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

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 462 437 446
Rank change year-on-year -25 +9 -59
Permanent jobs citing Release Management 344 242 440
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 242 155 323
10th Percentile £40,775 £41,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,048 £51,625
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 £74,375
90th Percentile £107,500 £96,011 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,750 £53,985 £59,500
% change year-on-year +16.24% -9.27% +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 74,833 44,225 71,828
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.64% 89.70% 81.44%
Number of salaries quoted 51,638 25,059 48,434
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% - -8.66%
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £93,750
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 28 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 28 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 -1 307 £72,500 +18.37% 148
UK excluding London -24 188 £62,750 +16.24% 94
Work from Home +27 142 £70,000 - 60
London -28 122 £85,000 +17.24% 63
North of England +6 66 £73,500 +35.48% 19
South East 0 50 £57,303 -4.50% 35
North West +26 33 £73,500 +17.60% 10
Yorkshire -15 30 £77,500 +44.86% 6
Midlands -45 24 £53,688 - 15
South West -56 20 £36,000 -36.56% 8
East of England -5 17 £58,475 -16.46% 17
West Midlands -31 16 £52,500 -2.21% 10
East Midlands -18 7 £70,000 - 5
Scotland +19 6 £33,000 +1.54% 5
North East -50 3 £72,500 +107.14% 3
Northern Ireland - 3 - -
Wales -64 2 £55,395 +14.22%

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 (3.20%) Microsoft Exchange
1 11 (3.20%) SharePoint
2 10 (2.91%) Confluence
3 5 (1.45%) Camunda
3 5 (1.45%) IIS
4 4 (1.16%) CICS
5 3 (0.87%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.58%) Apache
6 2 (0.58%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.58%) WordPress
7 1 (0.29%) Cloud Foundry
7 1 (0.29%) CMS
7 1 (0.29%) Tomcat
Applications
1 22 (6.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.91%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.91%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (1.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.16%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 13 (3.78%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (3.20%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.87%) Carpe Diem
3 3 (0.87%) 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
1 128 (37.21%) Azure
2 79 (22.97%) Azure DevOps
3 63 (18.31%) Power Platform
4 43 (12.50%) Dynamics 365
5 39 (11.34%) SaaS
6 31 (9.01%) AWS
7 29 (8.43%) GitHub
8 26 (7.56%) Azure Logic Apps
9 24 (6.98%) Power Automate
10 21 (6.10%) Entra ID
11 20 (5.81%) PowerApps
12 15 (4.36%) GCP
12 15 (4.36%) Serverless
13 14 (4.07%) Boomi
14 13 (3.78%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 10 (2.91%) Azure Functions
15 10 (2.91%) Azure Key Vault
15 10 (2.91%) Azure Monitor
15 10 (2.91%) Microsoft 365
15 10 (2.91%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.45%) ATM
1 5 (1.45%) DNS
1 5 (1.45%) VPN
2 4 (1.16%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.29%) Broadband
3 1 (0.29%) Cisco ISE
3 1 (0.29%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (11.63%) Power BI
2 21 (6.10%) SQL Server
3 16 (4.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 13 (3.78%) Data Warehouse
4 13 (3.78%) PostgreSQL
5 9 (2.62%) Spark SQL
5 9 (2.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 7 (2.03%) Relational Database
7 6 (1.74%) Metadata
7 6 (1.74%) Tableau
8 4 (1.16%) Db2
8 4 (1.16%) MySQL
8 4 (1.16%) SAP BW
9 3 (0.87%) Amazon RDS
9 3 (0.87%) Big Data
9 3 (0.87%) Looker
9 3 (0.87%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.87%) NonStop SQL
9 3 (0.87%) Oracle Reports
9 3 (0.87%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 55 (15.99%) JIRA
2 27 (7.85%) Git
3 15 (4.36%) Jenkins
4 14 (4.07%) GitLab
5 6 (1.74%) Eclipse
5 6 (1.74%) Visual Studio
6 5 (1.45%) JUnit
6 5 (1.45%) Mockito
7 4 (1.16%) ChangeMan
8 2 (0.58%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.58%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.58%) Postman
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
9 1 (0.29%) Terragrunt
General
1 158 (45.93%) Social Skills
2 116 (33.72%) Finance
3 67 (19.48%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (7.85%) Banking
5 26 (7.56%) Law
6 25 (7.27%) Public Sector
7 23 (6.69%) Organisational Skills
8 22 (6.40%) Marketing
9 19 (5.52%) Retail
10 18 (5.23%) Legal
11 16 (4.65%) Influencing Skills
12 15 (4.36%) Investment Banking
13 12 (3.49%) Front Office
13 12 (3.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 11 (3.20%) Local Government
14 11 (3.20%) Manufacturing
15 9 (2.62%) Legal Technology
16 8 (2.33%) Financial Institution
16 8 (2.33%) Military
17 5 (1.45%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 53 (15.41%) Lead
2 52 (15.12%) Senior
3 40 (11.63%) Analyst
4 39 (11.34%) Developer
