Project Change Manager Job Trends

Project Change Manager
UK

The median Project Change Manager salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 638 703 679
Rank change year-on-year +65 -24 +296
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Change Manager 13 9 58
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.022% 0.017% 0.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.024% 0.018% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 13 8 53
10th Percentile £52,850 - £44,100
25th Percentile - £77,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £80,000 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% -11.11% +63.64%
75th Percentile - £82,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £72,000 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 - £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 54,089 49,558 53,300
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.68% 92.89% 95.26%
Number of salaries quoted 33,489 25,634 41,126
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -5.66%

Project Change Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Project Change Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Project Change Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Project Change Manager
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Project Change Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Project Change Manager job vacancies in the UK

Project Change Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Change Manager over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Project Change Manager in the UK

Project Change Manager
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Change Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 13 January 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
England +76 13 £60,000 -25.00% 2
UK excluding London - 11 £60,000 - 1
South East - 7 £60,000 -
Work from Home +62 5 £60,000 -25.00% 1
Midlands - 3 £55,000 -
London +50 2 £76,250 -4.69% 1
East Midlands - 2 £56,250 -
West Midlands - 1 £55,000 -
North of England - 1 £55,500 -
Yorkshire - 1 £55,500 -

Project Change Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Project Change Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Project Change Manager in the job title.

1 6 (46.15%) ERP
1 6 (46.15%) Infor
1 6 (46.15%) SharePoint
2 3 (23.08%) Project Delivery
2 3 (23.08%) Project Management
2 3 (23.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (15.38%) Business Strategy
3 2 (15.38%) Change Management
3 2 (15.38%) PRINCE2
4 1 (7.69%) Agile
4 1 (7.69%) Budget Management
4 1 (7.69%) Business Transformation
4 1 (7.69%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (7.69%) Content Development
4 1 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (7.69%) Culture Change
4 1 (7.69%) Customer Experience
4 1 (7.69%) Impact Analysis
4 1 (7.69%) Information Security
4 1 (7.69%) Integration Testing
4 1 (7.69%) ITIL
4 1 (7.69%) Microsoft
4 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (7.69%) PMI Certification
4 1 (7.69%) PMP
4 1 (7.69%) Programme Management
4 1 (7.69%) Project Planning
4 1 (7.69%) Release Management
4 1 (7.69%) Requirements Gathering
4 1 (7.69%) Risk Management

Project Change Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 6 (46.15%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Office
General
1 10 (76.92%) Social Skills
2 6 (46.15%) Manufacturing
3 2 (15.38%) Law
4 1 (7.69%) Finance
4 1 (7.69%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 6 (46.15%) FMCG
2 1 (7.69%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (46.15%) ERP
2 3 (23.08%) Project Delivery
2 3 (23.08%) Project Management
2 3 (23.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (15.38%) Business Strategy
3 2 (15.38%) Change Management
3 2 (15.38%) PRINCE2
4 1 (7.69%) Agile
4 1 (7.69%) Business Transformation
4 1 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (7.69%) Information Security
4 1 (7.69%) Integration Testing
4 1 (7.69%) Programme Management
4 1 (7.69%) Project Planning
4 1 (7.69%) Release Management
4 1 (7.69%) Risk Management
4 1 (7.69%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (7.69%) System Integration Testing
4 1 (7.69%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (7.69%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (7.69%) PMI Certification
1 1 (7.69%) PMP
Vendors
1 6 (46.15%) Infor
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft