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 16 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 107 107 114
Rank change year-on-year 0 +7 +21
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 405 447 826
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.40% 3.28% 2.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.82% 3.44% 2.99%
Number of salaries quoted 258 285 623
10th Percentile £37,000 £37,250 £37,101
25th Percentile £48,238 £46,810 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +3.51% +5.39%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £91,500 £95,000 £89,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +4.55% -

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 14,351 13,001 27,627
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 85.11% 95.27% 92.07%
Number of salaries quoted 9,433 8,869 22,881
10th Percentile £31,250 £33,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £75,772
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.78%

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 16 March 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 40 (9.88%) SharePoint
2 27 (6.67%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (3.70%) Confluence
4 8 (1.98%) Tomcat
4 8 (1.98%) WebSphere
4 8 (1.98%) WebSphere Application Server
5 6 (1.48%) Anypoint
Applications
1 38 (9.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (6.42%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (4.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.73%) Adobe XD
5 4 (0.99%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.99%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.49%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.25%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.25%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 15 (3.70%) Shopify
2 11 (2.72%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (2.47%) Dynamics NAV
4 9 (2.22%) Magento
5 6 (1.48%) Dynamics AX
6 5 (1.23%) NetSuite
6 5 (1.23%) SAP S/4HANA
7 4 (0.99%) SAP BPC
8 2 (0.49%) iTrent
8 2 (0.49%) Remedy ITSM
9 1 (0.25%) FLEXCUBE
9 1 (0.25%) Oracle General Ledger
9 1 (0.25%) Oracle Payables
9 1 (0.25%) Oracle Receivables
9 1 (0.25%) Salesforce CRM
9 1 (0.25%) SAP IBP
9 1 (0.25%) SAP MII
9 1 (0.25%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 108 (26.67%) Azure
2 70 (17.28%) Microsoft 365
3 53 (13.09%) Entra ID
4 46 (11.36%) AWS
5 39 (9.63%) SaaS
6 34 (8.40%) Power Platform
7 18 (4.44%) Dynamics 365
8 12 (2.96%) GitHub
8 12 (2.96%) GitHub Actions
9 10 (2.47%) Azure DevOps
9 10 (2.47%) Microsoft Copilot
9 10 (2.47%) Mimecast
10 9 (2.22%) Amazon S3
10 9 (2.22%) AWS Lambda
10 9 (2.22%) GCP
10 9 (2.22%) Power Automate
10 9 (2.22%) Serverless
11 8 (1.98%) Boomi
11 8 (1.98%) Intacct
12 7 (1.73%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 34 (8.40%) WAN
2 28 (6.91%) Firewall
3 27 (6.67%) LAN
4 22 (5.43%) SD-WAN
5 16 (3.95%) Wireless
6 15 (3.70%) VPN
7 12 (2.96%) Wireshark
8 10 (2.47%) DNS
8 10 (2.47%) TCP/IP
9 9 (2.22%) DHCP
9 9 (2.22%) SSL
10 7 (1.73%) Broadband
10 7 (1.73%) VLAN
11 6 (1.48%) Cisco ASA
12 5 (1.23%) NX-OS
13 4 (0.99%) WLAN
14 3 (0.74%) VoIP
15 2 (0.49%) BGP
15 2 (0.49%) Network Security
15 2 (0.49%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (5.68%) Power BI
2 16 (3.95%) PostgreSQL
3 14 (3.46%) SQL Server
4 8 (1.98%) Azure SQL Database
4 8 (1.98%) DB2
4 8 (1.98%) Relational Database
5 6 (1.48%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.49%) Amazon Aurora
6 2 (0.49%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.49%) Apache Iceberg
6 2 (0.49%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.25%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.25%) Crystal Reports
7 1 (0.25%) EDMS
7 1 (0.25%) Metadata
7 1 (0.25%) MS Access
7 1 (0.25%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (0.25%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.25%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.25%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 46 (11.36%) JIRA
2 8 (1.98%) Bitbucket
2 8 (1.98%) GitLab
2 8 (1.98%) Subversion
3 4 (0.99%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.74%) Git
5 2 (0.49%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.25%) git-flow
6 1 (0.25%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.25%) Selenium
6 1 (0.25%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 192 (47.41%) Social Skills
2 168 (41.48%) Finance
3 68 (16.79%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (10.37%) Legal
5 40 (9.88%) Law
6 38 (9.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 30 (7.41%) Telecoms
8 28 (6.91%) Banking
8 28 (6.91%) Public Sector
9 23 (5.68%) Influencing Skills
10 22 (5.43%) Back Office
10 22 (5.43%) Marketing
10 22 (5.43%) Presentation Skills
11 21 (5.19%) Organisational Skills
12 19 (4.69%) Retail
13 18 (4.44%) Manufacturing
14 14 (3.46%) Local Government
15 11 (2.72%) Documentation Skills
15 11 (2.72%) Pharmaceutical
16 9 (2.22%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 69 (17.04%) Senior
2 56 (13.83%) Analyst
3 40 (9.88%) Lead
4 39 (9.63%) Project Manager
5 34 (8.40%) Consultant
5 34 (8.40%) Support Engineer
6 31 (7.65%) IT Manager
7 29 (7.16%) Change Manager
