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

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 394 471 453
Rank change year-on-year +77 -18 -130
Permanent jobs citing Release Management 511 216 361
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.43% 0.44% 0.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.59% 0.49% 0.59%
Number of salaries quoted 291 146 228
10th Percentile £38,772 £32,500 £45,593
25th Percentile £51,250 £48,250 £52,607
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £57,123 £62,250
Median % change year-on-year +22.54% -8.24% -0.40%
75th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £91,875 £90,751
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £56,525
% change year-on-year +20.00% -11.54% -

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 86,307 43,936 60,951
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.14% 89.11% 81.72%
Number of salaries quoted 59,386 24,309 33,164
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,750 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £58,033
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -5.23% -3.28%
75th Percentile £79,641 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,250 £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 30 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 30 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 +40 400 £70,000 +19.66% 440
UK excluding London +52 335 £60,000 +20.00% 228
Work from Home +52 194 £67,500 +5.47% 196
London -25 147 £83,000 +7.10% 222
Northern Ireland - 84 - - 8
North of England -8 83 £72,500 +31.82% 64
South East -6 76 £60,000 +101.68% 49
North West +7 48 £73,000 +16.80% 42
Midlands -51 36 £52,500 -2.21% 36
Yorkshire -16 28 £72,500 +20.83% 20
South West -62 25 £54,000 -4.84% 26
West Midlands -52 23 £51,875 -3.38% 22
East of England -18 19 £56,250 +2.27% 17
East Midlands - 13 £70,000 - 14
Scotland +23 9 £33,000 +49.13% 20
North East -64 7 £55,000 +57.14% 2
Wales -80 3 £55,395 +14.22% 8

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 (4.70%) SharePoint
2 14 (2.74%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (2.15%) Confluence
4 5 (0.98%) Camunda
5 4 (0.78%) Apache
5 4 (0.78%) CICS
6 3 (0.59%) IIS
6 3 (0.59%) WordPress
7 2 (0.39%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.20%) Cloud Foundry
8 1 (0.20%) CMS
8 1 (0.20%) Tomcat
Applications
1 23 (4.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.15%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.15%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (1.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.78%) Windchill
5 1 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.20%) Trello
Business Applications
1 16 (3.13%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.76%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (1.17%) Workday HCM
4 3 (0.59%) Carpe Diem
4 3 (0.59%) 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 (0.20%) Actimize
6 1 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.20%) Infor CloudSuite
6 1 (0.20%) Infor SunSystems
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.20%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 165 (32.29%) Azure
2 100 (19.57%) Power Platform
3 97 (18.98%) Azure DevOps
4 59 (11.55%) Dynamics 365
5 47 (9.20%) SaaS
6 43 (8.41%) AWS
6 43 (8.41%) GitHub
7 36 (7.05%) PowerApps
8 32 (6.26%) Power Automate
9 31 (6.07%) Azure Logic Apps
9 31 (6.07%) Entra ID
10 20 (3.91%) Serverless
11 18 (3.52%) Microsoft 365
12 17 (3.33%) Azure Key Vault
13 14 (2.74%) Azure Monitor
13 14 (2.74%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
14 13 (2.54%) Azure Functions
14 13 (2.54%) GCP
15 12 (2.35%) Boomi
15 12 (2.35%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.37%) DNS
2 6 (1.17%) VPN
3 5 (0.98%) ATM
3 5 (0.98%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.59%) NAS
4 3 (0.59%) SAN
5 1 (0.20%) DHCP
5 1 (0.20%) Firewall
5 1 (0.20%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 67 (13.11%) Power BI
2 24 (4.70%) SQL Server
3 21 (4.11%) Data Lake
4 16 (3.13%) PostgreSQL
4 16 (3.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 10 (1.96%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (1.96%) Metadata
5 10 (1.96%) Relational Database
5 10 (1.96%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 7 (1.37%) Spark SQL
7 5 (0.98%) Amazon RDS
7 5 (0.98%) Db2
7 5 (0.98%) MongoDB
7 5 (0.98%) RDBMS
8 4 (0.78%) BusinessObjects
8 4 (0.78%) GIS
8 4 (0.78%) Redis
8 4 (0.78%) SAP BW
8 4 (0.78%) Tableau
9 3 (0.59%) NonStop SQL
Development Applications
1 58 (11.35%) JIRA
2 53 (10.37%) Git
3 17 (3.33%) Jenkins
4 11 (2.15%) GitLab
5 6 (1.17%) Visual Studio
6 5 (0.98%) Eclipse
6 5 (0.98%) JUnit
6 5 (0.98%) Mockito
7 4 (0.78%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.78%) ChangeMan
8 2 (0.39%) Claude Code
8 2 (0.39%) Terragrunt
9 1 (0.20%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 1 (0.20%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.20%) mountebank
9 1 (0.20%) Oracle APEX
9 1 (0.20%) Postman
9 1 (0.20%) Subversion
9 1 (0.20%) Team Foundation Server
9 1 (0.20%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 275 (53.82%) Social Skills
2 171 (33.46%) Analytical Skills
3 166 (32.49%) Finance
4 81 (15.85%) Presentation Skills
5 41 (8.02%) Public Sector
6 38 (7.44%) Law
7 27 (5.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 27 (5.28%) Organisational Skills
8 26 (5.09%) Marketing
9 22 (4.31%) Banking
9 22 (4.31%) Retail
10 18 (3.52%) Influencing Skills
11 14 (2.74%) Investment Banking
12 13 (2.54%) Legal
12 13 (2.54%) Manufacturing
13 12 (2.35%) Front Office
13 12 (2.35%) Local Government
14 10 (1.96%) Financial Institution
15 9 (1.76%) Military
16 8 (1.57%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 129 (25.24%) Analyst
2 127 (24.85%) Senior
3 90 (17.61%) ITSM Analyst
4 72 (14.09%) Senior Analyst
5 69 (13.50%) Support Analyst
6 60 (11.74%) Process Analyst
7 57 (11.15%) Lead
8 51 (9.98%) Developer
9 42 (8.22%) Senior Process Analyst
10 38 (7.44%) Senior Support Analyst
11 33 (6.46%) Service Analyst
12 29 (5.68%) IT Analyst
12 29 (5.68%) IT Manager
13 28 (5.48%) Service Manager
14 25 (4.89%) Consultant
15 23 (4.50%) Administrator
15 23 (4.50%) Senior Developer
15 23 (4.50%) Service Management Analyst
16 21 (4.11%) IT Services Manager
16 21 (4.11%) Release Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (10.37%) REST
2 36 (7.05%) Terraform
3 27 (5.28%) Middleware
4 26 (5.09%) SOAP
5 21 (4.11%) .NET
6 18 (3.52%) JSON
6 18 (3.52%) Lightning Web Components
7 13 (2.54%) XML
8 12 (2.35%) EDI
9 10 (1.96%) PySpark
10 9 (1.76%) FIX Protocol
11 8 (1.57%) YAML
12 7 (1.37%) ARM Templates
12 7 (1.37%) ASP.NET
12 7 (1.37%) OAuth
12 7 (1.37%) OAuth2
12 7 (1.37%) React
13 6 (1.17%) JWT
13 6 (1.17%) OpenID
13 6 (1.17%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 57 (11.15%) Management Information System
2 28 (5.48%) Onboarding
3 26 (5.09%) Product Ownership
4 25 (4.89%) Enterprise Software
5 19 (3.72%) Cloud Native
6 14 (2.74%) Data Structures
7 12 (2.35%) Distributed Systems
7 12 (2.35%) Enterprise Cloud
8 11 (2.15%) Analytical Mindset
9 9 (1.76%) Fixed Income
10 6 (1.17%) Life Science
10 6 (1.17%) Self-Motivation
11 5 (0.98%) AI Agents
11 5 (0.98%) CMDB
11 5 (0.98%) Data Centre
11 5 (0.98%) Enterprise Storage
11 5 (0.98%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (0.78%) Legacy Code
12 4 (0.78%) Robotics
12 4 (0.78%) VSAM
Operating Systems
1 26 (5.09%) Linux
2 18 (3.52%) Windows
3 8 (1.57%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.98%) Unix
5 4 (0.78%) zOS
6 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.20%) Android
7 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.20%) Embedded Linux
7 1 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 265 (51.86%) Continuous Improvement
2 193 (37.77%) ITIL
3 184 (36.01%) Change Management
4 172 (33.66%) DevOps
5 149 (29.16%) Service Management
6 145 (28.38%) CI/CD
7 142 (27.79%) Decision-Making
8 140 (27.40%) Project Delivery
9 136 (26.61%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 133 (26.03%) Problem-Solving
11 131 (25.64%) ITSM
12 130 (25.44%) Agile
13 126 (24.66%) Root Cause Analysis
14 124 (24.27%) Stakeholder Management
15 119 (23.29%) Problem Management
16 113 (22.11%) User Experience
17 112 (21.92%) Risk Management
18 106 (20.74%) Acceptance Criteria
19 97 (18.98%) Logistics
20 90 (17.61%) Service Design
Programming Languages
1 90 (17.61%) SQL
2 49 (9.59%) Python
3 26 (5.09%) C#
4 20 (3.91%) JavaScript
5 18 (3.52%) PowerShell
6 16 (3.13%) Java
7 14 (2.74%) Apex Code
8 10 (1.96%) C++
9 8 (1.57%) Bash
9 8 (1.57%) COBOL
10 7 (1.37%) SOQL
10 7 (1.37%) SOSL
10 7 (1.37%) T-SQL
11 6 (1.17%) TypeScript
12 4 (0.78%) JCL
12 4 (0.78%) Shell Script
13 3 (0.59%) Bicep
13 3 (0.59%) C
13 3 (0.59%) Perl
13 3 (0.59%) PHP
Qualifications
1 138 (27.01%) Degree
2 48 (9.39%) Security Cleared
3 38 (7.44%) SC Cleared
4 16 (3.13%) PMI Certification
5 14 (2.74%) PMP
6 13 (2.54%) Computer Science Degree
7 12 (2.35%) Microsoft Certification
8 11 (2.15%) DV Cleared
9 10 (1.96%) Azure Certification
10 7 (1.37%) AWS Certification
11 5 (0.98%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (0.78%) ITIL Certification
13 3 (0.59%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 1 (0.20%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 1 (0.20%) CISA
14 1 (0.20%) CISM
14 1 (0.20%) CRISC
14 1 (0.20%) DBS Check
14 1 (0.20%) Master's Degree
14 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (14.09%) QA
2 43 (8.41%) Data Quality
3 29 (5.68%) GDPR
4 18 (3.52%) PMO
5 13 (2.54%) SLA
6 12 (2.35%) TickIT
7 11 (2.15%) Accessibility
8 9 (1.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 8 (1.57%) Def Stans
10 4 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (0.78%) ISO 9000
10 4 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 3 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.59%) ISO 8583
11 3 (0.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.59%) SOC 2
12 2 (0.39%) GRC
12 2 (0.39%) GxP
12 2 (0.39%) ISO 13485
12 2 (0.39%) SOC 3
System Software
1 17 (3.33%) Docker
2 14 (2.74%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.98%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.78%) Firmware
5 3 (0.59%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.59%) IAG
6 1 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.20%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 18 (3.52%) Kubernetes
2 15 (2.94%) Ansible
3 5 (0.98%) Grafana
4 4 (0.78%) CA Endevor
5 3 (0.59%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.39%) Argo
6 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Clustering
6 2 (0.39%) SCCM
6 2 (0.39%) ZABBIX
7 1 (0.20%) ITRS Geneos
7 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.20%) Packer
7 1 (0.20%) Puppet
Vendors
1 125 (24.46%) Microsoft
2 40 (7.83%) Salesforce
3 38 (7.44%) ServiceNow
4 25 (4.89%) SAP
5 19 (3.72%) Oracle
6 16 (3.13%) HP
7 15 (2.94%) Databricks
7 15 (2.94%) Workday
8 13 (2.54%) Google
9 9 (1.76%) FIS
9 9 (1.76%) SunGard
10 8 (1.57%) VMware
11 7 (1.37%) Concur
11 7 (1.37%) OpenAI
12 6 (1.17%) iManage
12 6 (1.17%) LogicMonitor
13 5 (0.98%) Dynatrace
13 5 (0.98%) NetApp
13 5 (0.98%) Okta
13 5 (0.98%) Pega