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

6 months to
3 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 385 457 437
Rank change year-on-year +72 -20 -114
Permanent jobs citing Release Management 519 218 365
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.44% 0.44% 0.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.60% 0.49% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 283 147 230
10th Percentile £38,772 £32,500 £45,651
25th Percentile £51,225 £48,250 £52,607
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.39% -8.00% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £95,250 £90,251
UK excluding London median annual salary £59,725 £50,000 £57,013
% change year-on-year +19.45% -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 86,399 44,171 61,013
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.12% 89.11% 81.89%
Number of salaries quoted 59,417 24,443 33,150
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £58,700
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -6.30% -2.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £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 3 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 3 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 +41 396 £70,000 +17.15% 645
UK excluding London +53 345 £59,725 +19.45% 416
Work from Home +46 190 £67,500 +7.14% 361
London -21 147 £83,000 +7.10% 301
Northern Ireland - 97 - - 9
North of England -4 81 £70,000 +29.03% 100
South East -4 74 £60,000 +118.18% 97
North West +2 46 £71,250 +14.00% 60
Midlands -41 36 £52,500 -2.21% 48
Yorkshire -20 28 £63,750 +6.25% 31
South West -61 25 £54,000 -4.84% 43
West Midlands -46 23 £51,875 -3.38% 25
East of England -24 19 £56,250 +2.27% 39
East Midlands - 13 £70,000 - 23
Scotland +8 9 £33,000 +49.13% 52
North East -60 7 £55,000 +57.14% 9
Wales -78 4 £85,198 +75.66% 28

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 11 (2.12%) Confluence
2 11 (2.12%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.96%) Apache
3 5 (0.96%) Camunda
4 4 (0.77%) CICS
5 3 (0.58%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.58%) IIS
5 3 (0.58%) WordPress
6 2 (0.39%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.19%) Cloud Foundry
7 1 (0.19%) CMS
7 1 (0.19%) Tomcat
Applications
1 23 (4.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (2.31%) Microsoft Project
3 11 (2.12%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (1.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.77%) Windchill
6 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 16 (3.08%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.73%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (1.16%) Workday HCM
4 3 (0.58%) Carpe Diem
4 3 (0.58%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.39%) Maximo
5 2 (0.39%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.39%) Oracle Applications
5 2 (0.39%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.39%) SAP BPC
5 2 (0.39%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.19%) Actimize
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
1 162 (31.21%) Azure
2 98 (18.88%) Power Platform
3 93 (17.92%) Azure DevOps
4 56 (10.79%) Dynamics 365
5 46 (8.86%) SaaS
6 43 (8.29%) AWS
7 41 (7.90%) GitHub
8 36 (6.94%) PowerApps
9 32 (6.17%) Power Automate
10 30 (5.78%) Azure Logic Apps
11 29 (5.59%) Entra ID
12 19 (3.66%) Serverless
13 18 (3.47%) Microsoft 365
14 16 (3.08%) Azure Key Vault
15 14 (2.70%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
16 13 (2.50%) Azure Monitor
17 12 (2.31%) Azure Functions
17 12 (2.31%) GCP
17 12 (2.31%) GitHub Actions
18 11 (2.12%) Salesforce Service Cloud
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 65 (12.52%) Power BI
2 24 (4.62%) SQL Server
3 21 (4.05%) Data Lake
4 16 (3.08%) PostgreSQL
5 13 (2.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 10 (1.93%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (1.93%) Metadata
6 10 (1.93%) Relational Database
6 10 (1.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 6 (1.16%) Amazon RDS
7 6 (1.16%) Spark SQL
8 5 (0.96%) Db2
8 5 (0.96%) MongoDB
8 5 (0.96%) RDBMS
9 4 (0.77%) Amazon Athena
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
Development Applications
1 56 (10.79%) JIRA
2 52 (10.02%) Git
3 16 (3.08%) Jenkins
4 12 (2.31%) GitLab
5 6 (1.16%) Visual Studio
6 5 (0.96%) Eclipse
6 5 (0.96%) JUnit
6 5 (0.96%) Mockito
7 4 (0.77%) ChangeMan
8 3 (0.58%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.39%) Claude Code
9 2 (0.39%) Terragrunt
10 1 (0.19%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 1 (0.19%) Cypress.io
10 1 (0.19%) git-flow
10 1 (0.19%) mountebank
10 1 (0.19%) Postman
10 1 (0.19%) Sonatype Nexus
10 1 (0.19%) Subversion
10 1 (0.19%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 285 (54.91%) Social Skills
2 181 (34.87%) Analytical Skills
3 170 (32.76%) Finance
4 95 (18.30%) Presentation Skills
5 43 (8.29%) Public Sector
6 36 (6.94%) Law
7 27 (5.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 27 (5.20%) Organisational Skills
8 22 (4.24%) Banking
8 22 (4.24%) Marketing
9 19 (3.66%) Influencing Skills
9 19 (3.66%) Retail
10 14 (2.70%) Investment Banking
11 12 (2.31%) Front Office
11 12 (2.31%) Legal
11 12 (2.31%) Local Government
11 12 (2.31%) Manufacturing
12 10 (1.93%) Financial Institution
12 10 (1.93%) Telecoms
13 9 (1.73%) Military
Job Titles
1 142 (27.36%) Analyst
2 131 (25.24%) Senior
3 104 (20.04%) ITSM Analyst
4 81 (15.61%) Senior Analyst
5 79 (15.22%) Support Analyst
6 70 (13.49%) Process Analyst
7 54 (10.40%) Lead
8 48 (9.25%) Developer
9 47 (9.06%) Senior Process Analyst
10 43 (8.29%) Senior Support Analyst
11 37 (7.13%) Service Analyst
12 33 (6.36%) IT Analyst
13 29 (5.59%) IT Manager
14 28 (5.39%) Service Manager
15 27 (5.20%) Service Management Analyst
16 25 (4.82%) Consultant
17 23 (4.43%) Administrator
18 22 (4.24%) Release Manager
19 21 (4.05%) IT Services Manager
20 20 (3.85%) Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (9.25%) REST
2 34 (6.55%) Terraform
3 24 (4.62%) Middleware
4 23 (4.43%) SOAP
5 21 (4.05%) .NET
6 18 (3.47%) Lightning Web Components
7 13 (2.50%) JSON
8 10 (1.93%) XML
9 9 (1.73%) EDI
9 9 (1.73%) FIX Protocol
9 9 (1.73%) PySpark
10 7 (1.35%) ASP.NET
10 7 (1.35%) OAuth
10 7 (1.35%) OAuth2
10 7 (1.35%) YAML
11 6 (1.16%) JWT
11 6 (1.16%) OpenID
11 6 (1.16%) React
11 6 (1.16%) Spring
11 6 (1.16%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 57 (10.98%) Management Information System
2 27 (5.20%) Onboarding
2 27 (5.20%) Product Ownership
3 25 (4.82%) Enterprise Software
4 18 (3.47%) Cloud Native
5 14 (2.70%) Data Structures
6 11 (2.12%) Distributed Systems
7 10 (1.93%) Analytical Mindset
8 9 (1.73%) Enterprise Cloud
8 9 (1.73%) Fixed Income
9 6 (1.16%) Life Science
9 6 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
10 5 (0.96%) AI Agents
10 5 (0.96%) CMDB
10 5 (0.96%) Data Centre
10 5 (0.96%) Enterprise Storage
10 5 (0.96%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (0.77%) Legacy Code
11 4 (0.77%) Robotics
11 4 (0.77%) VSAM
Operating Systems
1 25 (4.82%) Linux
2 18 (3.47%) Windows
3 8 (1.54%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.96%) Unix
5 4 (0.77%) zOS
6 2 (0.39%) 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
1 284 (54.72%) Continuous Improvement
2 209 (40.27%) ITIL
3 197 (37.96%) Change Management
4 168 (32.37%) DevOps
5 163 (31.41%) Service Management
6 157 (30.25%) Project Delivery
7 154 (29.67%) Decision-Making
8 150 (28.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 144 (27.75%) ITSM
10 140 (26.97%) CI/CD
11 139 (26.78%) Root Cause Analysis
12 133 (25.63%) Agile
12 133 (25.63%) Problem Management
13 132 (25.43%) Problem-Solving
14 128 (24.66%) Risk Management
15 126 (24.28%) Stakeholder Management
15 126 (24.28%) User Experience
16 120 (23.12%) Acceptance Criteria
17 111 (21.39%) Logistics
18 104 (20.04%) Service Design
Programming Languages
1 86 (16.57%) SQL
2 47 (9.06%) Python
3 26 (5.01%) C#
4 18 (3.47%) JavaScript
4 18 (3.47%) PowerShell
5 15 (2.89%) Java
6 14 (2.70%) Apex Code
7 10 (1.93%) C++
8 8 (1.54%) Bash
8 8 (1.54%) COBOL
9 7 (1.35%) SOQL
9 7 (1.35%) SOSL
9 7 (1.35%) T-SQL
10 5 (0.96%) TypeScript
11 4 (0.77%) JCL
11 4 (0.77%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.58%) Bicep
12 3 (0.58%) C
12 3 (0.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.58%) PHP
Qualifications
1 154 (29.67%) Degree
2 46 (8.86%) Security Cleared
3 36 (6.94%) SC Cleared
4 18 (3.47%) PMI Certification
5 16 (3.08%) PMP
6 12 (2.31%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (2.31%) Microsoft Certification
7 10 (1.93%) Azure Certification
7 10 (1.93%) DV Cleared
8 8 (1.54%) 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%) Cisco Certification
12 1 (0.19%) CSPO
12 1 (0.19%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.19%) Master's Degree
12 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 1 (0.19%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (13.87%) QA
2 44 (8.48%) Data Quality
3 27 (5.20%) GDPR
4 18 (3.47%) PMO
5 13 (2.50%) SLA
6 10 (1.93%) Accessibility
7 9 (1.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 9 (1.73%) TickIT
8 8 (1.54%) Def Stans
9 4 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.77%) ISO 9000
9 4 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 3 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.58%) ISO 8583
10 3 (0.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.39%) Good Clinical Practice
11 2 (0.39%) GxP
11 2 (0.39%) ISO 13485
11 2 (0.39%) SOC 2
11 2 (0.39%) SOC 3
System Software
1 18 (3.47%) Docker
2 14 (2.70%) 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 (3.47%) Kubernetes
2 14 (2.70%) Ansible
3 5 (0.96%) Grafana
4 4 (0.77%) CA Endevor
5 3 (0.58%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.39%) Argo
6 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Clustering
6 2 (0.39%) SCCM
6 2 (0.39%) ZABBIX
7 1 (0.19%) ITRS Geneos
7 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.19%) Puppet
Vendors
1 121 (23.31%) Microsoft
2 40 (7.71%) Salesforce
3 38 (7.32%) ServiceNow
4 25 (4.82%) SAP
5 17 (3.28%) Oracle
6 16 (3.08%) HP
7 15 (2.89%) Databricks
7 15 (2.89%) Workday
8 12 (2.31%) Google
9 9 (1.73%) FIS
9 9 (1.73%) SunGard
10 8 (1.54%) VMware
11 7 (1.35%) Concur
11 7 (1.35%) OpenAI
11 7 (1.35%) Pega
12 6 (1.16%) iManage
12 6 (1.16%) LogicMonitor
13 5 (0.96%) Dynatrace
13 5 (0.96%) NetApp
13 5 (0.96%) Okta