Release Train Engineer Job Trends in the West Midlands

Release Train Engineer
England > West Midlands

The median Release Train Engineer salary in the West Midlands 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 175 - 174
Rank change year-on-year - - +123
Permanent jobs requiring a Release Train Engineer 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.020% - 0.064%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.022% - 0.067%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £63,975
25th Percentile £86,250 - £65,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 - £71,750
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.38%
75th Percentile £88,750 - £74,813
90th Percentile - - £74,925
England median annual salary £87,500 - £75,000
% change year-on-year - - +3.45%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 4,530 4,290 2,969
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.42% 93.38% 94.46%
Number of salaries quoted 2,557 2,124 2,487
10th Percentile £29,000 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -3.91%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £81,250 £80,000 £76,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Release Train Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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 in the West Midlands.

Release Train Engineer job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Release Train Engineer
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary distribution trend for Release Train Engineer job vacancies in the West Midlands

Release Train Engineer
Job Locations in the West Midlands

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 West Midlands region 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
Worcestershire - 1 £87,500 - 5
Release Train Engineer
England

Release Train Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

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 across the West Midlands region featuring Release Train Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Refinement
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Conflict Resolution
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Release Train
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Release Train Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Refinement
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Conflict Resolution
1 1 (100.00%) Release Train
1 1 (100.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared