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 20 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 417 454 449
Rank change year-on-year +37 -5 -109
Permanent jobs citing Release Management 466 238 365
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.40% 0.48% 0.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.55% 0.54% 0.58%
Number of salaries quoted 285 159 239
10th Percentile £38,772 £34,500 £45,680
25th Percentile £51,250 £48,125 £53,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £55,297 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +26.59% -11.52% -
75th Percentile £84,500 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £88,750 £92,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £51,250 £60,000
% change year-on-year +17.07% -14.58% +6.15%

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 84,898 43,727 63,303
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.06% 88.69% 81.28%
Number of salaries quoted 58,675 24,676 35,715
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £41,750 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,313 £95,000
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 20 September 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 20 September 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 +1 387 £70,000 +22.54% 527
UK excluding London +1 294 £60,000 +17.07% 304
Work from Home +48 188 £67,000 +6.35% 222
London -35 141 £85,000 +9.68% 283
North of England -15 83 £72,500 +33.64% 71
South East -13 72 £60,000 +101.68% 68
Northern Ireland - 48 - - 26
North West +10 46 £73,500 +17.60% 50
Midlands -46 36 £52,500 -2.21% 41
Yorkshire -17 30 £72,500 +27.75% 19
South West -62 24 £45,000 -20.70% 28
West Midlands -58 23 £51,875 -3.38% 27
East of England -18 19 £56,250 +2.27% 33
East Midlands - 13 £70,000 - 14
Scotland +18 9 £33,000 +49.13% 30
North East -60 7 £55,000 +57.14% 3
Wales -74 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 (5.15%) SharePoint
2 12 (2.58%) Confluence
2 12 (2.58%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.07%) Camunda
4 4 (0.86%) CICS
5 3 (0.64%) Apache
5 3 (0.64%) IIS
5 3 (0.64%) WordPress
6 2 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.21%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.21%) Cloud Foundry
7 1 (0.21%) CMS
7 1 (0.21%) Tomcat
Applications
1 24 (5.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.36%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.36%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (1.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.86%) Windchill
5 1 (0.21%) Trello
Business Applications
1 15 (3.22%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (2.15%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.86%) Workday HCM
4 3 (0.64%) Carpe Diem
4 3 (0.64%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.43%) Infor SunSystems
5 2 (0.43%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.43%) Oracle Applications
5 2 (0.43%) SAP BPC
5 2 (0.43%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.21%) Infor CloudSuite
6 1 (0.21%) Maximo
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.21%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 161 (34.55%) Azure
2 97 (20.82%) Power Platform
3 93 (19.96%) Azure DevOps
4 60 (12.88%) Dynamics 365
5 43 (9.23%) SaaS
6 42 (9.01%) AWS
7 37 (7.94%) GitHub
8 36 (7.73%) PowerApps
9 30 (6.44%) Azure Logic Apps
9 30 (6.44%) Power Automate
10 29 (6.22%) Entra ID
11 18 (3.86%) Serverless
12 17 (3.65%) Azure Key Vault
12 17 (3.65%) Microsoft 365
13 15 (3.22%) GCP
14 14 (3.00%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
15 12 (2.58%) Azure Data Factory
15 12 (2.58%) Azure Monitor
15 12 (2.58%) Boomi
15 12 (2.58%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.50%) DNS
