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 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 100 89 121
Rank change year-on-year -11 +32 +18
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 1,662 3,050 2,842
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 3.00% 2.95% 2.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.20% 3.51% 3.06%
Number of salaries quoted 924 1,629 1,748
10th Percentile £7,000 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,188 £43,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,594 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.56% - -
75th Percentile £71,250 £72,375 £71,250
90th Percentile £93,778 £87,500 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,396 £48,850
% change year-on-year -9.34% +7.26% -2.30%

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 51,902 86,889 92,846
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.67% 84.13% 95.56%
Number of salaries quoted 25,611 60,763 54,796
10th Percentile £28,822 £29,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,443 £55,000 £60,899
Median % change year-on-year +4.44% -9.69% +1.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,574 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.15% -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 30 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 30 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 -11 1,562 £52,500 -4.55% 2,873
UK excluding London -14 1,131 £47,500 -9.34% 2,875
Work from Home -50 500 £60,000 +4.35% 1,116
London -10 449 £70,000 -3.45% 396
North of England -10 424 £7,000 -86.56% 644
North West +9 357 £7,000 -86.67% 324
South East -16 259 £55,000 +4.76% 852
Midlands -13 189 £50,000 -4.76% 517
West Midlands -2 146 £53,688 +2.26% 293
East of England -34 122 £50,967 -6.48% 394
South West -13 70 £57,500 +15.00% 326
Yorkshire -20 62 £50,000 - 243
Scotland +46 47 £65,000 +19.98% 121
East Midlands -13 41 £41,500 -23.15% 190
Northern Ireland +46 15 £50,000 - 64
Wales -4 5 £52,750 +28.45% 68
North East -10 5 £45,000 - 82
Channel Islands - 2 £45,000 - 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 58 (3.49%) SharePoint
2 46 (2.77%) Confluence
3 44 (2.65%) Microsoft Exchange
4 18 (1.08%) IIS
5 7 (0.42%) WordPress
6 5 (0.30%) Apache
7 3 (0.18%) CMS
7 3 (0.18%) Skype for Business
8 2 (0.12%) nginx
9 1 (0.060%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.060%) EPiServer
9 1 (0.060%) NetWeaver
9 1 (0.060%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.060%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.060%) WebLogic
9 1 (0.060%) WebSphere
Applications
1 111 (6.68%) Microsoft Office
2 66 (3.97%) Microsoft Excel
3 36 (2.17%) MS Visio
4 31 (1.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 23 (1.38%) Microsoft Project
6 12 (0.72%) Trello
7 6 (0.36%) Windchill
8 4 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.12%) Mozilla Thunderbird
10 1 (0.060%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.060%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 43 (2.59%) SAP S/4HANA
2 24 (1.44%) NetSuite
3 23 (1.38%) Dynamics AX
4 18 (1.08%) SAP ERP
5 13 (0.78%) Dynamics CRM
6 12 (0.72%) Remedy ITSM
7 9 (0.54%) Raiser’s Edge
8 7 (0.42%) Maximo
8 7 (0.42%) Teamcenter
9 6 (0.36%) Oracle ERP
9 6 (0.36%) SAP CO
9 6 (0.36%) SAP FI
9 6 (0.36%) SAP FI/CO
10 5 (0.30%) iTrent
10 5 (0.30%) Oracle Applications
10 5 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
11 4 (0.24%) CA PPM
11 4 (0.24%) SAP BPC
12 3 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
12 3 (0.18%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 217 (13.06%) Azure
2 112 (6.74%) AWS
3 110 (6.62%) Microsoft 365
4 68 (4.09%) Power Platform
5 60 (3.61%) GCP
6 56 (3.37%) SaaS
7 52 (3.13%) Entra ID
8 42 (2.53%) Azure Monitor
9 34 (2.05%) Dynamics 365
10 22 (1.32%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 21 (1.26%) Azure DevOps
12 20 (1.20%) PowerApps
13 19 (1.14%) Power Automate
14 18 (1.08%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 17 (1.02%) Microsoft Copilot
16 16 (0.96%) Amazon EC2
16 16 (0.96%) Amazon S3
16 16 (0.96%) Azure Logic Apps
17 15 (0.90%) Amazon ELB
17 15 (0.90%) AWS KMS
Communications & Networking
1 87 (5.23%) Firewall
2 81 (4.87%) Broadband
3 52 (3.13%) LAN
4 51 (3.07%) WAN
5 49 (2.95%) VPN
6 30 (1.81%) Network Security
7 29 (1.74%) BGP
8 28 (1.68%) DNS
8 28 (1.68%) OSPF
9 27 (1.62%) SD-WAN
10 26 (1.56%) WLAN
11 24 (1.44%) Wi-Fi
11 24 (1.44%) Wireless
12 23 (1.38%) IPsec
13 21 (1.26%) TCP/IP
14 18 (1.08%) Cisco ASA
14 18 (1.08%) NX-OS
15 17 (1.02%) Cisco Firepower
15 17 (1.02%) MPLS
15 17 (1.02%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (3.61%) SQL Server
2 43 (2.59%) Power BI
3 35 (2.11%) Data Warehouse
4 34 (2.05%) Relational Database
5 19 (1.14%) SAP HANA
6 16 (0.96%) Amazon RDS
6 16 (0.96%) Metadata
6 16 (0.96%) Oracle Reports
7 15 (0.90%) Tableau
8 14 (0.84%) Data Lake
9 13 (0.78%) NoSQL
10 11 (0.66%) DB2
11 10 (0.60%) PostgreSQL
12 9 (0.54%) Big Data
12 9 (0.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 7 (0.42%) MongoDB
14 4 (0.24%) BusinessObjects
14 4 (0.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 3 (0.18%) Electronic Patient Records
15 3 (0.18%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 83 (4.99%) JIRA
2 41 (2.47%) Git
3 20 (1.20%) Jenkins
4 16 (0.96%) Sonatype Nexus
5 15 (0.90%) Vagrant
6 11 (0.66%) Cucumber
6 11 (0.66%) Cypress.io
6 11 (0.66%) webpack
7 8 (0.48%) Visual Studio
8 3 (0.18%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.060%) Ant
9 1 (0.060%) Artifactory
9 1 (0.060%) Eclipse
9 1 (0.060%) GitLab
9 1 (0.060%) NetBeans
9 1 (0.060%) Rational DOORS
9 1 (0.060%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.060%) Subversion
General
1 669 (40.25%) Social Skills
2 443 (26.65%) Finance
3 321 (19.31%) Analytical Skills
4 168 (10.11%) Law
5 119 (7.16%) Influencing Skills
6 105 (6.32%) Legal
7 104 (6.26%) Games
8 98 (5.90%) Manufacturing
9 90 (5.42%) Banking
10 60 (3.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 57 (3.43%) Marketing
11 57 (3.43%) Retail
12 55 (3.31%) Public Sector
13 49 (2.95%) Telecoms
14 43 (2.59%) Electronics
15 42 (2.53%) Organisational Skills
16 37 (2.23%) Presentation Skills
17 26 (1.56%) Billing
18 23 (1.38%) Automotive
19 21 (1.26%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 507 (30.51%) Senior
2 356 (21.42%) Analyst
3 303 (18.23%) Senior Manager
4 242 (14.56%) Engineering Manager
5 170 (10.23%) Lead
6 115 (6.92%) Change Analyst
7 107 (6.44%) Project Manager
8 88 (5.29%) Business Change Analyst
9 87 (5.23%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
10 83 (4.99%) ServiceNow Manager
11 80 (4.81%) Engineering Specialist
12 78 (4.69%) Senior Service Manager
13 76 (4.57%) Support Analyst
14 58 (3.49%) Business Analyst
15 56 (3.37%) Senior Systems Engineer
16 51 (3.07%) Applications Support
17 50 (3.01%) IT Manager
18 49 (2.95%) Senior Analyst
19 39 (2.35%) Change Manager
19 39 (2.35%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (1.50%) .NET
2 24 (1.44%) SAP Fiori
3 18 (1.08%) Web Services
4 16 (0.96%) HTML
5 15 (0.90%) RESTful
6 14 (0.84%) CSS
7 11 (0.66%) .NET Framework
7 11 (0.66%) Hugging Face
7 11 (0.66%) Jest
7 11 (0.66%) LangChain
7 11 (0.66%) PyTorch
7 11 (0.66%) React
7 11 (0.66%) Spring Boot
7 11 (0.66%) TensorFlow
8 10 (0.60%) FIX Protocol
9 9 (0.54%) ASP.NET
9 9 (0.54%) JSON
9 9 (0.54%) Middleware
10 7 (0.42%) AngularJS
10 7 (0.42%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 238 (14.32%) Management Information System
2 123 (7.40%) Product Ownership
3 79 (4.75%) Video\Live Streaming
4 49 (2.95%) Data Centre
5 47 (2.83%) Self-Motivation
6 46 (2.77%) Onboarding
7 32 (1.93%) Legacy Systems
8 26 (1.56%) Taxonomies
9 23 (1.38%) Blockchain
10 22 (1.32%) FMCG
10 22 (1.32%) Robotics
11 15 (0.90%) Client/Server
12 14 (0.84%) PMI
12 14 (0.84%) Replication
13 13 (0.78%) Cloud Native
13 13 (0.78%) Private Cloud
13 13 (0.78%) Social Media
14 12 (0.72%) Analytical Mindset
14 12 (0.72%) Security Posture
14 12 (0.72%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 155 (9.33%) Windows
2 62 (3.73%) Linux
3 45 (2.71%) Windows Server
4 33 (1.99%) Unix
5 20 (1.20%) Windows 10
6 15 (0.90%) VMS
7 14 (0.84%) Apple iOS
7 14 (0.84%) Mac OS
8 11 (0.66%) Windows Vista
9 10 (0.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 8 (0.48%) Amazon Linux
11 5 (0.30%) Windows Server 2012
12 4 (0.24%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
13 2 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
14 1 (0.060%) Mac OS X
14 1 (0.060%) Solaris
14 1 (0.060%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 438 (26.35%) Problem-Solving
2 401 (24.13%) Continuous Improvement
3 309 (18.59%) Agile
4 302 (18.17%) Project Management
5 284 (17.09%) ITIL
6 230 (13.84%) Service Delivery
6 230 (13.84%) Stakeholder Management
7 217 (13.06%) Roadmaps
8 209 (12.58%) Incident Management
9 201 (12.09%) ITSM
10 186 (11.19%) Problem Management
10 186 (11.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 181 (10.89%) Strategic Thinking
12 165 (9.93%) Project Delivery
13 160 (9.63%) Computer Science
14 154 (9.27%) Business Case
15 150 (9.03%) Collaborative Working
16 139 (8.36%) Customer Service
17 136 (8.18%) Business Analysis
18 133 (8.00%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 127 (7.64%) SQL
2 62 (3.73%) PowerShell
3 59 (3.55%) Python
4 35 (2.11%) T-SQL
5 34 (2.05%) Java
6 28 (1.68%) C#
7 25 (1.50%) JavaScript
8 19 (1.14%) ABAP
9 15 (0.90%) Groovy
10 10 (0.60%) PL/SQL
11 9 (0.54%) Scala
11 9 (0.54%) VB.NET
12 8 (0.48%) Shell Script
13 7 (0.42%) Perl
13 7 (0.42%) PHP
13 7 (0.42%) R
14 3 (0.18%) C++
14 3 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 3 (0.18%) TypeScript
14 3 (0.18%) VBA
Qualifications
1 372 (22.38%) Degree
2 302 (18.17%) BPSS Clearance
3 110 (6.62%) Computer Science Degree
4 91 (5.48%) CBAP
5 87 (5.23%) Security Cleared
6 86 (5.17%) HNC
7 66 (3.97%) HND
8 41 (2.47%) PMI Certification
9 40 (2.41%) SC Cleared
10 35 (2.11%) Master's Degree
10 35 (2.11%) PMP
11 33 (1.99%) Cisco Certification
11 33 (1.99%) Microsoft Certification
12 30 (1.81%) CISA
13 27 (1.62%) Six Sigma Green Belt
14 25 (1.50%) Six Sigma Black Belt
15 24 (1.44%) Numerate Degree
16 22 (1.32%) DBS Check
16 22 (1.32%) ISACA
17 21 (1.26%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (4.57%) QA
2 75 (4.51%) SLA
3 35 (2.11%) PMO
4 32 (1.93%) GDPR
5 26 (1.56%) Data Quality
6 22 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 22 (1.32%) ITGC
7 13 (0.78%) GMP
8 11 (0.66%) Accessibility
8 11 (0.66%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 9 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
9 9 (0.54%) NIST
10 8 (0.48%) ISO 9001
10 8 (0.48%) WCAG
11 7 (0.42%) GLP
11 7 (0.42%) GRC
12 6 (0.36%) IFRS
12 6 (0.36%) IFRS 9
12 6 (0.36%) P3O
13 3 (0.18%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 89 (5.35%) Active Directory
2 27 (1.62%) VMware Infrastructure
3 24 (1.44%) Docker
4 22 (1.32%) Firmware
5 11 (0.66%) DFS Replication
6 10 (0.60%) BitLocker
7 8 (0.48%) Virtual Desktop
8 6 (0.36%) Veritas Cluster Server
9 5 (0.30%) Terminal Services
10 4 (0.24%) vSphere
11 3 (0.18%) Hyper-V
11 3 (0.18%) ProxySG
11 3 (0.18%) VMware NSX
12 2 (0.12%) Dovecot
12 2 (0.12%) Postfix
12 2 (0.12%) Squid
13 1 (0.060%) HDFS
13 1 (0.060%) Oracle RAC
13 1 (0.060%) Virtual Machines
13 1 (0.060%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 43 (2.59%) Terraform
2 36 (2.17%) Grafana
2 36 (2.17%) Prometheus
3 30 (1.81%) Microsoft Intune
4 25 (1.50%) Ansible
5 16 (0.96%) SCCM
6 7 (0.42%) FortiGate
7 6 (0.36%) Progress Chef
7 6 (0.36%) Puppet
8 5 (0.30%) ZABBIX
9 4 (0.24%) Nessus
10 3 (0.18%) vCenter Server
11 2 (0.12%) Kubernetes
11 2 (0.12%) NetBackup
11 2 (0.12%) Proxmox
11 2 (0.12%) RSA Archer
11 2 (0.12%) WSUS
12 1 (0.060%) Backup Exec
12 1 (0.060%) ITRS Geneos
12 1 (0.060%) SCOM
Vendors
1 284 (17.09%) Microsoft
2 157 (9.45%) ServiceNow
3 130 (7.82%) SAP
4 118 (7.10%) Oracle
5 70 (4.21%) Cisco
6 57 (3.43%) Salesforce
7 46 (2.77%) Google
8 42 (2.53%) VMware
9 34 (2.05%) CheckPoint
10 31 (1.87%) SolarWinds
11 25 (1.50%) Meraki
12 22 (1.32%) Apple
13 18 (1.08%) Juniper
14 16 (0.96%) Citrix
15 15 (0.90%) Fortinet
16 14 (0.84%) Dynatrace
16 14 (0.84%) Facebook
16 14 (0.84%) HP
17 13 (0.78%) F5
17 13 (0.78%) OpenAI