Hybrid/Remote Release Analyst Job Trends

Release Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Release Analyst salary for remote/hybrid work is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 February 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 364 418 537
Rank change year-on-year +54 +119 +165
Permanent jobs requiring a Release Analyst 4 4 2
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.025% 0.025% 0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.027% 0.026% 0.008%
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 2
10th Percentile - - £36,375
25th Percentile £51,250 £56,357 £36,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,713 £38,750
Median % change year-on-year -9.03% +48.94% -3.13%
75th Percentile £53,750 £59,070 £41,563
90th Percentile - - £42,125
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,713 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.03% -3.81% +41.18%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 14,986 15,131 26,519
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.70% 95.90% 95.78%
Number of salaries quoted 9,838 9,102 22,124
10th Percentile £30,500 £35,750 £33,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,010 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £78,797 £81,250 £76,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%

Release Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Release Analyst' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Release Analyst job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Release Analyst
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Release Analyst job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Release Analyst job vacancies

Release Analyst Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 9 February 2026, Release Analyst 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Release Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Agile
1 2 (50.00%) Azure
1 2 (50.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (50.00%) Continuous Integration
1 2 (50.00%) DevOps
1 2 (50.00%) ERP
1 2 (50.00%) Integration Testing
1 2 (50.00%) Process Improvement
1 2 (50.00%) SAP
1 2 (50.00%) SAP ERP
1 2 (50.00%) Software Delivery
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (50.00%) Waterfall
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) ITIL
2 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery

Release Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (50.00%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Azure
General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Legal
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Agile
1 2 (50.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (50.00%) Continuous Integration
1 2 (50.00%) DevOps
1 2 (50.00%) ERP
1 2 (50.00%) Integration Testing
1 2 (50.00%) Process Improvement
1 2 (50.00%) Software Delivery
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (50.00%) Waterfall
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) ITIL
2 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) SAP