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 25 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 466 438 472
Rank change year-on-year -28 +34 -79
Permanent jobs citing Release Management 311 245 490
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.33% 0.54% 0.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.45% 0.59% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 222 156 356
10th Percentile £41,585 £45,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £56,250 £53,688 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £64,627 £61,750
Median % change year-on-year +8.31% +4.66% -1.20%
75th Percentile £83,750 £77,813 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £88,125
UK excluding London median annual salary £67,500 £58,373 £59,500
% change year-on-year +15.64% -1.89% +2.37%

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 69,638 41,796 87,970
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.33% 92.22% 82.12%
Number of salaries quoted 48,019 22,539 62,354
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.54%
75th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,679 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.36% - -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 25 June 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 25 June 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 -31 280 £70,000 +8.31% 113
UK excluding London -34 164 £67,500 +15.64% 77
Work from Home +22 124 £70,000 +8.31% 55
London -44 112 £75,000 +11.11% 52
North of England -1 56 £73,500 +33.64% 24
South East -25 42 £57,303 -4.50% 24
North West +15 28 £73,500 +17.60% 15
Yorkshire -13 25 £72,500 +107.14% 8
South West -59 21 £62,500 -3.29% 8
East of England -1 20 £59,450 -15.07% 7
Midlands -35 20 £72,500 +35.04% 15
West Midlands -35 14 £72,500 +35.04% 9
East Midlands -28 5 £70,000 - 6
North East -45 3 £77,500 +40.91% 1
Scotland +7 2 £33,000 -30.22% 2
Wales -45 2 £55,395 -7.68%
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 1

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 11 (3.54%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (3.22%) Confluence
3 6 (1.93%) IIS
3 6 (1.93%) SharePoint
4 4 (1.29%) CICS
5 3 (0.96%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.64%) Apache
6 2 (0.64%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.32%) Cloud Foundry
7 1 (0.32%) CMS
7 1 (0.32%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.32%) WordPress
Applications
1 14 (4.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (2.89%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (1.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.29%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (1.29%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 12 (3.86%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (3.22%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.64%) Carpe Diem
3 2 (0.64%) Elite 3E
3 2 (0.64%) Infor SunSystems
3 2 (0.64%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.32%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.32%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.32%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.32%) SAP BPC
4 1 (0.32%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.32%) SAP HCM
4 1 (0.32%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 126 (40.51%) Azure
2 80 (25.72%) Azure DevOps
3 59 (18.97%) Power Platform
4 40 (12.86%) Dynamics 365
5 29 (9.32%) SaaS
6 25 (8.04%) Azure Logic Apps
7 24 (7.72%) AWS
8 23 (7.40%) Entra ID
9 22 (7.07%) Power Automate
10 21 (6.75%) GitHub
11 18 (5.79%) PowerApps
12 14 (4.50%) Boomi
12 14 (4.50%) Serverless
13 13 (4.18%) GCP
14 11 (3.54%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 10 (3.22%) Azure Functions
15 10 (3.22%) Azure Key Vault
15 10 (3.22%) Azure Monitor
16 9 (2.89%) Azure Data Factory
17 8 (2.57%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.96%) WinSCP
2 1 (0.32%) Broadband
2 1 (0.32%) Cisco ISE
2 1 (0.32%) DNS
2 1 (0.32%) Firewall
2 1 (0.32%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (11.25%) Power BI
2 15 (4.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 14 (4.50%) Data Warehouse
3 14 (4.50%) SQL Server
4 12 (3.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 9 (2.89%) Relational Database
5 9 (2.89%) Spark SQL
6 7 (2.25%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (1.61%) Tableau
8 4 (1.29%) Db2
8 4 (1.29%) MySQL
9 3 (0.96%) Big Data
9 3 (0.96%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.96%) Looker
9 3 (0.96%) Metadata
9 3 (0.96%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.96%) Oracle Reports
10 2 (0.64%) Amazon RDS
10 2 (0.64%) Data Vault
10 2 (0.64%) Sisense
Development Applications
1 48 (15.43%) JIRA
2 24 (7.72%) Git
3 12 (3.86%) Eclipse
3 12 (3.86%) GitLab
4 11 (3.54%) Jenkins
5 5 (1.61%) Visual Studio
6 4 (1.29%) ChangeMan
7 2 (0.64%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.64%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.64%) Postman
7 2 (0.64%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.32%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.32%) git-flow
8 1 (0.32%) JMeter
8 1 (0.32%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.32%) mountebank
8 1 (0.32%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.32%) SoapUI
8 1 (0.32%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.32%) Subversion
General
1 127 (40.84%) Social Skills
2 97 (31.19%) Finance
3 47 (15.11%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (7.72%) Law
5 21 (6.75%) Public Sector
6 19 (6.11%) Marketing
7 17 (5.47%) Legal
7 17 (5.47%) Retail
8 15 (4.82%) Influencing Skills
9 14 (4.50%) Banking
10 11 (3.54%) Local Government
11 10 (3.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 9 (2.89%) Legal Technology
12 9 (2.89%) Manufacturing
12 9 (2.89%) Organisational Skills
13 5 (1.61%) Military
14 4 (1.29%) Documentation Skills
14 4 (1.29%) Environmental Health
15 3 (0.96%) Billing
15 3 (0.96%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 54 (17.36%) Lead
2 53 (17.04%) Senior
3 41 (13.18%) Developer
4 29 (9.32%) Senior Developer
5 27 (8.68%) Analyst
6 25 (8.04%) Administrator
7 22 (7.07%) Consultant
8 19 (6.11%) Systems Administrator
9 17 (5.47%) Release Manager
10 16 (5.14%) Azure Engineer
11 15 (4.82%) Software Manager
12 12 (3.86%) Applications Support
12 12 (3.86%) IT Manager
12 12 (3.86%) Management Consultant
12 12 (3.86%) Salesforce Developer
13 11 (3.54%) DevOps Engineer
13 11 (3.54%) Engineering Manager
13 11 (3.54%) Programme Office Consultant
13 11 (3.54%) Software Engineering Manager
13 11 (3.54%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (13.50%) REST
2 24 (7.72%) Middleware
3 23 (7.40%) SOAP
4 20 (6.43%) React
5 17 (5.47%) .NET
6 16 (5.14%) JSON
7 14 (4.50%) Lightning Web Components
8 12 (3.86%) EDI
8 12 (3.86%) XML
9 10 (3.22%) PySpark
10 9 (2.89%) ARM Templates
10 9 (2.89%) CSS
10 9 (2.89%) HTML
11 7 (2.25%) .NET Core
12 6 (1.93%) Visualforce
13 5 (1.61%) YAML
14 3 (0.96%) ASP.NET
14 3 (0.96%) ASP.NET Core
14 3 (0.96%) Swagger
15 2 (0.64%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 26 (8.36%) Product Ownership
2 24 (7.72%) Data Structures
2 24 (7.72%) Management Information System
3 23 (7.40%) Onboarding
4 15 (4.82%) Cloud Native
5 14 (4.50%) Enterprise Software
6 13 (4.18%) Enterprise Cloud
7 8 (2.57%) Analytical Mindset
7 8 (2.57%) Reinsurance
8 7 (2.25%) Culture of Ownership
8 7 (2.25%) Distributed Systems
8 7 (2.25%) Podcast
9 4 (1.29%) Legacy Code
9 4 (1.29%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (1.29%) Low-Code
9 4 (1.29%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (1.29%) Virtual Team
9 4 (1.29%) VSAM
10 3 (0.96%) CMDB
10 3 (0.96%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 12 (3.86%) Windows
2 7 (2.25%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.29%) Linux
3 4 (1.29%) zOS
4 3 (0.96%) Unix
5 2 (0.64%) Android
5 2 (0.64%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.32%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 143 (45.98%) DevOps
2 113 (36.33%) CI/CD
3 111 (35.69%) Agile
4 94 (30.23%) Continuous Improvement
5 79 (25.40%) Problem-Solving
6 77 (24.76%) Stakeholder Management
7 65 (20.90%) ITIL
8 58 (18.65%) Roadmaps
9 56 (18.01%) Change Management
10 53 (17.04%) Incident Management
11 47 (15.11%) Decision-Making
12 45 (14.47%) Scrum
13 42 (13.50%) Integration Patterns
14 40 (12.86%) ERP
15 38 (12.22%) AI
15 38 (12.22%) ITSM
15 38 (12.22%) Test Automation
16 36 (11.58%) Technical Leadership
17 35 (11.25%) Service Management
18 34 (10.93%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 91 (29.26%) SQL
2 33 (10.61%) Python
3 20 (6.43%) JavaScript
4 14 (4.50%) PowerShell
5 12 (3.86%) Apex Code
6 10 (3.22%) SOQL
7 9 (2.89%) SOSL
8 6 (1.93%) TypeScript
9 5 (1.61%) T-SQL
10 4 (1.29%) Bash
10 4 (1.29%) COBOL
10 4 (1.29%) Java
10 4 (1.29%) JCL
11 3 (0.96%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.64%) C#
12 2 (0.64%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.64%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.32%) Groovy
13 1 (0.32%) Korn
13 1 (0.32%) Perl
Qualifications
1 46 (14.79%) Degree
2 19 (6.11%) Security Cleared
3 17 (5.47%) PMI Certification
4 16 (5.14%) PMP
5 15 (4.82%) SC Cleared
6 14 (4.50%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (1.93%) Microsoft Certification
8 5 (1.61%) DBS Check
8 5 (1.61%) DV Cleared
9 4 (1.29%) Azure Certification
9 4 (1.29%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 2 (0.64%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.64%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.32%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 1 (0.32%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
11 1 (0.32%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 1 (0.32%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.32%) CCSK
11 1 (0.32%) CISA
11 1 (0.32%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (23.79%) QA
2 33 (10.61%) Data Quality
3 28 (9.00%) GDPR
4 20 (6.43%) PMO
5 13 (4.18%) Accessibility
5 13 (4.18%) GRC
6 12 (3.86%) TickIT
7 7 (2.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (2.25%) SLA
8 5 (1.61%) Def Stans
8 5 (1.61%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 4 (1.29%) ISO 9000
9 4 (1.29%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 4 (1.29%) SOC 2
10 2 (0.64%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 12 (3.86%) Active Directory
2 10 (3.22%) Docker
3 5 (1.61%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.96%) IAG
5 2 (0.64%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.32%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.32%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 30 (9.65%) Terraform
2 19 (6.11%) Kubernetes
3 14 (4.50%) Ansible
4 4 (1.29%) CA Endevor
5 3 (0.96%) Grafana
6 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Clustering
6 2 (0.64%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.64%) ZABBIX
7 1 (0.32%) Argo
7 1 (0.32%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 1 (0.32%) Oracle RMAN
7 1 (0.32%) Packer
7 1 (0.32%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.32%) SCCM
7 1 (0.32%) SCOM
7 1 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 80 (25.72%) Microsoft
2 34 (10.93%) Salesforce
3 32 (10.29%) ServiceNow
4 15 (4.82%) Databricks
5 13 (4.18%) SAP
6 11 (3.54%) Oracle
7 7 (2.25%) LogicMonitor
8 6 (1.93%) Intapp
9 5 (1.61%) Google
9 5 (1.61%) VMware
10 4 (1.29%) Dell
10 4 (1.29%) iManage
11 3 (0.96%) Cisco
11 3 (0.96%) Concur
11 3 (0.96%) MuleSoft
12 2 (0.64%) Aderant
12 2 (0.64%) ConnectWise
12 2 (0.64%) Datto
12 2 (0.64%) Dynatrace
12 2 (0.64%) HighQ