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 25 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 361 380 341
Rank change year-on-year +19 -39 -31
Permanent jobs citing Change Control 268 321 480
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.49% 0.68% 0.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.60% 0.74% 0.91%
Number of salaries quoted 127 169 346
10th Percentile £32,750 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £39,280 £46,250 £41,053
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +10.00% -3.88%
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £62,125
90th Percentile £87,500 £73,900 £75,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% +10.00% -3.05%

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 44,347 43,406 52,679
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 80.38% 91.29% 88.76%
Number of salaries quoted 26,763 21,088 41,504
10th Percentile £28,750 £35,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £46,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £96,539
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%

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 25 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 25 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 +66 116 £67,500 +12.50% 78
South East +9 62 £43,750 -12.50% 85
Midlands -21 36 £47,500 -17.39% 35
North of England -33 25 £41,075 -25.18% 36
South West +7 19 £33,500 - 36
East Midlands 0 18 £32,500 -29.73% 17
West Midlands -10 18 £65,000 +13.04% 18
North West +3 14 £57,500 +4.55% 18
Yorkshire -31 9 £41,075 -26.19% 11
East of England +21 6 £54,000 -40.00% 32
North East -12 2 £31,250 -16.67% 7
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 18 (6.72%) SharePoint
2 13 (4.85%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.49%) IIS
4 3 (1.12%) Confluence
5 2 (0.75%) HCL Notes
5 2 (0.75%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.37%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 30 (11.19%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (5.60%) MS Visio
3 14 (5.22%) Microsoft Excel
4 12 (4.48%) Microsoft Project
5 9 (3.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (1.87%) Windchill
7 1 (0.37%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (2.24%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.87%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.75%) Oracle BPM
4 1 (0.37%) Carpe Diem
4 1 (0.37%) NEC Housing
4 1 (0.37%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.37%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.37%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 58 (21.64%) Azure
2 27 (10.07%) Entra ID
3 25 (9.33%) Microsoft 365
4 17 (6.34%) Google Workspace
5 16 (5.97%) Azure DevOps
6 15 (5.60%) SaaS
7 11 (4.10%) AWS
8 8 (2.99%) PaaS
9 7 (2.61%) IaaS
10 6 (2.24%) Power Platform
11 4 (1.49%) Power Automate
12 3 (1.12%) Azure Logic Apps
12 3 (1.12%) Azure Monitor
12 3 (1.12%) Datadog
12 3 (1.12%) Dynamics 365
12 3 (1.12%) GCP
12 3 (1.12%) OneDrive
12 3 (1.12%) PowerApps
13 2 (0.75%) Amazon S3
13 2 (0.75%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 29 (10.82%) Firewall
2 17 (6.34%) Broadband
3 15 (5.60%) LAN
3 15 (5.60%) Network Security
4 9 (3.36%) WAN
5 8 (2.99%) DHCP
5 8 (2.99%) DNS
5 8 (2.99%) VLAN
6 7 (2.61%) BGP
6 7 (2.61%) OSPF
7 6 (2.24%) VPN
8 5 (1.87%) Ethernet VPN
8 5 (1.87%) Multicast
8 5 (1.87%) SD-WAN
9 4 (1.49%) Structured Cabling
9 4 (1.49%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (1.12%) IPsec
10 3 (1.12%) MPLS
10 3 (1.12%) NX-OS
10 3 (1.12%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (4.48%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.99%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 5 (1.87%) Azure SQL Database
3 5 (1.87%) NoSQL
4 4 (1.49%) Oracle Reports
4 4 (1.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (1.12%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.75%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.75%) Power BI
6 2 (0.75%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (0.37%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.37%) Big Data
7 1 (0.37%) Data Mining
7 1 (0.37%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.37%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 42 (15.67%) JIRA
2 37 (13.81%) Git
3 31 (11.57%) Jenkins
4 3 (1.12%) GitLab
5 1 (0.37%) CircleCI
5 1 (0.37%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 121 (45.15%) Social Skills
2 91 (33.96%) Finance
3 54 (20.15%) Organisational Skills
4 24 (8.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 21 (7.84%) Analytical Skills
6 19 (7.09%) Manufacturing
7 17 (6.34%) Documentation Skills
8 15 (5.60%) Legal
9 14 (5.22%) Marketing
10 12 (4.48%) Public Sector
11 11 (4.10%) Banking
12 10 (3.73%) Telecoms
13 8 (2.99%) Law
14 6 (2.24%) Financial Institution
15 5 (1.87%) Police
16 4 (1.49%) Aerospace
16 4 (1.49%) Influencing Skills
16 4 (1.49%) Retail
17 2 (0.75%) Games
17 2 (0.75%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 50 (18.66%) Lead
2 40 (14.93%) Senior
3 33 (12.31%) Project Manager
4 32 (11.94%) Network Engineer