2 6 (1.29%) VPN
3 5 (1.07%) ATM
3 5 (1.07%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.64%) NAS
4 3 (0.64%) SAN
5 1 (0.21%) DHCP
5 1 (0.21%) Firewall
5 1 (0.21%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 67 (14.38%) Power BI
2 25 (5.36%) SQL Server
3 21 (4.51%) Data Lake
4 16 (3.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 15 (3.22%) PostgreSQL
6 12 (2.58%) Data Warehouse
7 10 (2.15%) Relational Database
8 9 (1.93%) Metadata
8 9 (1.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 8 (1.72%) Spark SQL
10 6 (1.29%) Tableau
11 5 (1.07%) Db2
11 5 (1.07%) RDBMS
12 4 (0.86%) Amazon RDS
12 4 (0.86%) SAP BW
13 3 (0.64%) BusinessObjects
13 3 (0.64%) MongoDB
13 3 (0.64%) MySQL
13 3 (0.64%) NonStop SQL
13 3 (0.64%) Redis
Development Applications
1 58 (12.45%) JIRA
2 51 (10.94%) Git
3 16 (3.43%) Jenkins
4 10 (2.15%) GitLab
5 6 (1.29%) Visual Studio
6 5 (1.07%) Eclipse
6 5 (1.07%) JUnit
6 5 (1.07%) Mockito
7 4 (0.86%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.86%) ChangeMan
8 2 (0.43%) Claude Code
8 2 (0.43%) Terragrunt
9 1 (0.21%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.21%) git-flow
9 1 (0.21%) mountebank
9 1 (0.21%) Postman
9 1 (0.21%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.21%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.21%) Subversion
9 1 (0.21%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 234 (50.21%) Social Skills
2 159 (34.12%) Finance
3 133 (28.54%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (9.01%) Presentation Skills
5 40 (8.58%) Law
6 37 (7.94%) Public Sector
7 26 (5.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 26 (5.58%) Marketing
7 26 (5.58%) Organisational Skills
8 23 (4.94%) Banking
9 22 (4.72%) Retail
10 18 (3.86%) Influencing Skills
11 14 (3.00%) Investment Banking
11 14 (3.00%) Legal
12 13 (2.79%) Manufacturing
13 12 (2.58%) Front Office
13 12 (2.58%) Local Government
14 9 (1.93%) Financial Institution
14 9 (1.93%) Military
15 8 (1.72%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 95 (20.39%) Senior
2 92 (19.74%) Analyst
3 57 (12.23%) Lead
4 51 (10.94%) ITSM Analyst
5 50 (10.73%) Developer
6 48 (10.30%) Support Analyst
7 40 (8.58%) Senior Analyst
8 39 (8.37%) Process Analyst
9 29 (6.22%) IT Manager
10 28 (6.01%) Service Manager
11 27 (5.79%) Senior Process Analyst
12 26 (5.58%) Consultant
13 24 (5.15%) Administrator
13 24 (5.15%) Senior Support Analyst
14 23 (4.94%) Senior Developer
15 21 (4.51%) IT Services Manager
16 20 (4.29%) Systems Administrator
17 18 (3.86%) DevOps Engineer
17 18 (3.86%) Release Manager
18 16 (3.43%) Applications Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (10.94%) REST
2 34 (7.30%) Terraform
3 26 (5.58%) Middleware
3 26 (5.58%) SOAP
4 19 (4.08%) Lightning Web Components
5 18 (3.86%) .NET
6 17 (3.65%) JSON
7 12 (2.58%) EDI
7 12 (2.58%) XML
8 11 (2.36%) PySpark
9 9 (1.93%) FIX Protocol
10 8 (1.72%) ARM Templates
10 8 (1.72%) React
10 8 (1.72%) YAML
11 7 (1.50%) ASP.NET
12 6 (1.29%) CSS
12 6 (1.29%) HTML
12 6 (1.29%) OAuth
12 6 (1.29%) OAuth2
12 6 (1.29%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 56 (12.02%) Management Information System
2 29 (6.22%) Onboarding
3 27 (5.79%) Product Ownership
4 26 (5.58%) Enterprise Software
5 19 (4.08%) Cloud Native
6 14 (3.00%) Data Structures
7 13 (2.79%) Enterprise Cloud
8 12 (2.58%) Distributed Systems
9 11 (2.36%) Analytical Mindset
10 9 (1.93%) Fixed Income
11 6 (1.29%) Life Science
11 6 (1.29%) Self-Motivation
12 5 (1.07%) AI Agents
12 5 (1.07%) CMDB
12 5 (1.07%) Data Centre
12 5 (1.07%) Enterprise Storage
13 4 (0.86%) Legacy Code
13 4 (0.86%) Legacy Systems
13 4 (0.86%) Virtual Team
13 4 (0.86%) VSAM
Operating Systems
1 26 (5.58%) Linux
2 17 (3.65%) Windows
