Software Change Management - Seattle, WA - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Software
Change-Configuration-Release
Management
United States Location
Seattle - Tacoma - Bremerton
WA
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 11/1/24 to 10/31/25
Salary Average
$117,776
Experience Requirement
6 Years and 5 Months
Raise +1 Year
$9,550 at 8.11%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years & 5 Months: $117,776 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $105,817 & $129,735; and, 5% of Jobs top $147,142.
Number of Jobs :
Most Jobs are available closest to the Salary Average.
Fewer Jobs are available at Lower and Higher Salaries.
Salary End Points :
$26,400 = annual salary at $15 per hour working between: 44 weeks at 40 hours a week, to, 52 weeks at 34 hours a week.
$348,843 = annual salary for the highest paying IT Job in the highest paying US City at the Top 2.5% Experience and Top 2.5% Salary.
Job Market :
Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 11/1/24 to 10/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $152,891 |
| 5% | $147,142 |
| 10% | $140,581 |
| 25% | $129,735 |
| 33% | $125,325 |
| 50% | $117,776 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 Years and 5 Months Experience.
Salary Range and Jobs
Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
| Percent of Job Market | Salary Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Low Salary | High Salary | |
| 10% | $115,551 | $120,001 |
| 25% | $112,133 | $123,419 |
| 33% | $110,227 | $125,325 |
| 50% | $105,817 | $129,735 |
| 67% | $100,479 | $135,073 |
| 95% | $82,661 | $152,891 |
Salary Average =
$117,776
Mid Point between each Low/High pair.
Percent of Job Market =
Number of Jobs with Salary between Low/High pair
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 Years and 5 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Years and 5 Months | $108,218 | $9,558 at 8.83% |
| 6 Years and 5 Months | $117,776 | $9,550 at 8.11% |
| 7 Years and 5 Months | $127,326 | $9,545 at 7.50% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases steadily in the first years, rises stably with greater experience and grows consistently into maturity.
Salary Growth Overall :
The increase in Salary average from low to high experience is more than that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $93,049 at the low experience of 3 Years and 10 Months; $117,776 at the average experience of 6 Years and 5 Months; and, $143,232 at the top experience of 9 Years and 1 Month.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
17 Years and 2 Months = Top 2.5% Experience in the IT Job with the highest required experience in the USA.
Job Market :
Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 11/1/24 to 10/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Years | $94,648 | $9,583 at 10.12% |
| 5 Years | $104,231 | $9,564 at 9.18% |
| 6 Years | $113,795 | $9,552 at 8.39% |
| 7 Years | $123,347 | $9,547 at 7.74% |
| 8 Years | $132,894 | $9,543 at 7.18% |
| 9 Years | $142,437 | $9,540 at 6.70% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 3 Years and 10 Months | $93,049 | $9,587 at 10.30% |
| Average | 6 Years and 5 Months | $117,776 | $9,550 at 8.11% |
| Top | 9 Years and 1 Month | $143,232 | $9,540 at 6.66% |
Qualifications
Description
Software change, configuration and release management to document state-of-the-art software code, track problem reports, record issue resolution, control version use, register new development code, prepare staff and facilities for change, and install updates, is the position's primary responsibility.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
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- Change Management (CM),
- Build Administrator, Build and Deploy, Build Engineer, Build Manager, Change Manager (CM), Configuration Manager (CM), Release Manager or Source Control.
Characteristics
A+ Skills
Additional IT skills requested in some job descriptions:
- Project Lead,
- Development Manager, Lead Developer, Project Lead, Project Manager, Project Supervisor, Team Lead, Team Supervisor or Technical Lead,
- 5.9% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 84.7% of job descriptions;
- Associate of Arts/Science Degree,
- 5.9% of job descriptions;
- Financial Sector,
- Asset Management, Banking, Brokerage, Commodity Trading, Derivative Trading, Equity Trading, Finance, Insurance, Investment, Securities Trading, Stock Market or Wall Street,
- 52.9% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 3.5% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 65.9% of job descriptions;
- Jira,
- 22.4% of job descriptions;
- Git,
- 11.8% of job descriptions;
- Workday,
- 10.6% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 60% of job descriptions;
- PMP (Project Management Professional),
- 5.9% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 22.4% of job descriptions.
Location
Seattle, WA
- Washington,
- Auburn, Bainbridge Island, Bellevue, Bonney Lake, Bothell, Bremerton, Burien, Des Moines, Edmonds, Everett, Federal Way, Fircrest, Inglewood, Island County, Issaquah, Kenmore, Kent, King County, Kirkland, Kitsap County, Lacy, Lakewood, Langley, Lynnwood, Mercer Island, Mill Creek, Mountlake Terrace, Mukiteo, Newcastle, Normandy Park, Normandy Pk, Oak Harbor, Olympia, Parkland, Pierce County, Poulsbo, Puyallup, Redmond, Renton, Riverton Heights, Sea Tac, Seattle, Sheridan Beach, Shoreline, Skyway, Snohomish County, Sumner, Tacoma, Thurston County, Tukwila, Tumwater, University Place, White Center and Woodinville.
These locations are all included in the Seattle, WA metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).