Release Management Job Trends

Release Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Release Management skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 450 463 344
Rank change year-on-year +13 -119 +57
Permanent jobs citing Release Management 239 365 549
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.48% 0.47% 0.91%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.54% 0.58% 0.97%
Number of salaries quoted 159 238 413
10th Percentile £35,000 £45,680 £42,500
25th Percentile £48,250 £53,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,745 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.21% - +4.17%
75th Percentile £81,250 £77,143 £74,250
90th Percentile £89,000 £90,000 £82,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £56,525
% change year-on-year -12.50% +6.15% +2.77%

All Process and 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 43,869 63,416 56,859
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 88.70% 81.19% 94.35%
Number of salaries quoted 24,728 36,039 42,828
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,000 £32,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £95,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% -2.78% +2.86%

Release Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Release Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Release Management 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 18 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Release Management in the UK

Release Management
Top 15 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 18 September 2025. 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 +19 226 £57,500 -8.00% 145
UK excluding London +26 126 £52,500 -12.50% 127
London +48 108 £77,500 +19.23% 35
Work from Home +44 93 £63,000 -3.08% 47
South East +18 39 £29,750 -47.24% 29
West Midlands +23 34 £53,688 -10.52% 9
Midlands +21 34 £53,688 -10.52% 23
North of England +17 26 £54,250 +8.50% 30
South West +70 14 £56,745 +7.07% 21
North West +8 11 £62,500 +2.04% 20
Wales +17 9 £48,500 -11.82% 3
Yorkshire +17 9 £56,750 +19.47% 10
North East - 6 £35,000 -
Scotland +35 3 £22,129 -65.96% 7
East of England -22 3 £55,000 -19.71% 12

Release Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 20 (8.37%) IIS
2 19 (7.95%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (6.69%) Confluence
3 16 (6.69%) SharePoint
4 13 (5.44%) WebSphere
5 12 (5.02%) Apache Spark
6 9 (3.77%) Apache
6 9 (3.77%) Tomcat
6 9 (3.77%) WebSphere Application Server
7 4 (1.67%) JBoss
7 4 (1.67%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 2 (0.84%) HCL Notes
9 1 (0.42%) BizTalk Server
9 1 (0.42%) CMS
9 1 (0.42%) nginx
9 1 (0.42%) SAS
Applications
1 16 (6.69%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (4.18%) Spreadsheet
3 9 (3.77%) Microsoft Excel
4 8 (3.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (2.51%) Unit4 Business World
2 4 (1.67%) Oracle ERP
3 3 (1.26%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.84%) Endur
4 2 (0.84%) EuroRunner
4 2 (0.84%) JDE EnterpriseOne
4 2 (0.84%) Oracle BPM
4 2 (0.84%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.42%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.42%) Magento
5 1 (0.42%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.42%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.42%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 73 (30.54%) Azure
2 44 (18.41%) AWS
3 36 (15.06%) GitHub
4 31 (12.97%) Azure DevOps
5 27 (11.30%) SaaS
6 19 (7.95%) Microsoft 365
6 19 (7.95%) Power Platform
7 17 (7.11%) GitHub Actions
8 16 (6.69%) Power Automate
8 16 (6.69%) PowerApps
9 13 (5.44%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
10 11 (4.60%) GCP
11 9 (3.77%) Azure Logic Apps
12 8 (3.35%) Dynamics 365
13 7 (2.93%) Azure Data Factory
13 7 (2.93%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 6 (2.51%) Amazon EMR
14 6 (2.51%) AWS CloudFormation
14 6 (2.51%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 6 (2.51%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 14 (5.86%) SSL
2 7 (2.93%) SAN
2 7 (2.93%) WAN
3 6 (2.51%) Internet
4 5 (2.09%) LAN
4 5 (2.09%) Network Security
4 5 (2.09%) TCP/IP
4 5 (2.09%) VoIP
5 3 (1.26%) Firewall
6 2 (0.84%) SD-WAN
6 2 (0.84%) VPN
7 1 (0.42%) Cisco ISE
7 1 (0.42%) FTP
7 1 (0.42%) OpenScape
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (21.76%) SQL Server
2 17 (7.11%) PostgreSQL
3 15 (6.28%) MySQL
4 13 (5.44%) Data Hub
4 13 (5.44%) SQL CLR
5 10 (4.18%) Big Data
6 9 (3.77%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (3.77%) DB2
6 9 (3.77%) MongoDB
6 9 (3.77%) NoSQL
6 9 (3.77%) Relational Database
7 8 (3.35%) DynamoDB
7 8 (3.35%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 8 (3.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 6 (2.51%) Apache Cassandra
8 6 (2.51%) DataStage
8 6 (2.51%) Hadoop
8 6 (2.51%) Neo4j
8 6 (2.51%) Pentaho
8 6 (2.51%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 32 (13.39%) JIRA
2 15 (6.28%) Git
3 9 (3.77%) SonarQube
4 8 (3.35%) Selenium
5 6 (2.51%) Jenkins
5 6 (2.51%) Postman
6 5 (2.09%) Ant
6 5 (2.09%) Artifactory
6 5 (2.09%) JMeter
7 4 (1.67%) Locust
7 4 (1.67%) Maven
7 4 (1.67%) Robot Framework
7 4 (1.67%) Sonatype Nexus
7 4 (1.67%) SpecFlow
8 3 (1.26%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.84%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.84%) NUnit
9 2 (0.84%) TeamCity
10 1 (0.42%) MSTest
10 1 (0.42%) WebDriver
General
1 95 (39.75%) Social Skills
2 90 (37.66%) Finance
3 30 (12.55%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (10.04%) Law
5 19 (7.95%) Banking
6 16 (6.69%) Back Office
7 14 (5.86%) Retail
8 13 (5.44%) Marketing
9 11 (4.60%) Investment Banking
9 11 (4.60%) Police
10 9 (3.77%) Front Office
11 7 (2.93%) Local Government
12 6 (2.51%) Legal
12 6 (2.51%) Public Sector
13 5 (2.09%) Manufacturing
14 4 (1.67%) Organisational Skills
15 2 (0.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 2 (0.84%) Telecoms
16 1 (0.42%) Financial Institution
16 1 (0.42%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 34 (14.23%) Analyst
2 27 (11.30%) Developer
2 27 (11.30%) Senior
3 26 (10.88%) Applications Support
4 24 (10.04%) Lead
5 23 (9.62%) Support Analyst
6 22 (9.21%) DevOps Engineer
7 18 (7.53%) Architect
8 15 (6.28%) Technical Support
9 13 (5.44%) Applications Support Analyst
9 13 (5.44%) Head of Development
9 13 (5.44%) Release Manager
10 12 (5.02%) Change Manager
10 12 (5.02%) Enterprise Architect
10 12 (5.02%) IT Analyst
10 12 (5.02%) Salesforce Architect
10 12 (5.02%) Support Engineer
11 11 (4.60%) Change and Release Manager
11 11 (4.60%) IT Manager
12 10 (4.18%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (18.41%) .NET
2 19 (7.95%) .NET Framework
2 19 (7.95%) Middleware
2 19 (7.95%) REST
3 17 (7.11%) React
4 16 (6.69%) Entity Framework
5 14 (5.86%) .NET Core
6 13 (5.44%) Dapper ORM
6 13 (5.44%) Lightning Web Components
7 12 (5.02%) SOAP
8 11 (4.60%) LAPP Stack
9 10 (4.18%) HTML
10 9 (3.77%) CSS
10 9 (3.77%) LDAP
10 9 (3.77%) WebSphere MQ
11 7 (2.93%) AngularJS
12 5 (2.09%) Oracle Fusion
12 5 (2.09%) YAML
13 4 (1.67%) RESTful
13 4 (1.67%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 38 (15.90%) Management Information System
2 16 (6.69%) Onboarding
3 14 (5.86%) Cloud Native
3 14 (5.86%) Enterprise Software
4 13 (5.44%) Private Cloud
4 13 (5.44%) Product Ownership
4 13 (5.44%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 9 (3.77%) Linux Command Line
6 8 (3.35%) Clustering
7 7 (2.93%) Legacy Systems
8 6 (2.51%) Data Structures
8 6 (2.51%) Distributed Systems
8 6 (2.51%) Hybrid Cloud
8 6 (2.51%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (2.51%) Virtual Team
9 3 (1.26%) Data Centre
9 3 (1.26%) Enterprise Storage
9 3 (1.26%) Mobile App
10 2 (0.84%) Legacy Applications
10 2 (0.84%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 47 (19.67%) Windows
2 21 (8.79%) Windows Server
3 20 (8.37%) Linux
4 13 (5.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 12 (5.02%) Unix
6 4 (1.67%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (0.84%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.84%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.42%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (49.79%) Agile
2 83 (34.73%) Continuous Improvement
3 77 (32.22%) CI/CD
4 76 (31.80%) DevOps
5 74 (30.96%) Problem-Solving
6 55 (23.01%) ITIL
7 40 (16.74%) Change Management
7 40 (16.74%) Stakeholder Management
8 36 (15.06%) Migration
9 30 (12.55%) Service Management
10 27 (11.30%) Roadmaps
10 27 (11.30%) Software Delivery
11 26 (10.88%) Analytics
11 26 (10.88%) Scrum
12 25 (10.46%) Business Strategy
12 25 (10.46%) Data Privacy
13 24 (10.04%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 24 (10.04%) Software Engineering
14 23 (9.62%) Collaborative Culture
15 22 (9.21%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 64 (26.78%) SQL
2 44 (18.41%) Python
3 40 (16.74%) C#
4 32 (13.39%) Java
5 16 (6.69%) PowerShell
6 14 (5.86%) Apex Code
7 13 (5.44%) JavaScript
8 9 (3.77%) Bash
8 9 (3.77%) TypeScript
9 8 (3.35%) T-SQL
10 5 (2.09%) R
11 4 (1.67%) Groovy
12 2 (0.84%) C++
12 2 (0.84%) PHP
13 1 (0.42%) ABAP
13 1 (0.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.42%) Kusto Query Language
13 1 (0.42%) Objective-C
13 1 (0.42%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.42%) Swift
Qualifications
1 39 (16.32%) Degree
2 19 (7.95%) Computer Science Degree
3 16 (6.69%) ITIL Certification
4 15 (6.28%) AWS Certification
5 14 (5.86%) Master's Degree
6 9 (3.77%) Microsoft Certification
6 9 (3.77%) SC Cleared
6 9 (3.77%) Security Cleared
7 7 (2.93%) Azure Certification
7 7 (2.93%) ISTQB
8 5 (2.09%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 5 (2.09%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
8 5 (2.09%) CCSP
8 5 (2.09%) CISA
8 5 (2.09%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (1.67%) CCSK
10 1 (0.42%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 1 (0.42%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.42%) ISEB
10 1 (0.42%) ISEB Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (14.64%) QA
2 24 (10.04%) SLA
3 14 (5.86%) Data Quality
4 5 (2.09%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.42%) COBIT
5 1 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.42%) GRC
5 1 (0.42%) NIST
5 1 (0.42%) PMO
5 1 (0.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 21 (8.79%) VMware Infrastructure
2 12 (5.02%) Active Directory
3 10 (4.18%) Docker
4 3 (1.26%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.84%) KVM
5 2 (0.84%) Xen
6 1 (0.42%) Firmware
6 1 (0.42%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 14 (5.86%) Kubernetes
2 10 (4.18%) Terraform
3 6 (2.51%) Puppet
4 5 (2.09%) Ansible
5 4 (1.67%) Podman
6 3 (1.26%) Failover Clustering
6 3 (1.26%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.84%) CFEngine
7 2 (0.84%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.84%) SCOM
8 1 (0.42%) SCCM
8 1 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 80 (33.47%) Microsoft
2 31 (12.97%) Salesforce
3 27 (11.30%) Oracle
4 26 (10.88%) VMware
5 23 (9.62%) ServiceNow
6 12 (5.02%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 11 (4.60%) IBM
8 9 (3.77%) Red Hat
9 8 (3.35%) Databricks
10 6 (2.51%) Informatica
10 6 (2.51%) Talend
11 5 (2.09%) Dell
12 4 (1.67%) Google
12 4 (1.67%) SAP
13 3 (1.26%) Citrix
13 3 (1.26%) Isilon
13 3 (1.26%) MuleSoft
13 3 (1.26%) Trayport
13 3 (1.26%) Workday
14 2 (0.84%) Juniper