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

6 months to
2 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 395 468 453
Rank change year-on-year +73 -15 -131
Permanent jobs citing Release Management 519 219 364
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.44% 0.44% 0.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.60% 0.50% 0.59%
Number of salaries quoted 285 148 230
10th Percentile £38,772 £32,500 £45,651
25th Percentile £51,250 £48,250 £52,607
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £57,123 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +22.54% -8.60% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £77,143
90th Percentile £107,500 £91,125 £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 86,437 44,202 61,341
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.18% 89.12% 81.82%
Number of salaries quoted 59,483 24,460 33,440
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,500 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £58,465
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -5.93% -2.56%
75th Percentile £78,750 £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 2 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 2 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 +20 395 £70,000 +19.66% 551
UK excluding London +58 343 £59,725 +19.45% 292
Work from Home +52 192 £67,500 +7.14% 226
London -20 147 £83,000 +7.10% 290
Northern Ireland - 97 - - 10
North of England -8 82 £71,250 +29.55% 74
South East -7 72 £60,000 +118.18% 77
North West +3 47 £72,500 +16.00% 52
Midlands -43 36 £52,500 -2.21% 36
Yorkshire -12 28 £63,750 +6.25% 20
South West -56 25 £54,000 -4.84% 34
West Midlands -49 23 £51,875 -3.38% 20
East of England -24 19 £56,250 +2.27% 24
East Midlands - 13 £70,000 - 16
Scotland +14 9 £33,000 +49.13% 25
North East -61 7 £55,000 +57.14% 2
Wales -81 3 £55,395 +14.22% 12

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 13 (2.50%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (1.93%) Confluence
4 5 (0.96%) Camunda
5 4 (0.77%) Apache
5 4 (0.77%) CICS
6 3 (0.58%) IIS
6 3 (0.58%) WordPress
7 2 (0.39%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.19%) Cloud Foundry
8 1 (0.19%) CMS
8 1 (0.19%) Tomcat
Applications
1 23 (4.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.12%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.12%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (1.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.77%) Windchill
5 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
5 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%) Dynamics NAV
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
1 165 (31.79%) Azure
2 99 (19.08%) Power Platform
3 95 (18.30%) Azure DevOps
4 59 (11.37%) Dynamics 365
5 47 (9.06%) SaaS
6 43 (8.29%) AWS
7 42 (8.09%) GitHub
8 36 (6.94%) PowerApps
9 32 (6.17%) Power Automate
10 30 (5.78%) Azure Logic Apps
10 30 (5.78%) Entra ID
11 18 (3.47%) Microsoft 365
11 18 (3.47%) Serverless
12 17 (3.28%) Azure Key Vault
13 14 (2.70%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
14 13 (2.50%) Azure Monitor
14 13 (2.50%) GCP
15 12 (2.31%) Azure Functions
15 12 (2.31%) GitHub Actions
16 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 66 (12.72%) Power BI
2 24 (4.62%) SQL Server
3 21 (4.05%) Data Lake
4 16 (3.08%) PostgreSQL
5 15 (2.89%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 10 (1.93%) Metadata
6 10 (1.93%) Relational Database
6 10 (1.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 9 (1.73%) Data Warehouse
8 6 (1.16%) Spark SQL
9 5 (0.96%) Amazon RDS
9 5 (0.96%) Db2
9 5 (0.96%) MongoDB
9 5 (0.96%) RDBMS
10 4 (0.77%) BusinessObjects
10 4 (0.77%) GIS
10 4 (0.77%) Redis
10 4 (0.77%) SAP BW
10 4 (0.77%) Tableau
11 3 (0.58%) NonStop SQL
Development Applications
1 55 (10.60%) JIRA
2 51 (9.83%) Git
3 16 (3.08%) Jenkins
4 10 (1.93%) 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
1 287 (55.30%) Social Skills
