Release Manager
UK
The median Release Manager daily rate in the UK is £570 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 17 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 17 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 526 | 626 | 642 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +100 | +16 | -84 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Release Manager | 53 | 75 | 207 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.12% | 0.13% | 0.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.13% | 0.14% | 0.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 44 | 36 | 146 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £417 | £406 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £461 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £570 | £537 | £503 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.24% | +6.77% | +0.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £630 | £575 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £603 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £394 | £543 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.49% | +11.38% | +2.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £59.19 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £66.56 | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 39,532 | 53,805 | 83,473 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.61% | 95.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,714 | 37,580 | 58,666 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.82% | +2.90% | +9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,672 | 1,503 | 2,037 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.29 | £19.30 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +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.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Release Manager.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Release Manager over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Release Manager.
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Top 14 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Release Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 17 May 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +100 | 46 | £570 | +9.09% | 10 |
| London | +81 | 24 | £614 | +20.89% | 4 |
| UK excluding London | +50 | 21 | £394 | -27.49% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +106 | 14 | £627 | +17.42% | 4 |
| South West | +5 | 6 | £570 | -34.10% | 2 |
| Midlands | - | 6 | £363 | - | 2 |
| North of England | +21 | 4 | £363 | -34.09% | |
| North West | +17 | 3 | £363 | -36.96% | |
| East Midlands | - | 3 | £363 | - | 2 |
| Scotland | +41 | 2 | - | - | |
| South East | +8 | 2 | £481 | +5.19% | 1 |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | £363 | - | |
| East of England | +8 | 1 | £363 | -23.68% | |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 1 | - | - |
Release Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 May 2024, Release Manager contract 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 contract 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: