Release Train Engineer Job Trends

Release Train Engineer
UK

The median Release Train Engineer salary in the UK is £87,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 643 - 689
Rank change year-on-year - - +377
Permanent jobs requiring a Release Train Engineer 3 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.005% - 0.010%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% - 0.011%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £65,200
25th Percentile £86,250 - £68,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 - £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.45%
75th Percentile £88,750 - £78,750
90th Percentile - - £81,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £87,500 - £75,000
% change year-on-year - - +15.38%

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 52,344 54,757 47,045
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.08% 93.89% 95.24%
Number of salaries quoted 32,163 29,820 36,466
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,725 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,430 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.45% -0.95% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £96,250 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -7.62% - -

Release Train Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Release Train Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Release Train Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Release Train Engineer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Release Train Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Release Train Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Release Train Engineer
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Release Train Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 14 December 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 - 3 £87,500 - 5
UK excluding London - 3 £87,500 - 5
North of England - 2 - -
North West - 2 - -
West Midlands - 1 £87,500 - 5
Midlands - 1 £87,500 - 5

Release Train Engineer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, Release Train Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Release Train Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Coaching
1 3 (100.00%) Conflict Resolution
1 3 (100.00%) Release Train
1 3 (100.00%) Scrum
2 2 (66.67%) Bloomberg
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
2 2 (66.67%) Servant Leadership
3 1 (33.33%) Backlog Refinement
3 1 (33.33%) DV Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Scaled Agile Framework
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared

Release Train Engineer Skill Set
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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Coaching
1 3 (100.00%) Conflict Resolution
1 3 (100.00%) Release Train
1 3 (100.00%) Scrum
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
2 2 (66.67%) Servant Leadership
3 1 (33.33%) Backlog Refinement
3 1 (33.33%) Scaled Agile Framework
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) DV Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Bloomberg