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

6 months to
1 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 386 465 446
Rank change year-on-year +79 -19 -123
Permanent jobs citing Release Management 520 217 363
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.44% 0.44% 0.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.60% 0.49% 0.59%
Number of salaries quoted 287 147 229
10th Percentile £38,772 £32,500 £45,622
25th Percentile £51,250 £48,250 £52,607
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +21.74% -8.00% -
75th Percentile £84,750 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £91,500 £90,501
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £57,013
% change year-on-year +20.00% -12.30% +0.86%

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 86,281 44,107 61,151
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.16% 89.14% 81.78%
Number of salaries quoted 59,444 24,402 33,284
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,750 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £58,274
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -5.62% -2.88%
75th Percentile £79,091 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,250 £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 1 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 1 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 +32 397 £70,000 +18.64% 566
UK excluding London +67 345 £60,000 +20.00% 296
Work from Home +48 193 £67,500 +5.47% 230
London -18 147 £83,000 +7.10% 298
Northern Ireland - 97 - - 8
North of England -17 82 £72,500 +31.82% 74
South East -14 74 £60,000 +101.68% 79
North West +7 48 £73,000 +16.80% 51
Midlands -39 36 £52,500 -2.21% 37
Yorkshire -15 27 £63,750 +6.25% 21
South West -62 25 £54,000 -4.84% 36
West Midlands -53 23 £51,875 -3.38% 21
East of England -12 19 £56,250 +2.27% 28
East Midlands - 13 £70,000 - 16
Scotland +19 9 £33,000 +49.13% 25
North East -65 7 £55,000 +57.14% 2
Wales -78 3 £55,395 +14.22% 10

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 (4.62%) SharePoint
2 14 (2.69%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (2.12%) Confluence
4 5 (0.96%) Camunda
5 4 (0.77%) Apache
5 4 (0.77%) CICS
6 3 (0.58%) IIS
6 3 (0.58%) WordPress
7 2 (0.38%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.19%) Cloud Foundry
8 1 (0.19%) CMS
8 1 (0.19%) Tomcat
Applications
1 23 (4.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.12%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.12%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (1.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.77%) Windchill
5 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 16 (3.08%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.73%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (1.15%) Workday HCM
4 3 (0.58%) Carpe Diem
4 3 (0.58%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.38%) Maximo
5 2 (0.38%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.38%) Oracle Applications
5 2 (0.38%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.38%) SAP BPC
5 2 (0.38%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.19%) Actimize
6 1 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
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
1 164 (31.54%) Azure
2 100 (19.23%) Power Platform
3 96 (18.46%) Azure DevOps
4 59 (11.35%) Dynamics 365
5 46 (8.85%) SaaS
6 43 (8.27%) AWS
6 43 (8.27%) GitHub
7 36 (6.92%) PowerApps
8 32 (6.15%) Power Automate
9 30 (5.77%) Azure Logic Apps
9 30 (5.77%) Entra ID
10 19 (3.65%) Serverless
11 18 (3.46%) Microsoft 365
12 17 (3.27%) Azure Key Vault
13 14 (2.69%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
