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 31 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 449 447 441
Rank change year-on-year -2 -6 -59
Permanent jobs citing Release Management 347 242 434
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.34% 0.49% 0.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.46% 0.55% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 246 155 321
10th Percentile £40,625 £41,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £49,875 £52,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £87,500 £79,375 £75,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £93,778 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,750 £53,688 £59,500
% change year-on-year +16.88% -9.77% +3.48%

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 75,768 44,292 70,756
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.64% 89.63% 81.31%
Number of salaries quoted 52,326 25,118 47,262
10th Percentile £30,500 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £73,886
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -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 31 July 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 31 July 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 -13 310 £71,250 +18.75% 159
UK excluding London -18 192 £62,750 +16.88% 103
Work from Home +37 143 £70,000 - 69
London -22 121 £85,000 +17.24% 67
North of England +14 67 £73,000 +34.56% 23
South East -26 51 £57,303 +4.19% 36
North West +25 33 £73,500 +17.60% 12
Yorkshire -10 30 £72,500 +35.51% 8
Midlands -49 25 £53,688 - 11
South West -60 22 £39,000 -31.27% 10
West Midlands -35 17 £52,500 -2.21% 7
East of England -10 16 £59,450 -15.07% 18
East Midlands -18 7 £70,000 - 4
Scotland +13 6 £33,000 +1.54% 7
North East -52 4 £63,750 +82.14% 4
Northern Ireland - 3 - -
Wales -63 2 £55,395 +14.22% 1

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 12 (3.46%) Confluence
1 12 (3.46%) SharePoint
2 11 (3.17%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.44%) Camunda
3 5 (1.44%) IIS
4 4 (1.15%) CICS
5 3 (0.86%) Apache
5 3 (0.86%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.86%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.86%) WordPress
6 1 (0.29%) Cloud Foundry
6 1 (0.29%) CMS
6 1 (0.29%) Tomcat
Applications
1 22 (6.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.88%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.88%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (1.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.15%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 13 (3.75%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (3.17%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.86%) Carpe Diem
3 3 (0.86%) Elite 3E
4 2 (0.58%) Infor SunSystems
4 2 (0.58%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.58%) SAP BPC
4 2 (0.58%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.29%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.29%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.29%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.29%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 129 (37.18%) Azure
2 78 (22.48%) Azure DevOps
3 63 (18.16%) Power Platform
4 44 (12.68%) Dynamics 365
5 39 (11.24%) SaaS
6 33 (9.51%) AWS
7 30 (8.65%) GitHub
8 26 (7.49%) Azure Logic Apps
9 24 (6.92%) Power Automate
10 22 (6.34%) Entra ID
11 20 (5.76%) PowerApps
12 17 (4.90%) GCP
13 16 (4.61%) Serverless
14 14 (4.03%) Boomi
14 14 (4.03%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 12 (3.46%) Microsoft 365
16 11 (3.17%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
17 10 (2.88%) Azure Functions
17 10 (2.88%) Azure Key Vault
17 10 (2.88%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.73%) DNS
1 6 (1.73%) VPN
2 5 (1.44%) ATM
