Release Manager
UK
The median Release Manager salary in the UK is £64,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 833 | 910 | 1110 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +77 | +200 | -355 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Release Manager | 61 | 83 | 102 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.062% | 0.079% | 0.066% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.066% | 0.086% | 0.069% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 52 | 59 | 85 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,000 | £41,250 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,563 | £50,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £64,000 | £58,750 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.94% | -2.08% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £74,500 | £68,750 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,250 | £79,000 | £78,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £52,500 | £52,600 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.81% | -0.19% | -12.33% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 92,901 | 95,961 | 148,050 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.57% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,751 | 60,281 | 85,224 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,686 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.19% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,495 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Release Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Release Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Release Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Release Manager.
Release Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Release Manager over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.
Release Manager
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 Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. 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 |
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| England | +100 | 55 | £64,000 | +8.94% | 8 |
| UK excluding London | -21 | 41 | £65,000 | +23.81% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +68 | 20 | £65,000 | +1.28% | 2 |
| London | +141 | 18 | £61,500 | -4.17% | 3 |
| South West | -20 | 14 | £73,000 | +98.56% | 3 |
| North of England | +33 | 8 | £65,000 | -3.70% | 1 |
| South East | +24 | 8 | £38,000 | -28.97% | |
| Midlands | +7 | 7 | £40,000 | -23.81% | 1 |
| North West | +8 | 4 | £65,000 | - | |
| East Midlands | -15 | 4 | £40,000 | -5.88% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +83 | 3 | £65,000 | -3.70% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +25 | 3 | £63,749 | +21.43% | |
| Isle of Man | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Scotland | -65 | 1 | £75,000 | +42.86% | |
| North East | - | 1 | £60,000 | - |
Release Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, Release Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Release Manager in the job title.
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Release Manager Skill Set
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: