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

6 months to
10 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 461 464 444
Rank change year-on-year +3 -20 -69
Permanent jobs citing Release Management 362 240 416
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.34% 0.48% 0.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.46% 0.54% 0.62%
Number of salaries quoted 251 158 307
10th Percentile £40,750 £41,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £48,825 £52,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £87,500 £81,250 £75,536
90th Percentile £107,500 £93,778 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,250 £53,688 £59,500
% change year-on-year +15.95% -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 77,887 44,584 67,368
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.57% 89.31% 81.13%
Number of salaries quoted 53,644 25,395 43,808
10th Percentile £30,750 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,170 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.71%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £48,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +14.58% -4.00% -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 10 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 10 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 -12 319 £70,000 +12.00% 397
UK excluding London -25 205 £62,250 +15.95% 231
Work from Home +30 143 £70,000 -3.45% 164
London -40 125 £85,000 +17.24% 214
North of England -1 68 £73,500 +35.48% 52
South East -16 54 £58,652 +20.93% 64
North West +15 34 £73,500 +17.60% 35
Yorkshire -17 30 £77,500 +44.86% 13
Midlands -41 26 £53,688 - 22
South West -62 22 £39,000 -35.93% 18
East of England -17 17 £58,475 -13.37% 38
West Midlands -42 17 £52,500 -2.21% 16
Scotland +15 8 £33,000 +1.54% 25
East Midlands -16 8 £70,000 - 6
Northern Ireland - 8 - - 11
North East -60 4 £63,750 +82.14% 5
Wales -58 2 £55,395 +14.22% 6

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 13 (3.59%) Confluence
2 12 (3.31%) SharePoint
3 11 (3.04%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (1.38%) Camunda
4 5 (1.38%) IIS
5 4 (1.10%) CICS
6 3 (0.83%) Apache
6 3 (0.83%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.83%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.83%) WordPress
7 1 (0.28%) Cloud Foundry
7 1 (0.28%) CMS
7 1 (0.28%) Tomcat
Applications
1 22 (6.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.76%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.76%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (1.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.10%) Windchill
5 1 (0.28%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (3.31%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (3.04%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.83%) Carpe Diem
3 3 (0.83%) Elite 3E
4 2 (0.55%) Infor SunSystems
4 2 (0.55%) Oracle Applications
4 2 (0.55%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.55%) SAP BPC
4 2 (0.55%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.28%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.28%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.28%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 132 (36.46%) Azure
2 79 (21.82%) Azure DevOps
3 65 (17.96%) Power Platform
4 45 (12.43%) Dynamics 365
5 39 (10.77%) SaaS
6 36 (9.94%) AWS
7 33 (9.12%) GitHub
8 26 (7.18%) Azure Logic Apps
9 24 (6.63%) Power Automate
10 22 (6.08%) Entra ID
11 20 (5.52%) PowerApps
12 18 (4.97%) GCP
13 16 (4.42%) Serverless
14 15 (4.14%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 14 (3.87%) Boomi
16 13 (3.59%) Microsoft 365
17 12 (3.31%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
18 10 (2.76%) Azure Functions
18 10 (2.76%) Azure Key Vault
18 10 (2.76%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.93%) DNS
2 6 (1.66%) VPN
3 5 (1.38%) ATM
3 5 (1.38%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.28%) Cisco ISE
4 1 (0.28%) DHCP
4 1 (0.28%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (11.60%) Power BI
2 22 (6.08%) SQL Server
3 16 (4.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 13 (3.59%) Data Warehouse
4 13 (3.59%) PostgreSQL
5 9 (2.49%) Relational Database
5 9 (2.49%) Spark SQL
5 9 (2.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 7 (1.93%) Metadata
7 6 (1.66%) Data Lake
7 6 (1.66%) Tableau
8 5 (1.38%) RDBMS
9 4 (1.10%) Amazon RDS
9 4 (1.10%) Db2
9 4 (1.10%) MySQL
9 4 (1.10%) SAP BW
10 3 (0.83%) Big Data
10 3 (0.83%) Looker
10 3 (0.83%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.83%) NonStop SQL
Development Applications
1 58 (16.02%) JIRA
2 31 (8.56%) Git
3 16 (4.42%) Jenkins
4 14 (3.87%) GitLab
5 6 (1.66%) Visual Studio
6 5 (1.38%) JUnit
6 5 (1.38%) Mockito
7 4 (1.10%) ChangeMan
7 4 (1.10%) Eclipse
8 2 (0.55%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.55%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.55%) Postman
8 2 (0.55%) Terragrunt
9 1 (0.28%) Claude Code
9 1 (0.28%) git-flow
9 1 (0.28%) mountebank
9 1 (0.28%) REST Assured
9 1 (0.28%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.28%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.28%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 173 (47.79%) Social Skills
2 122 (33.70%) Finance
3 77 (21.27%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (8.56%) Law
5 27 (7.46%) Banking
6 25 (6.91%) Marketing
6 25 (6.91%) Public Sector
7 24 (6.63%) Organisational Skills
8 20 (5.52%) Retail
9 18 (4.97%) Legal
10 16 (4.42%) Influencing Skills
11 15 (4.14%) Investment Banking
12 14 (3.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 12 (3.31%) Front Office
13 12 (3.31%) Manufacturing
14 11 (3.04%) Local Government
15 9 (2.49%) Legal Technology
16 8 (2.21%) Financial Institution
16 8 (2.21%) Military
17 5 (1.38%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 54 (14.92%) Lead
1 54 (14.92%) Senior
2 45 (12.43%) Analyst
3 39 (10.77%) Developer
4 26 (7.18%) Senior Developer
5 25 (6.91%) Consultant
6 24 (6.63%) Administrator
7 21 (5.80%) Support Analyst
8 19 (5.25%) Systems Administrator
9 17 (4.70%) Release Manager
10 16 (4.42%) Azure Engineer
11 15 (4.14%) Applications Support
11 15 (4.14%) DevOps Engineer
12 14 (3.87%) Architect
12 14 (3.87%) Service Manager
13 13 (3.59%) Applications Manager
13 13 (3.59%) IT Manager
13 13 (3.59%) Software Manager
13 13 (3.59%) Technical Leader
14 11 (3.04%) Programme Office Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (13.54%) REST
2 24 (6.63%) Middleware
2 24 (6.63%) SOAP
3 16 (4.42%) JSON
4 15 (4.14%) Lightning Web Components
5 13 (3.59%) React
6 12 (3.31%) EDI
6 12 (3.31%) XML
7 11 (3.04%) .NET
7 11 (3.04%) CSS
7 11 (3.04%) HTML
8 10 (2.76%) PySpark
9 9 (2.49%) ARM Templates
9 9 (2.49%) FIX Protocol
10 8 (2.21%) YAML
11 6 (1.66%) Visualforce
12 5 (1.38%) JPA
12 5 (1.38%) OAuth
12 5 (1.38%) OpenID
12 5 (1.38%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 30 (8.29%) Management Information System
2 29 (8.01%) Onboarding
2 29 (8.01%) Product Ownership
3 22 (6.08%) Cloud Native
4 20 (5.52%) Enterprise Software
5 15 (4.14%) Data Structures
6 13 (3.59%) Distributed Systems
6 13 (3.59%) Enterprise Cloud
7 12 (3.31%) Analytical Mindset
8 9 (2.49%) Fixed Income
9 7 (1.93%) Culture of Ownership
9 7 (1.93%) Podcast
10 5 (1.38%) CMDB
10 5 (1.38%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (1.38%) Life Science
11 4 (1.10%) Legacy Code
11 4 (1.10%) Virtual Team
11 4 (1.10%) VSAM
12 3 (0.83%) Private Cloud
12 3 (0.83%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 22 (6.08%) Linux
2 16 (4.42%) Windows
3 8 (2.21%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.10%) Unix
4 4 (1.10%) zOS
5 2 (0.55%) Windows Server 2012
5 2 (0.55%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.28%) Android
6 1 (0.28%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.28%) Embedded Linux
6 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 157 (43.37%) DevOps
2 133 (36.74%) CI/CD
3 132 (36.46%) Continuous Improvement
4 119 (32.87%) Agile
5 115 (31.77%) Problem-Solving
6 91 (25.14%) Stakeholder Management
7 89 (24.59%) ITIL
8 84 (23.20%) Change Management
9 60 (16.57%) Decision-Making
10 56 (15.47%) Roadmaps
11 51 (14.09%) Scrum
12 49 (13.54%) AI
12 49 (13.54%) Test Automation
13 48 (13.26%) Incident Management
14 46 (12.71%) Collaborative Working
14 46 (12.71%) Mentoring
14 46 (12.71%) Project Delivery
15 45 (12.43%) ERP
15 45 (12.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 44 (12.15%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 91 (25.14%) SQL
2 47 (12.98%) Python
3 25 (6.91%) JavaScript
4 15 (4.14%) Java
5 14 (3.87%) PowerShell
6 10 (2.76%) Apex Code
6 10 (2.76%) SOQL
7 9 (2.49%) C++
7 9 (2.49%) SOSL
8 7 (1.93%) COBOL
8 7 (1.93%) T-SQL
9 6 (1.66%) Bash
10 5 (1.38%) C#
10 5 (1.38%) TypeScript
11 4 (1.10%) JCL
11 4 (1.10%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.83%) C
12 3 (0.83%) PHP
13 2 (0.55%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.55%) Perl
Qualifications
1 64 (17.68%) Degree
2 31 (8.56%) Security Cleared
3 28 (7.73%) SC Cleared
4 19 (5.25%) Computer Science Degree
4 19 (5.25%) PMI Certification
5 17 (4.70%) PMP
6 9 (2.49%) DV Cleared
7 6 (1.66%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (1.10%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.10%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 3 (0.83%) AWS Certification
9 3 (0.83%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.55%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.28%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 1 (0.28%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
11 1 (0.28%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 1 (0.28%) CCSK
11 1 (0.28%) CSPO
11 1 (0.28%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.28%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (18.51%) QA
2 37 (10.22%) Data Quality
3 29 (8.01%) GDPR
4 21 (5.80%) PMO
5 16 (4.42%) Accessibility
6 13 (3.59%) GRC
7 12 (3.31%) TickIT
8 10 (2.76%) SLA
9 9 (2.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 8 (2.21%) Def Stans
11 5 (1.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 4 (1.10%) ISO 9000
12 4 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 4 (1.10%) SOC 2
13 3 (0.83%) ISO 8583
14 2 (0.55%) PCI DSS
15 1 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials
15 1 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 1 (0.28%) ISO 22301
15 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 15 (4.14%) Docker
2 14 (3.87%) Active Directory
3 6 (1.66%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.83%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.83%) IAG
5 1 (0.28%) Firmware
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.28%) Terminal Server
5 1 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.28%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 36 (9.94%) Terraform
2 16 (4.42%) Ansible
3 13 (3.59%) Kubernetes
4 4 (1.10%) CA Endevor
4 4 (1.10%) Grafana
5 3 (0.83%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.55%) Argo
6 2 (0.55%) Microsoft Clustering
6 2 (0.55%) SCCM
6 2 (0.55%) ZABBIX
7 1 (0.28%) ITRS Geneos
7 1 (0.28%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 1 (0.28%) Oracle RMAN
7 1 (0.28%) Packer
7 1 (0.28%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.28%) SCOM
Vendors
1 95 (26.24%) Microsoft
2 36 (9.94%) Salesforce
3 24 (6.63%) ServiceNow
4 17 (4.70%) Databricks
5 15 (4.14%) SAP
6 14 (3.87%) Oracle
7 10 (2.76%) Google
8 9 (2.49%) FIS
8 9 (2.49%) SunGard
9 7 (1.93%) LogicMonitor
9 7 (1.93%) OpenAI
10 6 (1.66%) Intapp
10 6 (1.66%) VMware
11 5 (1.38%) HP
11 5 (1.38%) iManage
12 4 (1.10%) Cisco
12 4 (1.10%) Dell
12 4 (1.10%) VocaLink
13 3 (0.83%) Concur
13 3 (0.83%) Splunk