (0.68%) Commvault
10 2 (0.68%) HP
10 2 (0.68%) Infor
10 2 (0.68%) Remedy