Change Management Job Trends in the Midlands

Change Management
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Change Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 143 89 101
Rank change year-on-year -54 +12 -22
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 136 181 241
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.91% 3.19% 2.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.31% 3.77% 3.02%
Number of salaries quoted 109 128 134
10th Percentile £32,250 £31,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £73,750 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,500 - £68,375
England median annual salary £61,250 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.52% +4.55% +0.92%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Midlands

Change Management 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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 10,384 4,798 7,970
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.74% 84.55% 77.61%
Number of salaries quoted 7,423 2,857 4,423
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £28,145
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,000 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £76,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -8.00%

Change Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Change Management job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Change Management
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Change Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Change Management

Change Management
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Change Management in the Midlands over the 6 months to 4 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Change Management in the Midlands

Change Management
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Change Management within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 4 September 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
West Midlands -57 89 £55,000 -1.35% 81
East Midlands -31 46 £52,500 -4.55% 50
Change Management
England

Change Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 9 (6.62%) SharePoint
2 5 (3.68%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.74%) IIS
Applications
1 5 (3.68%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.74%) AutoCAD
2 1 (0.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.74%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.74%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.74%) PTC Creo
2 1 (0.74%) Solid Edge
2 1 (0.74%) SOLIDWORKS
2 1 (0.74%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (4.41%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.47%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.47%) Oracle Financials
2 2 (1.47%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (1.47%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (1.47%) Unit4 Business World
3 1 (0.74%) SAP EHS
3 1 (0.74%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 33 (24.26%) Microsoft 365
2 20 (14.71%) Azure
3 13 (9.56%) Power Platform
4 9 (6.62%) SaaS
5 7 (5.15%) AWS
5 7 (5.15%) Dynamics 365
5 7 (5.15%) Entra ID
5 7 (5.15%) Microsoft Copilot
6 5 (3.68%) NetDocuments
7 3 (2.21%) Azure DevOps
7 3 (2.21%) GitHub
7 3 (2.21%) IaaS
7 3 (2.21%) OCI
7 3 (2.21%) OneDrive
7 3 (2.21%) PaaS
8 2 (1.47%) Boomi
9 1 (0.74%) Azure Data Factory
9 1 (0.74%) GCP
9 1 (0.74%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.74%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 10 (7.35%) DNS
1 10 (7.35%) VLAN
2 9 (6.62%) LAN
2 9 (6.62%) WAN
3 8 (5.88%) TCP/IP
4 7 (5.15%) Firewall
4 7 (5.15%) VPN
5 6 (4.41%) DHCP
5 6 (4.41%) Network Security
6 4 (2.94%) BGP
6 4 (2.94%) Cisco Nexus
6 4 (2.94%) OSPF
6 4 (2.94%) Structured Cabling
7 3 (2.21%) SD-WAN
8 2 (1.47%) EIGRP
8 2 (1.47%) Ethernet VPN
8 2 (1.47%) HSRP
8 2 (1.47%) MPLS
8 2 (1.47%) VRRP
8 2 (1.47%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (5.88%) SQL Server
2 6 (4.41%) Power BI
3 3 (2.21%) SAP HANA
4 2 (1.47%) KNIME
5 1 (0.74%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 7 (5.15%) JIRA
2 5 (3.68%) Git
3 2 (1.47%) Hudson
3 2 (1.47%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.74%) LabVIEW
General
1 55 (40.44%) Social Skills
2 35 (25.74%) Finance
3 21 (15.44%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (11.76%) Retail
5 15 (11.03%) Law
6 13 (9.56%) Organisational Skills
7 10 (7.35%) Manufacturing
7 10 (7.35%) Public Sector
8 9 (6.62%) Legal
9 6 (4.41%) Documentation Skills
10 5 (3.68%) Banking
11 4 (2.94%) Front Office
11 4 (2.94%) Marketing
11 4 (2.94%) Military
11 4 (2.94%) Telecoms
12 3 (2.21%) Automotive
12 3 (2.21%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (2.21%) Legal Technology
13 2 (1.47%) Electronics
13 2 (1.47%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 24 (17.65%) Analyst
2 10 (7.35%) Project Manager
2 10 (7.35%) Service Manager
3 9 (6.62%) IT Manager
3 9 (6.62%) Support Analyst
4 8 (5.88%) Business Analyst
5 7 (5.15%) Training Manager
6 6 (4.41%) Applications Manager
6 6 (4.41%) Applications Support
6 6 (4.41%) Delivery Manager
6 6 (4.41%) Developer
6 6 (4.41%) IT Support
6 6 (4.41%) Systems Analyst
7 5 (3.68%) IT Analyst
7 5 (3.68%) IT Project Manager
7 5 (3.68%) Lead
7 5 (3.68%) Network Engineer
7 5 (3.68%) Senior
7 5 (3.68%) Service Delivery Manager
7 5 (3.68%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.68%) Oracle Fusion
2 3 (2.21%) Terraform
3 2 (1.47%) Middleware
3 2 (1.47%) SAP Basis
3 2 (1.47%) YAML
4 1 (0.74%) .NET
4 1 (0.74%) .NET Core
4 1 (0.74%) REST
4 1 (0.74%) VCL
Miscellaneous
1 10 (7.35%) Management Information System
2 8 (5.88%) Data Centre
3 6 (4.41%) CMDB
3 6 (4.41%) Onboarding
4 5 (3.68%) Analytical Mindset
4 5 (3.68%) Data Structures
4 5 (3.68%) Enterprise Storage
4 5 (3.68%) Low-Code
5 4 (2.94%) Culture of Ownership
5 4 (2.94%) Driving Licence
5 4 (2.94%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (2.94%) FMCG
6 3 (2.21%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (2.21%) iSeries
6 3 (2.21%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.47%) AI Agents
7 2 (1.47%) Greenfield Project
7 2 (1.47%) Private Cloud
7 2 (1.47%) Replication
7 2 (1.47%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 23 (16.91%) Windows
2 14 (10.29%) Windows Server
3 11 (8.09%) Linux
4 3 (2.21%) Windows 10
5 2 (1.47%) Android
5 2 (1.47%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.74%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.74%) CentOS
6 1 (0.74%) Debian
6 1 (0.74%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (48.53%) Continuous Improvement
2 41 (30.15%) ITIL
3 39 (28.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 36 (26.47%) Stakeholder Management
5 33 (24.26%) Problem-Solving
6 31 (22.79%) Service Delivery
7 27 (19.85%) Agile
8 23 (16.91%) AI
9 22 (16.18%) Decision-Making
9 22 (16.18%) Project Management
10 21 (15.44%) Service Management
11 20 (14.71%) Coaching
11 20 (14.71%) Process Improvement
12 18 (13.24%) Root Cause Analysis
13 16 (11.76%) ERP
13 16 (11.76%) ITSM
13 16 (11.76%) Risk Management
14 15 (11.03%) Data Protection
14 15 (11.03%) Mentoring
15 14 (10.29%) Data-Driven Decision Making
Programming Languages
1 10 (7.35%) PowerShell
2 9 (6.62%) SQL
3 7 (5.15%) Python
4 2 (1.47%) Bicep
5 1 (0.74%) Bash
5 1 (0.74%) C#
5 1 (0.74%) Delphi
5 1 (0.74%) Pascal
5 1 (0.74%) Shell Script
5 1 (0.74%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 22 (16.18%) Degree
2 14 (10.29%) Security Cleared
3 8 (5.88%) SC Cleared
4 6 (4.41%) CISSP
4 6 (4.41%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (2.94%) Azure Certification
6 3 (2.21%) CCNA
6 3 (2.21%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (2.21%) CISM
6 3 (2.21%) HNC
6 3 (2.21%) IRCA
6 3 (2.21%) PMP
7 2 (1.47%) APMG
7 2 (1.47%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (1.47%) CRISC
7 2 (1.47%) HND
7 2 (1.47%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 2 (1.47%) Network+ Certification
7 2 (1.47%) SAP Certification
7 2 (1.47%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (11.03%) GDPR
2 11 (8.09%) GRC
2 11 (8.09%) QA
3 9 (6.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (6.62%) SLA
4 6 (4.41%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (4.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (2.94%) Data Quality
6 3 (2.21%) ISO 9001
7 2 (1.47%) PMO
8 1 (0.74%) NIST
8 1 (0.74%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 12 (8.82%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.68%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (2.21%) Docker
4 2 (1.47%) Firmware
4 2 (1.47%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 8 (5.88%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (2.21%) Ansible
2 3 (2.21%) Kubernetes
3 2 (1.47%) SCCM
4 1 (0.74%) Functional Safety
4 1 (0.74%) Progress Chef
4 1 (0.74%) Puppet
4 1 (0.74%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 39 (28.68%) Microsoft
2 11 (8.09%) SAP
3 7 (5.15%) Oracle
4 6 (4.41%) Cisco
5 5 (3.68%) Aderant
5 5 (3.68%) Dell
5 5 (3.68%) Intapp
5 5 (3.68%) ServiceNow
5 5 (3.68%) VMware
6 3 (2.21%) SolarWinds
7 2 (1.47%) Citrix
7 2 (1.47%) IFS
7 2 (1.47%) Isilon
7 2 (1.47%) LogicMonitor
7 2 (1.47%) Workday
8 1 (0.74%) Allen-Bradley
8 1 (0.74%) McAfee
8 1 (0.74%) Meraki
8 1 (0.74%) Palo Alto
8 1 (0.74%) Sophos