Change Management Job Trends in the North of England

Change Management
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Change Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 156 149 86
Rank change year-on-year -7 -63 +11
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 210 194 408
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.00% 2.06% 2.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.42% 2.28% 3.06%
Number of salaries quoted 111 140 250
10th Percentile £34,250 £36,250 £35,924
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,999
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -1.96% +13.33%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £73,886 £73,875
England median annual salary £62,500 £59,125 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.71% +7.50% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
North of England

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 North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,754 8,507 13,325
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 70.12% 90.22% 79.16%
Number of salaries quoted 11,063 4,229 9,653
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,050 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%

Change Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Change Management job vacancy trend in the North of England

Change Management
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Change Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Change Management

Change Management
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Change Management in the North of England over the 6 months to 21 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Change Management in the North of England

Change Management
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Change Management within the North of England region over the 6 months to 21 July 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
North West +1 117 £57,593 +17.37% 64
Yorkshire -45 55 £47,500 -9.14% 30
North East -22 38 £42,500 -5.56% 10
Change Management
England

Change Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of 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 11 (5.24%) IIS
2 7 (3.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (2.86%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (1.43%) Apache
4 3 (1.43%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.95%) Confluence
Applications
1 17 (8.10%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (4.29%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.48%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (2.86%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.43%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.95%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 2 (0.95%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (0.95%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.48%) Odoo
4 1 (0.48%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.48%) SAP MDM
4 1 (0.48%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 32 (15.24%) Azure
2 20 (9.52%) AWS
3 15 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
3 15 (7.14%) Power Platform
4 11 (5.24%) SaaS
5 8 (3.81%) Entra ID
5 8 (3.81%) GCP
6 7 (3.33%) Microsoft Copilot
7 6 (2.86%) dbt
8 5 (2.38%) Nutanix
9 4 (1.90%) IaaS
10 3 (1.43%) GitHub
10 3 (1.43%) Intacct
11 2 (0.95%) PaaS
12 1 (0.48%) Boomi
12 1 (0.48%) Dynamics 365
12 1 (0.48%) Lucidchart
12 1 (0.48%) OpenShift
12 1 (0.48%) Power Automate
12 1 (0.48%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 19 (9.05%) DHCP
1 19 (9.05%) DNS
2 17 (8.10%) Firewall
3 16 (7.62%) VPN
4 13 (6.19%) TCP/IP
5 12 (5.71%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (3.33%) VLAN
7 6 (2.86%) Cisco ASA
7 6 (2.86%) Cisco Firepower
8 4 (1.90%) Cisco Nexus
8 4 (1.90%) Network Security
8 4 (1.90%) Remote Desktop
8 4 (1.90%) WAN
9 3 (1.43%) Profibus
10 2 (0.95%) BGP
10 2 (0.95%) LAN
10 2 (0.95%) OSPF
10 2 (0.95%) SD-WAN
10 2 (0.95%) SNMP
10 2 (0.95%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (5.71%) SQL Server
2 10 (4.76%) Power BI
3 6 (2.86%) BigQuery
4 4 (1.90%) MySQL
5 3 (1.43%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.95%) Tableau
7 1 (0.48%) BusinessObjects
7 1 (0.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 9 (4.29%) JIRA
2 8 (3.81%) Git
3 1 (0.48%) Hudson
General
1 124 (59.05%) Social Skills
2 83 (39.52%) Finance
3 59 (28.10%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (11.90%) Manufacturing
5 21 (10.00%) Legal
6 10 (4.76%) Law
7 9 (4.29%) Documentation Skills
7 9 (4.29%) Pharmaceutical
8 7 (3.33%) Public Sector
9 5 (2.38%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (2.38%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
10 4 (1.90%) Banking
10 4 (1.90%) Tech for Good
11 3 (1.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (1.43%) Local Government
11 3 (1.43%) Marketing
11 3 (1.43%) Retail
12 2 (0.95%) Advertising
12 2 (0.95%) Billing
Job Titles
1 34 (16.19%) Analyst
2 33 (15.71%) Senior