2 5 (1.44%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.29%) Broadband
3 1 (0.29%) Cisco ISE
3 1 (0.29%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (11.53%) Power BI
2 22 (6.34%) SQL Server
3 16 (4.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 13 (3.75%) Data Warehouse
4 13 (3.75%) PostgreSQL
5 9 (2.59%) Spark SQL
5 9 (2.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 8 (2.31%) Relational Database
7 6 (1.73%) Metadata
7 6 (1.73%) Tableau
8 4 (1.15%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (1.15%) Data Lake
8 4 (1.15%) Db2
8 4 (1.15%) MySQL
8 4 (1.15%) RDBMS
8 4 (1.15%) SAP BW
9 3 (0.86%) Looker
9 3 (0.86%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.86%) NonStop SQL
9 3 (0.86%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 57 (16.43%) JIRA
2 30 (8.65%) Git
3 16 (4.61%) Jenkins
4 14 (4.03%) GitLab
5 6 (1.73%) Visual Studio
6 5 (1.44%) Eclipse
6 5 (1.44%) JUnit
6 5 (1.44%) Mockito
7 4 (1.15%) ChangeMan
8 2 (0.58%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.58%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.58%) Postman
8 2 (0.58%) Terragrunt
9 1 (0.29%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.29%) git-flow
9 1 (0.29%) mountebank
9 1 (0.29%) REST Assured
9 1 (0.29%) SoapUI
9 1 (0.29%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.29%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 160 (46.11%) Social Skills
2 117 (33.72%) Finance
3 66 (19.02%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (7.78%) Banking
4 27 (7.78%) Law
5 24 (6.92%) Organisational Skills
5 24 (6.92%) Public Sector
6 22 (6.34%) Marketing
7 19 (5.48%) Retail
8 18 (5.19%) Legal
9 16 (4.61%) Influencing Skills
10 15 (4.32%) Investment Banking
11 12 (3.46%) Front Office
11 12 (3.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 11 (3.17%) Local Government
12 11 (3.17%) Manufacturing
13 9 (2.59%) Legal Technology
14 8 (2.31%) Financial Institution
14 8 (2.31%) Military
15 5 (1.44%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 53 (15.27%) Senior
2 52 (14.99%) Lead
3 40 (11.53%) Developer
4 39 (11.24%) Analyst
5 26 (7.49%) Consultant
5 26 (7.49%) Senior Developer
6 24 (6.92%) Administrator
7 19 (5.48%) Systems Administrator
8 16 (4.61%) Azure Engineer
9 15 (4.32%) Applications Support
9 15 (4.32%) DevOps Engineer
9 15 (4.32%) Release Manager
9 15 (4.32%) Support Analyst
10 14 (4.03%) Service Manager
11 13 (3.75%) Architect
11 13 (3.75%) IT Manager
11 13 (3.75%) Technical Leader
12 12 (3.46%) Management Consultant
13 11 (3.17%) Applications Manager
13 11 (3.17%) Programme Office Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (13.83%) REST
2 24 (6.92%) Middleware
3 23 (6.63%) SOAP
4 16 (4.61%) JSON
4 16 (4.61%) Lightning Web Components
5 13 (3.75%) React
6 12 (3.46%) EDI
6 12 (3.46%) XML
7 11 (3.17%) .NET
8 10 (2.88%) CSS
8 10 (2.88%) HTML
9 9 (2.59%) ARM Templates
9 9 (2.59%) FIX Protocol
9 9 (2.59%) PySpark
10 6 (1.73%) Visualforce
10 6 (1.73%) YAML
11 5 (1.44%) Hibernate
11 5 (1.44%) OAuth
11 5 (1.44%) OpenID
11 5 (1.44%) Spring Security
Miscellaneous
1 29 (8.36%) Management Information System
2 28 (8.07%) Onboarding
3 26 (7.49%) Product Ownership
4 19 (5.48%) Cloud Native
5 18 (5.19%) Enterprise Software
6 16 (4.61%) Data Structures
7 13 (3.75%) Enterprise Cloud
8 12 (3.46%) Analytical Mindset
8 12 (3.46%) Distributed Systems
9 9 (2.59%) Fixed Income
10 7 (2.02%) Culture of Ownership
10 7 (2.02%) Podcast
11 5 (1.44%) CMDB
11 5 (1.44%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (1.15%) Legacy Code
12 4 (1.15%) Life Science
12 4 (1.15%) Self-Motivation
12 4 (1.15%) Virtual Team
12 4 (1.15%) VSAM
13 3 (0.86%) EMV
Operating Systems
1 22 (6.34%) Linux
2 15 (4.32%) Windows
3 7 (2.02%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.15%) Unix
4 4 (1.15%) zOS
5 2 (0.58%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.29%) Android
