Change Control Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Change Control
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Change Control skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 344 282 297
Rank change year-on-year -62 +15 -61
Permanent jobs citing Change Control 176 332 272
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.42% 0.89% 0.89%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.53% 1.01% 0.98%
Number of salaries quoted 97 174 175
10th Percentile £31,250 - £31,835
25th Percentile £35,854 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £51,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.37% +2.50% +1.01%
75th Percentile £63,750 £60,938 £57,500
90th Percentile £71,800 £67,500 £61,046
UK median annual salary £51,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -7.27% +4.76% +0.96%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 33,444 33,009 27,736
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 79.71% 88.20% 90.56%
Number of salaries quoted 19,110 15,194 20,646
10th Percentile £27,707 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,760 £41,250 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.34%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £80,435
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Change Control
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Change Control job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Change Control
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Change Control.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Change Control

Change Control
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Change Control in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Change Control in the UK excluding London

Change Control
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Change Control within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 31 December 2025. 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
South East +9 60 £45,000 -10.00% 134
Midlands +3 42 £49,250 -14.35% 80
North of England -60 34 £40,000 +6.67% 109
West Midlands +3 24 £62,500 +8.70% 42
East Midlands -4 18 £32,500 -31.58% 34
North West +15 17 £35,854 -34.81% 54
South West +20 14 £33,500 -39.09% 47
Yorkshire -14 11 £49,000 -11.94% 50
Wales - 10 £48,500 - 16
East of England +25 7 £53,000 -41.11% 54
North East -39 6 £35,000 -6.67% 5
Northern Ireland -7 5 £58,250 - 9
Scotland -37 4 £52,500 -12.50% 23
Change Control
UK

Change Control
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 12 (6.82%) SharePoint
2 8 (4.55%) IIS
3 4 (2.27%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (1.70%) Confluence
5 2 (1.14%) HCL Notes
5 2 (1.14%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.57%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.57%) BizTalk Server
6 1 (0.57%) CMS
6 1 (0.57%) Tomcat
Applications
1 13 (7.39%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (6.25%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (3.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (3.98%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (3.98%) Windchill
4 5 (2.84%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.57%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (2.84%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.14%) NEC Housing
2 2 (1.14%) Oracle BPM
3 1 (0.57%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.57%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.57%) Primavera
3 1 (0.57%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.57%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 32 (18.18%) Azure
2 13 (7.39%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (6.25%) AWS
3 11 (6.25%) Azure DevOps
4 8 (4.55%) Entra ID
5 7 (3.98%) SaaS
6 4 (2.27%) Power Platform
7 3 (1.70%) Azure Logic Apps
7 3 (1.70%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (1.70%) GCP
7 3 (1.70%) OneDrive
7 3 (1.70%) Power Automate
8 2 (1.14%) Azure Key Vault
8 2 (1.14%) Google Workspace
8 2 (1.14%) IaaS
8 2 (1.14%) PaaS
8 2 (1.14%) PowerApps
8 2 (1.14%) Serverless
9 1 (0.57%) Amazon S3
9 1 (0.57%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 21 (11.93%) Firewall
2 17 (9.66%) WAN
3 11 (6.25%) LAN
4 10 (5.68%) VPN
5 9 (5.11%) DNS
5 9 (5.11%) Network Security
5 9 (5.11%) SD-WAN
6 8 (4.55%) DHCP
6 8 (4.55%) TCP/IP
7 7 (3.98%) Internet
7 7 (3.98%) MPLS
7 7 (3.98%) SAN
7 7 (3.98%) VLAN
8 5 (2.84%) VoIP
8 5 (2.84%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (2.27%) SSL
9 4 (2.27%) Wireless
9 4 (2.27%) WLAN
10 3 (1.70%) IPsec
10 3 (1.70%) Softphone
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (9.09%) SQL Server
2 11 (6.25%) Oracle Reports
3 10 (5.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 6 (3.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (2.27%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (1.14%) Data Mining
6 2 (1.14%) Power BI
6 2 (1.14%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (0.57%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.57%) BusinessObjects
7 1 (0.57%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.57%) Metadata
7 1 (0.57%) MySQL
7 1 (0.57%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.57%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.57%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 34 (19.32%) JIRA
2 31 (17.61%) Git
2 31 (17.61%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.57%) Artifactory
3 1 (0.57%) CircleCI
3 1 (0.57%) GitLab
3 1 (0.57%) Octopus Deploy
3 1 (0.57%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.57%) TeamCity
3 1 (0.57%) Visual Studio
General
1 100 (56.82%) Social Skills
2 35 (19.89%) Organisational Skills
3 23 (13.07%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (12.50%) Finance
5 16 (9.09%) Manufacturing
6 15 (8.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (6.82%) Police
8 11 (6.25%) Public Sector
9 10 (5.68%) Legal
10 6 (3.41%) Documentation Skills
10 6 (3.41%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (2.84%) Aerospace
11 5 (2.84%) Law
12 4 (2.27%) Back Office
13 3 (1.70%) Publishing
13 3 (1.70%) Telecoms
14 2 (1.14%) Local Government
14 2 (1.14%) Retail
14 2 (1.14%) Social Housing
15 1 (0.57%) Environmental Health
Job Titles
1 45 (25.57%) Lead
2 34 (19.32%) Analyst
3 21 (11.93%) Support Analyst
4 19 (10.80%) Senior
5 12 (6.82%) Applications Support
5 12 (6.82%) Project Manager
6 11 (6.25%) Development Analyst
6 11 (6.25%) Development Support Analyst
6 11 (6.25%) Systems Analyst
6 11 (6.25%) Systems Development Analyst
6 11 (6.25%) Systems Support
6 11 (6.25%) Systems Support Analyst
7 10 (5.68%) Applications Support Analyst
7 10 (5.68%) Network Engineer
8 9 (5.11%) 2nd Line Support
9 8 (4.55%) IT Support
10 7 (3.98%) Developer
10 7 (3.98%) Support Engineer
11 6 (3.41%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 6 (3.41%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (6.82%) Oracle Fusion
2 10 (5.68%) .NET
3 3 (1.70%) EDI
3 3 (1.70%) LDAP
4 2 (1.14%) .NET Framework
4 2 (1.14%) ASP.NET
4 2 (1.14%) ASP.NET MVC
4 2 (1.14%) GraphQL
4 2 (1.14%) OAuth
4 2 (1.14%) OpenID
4 2 (1.14%) REST
4 2 (1.14%) SAML
4 2 (1.14%) SOAP
4 2 (1.14%) WCF
5 1 (0.57%) Elastic Stack
5 1 (0.57%) Entity Framework
5 1 (0.57%) SAP Basis
5 1 (0.57%) Web Services
5 1 (0.57%) XML
5 1 (0.57%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 15 (8.52%) Management Information System
2 12 (6.82%) Data Centre
3 10 (5.68%) Driving Licence
4 9 (5.11%) Clustering
5 6 (3.41%) Life Science
6 4 (2.27%) CMDB
6 4 (2.27%) Legacy Systems
6 4 (2.27%) Security Posture
6 4 (2.27%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (1.70%) Cloud Native
7 3 (1.70%) Data Protection Act
7 3 (1.70%) Virtual Team
8 2 (1.14%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (1.14%) Cyberattack
8 2 (1.14%) Mashup
8 2 (1.14%) Mobile App
8 2 (1.14%) Public Cloud
9 1 (0.57%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.57%) CCTV
9 1 (0.57%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 21 (11.93%) Windows
2 13 (7.39%) Windows Server
3 7 (3.98%) Linux
4 3 (1.70%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (44.32%) Continuous Improvement
2 42 (23.86%) Problem-Solving
3 40 (22.73%) Configuration Management
3 40 (22.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 38 (21.59%) Change Management
5 33 (18.75%) ITIL
5 33 (18.75%) Technical Leadership
6 28 (15.91%) Project Delivery
7 27 (15.34%) Process Improvement
8 26 (14.77%) Data-Driven Decision Making
8 26 (14.77%) Mentoring
9 25 (14.20%) Agile
9 25 (14.20%) Strategic Thinking
10 24 (13.64%) Customer Requirements
11 23 (13.07%) Programme Management
12 21 (11.93%) Cybersecurity
13 17 (9.66%) Project Management
13 17 (9.66%) Service Delivery
14 16 (9.09%) Customer Service
14 16 (9.09%) Data Security
Programming Languages
1 17 (9.66%) SQL
2 12 (6.82%) C#
3 11 (6.25%) PowerShell
4 8 (4.55%) Python
5 7 (3.98%) T-SQL
6 5 (2.84%) Bash
7 3 (1.70%) C++
8 2 (1.14%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.57%) ActionScript
9 1 (0.57%) ActionScript 2.0
9 1 (0.57%) Java
9 1 (0.57%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.57%) VB
Qualifications
1 56 (31.82%) Security Cleared
2 50 (28.41%) Degree
3 27 (15.34%) SC Cleared
4 22 (12.50%) Cisco Certification
5 21 (11.93%) BPSS Clearance
6 12 (6.82%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 10 (5.68%) CCNA
7 10 (5.68%) Microsoft Certification
8 9 (5.11%) CCA
8 9 (5.11%) Citrix Certification
8 9 (5.11%) MCP
8 9 (5.11%) MCSA
8 9 (5.11%) MCSE
9 8 (4.55%) CCNP
10 5 (2.84%) Azure Certification
10 5 (2.84%) CCIE
11 4 (2.27%) DBS Check
11 4 (2.27%) HND
12 3 (1.70%) HNC
12 3 (1.70%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (17.05%) Def Stans
1 30 (17.05%) QA
2 14 (7.95%) SLA
3 13 (7.39%) Data Quality
4 5 (2.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (2.84%) NEBOSH
5 4 (2.27%) GMP
6 3 (1.70%) NCSC
6 3 (1.70%) NIST
6 3 (1.70%) PCI DSS
6 3 (1.70%) PMO
7 1 (0.57%) COBIT
7 1 (0.57%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.57%) GDPR
System Software
1 21 (11.93%) Active Directory
2 7 (3.98%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.27%) Firmware
4 3 (1.70%) Hyper-V
5 2 (1.14%) Docker
6 1 (0.57%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.57%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.57%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 5 (2.84%) Terraform
2 4 (2.27%) Ansible
2 4 (2.27%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (2.27%) Nagios
3 3 (1.70%) Dell DRAC
3 3 (1.70%) FortiGate
4 2 (1.14%) Failover Clustering
4 2 (1.14%) Kubernetes
4 2 (1.14%) SCCM
5 1 (0.57%) Grafana
5 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
5 1 (0.57%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.57%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 44 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 21 (11.93%) Cisco
3 17 (9.66%) Oracle
4 16 (9.09%) VMware
5 9 (5.11%) Citrix
5 9 (5.11%) Fortinet
6 4 (2.27%) CheckPoint
6 4 (2.27%) F5
6 4 (2.27%) Palo Alto
6 4 (2.27%) SAP
6 4 (2.27%) Zscaler
7 3 (1.70%) Dell
7 3 (1.70%) Meraki
7 3 (1.70%) ServiceNow
7 3 (1.70%) SolarWinds
8 2 (1.14%) Aruba
8 2 (1.14%) Civica
8 2 (1.14%) Lotus
8 2 (1.14%) Northgate
8 2 (1.14%) Salesforce