2 183 (35.26%) Analytical Skills
3 167 (32.18%) Finance
4 95 (18.30%) Presentation Skills
5 41 (7.90%) Public Sector
6 37 (7.13%) Law
7 27 (5.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 27 (5.20%) Organisational Skills
8 24 (4.62%) Marketing
9 22 (4.24%) Banking
10 21 (4.05%) Retail
11 18 (3.47%) Influencing Skills
12 14 (2.70%) Investment Banking
13 13 (2.50%) Legal
14 12 (2.31%) Front Office
14 12 (2.31%) Local Government
14 12 (2.31%) Manufacturing
15 10 (1.93%) Financial Institution
16 9 (1.73%) Military
17 8 (1.54%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 142 (27.36%) Analyst
2 133 (25.63%) 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 55 (10.60%) Lead
8 50 (9.63%) 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
18 22 (4.24%) Senior Developer
19 21 (4.05%) IT Services Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (9.63%) REST
2 33 (6.36%) Terraform
3 26 (5.01%) Middleware
4 25 (4.82%) SOAP
5 21 (4.05%) .NET
6 18 (3.47%) Lightning Web Components
7 15 (2.89%) JSON
8 12 (2.31%) XML
9 11 (2.12%) EDI
10 9 (1.73%) FIX Protocol
10 9 (1.73%) PySpark
11 7 (1.35%) ASP.NET
11 7 (1.35%) OAuth
11 7 (1.35%) OAuth2
11 7 (1.35%) React
11 7 (1.35%) YAML
12 6 (1.16%) JWT
12 6 (1.16%) OpenID
12 6 (1.16%) Spring
12 6 (1.16%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 57 (10.98%) Management Information System
2 28 (5.39%) Onboarding
3 27 (5.20%) Product Ownership
4 24 (4.62%) Enterprise Software
5 19 (3.66%) Cloud Native
6 14 (2.70%) Data Structures
7 11 (2.12%) Distributed Systems
7 11 (2.12%) Enterprise Cloud
8 10 (1.93%) Analytical Mindset
9 9 (1.73%) Fixed Income
10 6 (1.16%) Life Science
10 6 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
11 5 (0.96%) AI Agents
11 5 (0.96%) CMDB
11 5 (0.96%) Data Centre
11 5 (0.96%) Enterprise Storage
11 5 (0.96%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (0.77%) Legacy Code
12 4 (0.77%) Robotics
12 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
1 281 (54.14%) Continuous Improvement
2 209 (40.27%) ITIL
3 197 (37.96%) Change Management
4 169 (32.56%) DevOps
5 164 (31.60%) Service Management
6 156 (30.06%) Decision-Making
7 155 (29.87%) Project Delivery
8 150 (28.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 145 (27.94%) ITSM
10 141 (27.17%) CI/CD
11 139 (26.78%) Root Cause Analysis
12 133 (25.63%) Problem Management
12 133 (25.63%) Problem-Solving
13 131 (25.24%) Agile
14 127 (24.47%) Risk Management
15 126 (24.28%) User Experience
16 124 (23.89%) Stakeholder Management
17 120 (23.12%) Acceptance Criteria
18 111 (21.39%) Logistics
19 104 (20.04%) Service Design
Programming Languages
1 87 (16.76%) SQL
2 46 (8.86%) Python
3 26 (5.01%) C#
4 19 (3.66%) JavaScript
5 18 (3.47%) PowerShell
6 15 (2.89%) Java
7 14 (2.70%) Apex Code
8 10 (1.93%) C++
9 8 (1.54%) Bash
9 8 (1.54%) COBOL
10 7 (1.35%) SOQL
10 7 (1.35%) SOSL
10 7 (1.35%) T-SQL
11 5 (0.96%) TypeScript
12 4 (0.77%) JCL
12 4 (0.77%) Shell Script
13 3 (0.58%) Bicep
13 3 (0.58%) C
13 3 (0.58%) PHP
14 2 (0.39%) Perl
Qualifications
1 151 (29.09%) Degree
2 46 (8.86%) Security Cleared
3 36 (6.94%) SC Cleared
4 16 (3.08%) PMI Certification
5 14 (2.70%) 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 7 (1.35%) 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 43 (8.29%) Data Quality
3 27 (5.20%) GDPR
4 18 (3.47%) PMO
5 13 (2.50%) SLA
6 11 (2.12%) Accessibility
6 11 (2.12%) TickIT
7 9 (1.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
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 17 (3.28%) 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 17 (3.28%) 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
1 125 (24.08%) 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%) Workday
8 14 (2.70%) Databricks
9 12 (2.31%) Google
10 9 (1.73%) FIS
10 9 (1.73%) SunGard
11 8 (1.54%) VMware
12 7 (1.35%) Concur
12 7 (1.35%) OpenAI
13 6 (1.16%) iManage
13 6 (1.16%) LogicMonitor
14 5 (0.96%) Dynatrace
14 5 (0.96%) NetApp
14 5 (0.96%) Okta
14 5 (0.96%) Pega