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Salesforce Developer/Release Manager (Candidate near the Boston area are require...
Posted Today by Global Solutions Group
Position Title: Salesforce Developer/Release ManagerQualificationsEducation: Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Info...
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- Location Remote
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Service Transition Manager/Release Manager (ITIL V3/V4 - EUC/ServcieNow)
Posted 5 days ago by Agilesource Ltd
Service Transition Manager/Release Manager (ITIL V3/V4 - EUC/ServiceNow)Transition Manager required to Lead the transiti...
- Rate £450 per day
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- Work type Hybrid
- Location London
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Release Manager (ITIL)
Posted 1 week ago by Sanrose Information Services Inc.
EducationA bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business...
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- Work type Hybrid
- Location Remote or Hybrid in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Release Manager/Application Development Manager : Remote Position
Posted 1 week ago by Software People, Inc.
ResponsibilitiesCreate and manage the release calendar and coordinate release schedules across concurrent projectsDefine...
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- Location Remote
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About Our Release Manager Contract Roles
What does a release manager contractor do?
The Release Manager contractor role centres on the ability to plan, coordinate, and oversee the release of software changes into production environments, managing the end-to-end process from release scheduling through to post-deployment verification to ensure that releases are delivered safely, efficiently, and with minimal disruption to users. The work involves maintaining the release calendar and coordinating across development, testing, infrastructure, and business teams to ensure that all dependencies are managed and that releases are ready to proceed on schedule. Release Managers also manage the change management process in ITSM terms, ensuring that releases are properly authorised through the change advisory board process and that rollback plans are in place for high-risk deployments.
Release Manager contractors are expected to combine strong process management skills with enough technical literacy to engage credibly with engineering teams on deployment architecture and risk. Experience managing release processes within ITIL or similar service management frameworks is a common requirement, alongside familiarity with the tooling used to manage releases including Jira, ServiceNow for change management, and the CI/CD pipeline tools used to automate deployment processes. The ability to manage complex release dependencies across multiple teams and environments, to facilitate release readiness reviews that surface genuine blockers rather than rubber-stamping changes, and to manage the communication of release activity to stakeholders across business and technology is consistently valued. ITIL Foundation or Practitioner certification is well regarded, alongside practical experience managing releases in complex, multi-team development environments. For modern DevOps environments, understanding of continuous deployment principles and the governance implications of high-frequency automated deployments is an additional expectation.
What is the market like for release manager contractors?
Release Manager contracting is a steady mid-volume market within the IT service management and delivery discipline, active across financial services, utilities, retail, and public sector organisations where the pace of software change is high and the risk of poorly managed releases is commercially or operationally significant. The shift towards DevOps and continuous deployment has changed but not eliminated the demand for Release Manager expertise, as organisations that automate individual deployments still need governance and coordination of larger releases that cross multiple service boundaries or involve regulatory change. Financial services and the public sector, where the change management requirements around software releases are most formal, are the most consistent buyers. Rate levels mirror the governance and coordination responsibility of the role.
How much do release manager contractors usually earn?
Contract rates for release manager roles typically range from £450 to £800 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement.
How many release manager vacancies are there on Quality Contracts?
Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 100 release manager contract roles across the site. Data reviewed up to September 2026.