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 5 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 364 395 335
Rank change year-on-year +31 -60 -35
Permanent jobs citing Change Control 267 300 534
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.47% 0.65% 0.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.59% 0.71% 0.93%
Number of salaries quoted 135 156 381
10th Percentile £33,670 £38,938 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £49,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,500 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.74% +15.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £77,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +15.00% -

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 45,633 42,349 57,263
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 80.04% 91.91% 88.36%
Number of salaries quoted 27,719 20,706 45,408
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £46,250 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £55,440
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +11.83% -11.30%
75th Percentile £77,250 £81,250 £75,772
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

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 5 February 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 5 February 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 +88 129 £67,500 +12.50% 51
South East -9 48 £42,500 -15.00% 53
Midlands -8 39 £48,500 -15.65% 29
South West +17 20 £33,500 - 14
West Midlands -8 20 £65,000 +13.04% 21
North of England -28 20 £41,075 -25.32% 34
East Midlands -8 19 £32,500 -29.73% 8
North West -4 14 £57,500 +4.55% 28
East of England +19 5 £55,250 -38.61% 16
Yorkshire -33 5 £41,075 -25.04% 4
North East -16 1 £27,500 - 2
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 17 (6.37%) SharePoint
2 14 (5.24%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.12%) Confluence
4 2 (0.75%) IIS
Applications
1 30 (11.24%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (5.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (5.62%) MS Visio
4 13 (4.87%) Microsoft Project
5 10 (3.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.75%) Windchill
7 1 (0.37%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (2.25%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.87%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.37%) Carpe Diem
3 1 (0.37%) NEC Housing
3 1 (0.37%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.37%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.37%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 66 (24.72%) Azure
2 31 (11.61%) Entra ID
3 27 (10.11%) Microsoft 365
4 20 (7.49%) Google Workspace
5 17 (6.37%) Azure DevOps
6 16 (5.99%) SaaS
7 11 (4.12%) AWS
8 8 (3.00%) Power Platform
9 7 (2.62%) IaaS
9 7 (2.62%) PaaS
10 4 (1.50%) Datadog
10 4 (1.50%) GCP
10 4 (1.50%) Power Automate
11 3 (1.12%) Azure Data Factory
11 3 (1.12%) Azure Logic Apps
11 3 (1.12%) Azure Monitor
11 3 (1.12%) Azure Storage
11 3 (1.12%) Dynamics 365
11 3 (1.12%) OneDrive
11 3 (1.12%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 28 (10.49%) Firewall
2 20 (7.49%) Broadband
3 15 (5.62%) Network Security
4 14 (5.24%) LAN
5 9 (3.37%) VLAN
6 8 (3.00%) DHCP
6 8 (3.00%) DNS
6 8 (3.00%) WAN
7 7 (2.62%) BGP
7 7 (2.62%) OSPF
7 7 (2.62%) VPN
8 6 (2.25%) Structured Cabling
8 6 (2.25%) Wi-Fi
9 5 (1.87%) Ethernet VPN
9 5 (1.87%) Multicast
9 5 (1.87%) SD-WAN
10 3 (1.12%) IPsec
10 3 (1.12%) MPLS
10 3 (1.12%) WinSCP
10 3 (1.12%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (4.12%) SQL Server
2 6 (2.25%) Azure SQL Database
2 6 (2.25%) NoSQL
3 5 (1.87%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 4 (1.50%) Power BI
4 4 (1.50%) Relational Database
5 3 (1.12%) Star Schema
6 2 (0.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.37%) Big Data
7 1 (0.37%) Data Mining
7 1 (0.37%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.37%) DB2
7 1 (0.37%) DB2 UDB
7 1 (0.37%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.37%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.37%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 31 (11.61%) JIRA
2 27 (10.11%) Git
3 21 (7.87%) Jenkins
4 3 (1.12%) GitLab
5 2 (0.75%) CircleCI
6 1 (0.37%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.37%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 108 (40.45%) Social Skills
2 96 (35.96%) Finance
3 47 (17.60%) Organisational Skills
4 24 (8.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 19 (7.12%) Analytical Skills
6 18 (6.74%) Manufacturing
7 16 (5.99%) Documentation Skills
8 14 (5.24%) Marketing
9 13 (4.87%) Legal
10 12 (4.49%) Banking
10 12 (4.49%) Public Sector
11 10 (3.75%) Telecoms
12 7 (2.62%) Financial Institution
12 7 (2.62%) Law
13 4 (1.50%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (1.50%) Retail
14 3 (1.12%) Aerospace
15 2 (0.75%) Advertising
15 2 (0.75%) Front Office
15 2 (0.75%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 44 (16.48%) Senior
2 39 (14.61%) Lead
3 37 (13.86%) Project Manager
4 32 (11.99%) Network Engineer
5 22 (8.24%) IT Manager
6 20 (7.49%) Analyst
7 15 (5.62%) Developer
8 12 (4.49%) 2nd Line Support
9 11 (4.12%) Project Engineer
10 8 (3.00%) Architect
10 8 (3.00%) IAM Developer
10 8 (3.00%) Innovation Manager
10 8 (3.00%) Senior Manager
11 7 (2.62%) Applications Support
11 7 (2.62%) IT Support
11 7 (2.62%) Senior Network Engineer
11 7 (2.62%) Senior Project Manager
11 7 (2.62%) Systems Engineer
12 6 (2.25%) Support Analyst
12 6 (2.25%) Systems Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (7.49%) GraphQL
1 20 (7.49%) LDAP
1 20 (7.49%) OAuth
1 20 (7.49%) OpenID
1 20 (7.49%) REST
1 20 (7.49%) SAML
1 20 (7.49%) SOAP
2 6 (2.25%) .NET
3 4 (1.50%) RESTful
4 2 (0.75%) ARM Templates
4 2 (0.75%) Oracle Fusion
5 1 (0.37%) EDI
5 1 (0.37%) Elastic Stack
5 1 (0.37%) JSON
5 1 (0.37%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.37%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 20 (7.49%) Cyber Threat
1 20 (7.49%) Cyberattack
1 20 (7.49%) Data Centre
2 15 (5.62%) Product Ownership
3 13 (4.87%) Driving Licence
4 6 (2.25%) CMDB
4 6 (2.25%) Data Protection Act
4 6 (2.25%) Life Science
4 6 (2.25%) Management Information System
4 6 (2.25%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (1.87%) Onboarding
5 5 (1.87%) Wiki
6 4 (1.50%) Algorithms
6 4 (1.50%) Cloud Native
6 4 (1.50%) Clustering
6 4 (1.50%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (1.50%) Virtual Team
7 3 (1.12%) PKI
7 3 (1.12%) Security Posture
7 3 (1.12%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 25 (9.36%) Windows
2 15 (5.62%) Windows Server
3 10 (3.75%) Linux
4 5 (1.87%) Apple iOS
5 4 (1.50%) Android
5 4 (1.50%) VMS
6 1 (0.37%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (24.72%) Continuous Improvement
2 59 (22.10%) Mentoring
3 54 (20.22%) Agile
4 51 (19.10%) Project Delivery
5 43 (16.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 40 (14.98%) Change Management
6 40 (14.98%) Cybersecurity
6 40 (14.98%) Roadmaps
7 39 (14.61%) Project Management
8 37 (13.86%) Stakeholder Management
9 33 (12.36%) Problem-Solving
10 29 (10.86%) DevOps
10 29 (10.86%) ITIL
10 29 (10.86%) Programme Delivery
11 28 (10.49%) Validation
12 26 (9.74%) Regulatory Compliance
12 26 (9.74%) Risk Management
13 24 (8.99%) Configuration Management
13 24 (8.99%) PRINCE2
14 22 (8.24%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 49 (18.35%) SQL
2 33 (12.36%) PowerShell
3 27 (10.11%) Python
4 26 (9.74%) Bash
5 23 (8.61%) T-SQL
6 5 (1.87%) C#
7 4 (1.50%) Go
7 4 (1.50%) Java
8 2 (0.75%) ActionScript
8 2 (0.75%) ActionScript 2.0
8 2 (0.75%) Bicep
8 2 (0.75%) C++
8 2 (0.75%) Rust
9 1 (0.37%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 62 (23.22%) Degree
2 59 (22.10%) Security Cleared
3 38 (14.23%) Cisco Certification
4 36 (13.48%) SC Cleared
5 22 (8.24%) CCNP
6 18 (6.74%) CCIE
7 16 (5.99%) CCNA
8 15 (5.62%) Microsoft Certification
9 11 (4.12%) BPSS Clearance
10 9 (3.37%) CCA
10 9 (3.37%) Citrix Certification
10 9 (3.37%) DV Cleared
10 9 (3.37%) MCSA
10 9 (3.37%) MCSE
10 9 (3.37%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 8 (3.00%) HNC
11 8 (3.00%) PMI Certification
11 8 (3.00%) PMP
12 7 (2.62%) DBS Check
13 6 (2.25%) CCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (10.49%) QA
2 25 (9.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 24 (8.99%) NIST
4 20 (7.49%) NCSC
5 19 (7.12%) Def Stans
6 16 (5.99%) SLA
7 14 (5.24%) PMO
8 7 (2.62%) GDPR
9 5 (1.87%) Data Quality
9 5 (1.87%) NEBOSH
10 4 (1.50%) GMP
11 3 (1.12%) Accessibility
11 3 (1.12%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.75%) 21 CFR Part 11
12 2 (0.75%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.75%) COBIT
12 2 (0.75%) GRC
12 2 (0.75%) GxP
12 2 (0.75%) SOC 1
12 2 (0.75%) SOC 2
System Software
1 38 (14.23%) Active Directory
2 14 (5.24%) Firmware
3 10 (3.75%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (3.00%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.50%) Docker
6 2 (0.75%) vCloud
6 2 (0.75%) vSphere
7 1 (0.37%) iptables
7 1 (0.37%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.37%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (5.62%) Ansible
2 11 (4.12%) Terraform
3 10 (3.75%) Kubernetes
3 10 (3.75%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (1.87%) Nagios
5 4 (1.50%) Grafana
6 3 (1.12%) Dell DRAC
6 3 (1.12%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.75%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.75%) Puppet
7 2 (0.75%) SCCM
8 1 (0.37%) Autotask
8 1 (0.37%) Cisco Prime
8 1 (0.37%) Failover Clustering
8 1 (0.37%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
Vendors
1 70 (26.22%) Microsoft
2 38 (14.23%) Cisco
3 20 (7.49%) VMware
4 17 (6.37%) Fortinet
5 15 (5.62%) F5
6 14 (5.24%) CheckPoint
7 11 (4.12%) Citrix
8 10 (3.75%) Juniper
8 10 (3.75%) SAP
9 6 (2.25%) Dell
9 6 (2.25%) Oracle
9 6 (2.25%) ServiceNow
10 5 (1.87%) Atlassian
11 4 (1.50%) Arista
11 4 (1.50%) Meraki
11 4 (1.50%) Veeam
11 4 (1.50%) Zscaler
12 3 (1.12%) Databricks
12 3 (1.12%) NEC
12 3 (1.12%) Palo Alto