Change Control Job Trends in England

Change Control
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Change Control skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 369 354 322
Rank change year-on-year -15 -32 -26
Permanent jobs citing Change Control 257 362 418
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.49% 0.74% 0.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.60% 0.82% 0.98%
Number of salaries quoted 129 200 290
10th Percentile £32,500 - £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +4.76% +0.89%
75th Percentile £72,500 £62,500 £62,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £71,875 £73,800
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% +4.76% +0.89%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Change Control falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 42,844 44,109 42,817
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 81.40% 90.47% 89.81%
Number of salaries quoted 25,653 21,778 33,081
10th Percentile £28,697 £35,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £42,874
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,750 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Change Control
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Change Control relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Change Control job vacancy trend in England

Change Control
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Change Control.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Change Control

Change Control
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Change Control in England over the 6 months to 8 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Change Control in England

Change Control
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Change Control within the England region over the 6 months to 8 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +72 103 £67,500 +12.50% 88
South East +3 58 £45,000 -10.00% 71
Midlands -14 39 £48,000 -16.52% 26
North of England -64 31 £41,075 +9.53% 35
West Midlands -9 21 £65,000 +13.04% 13
East Midlands +6 18 £32,500 -31.58% 13
North West +14 16 £40,000 -27.27% 19
South West +12 14 £33,500 -39.09% 22
Yorkshire -23 10 £45,537 -16.89% 13
East of England +26 7 £53,000 -41.11% 24
North East -46 5 £35,000 -6.67% 4
Change Control
UK

Change Control
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 21 (8.17%) SharePoint
2 13 (5.06%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (2.33%) IIS
4 2 (0.78%) Confluence
4 2 (0.78%) HCL Notes
4 2 (0.78%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.39%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 32 (12.45%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (6.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (6.23%) MS Visio
3 12 (4.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (3.89%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (2.72%) Windchill
6 1 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (2.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.95%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.78%) NEC Housing
3 2 (0.78%) Oracle BPM
4 1 (0.39%) Carpe Diem
4 1 (0.39%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.39%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.39%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 46 (17.90%) Azure
2 28 (10.89%) Microsoft 365
3 18 (7.00%) Entra ID
4 16 (6.23%) Azure DevOps
5 14 (5.45%) SaaS
6 10 (3.89%) AWS
7 8 (3.11%) IaaS
7 8 (3.11%) PaaS
8 7 (2.72%) Google Workspace
9 6 (2.33%) Power Platform
10 5 (1.95%) Power Automate
11 4 (1.56%) PowerApps
12 3 (1.17%) Azure Logic Apps
12 3 (1.17%) Azure Monitor
12 3 (1.17%) Dynamics 365
12 3 (1.17%) OneDrive
13 2 (0.78%) Azure Sentinel
13 2 (0.78%) Datadog
13 2 (0.78%) Microsoft Purview
13 2 (0.78%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 30 (11.67%) Firewall
2 17 (6.61%) LAN
3 13 (5.06%) Network Security
4 12 (4.67%) WAN
5 9 (3.50%) DHCP
5 9 (3.50%) DNS
6 8 (3.11%) VLAN
6 8 (3.11%) VPN
7 7 (2.72%) Broadband
8 6 (2.33%) BGP
8 6 (2.33%) OSPF
8 6 (2.33%) SAN
8 6 (2.33%) SD-WAN
9 5 (1.95%) Multicast
9 5 (1.95%) TCP/IP
10 4 (1.56%) Ethernet VPN
10 4 (1.56%) Internet
10 4 (1.56%) VoIP
10 4 (1.56%) Wi-Fi
11 3 (1.17%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (5.06%) SQL Server
2 9 (3.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 8 (3.11%) Oracle Reports
4 5 (1.95%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (1.56%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (1.56%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.78%) Data Mining
6 2 (0.78%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.78%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (0.39%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.39%) Big Data
7 1 (0.39%) BusinessObjects
7 1 (0.39%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.39%) MySQL
7 1 (0.39%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.39%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 43 (16.73%) JIRA
2 36 (14.01%) Git
3 31 (12.06%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.95%) GitLab
5 1 (0.39%) CircleCI
5 1 (0.39%) Visual Studio
General
1 125 (48.64%) Social Skills
2 88 (34.24%) Finance
3 42 (16.34%) Organisational Skills
4 25 (9.73%) Analytical Skills
5 23 (8.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 17 (6.61%) Documentation Skills
7 16 (6.23%) Legal
7 16 (6.23%) Manufacturing
8 12 (4.67%) Banking
8 12 (4.67%) Public Sector
9 10 (3.89%) Marketing
10 9 (3.50%) Police
10 9 (3.50%) Telecoms
11 7 (2.72%) Law
12 6 (2.33%) Financial Institution
13 5 (1.95%) Aerospace
13 5 (1.95%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (1.17%) Retail
15 2 (0.78%) Local Government
15 2 (0.78%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 48 (18.68%) Lead
2 35 (13.62%) Senior
3 31 (12.06%) Network Engineer
3 31 (12.06%) Project Manager
4 28 (10.89%) Analyst
5 18 (7.00%) IT Manager
6 13 (5.06%) Developer
7 11 (4.28%) Project Engineer
7 11 (4.28%) Support Analyst
8 10 (3.89%) 2nd Line Support
9 8 (3.11%) Administrator
9 8 (3.11%) Development Analyst
9 8 (3.11%) Development Support Analyst
9 8 (3.11%) Innovation Manager
9 8 (3.11%) Senior Network Engineer
9 8 (3.11%) Systems Analyst
9 8 (3.11%) Systems Development Analyst
9 8 (3.11%) Systems Support
9 8 (3.11%) Systems Support Analyst
10 7 (2.72%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (5.06%) .NET
2 9 (3.50%) Oracle Fusion
3 8 (3.11%) LDAP
4 7 (2.72%) GraphQL
4 7 (2.72%) OAuth
4 7 (2.72%) OpenID
4 7 (2.72%) REST
4 7 (2.72%) SAML
4 7 (2.72%) SOAP
5 4 (1.56%) RESTful
6 2 (0.78%) .NET Framework
6 2 (0.78%) ARM Templates
6 2 (0.78%) ASP.NET
6 2 (0.78%) ASP.NET MVC
6 2 (0.78%) EDI
6 2 (0.78%) WCF
7 1 (0.39%) JSON
7 1 (0.39%) XML
7 1 (0.39%) XSLT
7 1 (0.39%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 17 (6.61%) Data Centre
2 13 (5.06%) Management Information System
2 13 (5.06%) Product Ownership
3 11 (4.28%) Driving Licence
4 8 (3.11%) Clustering
5 7 (2.72%) Cyber Threat
5 7 (2.72%) Cyberattack
5 7 (2.72%) Virtual Team
5 7 (2.72%) Wiki
6 6 (2.33%) Data Protection Act
6 6 (2.33%) Life Science
7 5 (1.95%) CMDB
7 5 (1.95%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (1.56%) Algorithms
8 4 (1.56%) Hybrid Cloud
8 4 (1.56%) Legacy Systems
9 3 (1.17%) Cloud Native
9 3 (1.17%) OTC Derivatives
9 3 (1.17%) Security Posture
9 3 (1.17%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 26 (10.12%) Windows
2 17 (6.61%) Windows Server
3 14 (5.45%) Linux
4 6 (2.33%) Apple iOS
5 5 (1.95%) Android
6 4 (1.56%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (1.56%) VMS
7 2 (0.78%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.39%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (33.85%) Continuous Improvement
2 57 (22.18%) Change Management
3 50 (19.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 45 (17.51%) Agile
5 43 (16.73%) Project Delivery
6 41 (15.95%) Problem-Solving
7 40 (15.56%) ITIL
7 40 (15.56%) Mentoring
8 38 (14.79%) Configuration Management
9 34 (13.23%) Project Management
9 34 (13.23%) Technical Leadership
10 30 (11.67%) DevOps
11 28 (10.89%) Cybersecurity
11 28 (10.89%) Roadmaps
12 27 (10.51%) Strategic Thinking
13 26 (10.12%) Data-Driven Decision Making
13 26 (10.12%) Process Improvement
14 25 (9.73%) Programme Management
15 24 (9.34%) Customer Requirements
16 23 (8.95%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 32 (12.45%) SQL
2 24 (9.34%) Python
3 21 (8.17%) PowerShell
4 15 (5.84%) Bash
5 12 (4.67%) T-SQL
6 7 (2.72%) C#
7 4 (1.56%) Go
8 3 (1.17%) C++
9 2 (0.78%) ActionScript
9 2 (0.78%) ActionScript 2.0
9 2 (0.78%) Bicep
9 2 (0.78%) Java
9 2 (0.78%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.39%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.39%) VB
Qualifications
1 68 (26.46%) Degree
2 57 (22.18%) Security Cleared
3 39 (15.18%) Cisco Certification
4 28 (10.89%) SC Cleared
5 24 (9.34%) CCNP
6 19 (7.39%) CCIE
7 18 (7.00%) BPSS Clearance
8 16 (6.23%) CCNA
9 15 (5.84%) Microsoft Certification
10 9 (3.50%) CCA
10 9 (3.50%) Citrix Certification
10 9 (3.50%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 9 (3.50%) MCP
10 9 (3.50%) MCSA
10 9 (3.50%) MCSE
11 8 (3.11%) CCSA
11 8 (3.11%) CCSE
12 7 (2.72%) DBS Check
13 6 (2.33%) Azure Certification
13 6 (2.33%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (14.79%) QA
2 30 (11.67%) Def Stans
3 15 (5.84%) PMO
3 15 (5.84%) SLA
4 12 (4.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (4.28%) Data Quality
6 9 (3.50%) NIST
7 7 (2.72%) NCSC
8 5 (1.95%) NEBOSH
9 4 (1.56%) GMP
10 3 (1.17%) ISO 9001
10 3 (1.17%) MiFID
10 3 (1.17%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.78%) Accessibility
11 2 (0.78%) GDPR
11 2 (0.78%) GRC
12 1 (0.39%) COBIT
12 1 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials
12 1 (0.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 29 (11.28%) Active Directory
2 14 (5.45%) Firmware
3 13 (5.06%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (2.33%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.56%) Docker
6 2 (0.78%) vCloud
7 1 (0.39%) iptables
7 1 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.39%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 15 (5.84%) Ansible
2 11 (4.28%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (3.11%) Kubernetes
3 8 (3.11%) Terraform
4 4 (1.56%) Grafana
4 4 (1.56%) Nagios
5 3 (1.17%) Dell DRAC
6 2 (0.78%) Failover Clustering
6 2 (0.78%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.78%) Puppet
6 2 (0.78%) SCCM
7 1 (0.39%) Autotask
7 1 (0.39%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
7 1 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 69 (26.85%) Microsoft
2 37 (14.40%) Cisco
3 22 (8.56%) VMware
4 16 (6.23%) Fortinet
5 15 (5.84%) CheckPoint
5 15 (5.84%) F5
6 14 (5.45%) Oracle
7 10 (3.89%) Juniper
7 10 (3.89%) SAP
8 9 (3.50%) Citrix
9 7 (2.72%) Atlassian
9 7 (2.72%) ServiceNow
10 6 (2.33%) Arista
10 6 (2.33%) Dell
11 4 (1.56%) Palo Alto
11 4 (1.56%) Zscaler
12 3 (1.17%) Meraki
12 3 (1.17%) SolarWinds
13 2 (0.78%) IFS
13 2 (0.78%) Northgate