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

6 months to
4 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 389 461 446
Rank change year-on-year +72 -15 -124
Permanent jobs citing Release Management 516 218 368
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.44% 0.44% 0.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.60% 0.49% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 281 145 232
10th Percentile £38,772 £32,500 £45,680
25th Percentile £51,250 £48,250 £52,607
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £57,500 £62,250
Median % change year-on-year +17.39% -7.63% -0.40%
75th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £96,000 £90,001
UK excluding London median annual salary £59,725 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +19.45% -13.04% +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 86,432 44,324 60,758
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.12% 89.10% 81.90%
Number of salaries quoted 59,358 24,582 33,017
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -6.78% -1.67%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
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 4 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 4 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 +20 393 £70,000 +18.64% 611
UK excluding London +64 342 £59,725 +19.45% 397
Work from Home +50 189 £67,500 +12.50% 348
London -25 147 £83,000 +7.10% 285
Northern Ireland - 97 - - 9
North of England -6 81 £70,000 +29.03% 89
South East -6 72 £60,000 +118.18% 95
North West +14 46 £71,250 +14.00% 52
Midlands -36 37 £52,500 -2.21% 47
Yorkshire -23 28 £63,750 +6.25% 29
South West -56 25 £54,000 -4.84% 47
West Midlands -44 24 £51,250 -4.54% 24
East of England -20 17 £56,250 +2.27% 29
East Midlands - 13 £70,000 - 23
Scotland +7 9 £33,000 +49.13% 54
North East -58 7 £55,000 +57.14% 8
Wales -77 4 £85,198 +75.66% 28

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 24 (4.65%) SharePoint
2 11 (2.13%) Confluence
2 11 (2.13%) 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%) Cloud Foundry
7 1 (0.19%) CMS
7 1 (0.19%) Tomcat
Applications
1 23 (4.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (2.33%) Microsoft Project
3 11 (2.13%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (1.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.78%) Windchill
6 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 16 (3.10%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.74%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (1.16%) Workday HCM
4 3 (0.58%) Carpe Diem
4 3 (0.58%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.39%) Maximo
5 2 (0.39%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.39%) Oracle Applications
5 2 (0.39%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.39%) SAP BPC
5 2 (0.39%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.19%) Actimize
6 1 (0.19%) Infor CloudSuite
6 1 (0.19%) Infor SunSystems
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.19%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 160 (31.01%) Azure
2 96 (18.60%) Power Platform
3 93 (18.02%) Azure DevOps
4 52 (10.08%) Dynamics 365
5 46 (8.91%) SaaS
6 43 (8.33%) AWS
7 41 (7.95%) GitHub
8 34 (6.59%) PowerApps
9 30 (5.81%) Azure Logic Apps
9 30 (5.81%) Power Automate
10 27 (5.23%) Entra ID
11 19 (3.68%) Serverless
12 18 (3.49%) Microsoft 365
13 16 (3.10%) Azure Key Vault
14 14 (2.71%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
15 13 (2.52%) Azure Monitor
16 12 (2.33%) Azure Functions
16 12 (2.33%) GCP
16 12 (2.33%) GitHub Actions
17 11 (2.13%) 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%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (12.60%) Power BI
2 24 (4.65%) SQL Server
3 21 (4.07%) Data Lake
4 16 (3.10%) PostgreSQL
5 13 (2.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 10 (1.94%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (1.94%) Metadata
6 10 (1.94%) Relational Database
6 10 (1.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 6 (1.16%) Amazon RDS
7 6 (1.16%) Spark SQL
8 5 (0.97%) Db2
8 5 (0.97%) MongoDB
8 5 (0.97%) RDBMS
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 56 (10.85%) JIRA
2 52 (10.08%) Git
3 16 (3.10%) Jenkins
4 12 (2.33%) GitLab
5 6 (1.16%) 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%) Atlassian Bamboo
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%) Team Foundation Server
10 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 283 (54.84%) Social Skills
2 181 (35.08%) Analytical Skills
3 166 (32.17%) Finance
4 95 (18.41%) Presentation Skills
5 43 (8.33%) Public Sector
6 36 (6.98%) Law
7 27 (5.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 27 (5.23%) Organisational Skills
8 22 (4.26%) Banking
8 22 (4.26%) Marketing
9 19 (3.68%) Influencing Skills
