Release Manager
UK
The median Release Manager salary in the UK is £56,745 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 656 | 836 | 901 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +180 | +65 | +191 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Release Manager | 50 | 62 | 80 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.091% | 0.062% | 0.079% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.066% | 0.087% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25 | 52 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,750 | £38,000 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £40,563 | £50,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,745 | £64,000 | £58,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.34% | +8.94% | +0.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,568 | £74,500 | £69,688 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,927 | £77,500 | £79,125 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £58,373 | £65,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.20% | +23.81% | -4.55% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 49,511 | 93,886 | 92,389 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.48% | 94.63% | 91.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,626 | 67,255 | 58,266 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,443 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.41% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
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 11 May 2025.
Release Manager
Top 11 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 11 May 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 | +144 | 41 | £56,745 | -11.34% | 45 |
| UK excluding London | +172 | 27 | £58,373 | -10.20% | 45 |
| London | +112 | 21 | £54,625 | -11.18% | 16 |
| Work from Home | +153 | 17 | £56,745 | -12.70% | 26 |
| South West | +104 | 11 | £56,745 | -22.27% | 3 |
| Scotland | +128 | 7 | £78,441 | +4.59% | 7 |
| Midlands | +64 | 6 | £61,250 | +53.13% | 7 |
| West Midlands | +61 | 4 | £61,250 | -3.92% | 4 |
| North of England | +58 | 3 | - | - | 8 |
| North West | +1 | 3 | - | - | 7 |
| East Midlands | +42 | 2 | £53,750 | +34.38% | 3 |
Release Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 May 2025, 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: