Hybrid/Remote Change Management Job Trends

Change Management
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Change Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 124 118 80
Rank change year-on-year -6 -38 +55
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 389 418 1,147
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.12% 2.91% 3.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.56% 3.06% 3.87%
Number of salaries quoted 264 309 674
10th Percentile £36,250 £38,950 £37,101
25th Percentile £48,750 £46,750 £43,817
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% +0.53%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,875 £96,306 £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £59,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.84% +8.18% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,177 13,659 29,626
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.75% 95.05% 91.11%
Number of salaries quoted 10,750 8,839 23,447
10th Percentile £33,500 £31,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,498 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -10.10%

Change Management
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Change Management and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Change Management job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Change Management
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Change Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Change Management

Change Management
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Change Management over the 6 months to 9 May 2026.

Change Management salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Change Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 52 (13.37%) SharePoint
2 32 (8.23%) Microsoft Exchange
3 21 (5.40%) Confluence
4 2 (0.51%) CMS
Applications
1 18 (4.63%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.31%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.77%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (0.77%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.77%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.26%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 11 (2.83%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (2.57%) Dynamics NAV
3 9 (2.31%) Magento
3 9 (2.31%) Shopify
4 7 (1.80%) SAP S/4HANA
5 6 (1.54%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.51%) iTrent
6 2 (0.51%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.51%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.51%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.26%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.26%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.26%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.26%) SAP IBP
7 1 (0.26%) SAP MII
7 1 (0.26%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 108 (27.76%) Azure
2 62 (15.94%) Microsoft 365
3 58 (14.91%) Entra ID
4 55 (14.14%) SaaS
5 41 (10.54%) AWS
6 22 (5.66%) Power Platform
7 21 (5.40%) Dynamics 365
8 16 (4.11%) Mimecast
9 13 (3.34%) GitHub
9 13 (3.34%) GitHub Actions
10 10 (2.57%) OneDrive
11 9 (2.31%) Azure DevOps
11 9 (2.31%) Intacct
12 8 (2.06%) Microsoft Copilot
13 6 (1.54%) GCP
14 5 (1.29%) Amazon S3
14 5 (1.29%) AWS Lambda
14 5 (1.29%) Serverless
15 4 (1.03%) Azure Monitor
15 4 (1.03%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 25 (6.43%) Broadband
2 18 (4.63%) WAN
3 15 (3.86%) Firewall
4 12 (3.08%) DHCP
4 12 (3.08%) DNS
4 12 (3.08%) LAN
4 12 (3.08%) TCP/IP
5 10 (2.57%) SD-WAN
6 8 (2.06%) VPN
7 6 (1.54%) VLAN
8 4 (1.03%) Wireless
9 3 (0.77%) Cisco ASA
9 3 (0.77%) Network Security
9 3 (0.77%) NGN
10 2 (0.51%) Cisco Firepower
10 2 (0.51%) NX-OS
10 2 (0.51%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.26%) Cisco Nexus
11 1 (0.26%) Ethernet VPN
11 1 (0.26%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (5.66%) MongoDB
1 22 (5.66%) PostgreSQL
2 16 (4.11%) SQL Server
3 11 (2.83%) Azure SQL Database
3 11 (2.83%) Power BI
4 1 (0.26%) BigQuery
4 1 (0.26%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.26%) Metadata
4 1 (0.26%) MS Access
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 1 (0.26%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 61 (15.68%) JIRA
2 9 (2.31%) Git
3 6 (1.54%) Bitbucket
3 6 (1.54%) Visual Studio Code
4 5 (1.29%) GitLab
4 5 (1.29%) Subversion
5 4 (1.03%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.26%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.26%) git-flow
6 1 (0.26%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.26%) Selenium
6 1 (0.26%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 174 (44.73%) Social Skills
2 151 (38.82%) Finance
3 69 (17.74%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (10.80%) Law
4 42 (10.80%) Legal
5 35 (9.00%) Marketing
6 27 (6.94%) Presentation Skills
7 24 (6.17%) Banking
7 24 (6.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 23 (5.91%) Back Office
9 22 (5.66%) Games
9 22 (5.66%) Influencing Skills
9 22 (5.66%) Public Sector
10 21 (5.40%) Organisational Skills
10 21 (5.40%) Retail
11 15 (3.86%) Manufacturing
12 14 (3.60%) Italian Language
13 13 (3.34%) German Language
14 10 (2.57%) Documentation Skills
15 9 (2.31%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 67 (17.22%) Senior
2 52 (13.37%) Analyst
3 39 (10.03%) Lead
4 38 (9.77%) Project Manager
5 36 (9.25%) Support Engineer
6 31 (7.97%) Consultant
7 30 (7.71%) IT Manager
8 25 (6.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 24 (6.17%) Infrastructure Support
10 20 (5.14%) 3rd Line Support
11 19 (4.88%) Azure Engineer
11 19 (4.88%) Business Analyst
11 19 (4.88%) IT Project Manager
11 19 (4.88%) Support Analyst
12 17 (4.37%) Change Manager
12 17 (4.37%) Developer
13 16 (4.11%) Applications Support
13 16 (4.11%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
14 15 (3.86%) Architect
14 15 (3.86%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.11%) REST
2 15 (3.86%) RESTful
3 13 (3.34%) Middleware
4 9 (2.31%) SOAP
5 6 (1.54%) HTML
6 5 (1.29%) Node.js
6 5 (1.29%) React
7 4 (1.03%) ADO
7 4 (1.03%) Oracle Fusion
8 3 (0.77%) .NET
8 3 (0.77%) SAP PI
9 2 (0.51%) JSON
9 2 (0.51%) SAP Fiori
9 2 (0.51%) Web Services
10 1 (0.26%) CSS
10 1 (0.26%) DOM
10 1 (0.26%) GraphQL
10 1 (0.26%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 30 (7.71%) Cloud Native
2 28 (7.20%) Low-Code
3 24 (6.17%) Product Ownership
4 22 (5.66%) Video\Live Streaming
5 20 (5.14%) Onboarding
6 15 (3.86%) Data Centre
6 15 (3.86%) Distributed Systems
7 13 (3.34%) Driving Licence
8 12 (3.08%) Enterprise Software
8 12 (3.08%) Management Information System
9 11 (2.83%) Client/Server
10 10 (2.57%) Analytical Mindset
11 9 (2.31%) Virtual Team
12 8 (2.06%) Public Cloud
13 7 (1.80%) Algorithms
13 7 (1.80%) Social Media
14 6 (1.54%) CMDB
14 6 (1.54%) Legacy Systems
14 6 (1.54%) Private Cloud
14 6 (1.54%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 38 (9.77%) Windows
2 24 (6.17%) Windows Server
3 17 (4.37%) Linux
4 10 (2.57%) Windows 10
5 6 (1.54%) Unix
6 5 (1.29%) Apple iOS
7 4 (1.03%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.51%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.26%) Android
9 1 (0.26%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (33.68%) Continuous Improvement
2 84 (21.59%) Agile
2 84 (21.59%) Problem-Solving
3 82 (21.08%) ITIL
4 77 (19.79%) Roadmaps
5 76 (19.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 75 (19.28%) Project Delivery
7 74 (19.02%) Stakeholder Management
8 63 (16.20%) Project Management
9 59 (15.17%) AI
10 48 (12.34%) Mentoring
11 47 (12.08%) Service Delivery
12 44 (11.31%) Coaching
13 43 (11.05%) ERP
14 41 (10.54%) Decision-Making
15 39 (10.03%) DevOps
16 38 (9.77%) ITSM
17 37 (9.51%) Validation
18 35 (9.00%) CI/CD
18 35 (9.00%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 41 (10.54%) Python
1 41 (10.54%) SQL
2 25 (6.43%) PowerShell
3 22 (5.66%) Go
4 16 (4.11%) R
5 9 (2.31%) T-SQL
6 6 (1.54%) JavaScript
6 6 (1.54%) Kusto Query Language
7 3 (0.77%) C#
8 2 (0.51%) Java
8 2 (0.51%) PHP
Qualifications
1 52 (13.37%) Degree
2 17 (4.37%) PMI Certification
3 16 (4.11%) Azure Certification
4 15 (3.86%) Microsoft Certification
5 14 (3.60%) PMP
5 14 (3.60%) Security Cleared
6 11 (2.83%) SC Cleared
7 9 (2.31%) ITIL Certification
8 8 (2.06%) Cisco Certification
9 7 (1.80%) APMG
10 6 (1.54%) CCNA
10 6 (1.54%) IRCA
10 6 (1.54%) Master's Degree
11 5 (1.29%) DBS Check
12 4 (1.03%) AWS Certification
12 4 (1.03%) Computer Science Degree
12 4 (1.03%) MCSA
13 3 (0.77%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 2 (0.51%) ACCA
14 2 (0.51%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (5.40%) GDPR
1 21 (5.40%) QA
2 20 (5.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (5.14%) SLA
3 17 (4.37%) PMO
4 7 (1.80%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (1.80%) GRC
5 6 (1.54%) ISO 9001
6 5 (1.29%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.29%) Data Quality
7 4 (1.03%) Actionable Recommendations
7 4 (1.03%) GAAP
7 4 (1.03%) MiFID
7 4 (1.03%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.77%) PERC
9 2 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.51%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.26%) IFRS
10 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.26%) P3O
System Software
1 60 (15.42%) Active Directory
2 16 (4.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.54%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (1.29%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.03%) Veritas Cluster Server
5 4 (1.03%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.51%) Firmware
6 2 (0.51%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.26%) Docker
7 1 (0.26%) KVM
7 1 (0.26%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 35 (9.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (4.88%) Ansible
3 15 (3.86%) Terraform
4 11 (2.83%) Kubernetes
5 6 (1.54%) Packer
5 6 (1.54%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (1.29%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (1.03%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (1.03%) PaperCut
8 3 (0.77%) SCCM
9 1 (0.26%) Autotask
9 1 (0.26%) PowerCLI
9 1 (0.26%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 109 (28.02%) Microsoft
2 34 (8.74%) ServiceNow
3 22 (5.66%) SAP
4 20 (5.14%) Cisco
5 16 (4.11%) CrowdStrike
5 16 (4.11%) Salesforce
5 16 (4.11%) VMware
6 13 (3.34%) Oracle
7 10 (2.57%) ConnectWise
8 9 (2.31%) Atlassian
8 9 (2.31%) Sage
8 9 (2.31%) WooCommerce
9 8 (2.06%) Palo Alto
10 7 (1.80%) F5
11 6 (1.54%) EMC
12 5 (1.29%) Apple
12 5 (1.29%) Ubiquiti
13 4 (1.03%) NEC
13 4 (1.03%) Okta
13 4 (1.03%) OneLogin