9 19 (3.68%) Retail
10 14 (2.71%) Investment Banking
11 12 (2.33%) Front Office
11 12 (2.33%) Legal
11 12 (2.33%) Local Government
11 12 (2.33%) Manufacturing
12 10 (1.94%) Financial Institution
12 10 (1.94%) Telecoms
13 9 (1.74%) Military
Job Titles
1 142 (27.52%) Analyst
2 130 (25.19%) Senior
3 104 (20.16%) ITSM Analyst
4 81 (15.70%) Senior Analyst
5 79 (15.31%) Support Analyst
6 70 (13.57%) Process Analyst
7 54 (10.47%) Lead
8 48 (9.30%) Developer
9 47 (9.11%) Senior Process Analyst
10 43 (8.33%) Senior Support Analyst
11 37 (7.17%) Service Analyst
12 33 (6.40%) IT Analyst
13 30 (5.81%) IT Manager
14 28 (5.43%) Service Manager
15 27 (5.23%) Service Management Analyst
16 23 (4.46%) Consultant
17 22 (4.26%) Release Manager
18 21 (4.07%) Administrator
18 21 (4.07%) IT Services Manager
19 20 (3.88%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (9.30%) REST
2 34 (6.59%) Terraform
3 24 (4.65%) Middleware
4 23 (4.46%) SOAP
5 21 (4.07%) .NET
6 18 (3.49%) Lightning Web Components
7 13 (2.52%) JSON
8 10 (1.94%) XML
9 9 (1.74%) EDI
9 9 (1.74%) FIX Protocol
9 9 (1.74%) PySpark
10 7 (1.36%) ASP.NET
10 7 (1.36%) OAuth
10 7 (1.36%) OAuth2
10 7 (1.36%) YAML
11 6 (1.16%) ARM Templates
11 6 (1.16%) OpenID
11 6 (1.16%) React
11 6 (1.16%) Spring
11 6 (1.16%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 57 (11.05%) Management Information System
2 27 (5.23%) Onboarding
2 27 (5.23%) Product Ownership
3 25 (4.84%) Enterprise Software
4 18 (3.49%) Cloud Native
5 12 (2.33%) Data Structures
6 11 (2.13%) Distributed Systems
7 10 (1.94%) Analytical Mindset
8 9 (1.74%) Enterprise Cloud
8 9 (1.74%) Fixed Income
9 6 (1.16%) Life Science
9 6 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
10 5 (0.97%) AI Agents
10 5 (0.97%) CMDB
10 5 (0.97%) Data Centre
10 5 (0.97%) Enterprise Storage
10 5 (0.97%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (0.78%) Legacy Code
11 4 (0.78%) Robotics
11 4 (0.78%) VSAM
Operating Systems
1 25 (4.84%) Linux
2 18 (3.49%) Windows
3 8 (1.55%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.97%) Unix
5 4 (0.78%) zOS
6 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.19%) Android
7 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
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
1 285 (55.23%) Continuous Improvement
2 209 (40.50%) ITIL
3 197 (38.18%) Change Management
4 168 (32.56%) DevOps
5 163 (31.59%) Service Management
6 155 (30.04%) Project Delivery
7 154 (29.84%) Decision-Making
8 150 (29.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 142 (27.52%) ITSM
10 140 (27.13%) CI/CD
11 139 (26.94%) Root Cause Analysis
12 133 (25.78%) Agile
12 133 (25.78%) Problem Management
13 132 (25.58%) Problem-Solving
14 129 (25.00%) Risk Management
15 126 (24.42%) User Experience
16 124 (24.03%) Stakeholder Management
17 120 (23.26%) Acceptance Criteria
18 111 (21.51%) Logistics
19 104 (20.16%) Service Design
Programming Languages
1 86 (16.67%) SQL
2 47 (9.11%) Python
3 26 (5.04%) C#
4 18 (3.49%) JavaScript
4 18 (3.49%) PowerShell
5 15 (2.91%) Java
6 14 (2.71%) Apex Code
7 10 (1.94%) C++
8 8 (1.55%) Bash
8 8 (1.55%) COBOL
9 7 (1.36%) SOQL
9 7 (1.36%) SOSL
9 7 (1.36%) T-SQL
10 5 (0.97%) TypeScript
11 4 (0.78%) JCL
11 4 (0.78%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.58%) Bicep
12 3 (0.58%) C
12 3 (0.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.58%) PHP
Qualifications
1 153 (29.65%) Degree
2 46 (8.91%) Security Cleared
3 36 (6.98%) SC Cleared
4 18 (3.49%) PMI Certification
5 16 (3.10%) PMP
6 12 (2.33%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (1.94%) Azure Certification
7 10 (1.94%) DV Cleared
7 10 (1.94%) Microsoft Certification
8 8 (1.55%) AWS 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
13 1 (0.19%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 1 (0.19%) CCSK
13 1 (0.19%) Cisco Certification
13 1 (0.19%) CSPO
13 1 (0.19%) Master's Degree
13 1 (0.19%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (13.57%) QA
2 41 (7.95%) Data Quality
3 27 (5.23%) GDPR
4 18 (3.49%) PMO
5 13 (2.52%) SLA
6 10 (1.94%) Accessibility
7 9 (1.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 9 (1.74%) TickIT
8 8 (1.55%) Def Stans
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 18 (3.49%) Docker
2 12 (2.33%) 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 18 (3.49%) Kubernetes
2 14 (2.71%) Ansible
3 5 (0.97%) 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 (23.06%) Microsoft
2 41 (7.95%) Salesforce
3 36 (6.98%) ServiceNow
4 25 (4.84%) SAP
5 17 (3.29%) Oracle
6 16 (3.10%) HP
7 15 (2.91%) Databricks
7 15 (2.91%) Workday
8 12 (2.33%) Google
9 9 (1.74%) FIS
9 9 (1.74%) SunGard
10 8 (1.55%) VMware
11 7 (1.36%) Concur
11 7 (1.36%) OpenAI
11 7 (1.36%) Pega
12 6 (1.16%) iManage
12 6 (1.16%) LogicMonitor
13 5 (0.97%) Dynatrace
13 5 (0.97%) NetApp
13 5 (0.97%) Okta