Change Management Jobs

Change Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Change Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Change Management over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 94 86 121
Rank change year-on-year -8 +35 +11
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 1,537 3,085 2,967
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 2.95% 3.13% 2.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.16% 3.64% 2.99%
Number of salaries quoted 924 1,667 1,840
10th Percentile £7,000 £35,924 £35,000
25th Percentile £37,250 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% - -
75th Percentile £70,250 £72,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £49,703 £52,396 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.14% +4.79% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 48,568 84,685 99,386
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.32% 85.99% 95.63%
Number of salaries quoted 26,511 59,837 58,366
10th Percentile £30,500 £29,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%
75th Percentile £76,009 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Change Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Change Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Change Management in the UK

Change Management
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Change Management.

Salary trend for Change Management in the UK

Change Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Change Management over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Change Management in the UK

Change Management
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Change Management within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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
England -8 1,446 £53,688 -2.39% 1,082
UK excluding London -7 1,059 £49,703 -5.14% 677
London -23 432 £67,500 -6.90% 529
Work from Home -22 420 £60,000 +4.35% 492
North of England +3 419 £7,000 -86.67% 178
North West +14 351 £7,000 -86.67% 114
South East -9 226 £55,000 +5.78% 202
Midlands -14 176 £50,000 -4.76% 111
West Midlands -9 136 £51,974 -0.05% 84
East of England -26 106 £50,967 -7.33% 41
South West -16 71 £64,627 +29.25% 84
Yorkshire -6 61 £51,500 -5.07% 48
Scotland +36 53 £60,000 +9.09% 45
East Midlands -7 38 £42,500 -21.30% 22
North East 0 7 £50,000 +11.11% 17
Northern Ireland +28 5 £50,000 - 19
Wales -4 4 £50,500 +22.97% 12
Channel Islands - 1 - -

Change Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 56 (3.64%) SharePoint
2 54 (3.51%) Microsoft Exchange
3 28 (1.82%) Confluence
4 27 (1.76%) IIS
5 11 (0.72%) WordPress
6 10 (0.65%) Apache
7 6 (0.39%) Tomcat
8 2 (0.13%) CMS
9 1 (0.065%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 1 (0.065%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.065%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 1 (0.065%) EPiServer
9 1 (0.065%) NetWeaver
9 1 (0.065%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.065%) Skype for Business
9 1 (0.065%) Tornado
9 1 (0.065%) WebLogic
9 1 (0.065%) WebSphere
Applications
1 110 (7.16%) Microsoft Office
2 57 (3.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 34 (2.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 33 (2.15%) MS Visio
5 17 (1.11%) Microsoft Project
6 8 (0.52%) Trello
7 6 (0.39%) Windchill
8 3 (0.20%) SOLIDWORKS
9 2 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
10 1 (0.065%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.065%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 31 (2.02%) SAP S/4HANA
2 25 (1.63%) Dynamics AX
3 22 (1.43%) NetSuite
4 21 (1.37%) SAP ERP
5 13 (0.85%) Dynamics CRM
6 10 (0.65%) Raiser’s Edge
7 8 (0.52%) Remedy ITSM
8 7 (0.46%) Teamcenter
9 6 (0.39%) iTrent
9 6 (0.39%) Oracle Applications
9 6 (0.39%) Oracle EBS
10 4 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
10 4 (0.26%) SAP CO
10 4 (0.26%) SAP FI
10 4 (0.26%) SAP FI/CO
11 3 (0.20%) CA PPM
11 3 (0.20%) Maximo
12 2 (0.13%) Carpe Diem
12 2 (0.13%) Elite 3E
12 2 (0.13%) IBM Planning Analytics
Cloud Services
1 220 (14.31%) Azure
2 130 (8.46%) Microsoft 365
3 92 (5.99%) AWS
4 78 (5.07%) SaaS
5 59 (3.84%) Entra ID
5 59 (3.84%) Power Platform
6 47 (3.06%) GCP
7 38 (2.47%) Dynamics 365
8 27 (1.76%) Azure DevOps
8 27 (1.76%) Azure Monitor
9 22 (1.43%) PowerApps
10 20 (1.30%) Power Automate
11 16 (1.04%) Azure Logic Apps
12 15 (0.98%) Microsoft Copilot
13 13 (0.85%) npm
14 12 (0.78%) OneDrive
15 11 (0.72%) Azure Data Factory
15 11 (0.72%) Cloud Computing
15 11 (0.72%) Google Workspace
16 10 (0.65%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 71 (4.62%) Firewall
2 52 (3.38%) LAN
3 47 (3.06%) VPN
3 47 (3.06%) WAN
4 29 (1.89%) Network Security
4 29 (1.89%) Wireless
5 27 (1.76%) BGP
5 27 (1.76%) SD-WAN
6 26 (1.69%) DNS
7 21 (1.37%) OSPF
8 20 (1.30%) TCP/IP
9 19 (1.24%) WLAN
10 18 (1.17%) Wi-Fi
11 16 (1.04%) DHCP
11 16 (1.04%) IPsec
11 16 (1.04%) Remote Desktop
12 12 (0.78%) Cisco ASA
12 12 (0.78%) MPLS
13 11 (0.72%) Cisco Firepower
13 11 (0.72%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (4.23%) SQL Server
2 33 (2.15%) Power BI
2 33 (2.15%) Relational Database
3 29 (1.89%) Data Warehouse
4 23 (1.50%) NoSQL
5 18 (1.17%) Metadata
6 17 (1.11%) Oracle Reports
7 15 (0.98%) Tableau
8 12 (0.78%) Data Lake
9 11 (0.72%) DB2
10 10 (0.65%) Big Data
11 9 (0.59%) Data Vault
11 9 (0.59%) PostgreSQL
12 8 (0.52%) MongoDB
12 8 (0.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 5 (0.33%) BusinessObjects
14 4 (0.26%) GIS
14 4 (0.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 3 (0.20%) Electronic Patient Records
15 3 (0.20%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 58 (3.77%) JIRA
2 31 (2.02%) Git
3 13 (0.85%) Cucumber
3 13 (0.85%) Cypress.io
3 13 (0.85%) Sonatype Nexus
3 13 (0.85%) webpack
4 8 (0.52%) Jenkins
4 8 (0.52%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.13%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.13%) Eclipse
5 2 (0.13%) GitLab
5 2 (0.13%) Postman
6 1 (0.065%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.065%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 1 (0.065%) NetBeans
6 1 (0.065%) Subversion
General
1 577 (37.54%) Social Skills
2 432 (28.11%) Finance
3 310 (20.17%) Analytical Skills
4 123 (8.00%) Law
5 119 (7.74%) Influencing Skills
6 109 (7.09%) Banking
7 88 (5.73%) Manufacturing
8 71 (4.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 67 (4.36%) Legal
10 55 (3.58%) Telecoms
11 51 (3.32%) Marketing
12 48 (3.12%) Public Sector
13 47 (3.06%) Retail
14 42 (2.73%) Organisational Skills
15 36 (2.34%) Presentation Skills
16 33 (2.15%) Electronics
17 24 (1.56%) Games
18 21 (1.37%) Back Office
18 21 (1.37%) Pharmaceutical
19 20 (1.30%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 414 (26.94%) Senior
2 339 (22.06%) Analyst
3 209 (13.60%) Senior Manager
4 170 (11.06%) Lead
5 161 (10.47%) Engineering Manager
6 116 (7.55%) Change Analyst
7 93 (6.05%) Project Manager
8 88 (5.73%) Business Change Analyst
9 86 (5.60%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
10 80 (5.20%) Engineering Specialist
11 67 (4.36%) Support Analyst
12 57 (3.71%) Senior Systems Engineer
13 53 (3.45%) Business Analyst
14 52 (3.38%) IT Manager
15 45 (2.93%) Consultant
16 44 (2.86%) Senior Analyst
17 43 (2.80%) Applications Support
18 39 (2.54%) Network Engineer
19 38 (2.47%) Change Manager
20 33 (2.15%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (1.95%) .NET
2 19 (1.24%) Web Services
3 18 (1.17%) RESTful
4 17 (1.11%) SAP Fiori
5 15 (0.98%) HTML
6 13 (0.85%) CSS
6 13 (0.85%) Jest
6 13 (0.85%) Spring Boot
7 12 (0.78%) FIX Protocol
8 11 (0.72%) React
9 10 (0.65%) JSON
10 9 (0.59%) .NET Framework
10 9 (0.59%) Middleware
11 8 (0.52%) AngularJS
12 7 (0.46%) ASP.NET
12 7 (0.46%) Node.js
13 6 (0.39%) Oracle Fusion
13 6 (0.39%) SAML
13 6 (0.39%) YAML
14 5 (0.33%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 144 (9.37%) Management Information System
2 55 (3.58%) Onboarding
3 51 (3.32%) Data Centre
4 45 (2.93%) Self-Motivation
5 42 (2.73%) Product Ownership
6 35 (2.28%) Legacy Systems
7 23 (1.50%) Blockchain
7 23 (1.50%) FMCG
7 23 (1.50%) Robotics
8 22 (1.43%) Client/Server
9 20 (1.30%) Private Cloud
10 17 (1.11%) Taxonomies
11 15 (0.98%) Cloud Native
11 15 (0.98%) Social Media
12 13 (0.85%) Public Cloud
12 13 (0.85%) Virtual Team
13 12 (0.78%) CMDB
13 12 (0.78%) Credit Risk
13 12 (0.78%) Data Protection Act
13 12 (0.78%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 145 (9.43%) Windows
2 58 (3.77%) Linux
3 51 (3.32%) Windows Server
4 34 (2.21%) Unix
5 23 (1.50%) Windows 10
6 14 (0.91%) Apple iOS
7 13 (0.85%) Windows Vista
8 12 (0.78%) Mac OS
8 12 (0.78%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 6 (0.39%) Windows Server 2012
9 6 (0.39%) Windows Server 2016
10 5 (0.33%) Windows Server 2019
11 4 (0.26%) Mac OS X
12 2 (0.13%) SUSE
13 1 (0.065%) Solaris
13 1 (0.065%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 420 (27.33%) Problem-Solving
2 353 (22.97%) Continuous Improvement
3 297 (19.32%) ITIL
3 297 (19.32%) Project Management
4 295 (19.19%) Agile
5 218 (14.18%) Stakeholder Management
6 168 (10.93%) Project Delivery
7 159 (10.34%) Business Case
8 158 (10.28%) Strategic Thinking
9 154 (10.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 146 (9.50%) Collaborative Working
11 134 (8.72%) ITSM
12 133 (8.65%) Business Analysis
13 128 (8.33%) Roadmaps
13 128 (8.33%) Service Delivery
14 123 (8.00%) Mentoring
14 123 (8.00%) Service Management
15 122 (7.94%) Customer Service
16 120 (7.81%) Incident Management
17 110 (7.16%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 128 (8.33%) SQL
2 56 (3.64%) PowerShell
3 45 (2.93%) Python
4 32 (2.08%) Java
4 32 (2.08%) T-SQL
5 28 (1.82%) C#
6 23 (1.50%) JavaScript
7 17 (1.11%) ABAP
8 10 (0.65%) PL/SQL
8 10 (0.65%) Scala
9 8 (0.52%) PHP
9 8 (0.52%) Shell Script
10 7 (0.46%) VB.NET
11 6 (0.39%) Bash
11 6 (0.39%) R
12 4 (0.26%) C++
13 3 (0.20%) TypeScript
13 3 (0.20%) VBA
14 2 (0.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 2 (0.13%) VB
Qualifications
1 292 (19.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 291 (18.93%) Degree
3 90 (5.86%) CBAP
4 86 (5.60%) HNC
5 63 (4.10%) HND
6 59 (3.84%) Security Cleared
7 41 (2.67%) Cisco Certification
7 41 (2.67%) PMI Certification
8 36 (2.34%) PMP
9 31 (2.02%) ITIL Certification
9 31 (2.02%) Microsoft Certification
10 30 (1.95%) CISA
11 29 (1.89%) Six Sigma Green Belt
12 25 (1.63%) CCNP
12 25 (1.63%) Six Sigma Black Belt
13 24 (1.56%) Numerate Degree
14 23 (1.50%) DBS Check
15 22 (1.43%) ISACA
15 22 (1.43%) SC Cleared
16 20 (1.30%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (5.20%) SLA
2 65 (4.23%) QA
3 33 (2.15%) PMO
4 32 (2.08%) Data Quality
5 23 (1.50%) ITGC
6 22 (1.43%) GDPR
7 21 (1.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 14 (0.91%) GMP
9 10 (0.65%) ISO 9001
10 9 (0.59%) Accessibility
10 9 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials
10 9 (0.59%) NIST
11 8 (0.52%) WCAG
12 7 (0.46%) GLP
13 6 (0.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 5 (0.33%) GRC
15 4 (0.26%) IFRS
15 4 (0.26%) IFRS 9
15 4 (0.26%) P3O
16 3 (0.20%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 85 (5.53%) Active Directory
2 30 (1.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 25 (1.63%) Docker
4 19 (1.24%) Firmware
5 9 (0.59%) Virtual Desktop
6 7 (0.46%) Hyper-V
7 6 (0.39%) BitLocker
7 6 (0.39%) Veritas Cluster Server
7 6 (0.39%) vSphere
8 5 (0.33%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.13%) EMC RecoverPoint
9 2 (0.13%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.13%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.065%) HDFS
10 1 (0.065%) Oracle RAC
10 1 (0.065%) ProxySG
10 1 (0.065%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 29 (1.89%) Terraform
2 28 (1.82%) Microsoft Intune
3 17 (1.11%) Ansible
4 12 (0.78%) SCCM
5 7 (0.46%) Kubernetes
5 7 (0.46%) Progress Chef
5 7 (0.46%) Puppet
6 6 (0.39%) FortiGate
7 5 (0.33%) ZABBIX
8 4 (0.26%) Grafana
8 4 (0.26%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
9 3 (0.20%) NetBackup
9 3 (0.20%) WSUS
10 2 (0.13%) Dell DRAC
10 2 (0.13%) Failover Clustering
10 2 (0.13%) SCOM
10 2 (0.13%) vCenter Server
10 2 (0.13%) vRealize
10 2 (0.13%) VxRail
Vendors
1 276 (17.96%) Microsoft
2 104 (6.77%) Oracle
3 92 (5.99%) SAP
4 70 (4.55%) Cisco
5 67 (4.36%) ServiceNow
6 55 (3.58%) Salesforce
7 45 (2.93%) Google
7 45 (2.93%) VMware
8 35 (2.28%) CheckPoint
9 30 (1.95%) SolarWinds
10 25 (1.63%) Meraki
11 19 (1.24%) Apple
12 17 (1.11%) Citrix
12 17 (1.11%) F5
13 14 (0.91%) Palo Alto
14 12 (0.78%) Fortinet
14 12 (0.78%) HP
14 12 (0.78%) Red Hat
14 12 (0.78%) Veeam
15 11 (0.72%) Remedy