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 4/1/24 to 3/31/25
Salary Average
$143,464
Experience Requirement
6 Years and 4 Months
Raise +1 Year
$14,634 at 10.20%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years & 4 Months: $143,464 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $127,918 & $159,010; and, 5% of Jobs top $181,653.
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.
$446,167 = 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 4/1/24 to 3/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $189,137 |
| 5% | $181,653 |
| 10% | $173,116 |
| 25% | $159,010 |
| 33% | $153,278 |
| 50% | $143,464 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 Years and 4 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% | $140,572 | $146,356 |
| 25% | $136,128 | $150,800 |
| 33% | $133,650 | $153,278 |
| 50% | $127,918 | $159,010 |
| 67% | $120,976 | $165,952 |
| 95% | $97,791 | $189,137 |
Salary Average =
$143,464
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 4 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Years and 4 Months | $129,803 | $13,661 at 10.52% |
| 6 Years and 4 Months | $143,464 | $14,634 at 10.20% |
| 7 Years and 4 Months | $158,099 | $15,533 at 9.82% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases steadily in the first years, rises vigorously with greater experience and grows briskly 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: $101,034 at the low experience of 2 Years and 10 Months; $143,464 at the average experience of 6 Years and 4 Months; and, $198,515 at the top experience of 9 Years and 10 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 10 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 4/1/24 to 3/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Years | $102,637 | $10,695 at 10.42% |
| 4 Years | $113,332 | $12,153 at 10.72% |
| 5 Years | $125,485 | $13,312 at 10.61% |
| 6 Years | $138,797 | $14,321 at 10.32% |
| 7 Years | $153,118 | $15,239 at 9.95% |
| 8 Years | $168,357 | $16,105 at 9.57% |
| 9 Years | $184,462 | $16,932 at 9.18% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 2 Years and 10 Months | $101,034 | $10,403 at 10.30% |
| Average | 6 Years and 4 Months | $143,464 | $14,635 at 10.20% |
| Top | 9 Years and 10 Months | $198,515 | $17,601 at 8.87% |
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,
- 22.2% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 80.2% 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,
- 30.9% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 8.6% of job descriptions;
- Jira,
- 34.6% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 48.1% of job descriptions;
- Git,
- 17.3% of job descriptions;
- Workday,
- 17.3% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 40.7% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 29.6% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Azure,
- 7.4% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 2.5% 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).