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 27 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 436 443 438
Rank change year-on-year +7 -5 -72
Permanent jobs citing Release Management 395 241 405
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.36% 0.48% 0.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.49% 0.54% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 261 155 288
10th Percentile £40,750 £40,625 £40,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £48,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £56,745 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +23.36% -9.21% -
75th Percentile £86,250 £80,625 £81,250
90th Percentile £107,500 £88,750 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £53,688 £59,500
% change year-on-year +11.76% -9.77% +5.26%

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 79,954 44,458 67,369
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.09% 88.81% 80.67%
Number of salaries quoted 55,419 25,298 42,226
10th Percentile £31,055 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,250 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,047
% change year-on-year +15.79% -5.09% -9.01%

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 27 August 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 27 August 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 -8 334 £70,000 +21.74% 442
UK excluding London -18 237 £60,000 +11.76% 245
Work from Home +31 164 £70,000 +11.55% 187
London -28 127 £85,000 +17.24% 246
North of England +1 70 £73,000 +36.45% 65
South East -12 61 £60,000 +55.84% 66
North West +14 36 £73,500 +17.60% 46
Yorkshire -14 30 £77,500 +44.86% 14
Midlands -38 28 £52,500 -2.21% 31
Northern Ireland - 26 - - 7
South West -65 22 £45,000 -20.70% 27
East of England -14 19 £57,500 -6.12% 30
West Midlands -50 18 £52,500 -2.21% 22
East Midlands -12 10 £70,000 - 9
Scotland +15 9 £33,000 +1.54% 19
North East -61 4 £63,750 +82.14% 6
Wales -71 2 £55,395 +14.22% 4

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 16 (4.05%) SharePoint
2 13 (3.29%) Confluence
3 11 (2.78%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (1.27%) Camunda
5 4 (1.01%) CICS
5 4 (1.01%) IIS
6 3 (0.76%) Apache
6 3 (0.76%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.76%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.76%) WordPress
7 1 (0.25%) Cloud Foundry
7 1 (0.25%) CMS
7 1 (0.25%) Tomcat
Applications
1 22 (5.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.53%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.53%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (1.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.01%) Windchill
5 1 (0.25%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (3.04%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (2.78%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.76%) Carpe Diem
3 3 (0.76%) Elite 3E
4 2 (0.51%) Infor SunSystems
4 2 (0.51%) Oracle Applications
4 2 (0.51%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.51%) SAP BPC
4 2 (0.51%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.25%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.25%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.25%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 145 (36.71%) Azure
2 85 (21.52%) Azure DevOps
3 70 (17.72%) Power Platform
4 50 (12.66%) Dynamics 365
5 41 (10.38%) SaaS
6 40 (10.13%) AWS
7 36 (9.11%) GitHub
8 27 (6.84%) Azure Logic Apps
9 26 (6.58%) Entra ID
10 25 (6.33%) Power Automate
10 25 (6.33%) PowerApps
11 19 (4.81%) GCP
12 18 (4.56%) Serverless
13 15 (3.80%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 14 (3.54%) Azure Key Vault
14 14 (3.54%) Microsoft 365
15 13 (3.29%) Boomi
16 12 (3.04%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
17 11 (2.78%) Azure Functions
18 10 (2.53%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.77%) DNS
2 6 (1.52%) VPN