5 21 (7.84%) Analyst
5 21 (7.84%) IT Manager
6 15 (5.60%) Developer
7 11 (4.10%) 2nd Line Support
7 11 (4.10%) Project Engineer
8 8 (2.99%) Innovation Manager
8 8 (2.99%) Senior Network Engineer
8 8 (2.99%) Support Analyst
9 7 (2.61%) Architect
9 7 (2.61%) Deployment Engineer
9 7 (2.61%) Network Deployment Engineer
10 6 (2.24%) Applications Support
10 6 (2.24%) IT Support
10 6 (2.24%) Mechanical Engineer
10 6 (2.24%) Senior Manager
10 6 (2.24%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (6.72%) LDAP
2 17 (6.34%) GraphQL
2 17 (6.34%) OAuth
2 17 (6.34%) OpenID
2 17 (6.34%) REST
2 17 (6.34%) SAML
2 17 (6.34%) SOAP
3 10 (3.73%) .NET
4 5 (1.87%) Oracle Fusion
5 4 (1.49%) RESTful
6 2 (0.75%) ARM Templates
6 2 (0.75%) ASP.NET
6 2 (0.75%) ASP.NET MVC
6 2 (0.75%) WCF
7 1 (0.37%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.37%) EDI
7 1 (0.37%) Elastic Stack
7 1 (0.37%) JSON
7 1 (0.37%) SAP Fiori
7 1 (0.37%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 19 (7.09%) Data Centre
2 17 (6.34%) Cyber Threat
2 17 (6.34%) Cyberattack
3 15 (5.60%) Product Ownership
4 11 (4.10%) Driving Licence
5 8 (2.99%) Management Information System
6 6 (2.24%) CMDB
6 6 (2.24%) Data Protection Act
6 6 (2.24%) Life Science
6 6 (2.24%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (1.87%) Clustering
7 5 (1.87%) Virtual Team
7 5 (1.87%) Wiki
8 4 (1.49%) Algorithms
8 4 (1.49%) Onboarding
9 3 (1.12%) Cloud Native
9 3 (1.12%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (1.12%) PKI
9 3 (1.12%) Video Conferencing
10 2 (0.75%) Derivative
Operating Systems
1 24 (8.96%) Windows
2 14 (5.22%) Windows Server
3 12 (4.48%) Linux
4 5 (1.87%) Apple iOS
5 4 (1.49%) Android
5 4 (1.49%) VMS
6 2 (0.75%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.37%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (29.48%) Continuous Improvement
2 53 (19.78%) Mentoring
3 52 (19.40%) Change Management
3 52 (19.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 48 (17.91%) Agile
5 44 (16.42%) Project Delivery
6 39 (14.55%) Cybersecurity
6 39 (14.55%) Roadmaps
7 36 (13.43%) Configuration Management
7 36 (13.43%) Project Management
8 35 (13.06%) Problem-Solving
9 34 (12.69%) Technical Leadership
10 32 (11.94%) ITIL
11 30 (11.19%) Stakeholder Management
12 28 (10.45%) DevOps
13 27 (10.07%) Strategic Thinking
14 26 (9.70%) Data-Driven Decision Making
14 26 (9.70%) Process Improvement
14 26 (9.70%) Programme Delivery
14 26 (9.70%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 45 (16.79%) SQL
2 30 (11.19%) PowerShell
3 27 (10.07%) Python
4 25 (9.33%) Bash
5 22 (8.21%) T-SQL
6 7 (2.61%) C#
7 4 (1.49%) Go
8 3 (1.12%) C++
8 3 (1.12%) Java
9 2 (0.75%) ActionScript
9 2 (0.75%) ActionScript 2.0
9 2 (0.75%) Bicep
9 2 (0.75%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.37%) Rust
10 1 (0.37%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 72 (26.87%) Degree
2 66 (24.63%) Security Cleared
3 38 (14.18%) Cisco Certification
4 37 (13.81%) SC Cleared
5 23 (8.58%) CCNP
6 19 (7.09%) CCIE
7 15 (5.60%) CCNA
7 15 (5.60%) Microsoft Certification
8 14 (5.22%) BPSS Clearance
9 9 (3.36%) CCA
9 9 (3.36%) Citrix Certification
9 9 (3.36%) MCP
9 9 (3.36%) MCSA
9 9 (3.36%) MCSE
10 8 (2.99%) DV Cleared
10 8 (2.99%) HNC
10 8 (2.99%) PMI Certification
10 8 (2.99%) PMP
11 7 (2.61%) CCSA
11 7 (2.61%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (13.43%) QA
2 30 (11.19%) Def Stans
3 24 (8.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 21 (7.84%) NIST
5 17 (6.34%) NCSC
6 16 (5.97%) SLA
7 13 (4.85%) PMO
8 7 (2.61%) Data Quality
8 7 (2.61%) GDPR
9 5 (1.87%) NEBOSH
10 4 (1.49%) GMP
11 3 (1.12%) Accessibility
11 3 (1.12%) ISO 9001
11 3 (1.12%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.75%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.75%) COBIT
12 2 (0.75%) GRC
12 2 (0.75%) MiFID
12 2 (0.75%) SOC 1
12 2 (0.75%) SOC 2
System Software
1 35 (13.06%) Active Directory
2 14 (5.22%) Firmware
3 11 (4.10%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (2.61%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.49%) Docker
6 2 (0.75%) vCloud
7 1 (0.37%) iptables
7 1 (0.37%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.37%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.37%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 15 (5.60%) Ansible
2 10 (3.73%) Microsoft Intune
3 9 (3.36%) Kubernetes
3 9 (3.36%) Terraform
4 5 (1.87%) Nagios
5 4 (1.49%) Grafana
6 3 (1.12%) Dell DRAC
7 2 (0.75%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.75%) Puppet
7 2 (0.75%) SCCM
8 1 (0.37%) Autotask
8 1 (0.37%) Failover Clustering
8 1 (0.37%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
8 1 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 68 (25.37%) Microsoft
2 38 (14.18%) Cisco
3 20 (7.46%) VMware
4 17 (6.34%) Fortinet
5 16 (5.97%) F5
6 15 (5.60%) CheckPoint
7 11 (4.10%) Oracle
8 10 (3.73%) Citrix
8 10 (3.73%) Juniper
8 10 (3.73%) SAP
9 6 (2.24%) Dell
9 6 (2.24%) ServiceNow
10 5 (1.87%) Arista
10 5 (1.87%) Atlassian
11 3 (1.12%) Meraki
11 3 (1.12%) NEC
11 3 (1.12%) Palo Alto
11 3 (1.12%) SolarWinds
11 3 (1.12%) Zscaler
12 2 (0.75%) Commvault