3 30 (14.29%) Head of QA
4 25 (11.90%) Project Manager
5 22 (10.48%) Support Engineer
6 17 (8.10%) Change Manager
7 13 (6.19%) Business Analyst
8 11 (5.24%) IT Engineer
8 11 (5.24%) IT Manager
8 11 (5.24%) IT Support
8 11 (5.24%) IT Support Engineer
8 11 (5.24%) Lead
9 10 (4.76%) Project Change Manager
10 9 (4.29%) IT Project Manager
11 8 (3.81%) Continuous Improvement Analyst
11 8 (3.81%) Data Analyst
11 8 (3.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 7 (3.33%) Business Manager
12 7 (3.33%) Senior Manager
13 6 (2.86%) Senior Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (5.24%) Middleware
2 3 (1.43%) Web Services
3 2 (0.95%) SAP PI
4 1 (0.48%) CSS
4 1 (0.48%) CSS3
4 1 (0.48%) HTML
4 1 (0.48%) HTML5
4 1 (0.48%) Lightning Web Components
4 1 (0.48%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.48%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 30 (14.29%) Analytical Mindset
2 12 (5.71%) Driving Licence
3 11 (5.24%) Management Information System
4 8 (3.81%) Data Centre
5 6 (2.86%) Housing Association
6 4 (1.90%) Algorithms
6 4 (1.90%) Hybrid Cloud
6 4 (1.90%) Operational Technology
6 4 (1.90%) Public Cloud
7 3 (1.43%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (1.43%) Manufacturing Execution System
7 3 (1.43%) Onboarding
7 3 (1.43%) SCADA
7 3 (1.43%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (0.95%) Greenfield Project
8 2 (0.95%) Hedge funds
8 2 (0.95%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (0.95%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.48%) Distributed Systems
9 1 (0.48%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 31 (14.76%) Windows
2 20 (9.52%) Windows Server
3 5 (2.38%) Linux
3 5 (2.38%) Windows Server 2016
4 3 (1.43%) Ubuntu
5 2 (0.95%) Unix
5 2 (0.95%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.48%) Android
6 1 (0.48%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.48%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.48%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (39.52%) Continuous Improvement
2 67 (31.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 51 (24.29%) Problem-Solving
4 50 (23.81%) Service Delivery
5 48 (22.86%) PRINCE2
6 44 (20.95%) Actionable Insight
6 44 (20.95%) Analytics
7 43 (20.48%) Agile
7 43 (20.48%) Stakeholder Management
8 42 (20.00%) Project Delivery
8 42 (20.00%) Quality Management
9 41 (19.52%) Customer Experience
10 39 (18.57%) Mentoring
11 38 (18.10%) ITIL
11 38 (18.10%) Root Cause Analysis
12 32 (15.24%) Project Management
13 30 (14.29%) Anti-Money Laundering
13 30 (14.29%) Decision-Making
14 26 (12.38%) Coaching
15 23 (10.95%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 25 (11.90%) SQL
2 13 (6.19%) PowerShell
3 10 (4.76%) Python
4 1 (0.48%) Apex Code
4 1 (0.48%) C#
4 1 (0.48%) Java
4 1 (0.48%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 36 (17.14%) Degree
2 30 (14.29%) IRCA
3 17 (8.10%) PMI Certification
4 16 (7.62%) PMP
5 14 (6.67%) Postgraduate
6 9 (4.29%) Security Cleared
7 7 (3.33%) Microsoft Certification
7 7 (3.33%) SC Cleared
8 6 (2.86%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (2.38%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (1.90%) CCNA
10 4 (1.90%) CCNP
10 4 (1.90%) ISEB
11 3 (1.43%) Azure Certification
11 3 (1.43%) DBS Check
11 3 (1.43%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.95%) HND
12 2 (0.95%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.95%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 2 (0.95%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (20.95%) QA
2 36 (17.14%) GDPR
3 34 (16.19%) ISO 9001
4 15 (7.14%) GMP
5 14 (6.67%) Accessibility
6 11 (5.24%) SLA
7 7 (3.33%) Cyber Essentials
8 6 (2.86%) PMO
9 3 (1.43%) Data Quality
9 3 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 2 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.48%) GRC
11 1 (0.48%) ISO 22301
11 1 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 1 (0.48%) NIST
11 1 (0.48%) Solvency II
System Software
1 21 (10.00%) Active Directory
2 17 (8.10%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (6.67%) Hyper-V
4 6 (2.86%) Docker
5 4 (1.90%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.95%) DFS Replication
7 1 (0.48%) KVM
7 1 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.48%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 6 (2.86%) Terraform
2 3 (1.43%) Autotask
2 3 (1.43%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.43%) WSUS
3 1 (0.48%) Ansible
3 1 (0.48%) Avamar
3 1 (0.48%) Grafana
3 1 (0.48%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (0.48%) PowerCLI
3 1 (0.48%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 53 (25.24%) Microsoft
2 19 (9.05%) VMware
3 11 (5.24%) HP
3 11 (5.24%) SAP
4 9 (4.29%) Aruba
5 8 (3.81%) Dell
5 8 (3.81%) Salesforce
6 6 (2.86%) Cisco
6 6 (2.86%) Oracle
7 5 (2.38%) ServiceNow
8 4 (1.90%) Dell Compellent
8 4 (1.90%) Nimble Storage
8 4 (1.90%) Veeam
9 3 (1.43%) CheckPoint
9 3 (1.43%) EMC
9 3 (1.43%) Palo Alto
9 3 (1.43%) Remedy
9 3 (1.43%) Rockwell
9 3 (1.43%) Sage
9 3 (1.43%) SonicWALL