3 5 (1.27%) ATM
3 5 (1.27%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.76%) NAS
4 3 (0.76%) SAN
5 1 (0.25%) Cisco ISE
5 1 (0.25%) DHCP
5 1 (0.25%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (11.65%) Power BI
2 27 (6.84%) SQL Server
3 16 (4.05%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 14 (3.54%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (3.54%) PostgreSQL
5 10 (2.53%) Data Lake
5 10 (2.53%) Relational Database
6 9 (2.28%) Spark SQL
6 9 (2.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 8 (2.03%) Metadata
8 6 (1.52%) Tableau
9 5 (1.27%) Db2
9 5 (1.27%) RDBMS
10 4 (1.01%) Amazon RDS
10 4 (1.01%) MySQL
10 4 (1.01%) SAP BW
11 3 (0.76%) Big Data
11 3 (0.76%) Looker
11 3 (0.76%) MongoDB
11 3 (0.76%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 58 (14.68%) JIRA
2 39 (9.87%) Git
3 16 (4.05%) Jenkins
4 14 (3.54%) GitLab
5 6 (1.52%) Visual Studio
6 5 (1.27%) Eclipse
6 5 (1.27%) JUnit
6 5 (1.27%) Mockito
7 4 (1.01%) ChangeMan
8 3 (0.76%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.51%) Claude Code
9 2 (0.51%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.51%) Postman
9 2 (0.51%) Subversion
9 2 (0.51%) Terragrunt
10 1 (0.25%) git-flow
10 1 (0.25%) mountebank
10 1 (0.25%) REST Assured
10 1 (0.25%) SonarQube
10 1 (0.25%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 198 (50.13%) Social Skills
2 140 (35.44%) Finance
3 98 (24.81%) Analytical Skills
4 46 (11.65%) Law
5 27 (6.84%) Banking
6 25 (6.33%) Marketing
6 25 (6.33%) Public Sector
7 24 (6.08%) Organisational Skills
8 21 (5.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 21 (5.32%) Legal
8 21 (5.32%) Retail
9 16 (4.05%) Influencing Skills
9 16 (4.05%) Presentation Skills
10 15 (3.80%) Investment Banking
11 12 (3.04%) Front Office
11 12 (3.04%) Local Government
12 11 (2.78%) Legal Technology
13 10 (2.53%) Manufacturing
14 8 (2.03%) Financial Institution
14 8 (2.03%) Military
Job Titles
1 69 (17.47%) Senior
2 62 (15.70%) Analyst
3 52 (13.16%) Lead
4 43 (10.89%) Developer
5 39 (9.87%) Support Analyst
6 26 (6.58%) ITSM Analyst
6 26 (6.58%) Process Analyst
7 25 (6.33%) Consultant
7 25 (6.33%) Senior Developer
8 24 (6.08%) Administrator
9 19 (4.81%) Systems Administrator
10 18 (4.56%) Release Manager
11 16 (4.05%) Azure Engineer
11 16 (4.05%) DevOps Engineer
12 15 (3.80%) IT Manager
12 15 (3.80%) Senior Analyst
12 15 (3.80%) Senior Support Analyst
12 15 (3.80%) Service Manager
13 14 (3.54%) Applications Support
13 14 (3.54%) Senior Process Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (12.41%) REST
2 36 (9.11%) Terraform
3 25 (6.33%) Middleware
3 25 (6.33%) SOAP
4 16 (4.05%) .NET
4 16 (4.05%) JSON
5 15 (3.80%) Lightning Web Components
6 13 (3.29%) React
7 12 (3.04%) EDI
7 12 (3.04%) XML
8 11 (2.78%) CSS
8 11 (2.78%) HTML
9 10 (2.53%) PySpark
10 9 (2.28%) ARM Templates
10 9 (2.28%) FIX Protocol
11 8 (2.03%) YAML
12 7 (1.77%) ASP.NET
13 6 (1.52%) Visualforce
14 5 (1.27%) OAuth
14 5 (1.27%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 44 (11.14%) Management Information System
2 32 (8.10%) Onboarding
3 30 (7.59%) Product Ownership
4 23 (5.82%) Enterprise Software
5 22 (5.57%) Cloud Native
6 15 (3.80%) Data Structures
7 13 (3.29%) Distributed Systems
7 13 (3.29%) Enterprise Cloud
8 12 (3.04%) Analytical Mindset
9 9 (2.28%) Fixed Income
10 7 (1.77%) Culture of Ownership
10 7 (1.77%) Podcast
11 6 (1.52%) Life Science
12 5 (1.27%) CMDB
12 5 (1.27%) Data Centre
12 5 (1.27%) Enterprise Storage
13 4 (1.01%) AI Agents
13 4 (1.01%) Legacy Code
13 4 (1.01%) Legacy Systems
13 4 (1.01%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 25 (6.33%) Linux
2 17 (4.30%) Windows
3 9 (2.28%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.52%) Unix
5 4 (1.01%) zOS
6 2 (0.51%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.51%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.25%) Android
7 1 (0.25%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.25%) Embedded Linux
