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Business Development Manager - South East

Posted 1 day ago by Actionstep


The Business Development Manager role at Actionstep UK focuses on generating a substantial outbound pipeline to drive gr...

  • Rate £70,000 per year
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Remote
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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Regional Sales Manager - South East

Posted 1 day ago by Orderyoyo Ltd


The Regional Sales Manager (RSM) will lead the growth and development of OrderYOYO within their designated region, actin...

  • Rate £52,000 per year
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Undetermined
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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Senior Project Manager

Posted 1 day ago by SymphonyAI


The Senior Project Manager role at SymphonyAI Financial Services involves leading high-impact programs in Customer Succe...

  • Rate £88,000 per year
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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Regional Contract Manager - South East

Posted 1 day ago by Kudos Services


The Regional Contract Manager role at Kudos Services involves overseeing the delivery of operational Facilities Manageme...

  • Rate £60,000 per year
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Undetermined
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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Transfer Agency Project Manager

Posted 1 day ago by Huxley (UK) Limited


The Transfer Agency Project Manager role involves managing projects related to the Transfer Agency Operating Model for a...

  • Rate £172,500 per year
  • Category Inside
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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Senior Casework Manager - South East

Posted 3 days ago by HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS)


The Senior Casework Manager role within the Public Protection Casework Section (PPCS) at HMPPS involves overseeing the m...

  • Rate £50,000 per year
  • Category Inside
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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Band 8a Finance Manager - Efficiency & Recovery - South East

Posted 3 days ago by Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust


The Finance Manager role at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust involves leading financial reporting and supporti...

  • Rate £70,887 per year
  • Category Outside
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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Training Manager

Posted 3 days ago by ECOLAB LTD


The Training Manager position within the European Training Team at Global Water Solutions focuses on delivering and enha...

  • Rate £89,200 per year
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Undetermined
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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Senior Bid Manager (Public Tender Exp) - FTC PERM Role

Posted 3 days ago by Endeavour Recruitment


The Senior Bid Manager will lead the end-to-end bid process for a complex UK government programme, ensuring high-quality...

  • Rate £80,000 per year
  • Category Outside
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location Milton Keynes, UK

Senior Capital Projects Manager - South East

Posted 4 days ago by Surrey & Sussex Healthcare Nhs Trust


As the Band 8a Project Manager for the UTC project, you will lead the strategic planning and delivery of a complex initi...

  • Rate £64,750 per year
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Undetermined
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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Capital Projects Manager - South East

Posted 4 days ago by Surrey & Sussex Healthcare Nhs Trust


As the Project Manager for the B46 project, you will oversee the delivery of the project from initiation to completion w...

  • Rate £56,515 per year
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Undetermined
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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Business Change Manager

Posted 4 days ago by Lorien


The Business Change Manager role in Milton Keynes focuses on leading and embedding change initiatives within the organiz...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Undetermined
  • Location Milton Keynes, UK

Lifecycle Marketing Manager

Posted 7 days ago by Zinc


The Lifecycle Marketing Manager at Zinc will be responsible for managing CRM systems and customer journeys, focusing on...

  • Rate £88,800 per year
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Undetermined
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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Engagement and Stakeholder Manager

Posted 7 days ago by The Open University


The Engagement and Stakeholder Manager role at The Open University is a two-year fixed-term position focused on managing...

  • Rate £46,049 per year
  • Category Fixed-Term
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

Senior Problem Manager

Posted 7 days ago by Henderson Scott


The role of Senior Problem Manager involves joining a central government client's Service Management Teams, focusing on...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Inside
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location Milton Keynes, UK

Network Project Manager

Posted 7 days ago by The Sales Recruitment Network


The role of Network Project Manager involves leading a significant infrastructure project within a retail setting, focus...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Undetermined
  • Location Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK

Senior Problem Manager

Posted 1 week ago by Henderson Scott


The role of Senior Problem Manager involves providing expert support for root cause analysis and resolution of problems...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Inside
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location Milton Keynes (MK1)

Site Manager

Posted 1 week ago by Hays


The Site Manager will oversee the installation of a major Automated Shuttle Racking System for a leading contractor spec...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Undetermined
  • Location Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK

Junior Account Manager

Posted 1 week ago by Hexarad


The Junior Account Manager role at Hexarad involves engaging with healthcare leaders to support strategic hospital partn...

  • Rate £65,000 per year
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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Site Manager

Posted 1 week ago by Hays


A leading contractor specializing in smart, high-performance storage environments is seeking a Site Manager to oversee t...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Undetermined
  • Location Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

About Our Release Manager Contract Roles in Milton Keynes

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.

What is the contracting market like in Milton Keynes?

Corporate operations, technology, and professional services define Milton Keynes as a contracting location. A number of major national and international companies have chosen the city for their UK headquarters or significant operational centres, attracted by connectivity, space, and lower costs than the capital. This presence supports steady hiring across IT, ERP, finance transformation, and programme delivery. SAP and enterprise systems contracting runs particularly deep here, driven by the concentration of organisations running large-scale ERP implementations and upgrades. Network Rail's headquarters and other transport and infrastructure bodies add engineering, project controls, and safety roles. The city sits in the South East rate band for most disciplines, though SAP and enterprise systems engagements often command rates that close the gap with London entirely.

How much do release manager contractors usually earn in Milton Keynes?

Contract rates for release manager roles in Milton Keynes typically range from £473 to £840 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement.

How many release manager vacancies in Milton Keynes are there on Quality Contracts?

Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 100 release manager contract roles across the site, with Milton Keynes showing steady growth. Data reviewed up to June 2026.