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 8 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 121 115 81
Rank change year-on-year -6 -34 +57
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 391 418 1,147
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.14% 2.94% 3.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.59% 3.09% 3.87%
Number of salaries quoted 267 310 676
10th Percentile £36,250 £38,975 £37,101
25th Percentile £48,375 £46,765 £43,800
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £77,500 £74,721 £72,500
90th Percentile £96,250 £96,153 £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,085 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.30% +5.61% -

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 15,111 13,517 29,606
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.80% 95.05% 91.16%
Number of salaries quoted 10,669 8,801 23,474
10th Percentile £33,000 £31,250 £33,756
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.67% +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 8 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 53 (13.55%) SharePoint
2 33 (8.44%) Microsoft Exchange
3 21 (5.37%) Confluence
4 2 (0.51%) CMS
Applications
1 18 (4.60%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.56%) 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 (2.81%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (2.56%) Dynamics NAV
3 9 (2.30%) Magento
3 9 (2.30%) Shopify
4 7 (1.79%) SAP S/4HANA
5 6 (1.53%) 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
1 109 (27.88%) Azure
2 63 (16.11%) Microsoft 365
3 60 (15.35%) Entra ID
4 56 (14.32%) SaaS
5 41 (10.49%) AWS
6 21 (5.37%) Dynamics 365
6 21 (5.37%) Power Platform
7 16 (4.09%) Mimecast
8 13 (3.32%) GitHub
8 13 (3.32%) GitHub Actions
9 10 (2.56%) OneDrive
10 9 (2.30%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (2.30%) Intacct
11 8 (2.05%) Microsoft Copilot
12 6 (1.53%) GCP
13 5 (1.28%) Amazon S3
13 5 (1.28%) AWS Lambda
13 5 (1.28%) Serverless
14 4 (1.02%) Azure Monitor
14 4 (1.02%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 25 (6.39%) Broadband
2 19 (4.86%) WAN
3 16 (4.09%) Firewall
4 13 (3.32%) LAN
5 12 (3.07%) DHCP
5 12 (3.07%) DNS
5 12 (3.07%) TCP/IP
6 10 (2.56%) SD-WAN
7 8 (2.05%) VPN
8 7 (1.79%) VLAN
9 4 (1.02%) Wireless
10 3 (0.77%) Cisco ASA
10 3 (0.77%) Network Security
10 3 (0.77%) NGN
11 2 (0.51%) Cisco Firepower
11 2 (0.51%) NX-OS
11 2 (0.51%) VoIP
11 2 (0.51%) Wi-Fi
12 1 (0.26%) SSL
12 1 (0.26%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (5.63%) MongoDB
1 22 (5.63%) PostgreSQL
2 16 (4.09%) SQL Server
3 12 (3.07%) Azure SQL Database
4 10 (2.56%) Power BI
5 1 (0.26%) BigQuery
5 1 (0.26%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.26%) Metadata
5 1 (0.26%) MS Access
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (0.26%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 61 (15.60%) JIRA
2 9 (2.30%) Git
3 6 (1.53%) Bitbucket
3 6 (1.53%) Visual Studio Code
4 5 (1.28%) GitLab
4 5 (1.28%) Subversion
5 4 (1.02%) 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
1 175 (44.76%) Social Skills
2 151 (38.62%) Finance
3 67 (17.14%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (10.74%) Law
4 42 (10.74%) Legal
5 35 (8.95%) Marketing
6 27 (6.91%) Presentation Skills
7 24 (6.14%) Banking
7 24 (6.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 23 (5.88%) Back Office
8 23 (5.88%) Public Sector
9 22 (5.63%) Games
9 22 (5.63%) Influencing Skills
10 21 (5.37%) Organisational Skills
10 21 (5.37%) Retail
11 15 (3.84%) Manufacturing
12 14 (3.58%) Italian Language
13 13 (3.32%) German Language
14 10 (2.56%) Documentation Skills
15 9 (2.30%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 67 (17.14%) Senior
2 52 (13.30%) Analyst
3 39 (9.97%) Lead
4 38 (9.72%) Project Manager
5 37 (9.46%) Support Engineer
6 31 (7.93%) Consultant
7 29 (7.42%) IT Manager
8 26 (6.65%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 24 (6.14%) Infrastructure Support
10 20 (5.12%) 3rd Line Support
11 19 (4.86%) Azure Engineer
11 19 (4.86%) Business Analyst
11 19 (4.86%) IT Project Manager
11 19 (4.86%) Support Analyst
12 17 (4.35%) Applications Support
12 17 (4.35%) Change Manager
12 17 (4.35%) Developer
13 16 (4.09%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
14 15 (3.84%) Architect
14 15 (3.84%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.09%) REST
2 15 (3.84%) RESTful
3 13 (3.32%) Middleware
4 9 (2.30%) SOAP
5 6 (1.53%) HTML
6 5 (1.28%) Node.js
6 5 (1.28%) React
7 4 (1.02%) ADO
7 4 (1.02%) 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 (7.67%) Cloud Native
2 28 (7.16%) Low-Code
3 24 (6.14%) Product Ownership
4 22 (5.63%) Video\Live Streaming
5 19 (4.86%) Onboarding
6 15 (3.84%) Data Centre
6 15 (3.84%) Distributed Systems
7 13 (3.32%) Driving Licence
8 12 (3.07%) Client/Server
8 12 (3.07%) Enterprise Software
8 12 (3.07%) Management Information System
9 10 (2.56%) Analytical Mindset
10 9 (2.30%) Virtual Team
11 8 (2.05%) Public Cloud
11 8 (2.05%) Social Media
12 7 (1.79%) Algorithms
13 6 (1.53%) CMDB
13 6 (1.53%) Private Cloud
13 6 (1.53%) Self-Motivation
13 6 (1.53%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 39 (9.97%) Windows
2 25 (6.39%) Windows Server
3 17 (4.35%) Linux
4 11 (2.81%) Windows 10
5 6 (1.53%) Unix
6 5 (1.28%) Apple iOS
7 4 (1.02%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.51%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.26%) Android
9 1 (0.26%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 129 (32.99%) Continuous Improvement
2 85 (21.74%) Problem-Solving
3 83 (21.23%) Agile
4 82 (20.97%) ITIL
5 77 (19.69%) Roadmaps
6 76 (19.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 75 (19.18%) Project Delivery
8 73 (18.67%) Stakeholder Management
9 62 (15.86%) Project Management
10 59 (15.09%) AI
11 48 (12.28%) Mentoring
12 45 (11.51%) Coaching
12 45 (11.51%) Service Delivery
13 42 (10.74%) ERP
14 41 (10.49%) Decision-Making
15 39 (9.97%) DevOps
16 37 (9.46%) ITSM
16 37 (9.46%) Validation
17 35 (8.95%) CI/CD
17 35 (8.95%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 42 (10.74%) SQL
2 41 (10.49%) Python
3 25 (6.39%) PowerShell
4 22 (5.63%) Go
5 16 (4.09%) R
6 9 (2.30%) T-SQL
7 6 (1.53%) JavaScript
7 6 (1.53%) Kusto Query Language
8 3 (0.77%) C#
9 2 (0.51%) Java
9 2 (0.51%) PHP
Qualifications
1 54 (13.81%) Degree
2 17 (4.35%) PMI Certification
3 16 (4.09%) Azure Certification
3 16 (4.09%) Microsoft Certification
4 14 (3.58%) PMP
5 13 (3.32%) Security Cleared
6 10 (2.56%) SC Cleared
7 9 (2.30%) Cisco Certification
7 9 (2.30%) ITIL Certification
8 7 (1.79%) APMG
8 7 (1.79%) CCNA
9 6 (1.53%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.53%) IRCA
9 6 (1.53%) Master's Degree
10 5 (1.28%) MCSA
11 4 (1.02%) AWS Certification
11 4 (1.02%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (0.77%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 2 (0.51%) CCNP
13 2 (0.51%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (5.37%) GDPR
1 21 (5.37%) QA
2 20 (5.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 19 (4.86%) SLA
4 17 (4.35%) PMO
5 7 (1.79%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (1.79%) GRC
6 6 (1.53%) ISO 9001
7 5 (1.28%) Accessibility
7 5 (1.28%) Data Quality
8 4 (1.02%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (1.02%) GAAP
8 4 (1.02%) MiFID
8 4 (1.02%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.77%) PERC
10 2 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.51%) ISO 22301
11 1 (0.26%) IFRS
11 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.26%) P3O
System Software
1 62 (15.86%) Active Directory
2 16 (4.09%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.53%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.53%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (1.02%) Veritas Cluster Server
4 4 (1.02%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.51%) Firmware
5 2 (0.51%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.26%) Docker
6 1 (0.26%) KVM
6 1 (0.26%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 36 (9.21%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (4.86%) Ansible
3 15 (3.84%) Terraform
4 11 (2.81%) Kubernetes
5 6 (1.53%) Jamf Pro
5 6 (1.53%) Packer
5 6 (1.53%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (1.02%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 4 (1.02%) PaperCut
7 3 (0.77%) SCCM
8 1 (0.26%) Autotask
8 1 (0.26%) PowerCLI
8 1 (0.26%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 109 (27.88%) Microsoft
2 34 (8.70%) ServiceNow
3 22 (5.63%) SAP
4 21 (5.37%) Cisco
5 16 (4.09%) CrowdStrike
5 16 (4.09%) Salesforce
5 16 (4.09%) VMware
6 13 (3.32%) Oracle
7 10 (2.56%) ConnectWise
8 9 (2.30%) Atlassian
8 9 (2.30%) Sage
8 9 (2.30%) WooCommerce
9 8 (2.05%) Palo Alto
10 7 (1.79%) F5
11 6 (1.53%) Apple
11 6 (1.53%) EMC
11 6 (1.53%) Ubiquiti
12 5 (1.28%) NEC
13 4 (1.02%) Okta
13 4 (1.02%) OneLogin