Change Manager Jobs

Change Manager
UK

The median Change Manager salary in the UK is £64,627 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 629 688 782
Rank change year-on-year +59 +94 +262
Permanent jobs requiring a Change Manager 73 221 186
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.13% 0.21% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.22% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 48 168 132
10th Percentile £49,075 £36,152 £39,056
25th Percentile £56,745 £45,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,627 £54,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +18.58% -5.22% -4.17%
75th Percentile £82,500 £65,188 £71,250
90th Percentile £112,875 £80,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £63,564 £50,575 £54,500
% change year-on-year +25.68% -7.20% +3.81%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 50,444 98,297 87,491
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.33% 94.81% 91.34%
Number of salaries quoted 26,384 69,991 55,965
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,748 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,000 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +2.00% -6.54% +6.49%

Change Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Change Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Change Manager in the UK

Change Manager
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Change Manager in the UK

Change Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Change Manager over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Change Manager in the UK

Change Manager
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Change Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 31 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 +36 65 £64,627 +17.50% 49
UK excluding London +62 45 £63,564 +25.68% 27
London +81 27 £80,000 +6.67% 26
Work from Home +71 26 £62,500 +25.00% 26
North of England -26 14 £70,000 +33.33% 5
Midlands +22 10 £62,500 +25.00% 6
South West +111 8 £60,686 +10.34% 3
West Midlands +34 8 £61,250 +22.50% 5
North West -34 7 £46,820 -18.90% 3
Scotland +114 6 £62,000 +45.88% 3
South East +78 6 £62,500 -16.67% 8
North East +42 4 £70,000 +21.25% 1
Yorkshire +36 3 £65,000 +73.33% 1
East Midlands +29 1 £62,500 +19.05% 1
Wales - 1 - -

Change Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Change Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Change Manager in the job title.

1 39 (53.42%) Change Management
2 31 (42.47%) Social Skills
3 20 (27.40%) ITIL
4 19 (26.03%) Agile
5 18 (24.66%) Finance
6 16 (21.92%) Project Management
7 15 (20.55%) Analytical Skills
7 15 (20.55%) Release Management
8 14 (19.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 14 (19.18%) DevOps
8 14 (19.18%) Project Delivery
9 13 (17.81%) Continuous Improvement
10 12 (16.44%) Retail
10 12 (16.44%) Service Management
11 11 (15.07%) ITSM
12 10 (13.70%) Service Delivery
12 10 (13.70%) Problem-Solving
13 9 (12.33%) Onboarding
13 9 (12.33%) ERP
13 9 (12.33%) Stakeholder Management
14 8 (10.96%) ServiceNow
14 8 (10.96%) Product Management
14 8 (10.96%) Degree
14 8 (10.96%) QA
14 8 (10.96%) Legal
15 7 (9.59%) Programme Management
15 7 (9.59%) Budget Management
15 7 (9.59%) Roadmaps
15 7 (9.59%) Decision-Making
16 6 (8.22%) PMO

Change Manager Skill Set
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 3 (4.11%) Confluence
2 2 (2.74%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.37%) CMS
Applications
1 6 (8.22%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (8.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (4.11%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (2.74%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (1.37%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 6 (8.22%) Azure
2 4 (5.48%) AWS
3 1 (1.37%) Power Automate
3 1 (1.37%) Power Platform
3 1 (1.37%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (8.22%) Tableau
2 1 (1.37%) Electronic Patient Records
2 1 (1.37%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (1.37%) Power BI
2 1 (1.37%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (4.11%) JIRA
General
1 31 (42.47%) Social Skills
2 18 (24.66%) Finance
3 15 (20.55%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (16.44%) Retail
5 8 (10.96%) Legal
6 6 (8.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 6 (8.22%) Law
7 5 (6.85%) Manufacturing
8 4 (5.48%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (4.11%) Public Sector
9 3 (4.11%) Telecoms
10 2 (2.74%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (1.37%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (1.37%) Financial Institution
11 1 (1.37%) Games
11 1 (1.37%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.37%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 9 (12.33%) Onboarding
2 5 (6.85%) FMCG
3 3 (4.11%) PMI
4 2 (2.74%) e-Learning
4 2 (2.74%) Reinsurance
5 1 (1.37%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (1.37%) Credit Risk
5 1 (1.37%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.37%) Marketing Technology
5 1 (1.37%) Mobile App
5 1 (1.37%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (4.11%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (53.42%) Change Management
2 20 (27.40%) ITIL
3 19 (26.03%) Agile
4 16 (21.92%) Project Management
5 15 (20.55%) Release Management
6 14 (19.18%) DevOps
6 14 (19.18%) Project Delivery
6 14 (19.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 13 (17.81%) Continuous Improvement
8 12 (16.44%) Service Management
9 11 (15.07%) ITSM
10 10 (13.70%) Problem-Solving
10 10 (13.70%) Service Delivery
11 9 (12.33%) ERP
11 9 (12.33%) Stakeholder Management
12 8 (10.96%) Product Management
13 7 (9.59%) Budget Management
13 7 (9.59%) Decision-Making
13 7 (9.59%) Programme Management
13 7 (9.59%) Roadmaps
Qualifications
1 8 (10.96%) Degree
2 5 (6.85%) PMI Certification
3 4 (5.48%) AWS Certification
3 4 (5.48%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
3 4 (5.48%) Azure Certification
3 4 (5.48%) Computer Science Degree
3 4 (5.48%) ITIL Certification
4 3 (4.11%) APMG
5 2 (2.74%) PMP
5 2 (2.74%) SC Cleared
5 2 (2.74%) Security Cleared
6 1 (1.37%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (10.96%) QA
2 6 (8.22%) PMO
3 3 (4.11%) GRC
Vendors
1 8 (10.96%) ServiceNow
2 5 (6.85%) Infor
3 4 (5.48%) Microsoft
4 3 (4.11%) Oracle
5 1 (1.37%) Remedy
5 1 (1.37%) Salesforce
5 1 (1.37%) Snow