Change Control Job Trends in the South East

Change Control
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Change Control skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 236 239 230
Rank change year-on-year +3 -9 +28
Permanent jobs citing Change Control 82 49 163
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.52% 0.57% 0.96%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.73% 0.65% 1.17%
Number of salaries quoted 59 35 107
10th Percentile £39,280 £35,854 £30,100
25th Percentile £42,500 £37,500 £39,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% - -13.27%
75th Percentile £77,500 £51,250 £53,750
90th Percentile £82,750 £69,000 £58,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% +10.00% -6.10%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11,261 7,577 13,912
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 71.92% 88.68% 81.68%
Number of salaries quoted 8,004 3,964 9,702
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%

Change Control
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Change Control job vacancy trend in the South East

Change Control
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Change Control.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Change Control

Change Control
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Change Control in the South East over the 6 months to 11 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Change Control in the South East

Change Control
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Change Control within the South East region over the 6 months to 11 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
Thames Valley +33 35 £45,500 +7.06% 12
Berkshire +43 31 £70,000 +51.35% 5
Hampshire -23 26 £46,000 +8.24% 11
Surrey -18 15 £57,500 +43.75% 7
Buckinghamshire -13 4 £45,500 - 4
Kent -29 4 £33,500 -52.14% 1
Middlesex +40 2 £38,500 -
Change Control
England

Change Control
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 3 (3.66%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.22%) ArchestrA
2 1 (1.22%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (10.98%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (3.66%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (3.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (2.44%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (1.22%) Maximo
1 1 (1.22%) SAP QM
1 1 (1.22%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 20 (24.39%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (18.29%) Azure
3 8 (9.76%) Entra ID
4 5 (6.10%) OpenShift
4 5 (6.10%) SaaS
5 3 (3.66%) Azure DevOps
5 3 (3.66%) Power Platform
6 2 (2.44%) ClickUp
7 1 (1.22%) AWS
7 1 (1.22%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (1.22%) Google Workspace
7 1 (1.22%) OneDrive
7 1 (1.22%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 7 (8.54%) Firewall
2 4 (4.88%) NAS
3 3 (3.66%) LAN
3 3 (3.66%) SD-WAN
3 3 (3.66%) TCP/IP
3 3 (3.66%) VoIP
3 3 (3.66%) WAN
3 3 (3.66%) WLAN
4 2 (2.44%) DHCP
4 2 (2.44%) DNS
4 2 (2.44%) NetScaler
5 1 (1.22%) Broadband
5 1 (1.22%) Junos
5 1 (1.22%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.66%) SQL Server
2 2 (2.44%) Power BI
General
1 40 (48.78%) Social Skills
2 16 (19.51%) Organisational Skills
3 15 (18.29%) Finance
4 13 (15.85%) Influencing Skills
5 11 (13.41%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (13.41%) Legal
6 10 (12.20%) Manufacturing
7 6 (7.32%) Retail
8 3 (3.66%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (2.44%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (2.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (2.44%) Law
9 2 (2.44%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (1.22%) Automotive
10 1 (1.22%) Retail Finance
10 1 (1.22%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 18 (21.95%) Lead
1 18 (21.95%) Senior
2 13 (15.85%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 11 (13.41%) IT Support
4 10 (12.20%) Project Manager
5 9 (10.98%) QA Leader
6 7 (8.54%) Senior IT Support
7 5 (6.10%) Security Engineer
8 4 (4.88%) Architect
8 4 (4.88%) IT Assistant
8 4 (4.88%) Network Engineer
9 3 (3.66%) Administrator
9 3 (3.66%) Chief Architect
9 3 (3.66%) Chief Software Architect
9 3 (3.66%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 3 (3.66%) Delivery Manager
9 3 (3.66%) IT Engineer
9 3 (3.66%) IT Project Manager
9 3 (3.66%) Software Architect
9 3 (3.66%) Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (4.88%) Elastic Stack
2 2 (2.44%) Classic ASP
3 1 (1.22%) GraphQL
3 1 (1.22%) LDAP
3 1 (1.22%) OAuth
3 1 (1.22%) OpenID
3 1 (1.22%) REST
3 1 (1.22%) SAML
3 1 (1.22%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 6 (7.32%) Enterprise Software
1 6 (7.32%) Management Information System
1 6 (7.32%) Onboarding
2 5 (6.10%) Cyber Security Posture
2 5 (6.10%) Data Centre
3 3 (3.66%) Driving Licence
3 3 (3.66%) Pharmacovigilance
3 3 (3.66%) Security Posture
4 2 (2.44%) Clustering
4 2 (2.44%) Enterprise Storage
4 2 (2.44%) Product Ownership
4 2 (2.44%) Public Cloud
5 1 (1.22%) CMDB
5 1 (1.22%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (1.22%) Cyberattack
5 1 (1.22%) FMCG
5 1 (1.22%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (1.22%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.22%) Pricing Data
5 1 (1.22%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 16 (19.51%) Windows
2 12 (14.63%) Windows Server
3 11 (13.41%) Linux
4 6 (7.32%) CentOS
4 6 (7.32%) Ubuntu
4 6 (7.32%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (34.15%) Continuous Improvement
2 19 (23.17%) Agile
2 19 (23.17%) Cybersecurity
2 19 (23.17%) Project Delivery
3 15 (18.29%) Incident Response
3 15 (18.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 15 (18.29%) Stakeholder Management
4 14 (17.07%) Penetration Testing
4 14 (17.07%) Problem-Solving
5 13 (15.85%) Collaborative Working
5 13 (15.85%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 12 (14.63%) Change Management
7 11 (13.41%) Asset Management
7 11 (13.41%) Project Management
7 11 (13.41%) Vulnerability Management
7 11 (13.41%) Waterfall
8 10 (12.20%) QMS
8 10 (12.20%) Service Delivery
8 10 (12.20%) Service Management
9 9 (10.98%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 11 (13.41%) PowerShell
2 6 (7.32%) SQL
3 3 (3.66%) C
3 3 (3.66%) C++
3 3 (3.66%) Rust
4 2 (2.44%) C#
4 2 (2.44%) Java
5 1 (1.22%) Bash
5 1 (1.22%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 22 (26.83%) Security Cleared
2 18 (21.95%) Degree
3 15 (18.29%) SC Cleared
4 13 (15.85%) DV Cleared
5 6 (7.32%) CCNP
5 6 (7.32%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (6.10%) ITIL Certification
7 4 (4.88%) CISSP
7 4 (4.88%) HNC
8 3 (3.66%) CCNA
8 3 (3.66%) CompTIA Security+
8 3 (3.66%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (3.66%) DBS Check
8 3 (3.66%) GCIA
8 3 (3.66%) Postgraduate
8 3 (3.66%) SANS
9 2 (2.44%) PMI Certification
9 2 (2.44%) PMP
10 1 (1.22%) A+ Certification
10 1 (1.22%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (17.07%) QA
2 13 (15.85%) Cyber Essentials
3 10 (12.20%) 21 CFR Part 11
3 10 (12.20%) GxP
3 10 (12.20%) PMO
4 9 (10.98%) Accessibility
5 6 (7.32%) GLP
5 6 (7.32%) GMP
5 6 (7.32%) Good Clinical Practice
5 6 (7.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (6.10%) GDPR
7 3 (3.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (3.66%) MISRA
7 3 (3.66%) NCSC
7 3 (3.66%) NIST
8 2 (2.44%) SLA
9 1 (1.22%) Data Quality
System Software
1 11 (13.41%) Active Directory
2 10 (12.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (7.32%) Hyper-V
3 6 (7.32%) vSphere
4 3 (3.66%) Firmware
5 2 (2.44%) UAG
5 2 (2.44%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (1.22%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 8 (9.76%) vCenter Server
2 7 (8.54%) Terraform
3 6 (7.32%) Kubernetes
3 6 (7.32%) Nessus
4 5 (6.10%) Ansible
5 4 (4.88%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (4.88%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (3.66%) SCCM
7 2 (2.44%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 40 (48.78%) Microsoft
2 10 (12.20%) VMware
3 6 (7.32%) Citrix
3 6 (7.32%) Red Hat
4 5 (6.10%) Cisco
4 5 (6.10%) Veeam
5 4 (4.88%) QNAP
5 4 (4.88%) Synology
6 3 (3.66%) Fortinet
6 3 (3.66%) Huawei
7 2 (2.44%) Becrypt
8 1 (1.22%) IBM
8 1 (1.22%) Juniper
8 1 (1.22%) SAP