6 1 (0.29%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.29%) Embedded Linux
6 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 152 (43.80%) DevOps
2 126 (36.31%) CI/CD
3 120 (34.58%) Continuous Improvement
4 115 (33.14%) Agile
5 106 (30.55%) Problem-Solving
6 89 (25.65%) Stakeholder Management
7 82 (23.63%) ITIL
8 78 (22.48%) Change Management
9 57 (16.43%) Decision-Making
10 55 (15.85%) Roadmaps
11 50 (14.41%) Scrum
12 48 (13.83%) Incident Management
13 44 (12.68%) AI
13 44 (12.68%) ERP
13 44 (12.68%) Test Automation
14 43 (12.39%) Integration Patterns
15 40 (11.53%) Business Intelligence
15 40 (11.53%) Collaborative Working
15 40 (11.53%) Mentoring
15 40 (11.53%) Observability
Programming Languages
1 89 (25.65%) SQL
2 44 (12.68%) Python
3 25 (7.20%) JavaScript
4 12 (3.46%) PowerShell
5 11 (3.17%) Apex Code
5 11 (3.17%) Java
6 10 (2.88%) SOQL
7 9 (2.59%) C++
7 9 (2.59%) SOSL
8 7 (2.02%) COBOL
9 6 (1.73%) Bash
9 6 (1.73%) T-SQL
9 6 (1.73%) TypeScript
10 5 (1.44%) C#
11 4 (1.15%) JCL
11 4 (1.15%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.86%) C
12 3 (0.86%) PHP
13 2 (0.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.58%) Go
Qualifications
1 52 (14.99%) Degree
2 27 (7.78%) Security Cleared
3 24 (6.92%) SC Cleared
4 19 (5.48%) PMI Certification
5 17 (4.90%) PMP
6 15 (4.32%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (1.73%) DV Cleared
7 6 (1.73%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (1.15%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.15%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 3 (0.86%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 1 (0.29%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.29%) CISA
10 1 (0.29%) CISM
10 1 (0.29%) CRISC
10 1 (0.29%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.29%) ISTQB
10 1 (0.29%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 1 (0.29%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (18.16%) QA
2 38 (10.95%) Data Quality
3 29 (8.36%) GDPR
4 21 (6.05%) PMO
5 14 (4.03%) Accessibility
6 13 (3.75%) GRC
7 12 (3.46%) TickIT
8 10 (2.88%) SLA
9 9 (2.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 8 (2.31%) Def Stans
11 5 (1.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 4 (1.15%) ISO 9000
12 4 (1.15%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 4 (1.15%) SOC 2
13 3 (0.86%) ISO 8583
14 2 (0.58%) PCI DSS
15 1 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
15 1 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 1 (0.29%) ISO 22301
15 1 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 14 (4.03%) Docker
2 13 (3.75%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.44%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.86%) IAG
5 2 (0.58%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.29%) Firmware
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.29%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 36 (10.37%) Terraform
2 16 (4.61%) Ansible
3 14 (4.03%) Kubernetes
4 4 (1.15%) CA Endevor
4 4 (1.15%) Grafana
5 3 (0.86%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.58%) Argo
6 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Clustering
6 2 (0.58%) ZABBIX
7 1 (0.29%) ITRS Geneos
7 1 (0.29%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 1 (0.29%) Oracle RMAN
7 1 (0.29%) Packer
7 1 (0.29%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.29%) SCCM
7 1 (0.29%) SCOM
Vendors
1 92 (26.51%) Microsoft
2 35 (10.09%) Salesforce
3 24 (6.92%) ServiceNow
4 16 (4.61%) SAP
5 14 (4.03%) Databricks
6 13 (3.75%) Oracle
7 10 (2.88%) Google
8 9 (2.59%) FIS
8 9 (2.59%) SunGard
9 7 (2.02%) LogicMonitor
9 7 (2.02%) OpenAI
10 6 (1.73%) Intapp
11 5 (1.44%) HP
11 5 (1.44%) iManage
11 5 (1.44%) VMware
12 4 (1.15%) Cisco
12 4 (1.15%) Dell
12 4 (1.15%) VocaLink
13 3 (0.86%) MuleSoft
13 3 (0.86%) Splunk