7 1 (0.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 164 (41.52%) DevOps
2 156 (39.49%) Continuous Improvement
3 138 (34.94%) CI/CD
4 129 (32.66%) Agile
5 120 (30.38%) Problem-Solving
6 111 (28.10%) ITIL
7 102 (25.82%) Change Management
8 95 (24.05%) Stakeholder Management
9 76 (19.24%) Decision-Making
10 67 (16.96%) Project Delivery
11 66 (16.71%) Service Management
12 65 (16.46%) Collaborative Working
13 64 (16.20%) ITSM
14 63 (15.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 59 (14.94%) Root Cause Analysis
16 58 (14.68%) Roadmaps
17 54 (13.67%) Mentoring
18 51 (12.91%) Scrum
18 51 (12.91%) Test Automation
19 49 (12.41%) AI
Programming Languages
1 90 (22.78%) SQL
2 49 (12.41%) Python
3 26 (6.58%) JavaScript
4 17 (4.30%) Java
5 14 (3.54%) C#
5 14 (3.54%) PowerShell
6 10 (2.53%) C++
7 9 (2.28%) Apex Code
7 9 (2.28%) SOQL
7 9 (2.28%) SOSL
8 8 (2.03%) COBOL
9 7 (1.77%) Bash
9 7 (1.77%) T-SQL
10 5 (1.27%) Shell Script
10 5 (1.27%) TypeScript
11 4 (1.01%) JCL
12 3 (0.76%) C
12 3 (0.76%) Perl
12 3 (0.76%) PHP
13 2 (0.51%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 80 (20.25%) Degree
2 36 (9.11%) Security Cleared
3 30 (7.59%) SC Cleared
4 18 (4.56%) Computer Science Degree
4 18 (4.56%) PMI Certification
5 16 (4.05%) PMP
6 9 (2.28%) DV Cleared
7 6 (1.52%) Azure Certification
7 6 (1.52%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (1.01%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (1.01%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 3 (0.76%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.51%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.25%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 1 (0.25%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
11 1 (0.25%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 1 (0.25%) CCSK
11 1 (0.25%) CSPO
11 1 (0.25%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.25%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (17.72%) QA
2 39 (9.87%) Data Quality
3 28 (7.09%) GDPR
4 19 (4.81%) PMO
5 16 (4.05%) Accessibility
6 13 (3.29%) GRC
7 12 (3.04%) TickIT
8 10 (2.53%) SLA
9 9 (2.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 8 (2.03%) Def Stans
11 5 (1.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 4 (1.01%) ISO 9000
12 4 (1.01%) ISO/IEC 15288
13 3 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials
13 3 (0.76%) ISO 8583
14 2 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 2 (0.51%) PCI DSS
14 2 (0.51%) SOC 2
15 1 (0.25%) ISO 22301
15 1 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 16 (4.05%) Docker
2 15 (3.80%) Active Directory
3 6 (1.52%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.01%) Firmware
5 3 (0.76%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.76%) IAG
6 1 (0.25%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.25%) Terminal Server
6 1 (0.25%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.25%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 16 (4.05%) Ansible
2 14 (3.54%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.01%) CA Endevor
3 4 (1.01%) Grafana
4 3 (0.76%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.51%) Argo
5 2 (0.51%) Microsoft Clustering
5 2 (0.51%) SCCM
5 2 (0.51%) ZABBIX
6 1 (0.25%) ITRS Geneos
6 1 (0.25%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 1 (0.25%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.25%) Packer
6 1 (0.25%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.25%) SCOM
Vendors
1 105 (26.58%) Microsoft
2 36 (9.11%) Salesforce
3 23 (5.82%) ServiceNow
4 17 (4.30%) Databricks
5 16 (4.05%) Oracle
5 16 (4.05%) SAP
6 10 (2.53%) Google
7 9 (2.28%) FIS
7 9 (2.28%) HP
7 9 (2.28%) SunGard
7 9 (2.28%) VMware
8 7 (1.77%) LogicMonitor
8 7 (1.77%) OpenAI
9 5 (1.27%) iManage
9 5 (1.27%) Intapp
9 5 (1.27%) NetApp
10 4 (1.01%) Cisco
10 4 (1.01%) Dell
10 4 (1.01%) VocaLink
11 3 (0.76%) Splunk