14 13 (2.50%) Azure Monitor
14 13 (2.50%) GCP
15 12 (2.31%) Azure Functions
15 12 (2.31%) Boomi
15 12 (2.31%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.35%) DNS
2 5 (0.96%) ATM
2 5 (0.96%) TCP/IP
2 5 (0.96%) 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 67 (12.88%) Power BI
2 24 (4.62%) SQL Server
3 21 (4.04%) Data Lake
4 16 (3.08%) PostgreSQL
4 16 (3.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 10 (1.92%) Metadata
5 10 (1.92%) Relational Database
5 10 (1.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 9 (1.73%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (1.15%) Spark SQL
8 5 (0.96%) Amazon RDS
8 5 (0.96%) Db2
8 5 (0.96%) MongoDB
8 5 (0.96%) RDBMS
9 4 (0.77%) BusinessObjects
9 4 (0.77%) GIS
9 4 (0.77%) Redis
9 4 (0.77%) SAP BW
9 4 (0.77%) Tableau
10 3 (0.58%) NonStop SQL
Development Applications
1 58 (11.15%) JIRA
2 53 (10.19%) Git
3 17 (3.27%) Jenkins
4 11 (2.12%) GitLab
5 6 (1.15%) Visual Studio
6 5 (0.96%) Eclipse
6 5 (0.96%) JUnit
6 5 (0.96%) Mockito
7 4 (0.77%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.77%) ChangeMan
8 2 (0.38%) Claude Code
8 2 (0.38%) Terragrunt
9 1 (0.19%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 1 (0.19%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.19%) git-flow
9 1 (0.19%) mountebank
9 1 (0.19%) Postman
9 1 (0.19%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.19%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 288 (55.38%) Social Skills
2 185 (35.58%) Analytical Skills
3 165 (31.73%) Finance
4 95 (18.27%) Presentation Skills
5 41 (7.88%) Public Sector
6 37 (7.12%) Law
7 27 (5.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 27 (5.19%) Organisational Skills
8 26 (5.00%) Marketing
9 22 (4.23%) Banking
9 22 (4.23%) Retail
10 18 (3.46%) Influencing Skills
11 14 (2.69%) Investment Banking
12 13 (2.50%) Legal
13 12 (2.31%) Front Office
13 12 (2.31%) Local Government
13 12 (2.31%) Manufacturing
14 10 (1.92%) Financial Institution
15 9 (1.73%) Military
16 8 (1.54%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 142 (27.31%) Analyst
2 135 (25.96%) Senior
3 104 (20.00%) ITSM Analyst
4 81 (15.58%) Senior Analyst
5 79 (15.19%) Support Analyst
6 70 (13.46%) Process Analyst
7 54 (10.38%) Lead
8 51 (9.81%) Developer
9 47 (9.04%) Senior Process Analyst
10 43 (8.27%) Senior Support Analyst
11 37 (7.12%) Service Analyst
12 33 (6.35%) IT Analyst
13 29 (5.58%) IT Manager
14 28 (5.38%) Service Manager
15 27 (5.19%) Service Management Analyst
16 25 (4.81%) Consultant
17 23 (4.42%) Administrator
17 23 (4.42%) Senior Developer
18 21 (4.04%) IT Services Manager
18 21 (4.04%) Release Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (10.00%) REST
2 34 (6.54%) Terraform
3 27 (5.19%) Middleware
4 26 (5.00%) SOAP
5 21 (4.04%) .NET
6 18 (3.46%) JSON
6 18 (3.46%) Lightning Web Components
7 13 (2.50%) XML
8 12 (2.31%) EDI
9 9 (1.73%) FIX Protocol
9 9 (1.73%) PySpark
10 8 (1.54%) YAML
11 7 (1.35%) ASP.NET
11 7 (1.35%) OAuth
11 7 (1.35%) OAuth2
11 7 (1.35%) React
12 6 (1.15%) JWT
12 6 (1.15%) OpenID
12 6 (1.15%) Spring
12 6 (1.15%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 57 (10.96%) Management Information System
2 28 (5.38%) Onboarding
3 26 (5.00%) Product Ownership
4 24 (4.62%) Enterprise Software
5 19 (3.65%) Cloud Native
6 14 (2.69%) Data Structures
7 12 (2.31%) Distributed Systems
7 12 (2.31%) Enterprise Cloud
8 11 (2.12%) Analytical Mindset
9 9 (1.73%) Fixed Income
10 6 (1.15%) Life Science
10 6 (1.15%) Self-Motivation
11 5 (0.96%) AI Agents
11 5 (0.96%) CMDB
11 5 (0.96%) Data Centre
11 5 (0.96%) Enterprise Storage
11 5 (0.96%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (0.77%) Low-Code