5 26 (7.56%) Senior Developer
6 24 (6.98%) Administrator
6 24 (6.98%) Consultant
7 19 (5.52%) Systems Administrator
8 16 (4.65%) Azure Engineer
9 15 (4.36%) Applications Support
9 15 (4.36%) Release Manager
9 15 (4.36%) Support Analyst
10 14 (4.07%) DevOps Engineer
10 14 (4.07%) Service Manager
11 13 (3.78%) Architect
11 13 (3.78%) IT Manager
11 13 (3.78%) Technical Leader
12 12 (3.49%) Management Consultant
13 11 (3.20%) Applications Manager
13 11 (3.20%) Programme Office Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (13.95%) REST
2 24 (6.98%) Middleware
3 23 (6.69%) SOAP
4 16 (4.65%) JSON
4 16 (4.65%) Lightning Web Components
5 13 (3.78%) React
6 12 (3.49%) EDI
6 12 (3.49%) XML
7 10 (2.91%) .NET
7 10 (2.91%) CSS
7 10 (2.91%) HTML
8 9 (2.62%) ARM Templates
8 9 (2.62%) FIX Protocol
8 9 (2.62%) PySpark
9 6 (1.74%) Visualforce
9 6 (1.74%) YAML
10 5 (1.45%) JPA
10 5 (1.45%) OAuth
10 5 (1.45%) OAuth2
10 5 (1.45%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 29 (8.43%) Management Information System
2 27 (7.85%) Onboarding
3 26 (7.56%) Product Ownership
4 18 (5.23%) Enterprise Software
5 17 (4.94%) Cloud Native
5 17 (4.94%) Data Structures
6 13 (3.78%) Enterprise Cloud
7 12 (3.49%) Analytical Mindset
7 12 (3.49%) Distributed Systems
8 9 (2.62%) Fixed Income
9 7 (2.03%) Culture of Ownership
9 7 (2.03%) Podcast
10 5 (1.45%) CMDB
10 5 (1.45%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (1.16%) Legacy Code
11 4 (1.16%) Life Science
11 4 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (1.16%) Virtual Team
11 4 (1.16%) VSAM
12 3 (0.87%) EMV
Operating Systems
1 20 (5.81%) Linux
2 14 (4.07%) Windows
3 6 (1.74%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.16%) Unix
4 4 (1.16%) 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
1 148 (43.02%) DevOps
2 121 (35.17%) CI/CD
3 119 (34.59%) Continuous Improvement
4 112 (32.56%) Agile
5 103 (29.94%) Problem-Solving
6 88 (25.58%) Stakeholder Management
7 85 (24.71%) ITIL
8 79 (22.97%) Change Management
9 57 (16.57%) Decision-Making
10 54 (15.70%) Roadmaps
11 50 (14.53%) Incident Management
12 49 (14.24%) Scrum
13 44 (12.79%) ERP
14 43 (12.50%) AI
14 43 (12.50%) Integration Patterns
15 42 (12.21%) Test Automation
16 41 (11.92%) ITSM
17 40 (11.63%) Collaborative Working
18 39 (11.34%) Business Intelligence
18 39 (11.34%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 88 (25.58%) SQL
2 43 (12.50%) Python
3 25 (7.27%) JavaScript
4 11 (3.20%) Apex Code
4 11 (3.20%) Java
4 11 (3.20%) PowerShell
5 10 (2.91%) SOQL
6 9 (2.62%) C++
6 9 (2.62%) SOSL
7 7 (2.03%) COBOL
8 6 (1.74%) Bash
8 6 (1.74%) T-SQL
8 6 (1.74%) TypeScript
9 4 (1.16%) C#
9 4 (1.16%) JCL
10 3 (0.87%) C
10 3 (0.87%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.58%) Perl
11 2 (0.58%) PHP
Qualifications
1 53 (15.41%) Degree
2 26 (7.56%) Security Cleared
3 23 (6.69%) SC Cleared
4 19 (5.52%) PMI Certification
5 17 (4.94%) PMP
6 15 (4.36%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (1.74%) DV Cleared
7 6 (1.74%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (1.16%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.16%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 3 (0.87%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 1 (0.29%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
10 1 (0.29%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 1 (0.29%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.29%) CCSK
10 1 (0.29%) CRISC
10 1 (0.29%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.29%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 1 (0.29%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (18.02%) QA
2 37 (10.76%) Data Quality
3 29 (8.43%) GDPR
4 21 (6.10%) PMO
5 14 (4.07%) Accessibility
6 13 (3.78%) GRC
7 12 (3.49%) TickIT
8 9 (2.62%) SLA
9 8 (2.33%) Def Stans
9 8 (2.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 5 (1.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 4 (1.16%) ISO 9000
11 4 (1.16%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 4 (1.16%) SOC 2
12 3 (0.87%) ISO 8583
13 2 (0.58%) PCI DSS
14 1 (0.29%) ISO 22301
14 1 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 13 (3.78%) Active Directory
1 13 (3.78%) Docker
2 5 (1.45%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.87%) IAG
4 2 (0.58%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.29%) Firmware
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.29%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 34 (9.88%) Terraform
2 16 (4.65%) Ansible
3 14 (4.07%) Kubernetes
4 4 (1.16%) CA Endevor
4 4 (1.16%) Grafana
5 3 (0.87%) 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 90 (26.16%) Microsoft
2 34 (9.88%) Salesforce
3 26 (7.56%) ServiceNow
4 16 (4.65%) SAP
5 14 (4.07%) Databricks
6 13 (3.78%) Oracle
7 9 (2.62%) FIS
7 9 (2.62%) Google
7 9 (2.62%) SunGard
8 7 (2.03%) LogicMonitor
8 7 (2.03%) OpenAI
9 6 (1.74%) Intapp
10 5 (1.45%) HP
10 5 (1.45%) iManage
10 5 (1.45%) VMware
11 4 (1.16%) Dell
11 4 (1.16%) VocaLink
12 3 (0.87%) Cisco
12 3 (0.87%) MuleSoft
12 3 (0.87%) Splunk