3 8 (1.72%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.07%) Unix
5 4 (0.86%) zOS
6 2 (0.43%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.21%) Android
7 1 (0.21%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.21%) Embedded Linux
7 1 (0.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 213 (45.71%) Continuous Improvement
2 174 (37.34%) DevOps
3 154 (33.05%) ITIL
4 145 (31.12%) Change Management
5 143 (30.69%) CI/CD
6 134 (28.76%) Problem-Solving
7 129 (27.68%) Agile
8 118 (25.32%) Stakeholder Management
9 111 (23.82%) Service Management
10 105 (22.53%) Decision-Making
11 100 (21.46%) Project Delivery
12 97 (20.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 91 (19.53%) ITSM
14 86 (18.45%) Root Cause Analysis
15 81 (17.38%) Problem Management
16 74 (15.88%) Collaborative Working
17 73 (15.67%) Risk Management
18 70 (15.02%) User Experience
19 68 (14.59%) Mentoring
20 67 (14.38%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 91 (19.53%) SQL
2 50 (10.73%) Python
3 24 (5.15%) C#
4 21 (4.51%) JavaScript
5 16 (3.43%) Java
5 16 (3.43%) PowerShell
6 14 (3.00%) Apex Code
7 10 (2.15%) C++
8 8 (1.72%) Bash
8 8 (1.72%) COBOL
9 7 (1.50%) SOQL
9 7 (1.50%) SOSL
9 7 (1.50%) T-SQL
10 6 (1.29%) TypeScript
11 4 (0.86%) JCL
11 4 (0.86%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.64%) C
12 3 (0.64%) Perl
12 3 (0.64%) PHP
13 2 (0.43%) Go
Qualifications
1 104 (22.32%) Degree
2 45 (9.66%) Security Cleared
3 34 (7.30%) SC Cleared
4 18 (3.86%) PMI Certification
5 16 (3.43%) Computer Science Degree
5 16 (3.43%) PMP
6 11 (2.36%) DV Cleared
6 11 (2.36%) Microsoft Certification
7 10 (2.15%) Azure Certification
8 6 (1.29%) AWS Certification
9 5 (1.07%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (0.64%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (0.64%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 1 (0.21%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 1 (0.21%) CISA
11 1 (0.21%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (0.21%) CISM
11 1 (0.21%) CRISC
11 1 (0.21%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (15.88%) QA
2 43 (9.23%) Data Quality
3 30 (6.44%) GDPR
4 20 (4.29%) PMO
5 13 (2.79%) SLA
6 12 (2.58%) Accessibility
6 12 (2.58%) TickIT
7 10 (2.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 8 (1.72%) Def Stans
9 5 (1.07%) GRC
10 4 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (0.86%) ISO 9000
10 4 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 4 (0.86%) SOC 2
11 3 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.64%) ISO 8583
11 3 (0.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.43%) GxP
12 2 (0.43%) ISO 13485
12 2 (0.43%) SOC 3
System Software
1 15 (3.22%) Docker
2 14 (3.00%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.07%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.86%) Firmware
5 3 (0.64%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.64%) IAG
6 1 (0.21%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.21%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 15 (3.22%) Ansible
1 15 (3.22%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.86%) CA Endevor
3 3 (0.64%) Grafana
3 3 (0.64%) Prometheus
4 2 (0.43%) Argo
4 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Clustering
4 2 (0.43%) ZABBIX
5 1 (0.21%) ITRS Geneos
5 1 (0.21%) Packer
5 1 (0.21%) Puppet
5 1 (0.21%) SCCM
Vendors
1 123 (26.39%) Microsoft
2 41 (8.80%) Salesforce
3 38 (8.15%) ServiceNow
4 23 (4.94%) SAP
5 18 (3.86%) Oracle
6 17 (3.65%) Databricks
7 16 (3.43%) HP
8 13 (2.79%) Google
9 11 (2.36%) Workday
10 9 (1.93%) FIS
10 9 (1.93%) SunGard
11 8 (1.72%) VMware
12 7 (1.50%) OpenAI
13 6 (1.29%) Concur
13 6 (1.29%) LogicMonitor
14 5 (1.07%) iManage
14 5 (1.07%) MuleSoft
14 5 (1.07%) NetApp
15 4 (0.86%) Alteryx
15 4 (0.86%) Dell