12 4 (0.77%) Robotics
12 4 (0.77%) VSAM
Operating Systems
1 26 (5.00%) Linux
2 18 (3.46%) Windows
3 8 (1.54%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.96%) Unix
5 4 (0.77%) zOS
6 2 (0.38%) 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
1 279 (53.65%) Continuous Improvement
2 207 (39.81%) ITIL
3 198 (38.08%) Change Management
4 170 (32.69%) DevOps
5 163 (31.35%) Service Management
6 156 (30.00%) Decision-Making
7 154 (29.62%) Project Delivery
8 150 (28.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 145 (27.88%) ITSM
10 142 (27.31%) CI/CD
11 139 (26.73%) Root Cause Analysis
12 133 (25.58%) Problem Management
13 132 (25.38%) Problem-Solving
14 130 (25.00%) Agile
15 127 (24.42%) User Experience
16 126 (24.23%) Risk Management
17 124 (23.85%) Stakeholder Management
18 120 (23.08%) Acceptance Criteria
19 111 (21.35%) Logistics
20 104 (20.00%) Service Design
Programming Languages
1 88 (16.92%) SQL
2 47 (9.04%) Python
3 26 (5.00%) C#
4 20 (3.85%) JavaScript
5 18 (3.46%) PowerShell
6 16 (3.08%) Java
7 14 (2.69%) Apex Code
8 10 (1.92%) C++
9 8 (1.54%) Bash
9 8 (1.54%) COBOL
10 7 (1.35%) SOQL
10 7 (1.35%) SOSL
10 7 (1.35%) T-SQL
11 5 (0.96%) TypeScript
12 4 (0.77%) JCL
12 4 (0.77%) Shell Script
13 3 (0.58%) Bicep
13 3 (0.58%) C
13 3 (0.58%) Perl
13 3 (0.58%) PHP
Qualifications
1 151 (29.04%) Degree
2 47 (9.04%) Security Cleared
3 37 (7.12%) SC Cleared
4 16 (3.08%) PMI Certification
5 14 (2.69%) PMP
6 12 (2.31%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (2.31%) Microsoft Certification
7 10 (1.92%) Azure Certification
7 10 (1.92%) DV Cleared
8 7 (1.35%) AWS Certification
9 5 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (0.77%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (0.58%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 1 (0.19%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 1 (0.19%) CISA
12 1 (0.19%) CISM
12 1 (0.19%) CRISC
12 1 (0.19%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.19%) Master's Degree
12 1 (0.19%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (13.85%) QA
2 43 (8.27%) Data Quality
3 27 (5.19%) GDPR
4 18 (3.46%) PMO
5 13 (2.50%) SLA
6 12 (2.31%) TickIT
7 11 (2.12%) Accessibility
8 9 (1.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 8 (1.54%) Def Stans
10 4 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (0.77%) ISO 9000
10 4 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 3 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.58%) ISO 8583
11 3 (0.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.38%) Good Clinical Practice
12 2 (0.38%) GxP
12 2 (0.38%) ISO 13485
12 2 (0.38%) SOC 2
12 2 (0.38%) SOC 3
System Software
1 17 (3.27%) Docker
2 14 (2.69%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.96%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.77%) 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 (3.46%) Kubernetes
2 15 (2.88%) Ansible
3 5 (0.96%) Grafana
4 4 (0.77%) CA Endevor
5 3 (0.58%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.38%) Argo
6 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Clustering
6 2 (0.38%) SCCM
6 2 (0.38%) ZABBIX
7 1 (0.19%) ITRS Geneos
7 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.19%) Packer
7 1 (0.19%) Puppet
Vendors
1 124 (23.85%) Microsoft
2 40 (7.69%) Salesforce
3 38 (7.31%) ServiceNow
4 25 (4.81%) SAP
5 17 (3.27%) Oracle
6 16 (3.08%) HP
7 15 (2.88%) Workday
8 14 (2.69%) Databricks
9 13 (2.50%) Google
10 9 (1.73%) FIS
10 9 (1.73%) SunGard
11 8 (1.54%) VMware
12 7 (1.35%) Concur
12 7 (1.35%) OpenAI
13 6 (1.15%) iManage
13 6 (1.15%) LogicMonitor
14 5 (0.96%) Dynatrace
14 5 (0.96%) NetApp
14 5 (0.96%) Okta
14 5 (0.96%) Pega