8 27 (6.67%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 27 (6.67%) Infrastructure Support
9 23 (5.68%) IT Project Manager
10 22 (5.43%) Business Analyst
11 20 (4.94%) Applications Support
11 20 (4.94%) Network Engineer
12 17 (4.20%) Support Analyst
13 16 (3.95%) Senior Analyst
14 15 (3.70%) 3rd Line Support
14 15 (3.70%) IT Support
14 15 (3.70%) Senior Consultant
15 14 (3.46%) Business Change Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (4.94%) REST
2 14 (3.46%) SOAP
3 12 (2.96%) Middleware
4 8 (1.98%) HTML
4 8 (1.98%) LAPP Stack
4 8 (1.98%) LDAP
4 8 (1.98%) WebSphere MQ
5 7 (1.73%) Web Services
6 5 (1.23%) JSON
6 5 (1.23%) Node.js
6 5 (1.23%) React
6 5 (1.23%) RESTful
6 5 (1.23%) XML
7 3 (0.74%) Oracle Fusion
8 2 (0.49%) SAP Fiori
8 2 (0.49%) SAP PI
9 1 (0.25%) ADO
9 1 (0.25%) GraphQL
9 1 (0.25%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 27 (6.67%) Data Centre
2 26 (6.42%) Management Information System
3 23 (5.68%) Product Ownership
4 16 (3.95%) Driving Licence
4 16 (3.95%) Onboarding
5 12 (2.96%) Low-Code
6 9 (2.22%) Cloud Native
7 8 (1.98%) Linux Command Line
8 7 (1.73%) NHS
8 7 (1.73%) Virtual Team
9 6 (1.48%) Algorithms
9 6 (1.48%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (1.48%) Client/Server
9 6 (1.48%) Social Media
9 6 (1.48%) Video Conferencing
9 6 (1.48%) Video\Live Streaming
10 5 (1.23%) CMDB
10 5 (1.23%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (1.23%) Public Cloud
11 4 (0.99%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 48 (11.85%) Windows
2 25 (6.17%) Linux
3 22 (5.43%) Windows Server
4 19 (4.69%) Unix
5 16 (3.95%) Windows 10
6 12 (2.96%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (1.23%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.49%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.25%) Android
9 1 (0.25%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (28.89%) Continuous Improvement
2 104 (25.68%) Agile
3 90 (22.22%) ITIL
4 86 (21.23%) Project Management
5 83 (20.49%) Stakeholder Management
6 81 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
7 77 (19.01%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 68 (16.79%) Project Delivery
9 62 (15.31%) Roadmaps
10 52 (12.84%) Customer Service
11 49 (12.10%) Coaching
12 47 (11.60%) Service Management
13 44 (10.86%) ERP
13 44 (10.86%) ITSM
13 44 (10.86%) Service Delivery
14 41 (10.12%) Mentoring
14 41 (10.12%) User Experience
15 39 (9.63%) Risk Management
16 38 (9.38%) AI
17 36 (8.89%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 42 (10.37%) SQL
2 33 (8.15%) Python
3 24 (5.93%) PowerShell
4 10 (2.47%) JavaScript
4 10 (2.47%) R
5 9 (2.22%) T-SQL
6 7 (1.73%) Kusto Query Language
7 6 (1.48%) Go
8 5 (1.23%) C#
8 5 (1.23%) Java
8 5 (1.23%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.25%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 62 (15.31%) Degree
2 19 (4.69%) Microsoft Certification
3 17 (4.20%) PMI Certification
4 16 (3.95%) ITIL Certification
5 14 (3.46%) PMP
6 13 (3.21%) AWS Certification
7 10 (2.47%) Azure Certification
7 10 (2.47%) Cisco Certification
8 8 (1.98%) Security Cleared
9 7 (1.73%) CCNA
9 7 (1.73%) Master's Degree
10 6 (1.48%) ACCA
10 6 (1.48%) DBS Check
11 5 (1.23%) CIMA
11 5 (1.23%) MCSA
11 5 (1.23%) SC Cleared
12 4 (0.99%) IRCA
13 3 (0.74%) APMG
13 3 (0.74%) CCNP
13 3 (0.74%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (6.17%) QA
1 25 (6.17%) SLA
2 23 (5.68%) PMO
3 20 (4.94%) GDPR
4 16 (3.95%) Accessibility
5 13 (3.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (1.98%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 7 (1.73%) GRC
8 6 (1.48%) ISO 9001
9 5 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (0.99%) Data Quality
11 3 (0.74%) GAAP
12 2 (0.49%) MiFID
13 1 (0.25%) IFRS
13 1 (0.25%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (0.25%) NIST
13 1 (0.25%) P3O
13 1 (0.25%) PERC
13 1 (0.25%) Solvency II
System Software
1 55 (13.58%) Active Directory
2 13 (3.21%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.48%) Docker
3 6 (1.48%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.48%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (1.23%) Firmware
5 4 (0.99%) Veritas Cluster Server
6 2 (0.49%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.25%) KVM
7 1 (0.25%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 32 (7.90%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (3.70%) Ansible
3 9 (2.22%) Kubernetes
3 9 (2.22%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (1.98%) Terraform
5 6 (1.48%) Jamf Pro
6 4 (0.99%) PaperCut
6 4 (0.99%) SCCM
7 2 (0.49%) Packer
8 1 (0.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.25%) Autotask
8 1 (0.25%) PowerCLI
8 1 (0.25%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.25%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 108 (26.67%) Microsoft
2 35 (8.64%) Cisco
3 34 (8.40%) ServiceNow
4 23 (5.68%) SAP
5 18 (4.44%) CheckPoint
5 18 (4.44%) Meraki
5 18 (4.44%) Oracle
6 16 (3.95%) Palo Alto
7 14 (3.46%) IBM
8 13 (3.21%) Salesforce
8 13 (3.21%) VMware
9 12 (2.96%) Red Hat
9 12 (2.96%) SolarWinds
10 10 (2.47%) Atlassian
10 10 (2.47%) ConnectWise
10 10 (2.47%) CrowdStrike
10 10 (2.47%) Workday
11 9 (2.22%) WooCommerce
12 8 (1.98%) MuleSoft
12 8 (1.98%) Sage