Release Manager Contract Jobs in Reading
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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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Sign UpRegional 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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Sign UpSenior 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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Sign UpRegional 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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Sign UpSenior 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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Sign UpBand 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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Sign UpTraining 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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Sign UpSenior 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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Sign UpCapital 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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Sign UpCommercial Manager - (Digital Technology) - Inside IR35 - Fully Remote
Posted 4 days ago by Berkeley Square IT Ltd
The Commercial Manager for Digital Technology is responsible for managing third-party and in-house suppliers, ensuring t...
- Rate £600 per day
- Category Inside
- Work type Remote
- Location Reading, Berkshire, 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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Project Manager - Utilities/Water - £500 pd Inside IR35
Posted 7 days ago by Ventula Consulting
The role of Project Manager in the utilities sector involves leading a significant transformation programme for one of t...
- Rate £500 per day
- Category Inside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location Reading, Berkshire, 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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About Our Release Manager Contract Roles in Reading
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 Reading?
The Thames Valley corridor's concentration of global technology and telecommunications companies defines Reading's contracting character almost entirely. Several firms maintain their UK or European headquarters in and around the town, sustaining deep hiring activity across software engineering, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, networking, and IT programme delivery. This heavy technology skew means Reading lacks the breadth in finance, government, or construction found in comparably sized cities, but within its specialism the depth is exceptional. Proximity to London means the two markets overlap significantly, with many contractors working interchangeably across Reading and west London engagements. Rates closely track London levels for technology roles, typically sitting no more than 5 to 10 per cent below, reflecting the calibre of employers and the intensity of competition for specialist skills.
How much do release manager contractors usually earn in Reading?
Contract rates for release manager roles in Reading 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 Reading are there on Quality Contracts?
Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 100 release manager contract roles across the site, with Reading showing strong demand. Data reviewed up to June 2026.