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 21 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 112 140 64
Rank change year-on-year +28 -76 +44
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 570 383 989
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.48% 2.31% 4.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.01% 2.48% 4.57%
Number of salaries quoted 331 279 450
10th Percentile £32,750 £36,800 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.38% -4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £67,500 £67,968
90th Percentile £90,000 £91,000 £87,625
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% +1.85%

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 18,916 15,419 21,639
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.38% 93.04% 87.53%
Number of salaries quoted 13,655 8,896 15,104
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £98,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.71%

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 21 August 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 65 (11.40%) SharePoint
2 41 (7.19%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (2.28%) Confluence
4 9 (1.58%) IIS
5 2 (0.35%) CMS
6 1 (0.18%) SAS
Applications
1 22 (3.86%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (2.46%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (1.75%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (1.05%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.53%) Simulink
6 2 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.18%) Houdini
7 1 (0.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.18%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 40 (7.02%) Dynamics CRM
2 27 (4.74%) Dynamics GP
3 8 (1.40%) Remedy ITSM
4 5 (0.88%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.53%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.53%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 3 (0.53%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.53%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.53%) Teamcenter
6 2 (0.35%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.35%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.35%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.35%) Primavera
6 2 (0.35%) Unit4 Business World
7 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.18%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.18%) Odoo
7 1 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 127 (22.28%) Azure
2 81 (14.21%) SaaS
3 71 (12.46%) Microsoft 365
4 57 (10.00%) Entra ID
5 56 (9.82%) AWS
6 42 (7.37%) Power Platform
7 29 (5.09%) Mimecast
8 27 (4.74%) Dynamics 365
9 14 (2.46%) Azure DevOps
9 14 (2.46%) Microsoft Copilot
10 11 (1.93%) OneDrive
11 9 (1.58%) Power Automate
12 7 (1.23%) GitHub
12 7 (1.23%) Intacct
13 6 (1.05%) GitHub Actions
13 6 (1.05%) IaaS
13 6 (1.05%) PaaS
14 5 (0.88%) Amazon EKS
14 5 (0.88%) GCP
15 4 (0.70%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 41 (7.19%) Broadband
2 27 (4.74%) Firewall
3 25 (4.39%) DNS
3 25 (4.39%) TCP/IP
4 23 (4.04%) VPN
5 20 (3.51%) DHCP
6 17 (2.98%) LAN
6 17 (2.98%) WAN
7 10 (1.75%) Network Security
7 10 (1.75%) VLAN
7 10 (1.75%) Wi-Fi
8 8 (1.40%) BGP
8 8 (1.40%) OSPF
9 6 (1.05%) Cisco Nexus
10 4 (0.70%) Cisco Firepower
10 4 (0.70%) NGN
10 4 (0.70%) SD-WAN
10 4 (0.70%) Structured Cabling
10 4 (0.70%) Wireless
11 3 (0.53%) Ethernet VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (6.84%) PostgreSQL
2 35 (6.14%) SQL Server
3 31 (5.44%) MongoDB
4 20 (3.51%) Power BI
5 12 (2.11%) Azure SQL Database
6 7 (1.23%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (1.05%) MySQL
8 5 (0.88%) Relational Database
8 5 (0.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.88%) Tableau
9 4 (0.70%) Data Lake
9 4 (0.70%) Delta Lake
9 4 (0.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.53%) Metadata
11 1 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
11 1 (0.18%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.18%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 72 (12.63%) JIRA
2 21 (3.68%) Git
3 6 (1.05%) Visual Studio Code
4 4 (0.70%) Eclipse
4 4 (0.70%) GitLab
4 4 (0.70%) Rational DOORS
4 4 (0.70%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.53%) Bitbucket
5 3 (0.53%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.35%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 2 (0.35%) Sonatype Nexus
6 2 (0.35%) Yeoman
General
1 269 (47.19%) Social Skills
2 186 (32.63%) Finance
3 140 (24.56%) Analytical Skills
4 79 (13.86%) Legal
5 65 (11.40%) Law
6 62 (10.88%) Marketing
7 51 (8.95%) Organisational Skills
8 47 (8.25%) Presentation Skills
9 45 (7.89%) Influencing Skills
10 37 (6.49%) Games
10 37 (6.49%) Retail
11 33 (5.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 23 (4.04%) Banking
13 21 (3.68%) Public Sector
14 15 (2.63%) Back Office
15 14 (2.46%) German Language
16 13 (2.28%) Documentation Skills
16 13 (2.28%) French Language
16 13 (2.28%) Manufacturing
16 13 (2.28%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 111 (19.47%) Senior
2 74 (12.98%) Analyst
3 63 (11.05%) Lead
4 49 (8.60%) Support Engineer
5 40 (7.02%) Consultant
6 35 (6.14%) Project Manager
7 31 (5.44%) Developer
7 31 (5.44%) Marketing Manager
7 31 (5.44%) Support Analyst
8 27 (4.74%) Technology Manager
9 26 (4.56%) Applications Support
9 26 (4.56%) IT Manager
10 23 (4.04%) IT Support
11 22 (3.86%) Senior Analyst
12 21 (3.68%) Architect
12 21 (3.68%) Process Analyst
13 20 (3.51%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 20 (3.51%) Systems Engineer
14 19 (3.33%) 3rd Line Support
14 19 (3.33%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (4.91%) RESTful
2 14 (2.46%) Middleware
3 13 (2.28%) Terraform
4 11 (1.93%) .NET
5 8 (1.40%) REST
6 6 (1.05%) Oracle Fusion
7 5 (0.88%) Web Services
8 4 (0.70%) ADO
8 4 (0.70%) ASP.NET
8 4 (0.70%) PySpark
9 2 (0.35%) CSS
9 2 (0.35%) HTML
9 2 (0.35%) JSON
9 2 (0.35%) SAP PI
10 1 (0.18%) .NET Core
10 1 (0.18%) DOM
10 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Graph
10 1 (0.18%) RabbitMQ
10 1 (0.18%) VCL
10 1 (0.18%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 42 (7.37%) Cloud Native
2 41 (7.19%) Low-Code
3 36 (6.32%) Management Information System
4 31 (5.44%) Video\Live Streaming
5 30 (5.26%) Distributed Systems
6 28 (4.91%) Marketing Technology
7 27 (4.74%) Blog
8 24 (4.21%) Onboarding
9 23 (4.04%) Self-Motivation
10 21 (3.68%) Product Ownership
11 20 (3.51%) Enterprise Software
12 15 (2.63%) Data Centre
13 14 (2.46%) Analytical Mindset
14 12 (2.11%) Driving Licence
15 11 (1.93%) Client/Server
16 10 (1.75%) Algorithms
16 10 (1.75%) Derivative
17 9 (1.58%) Virtual Team
18 7 (1.23%) CMDB
18 7 (1.23%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 36 (6.32%) Windows
2 28 (4.91%) Windows Server
3 21 (3.68%) Linux
4 1 (0.18%) Unix
4 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 234 (41.05%) Continuous Improvement
2 159 (27.89%) Stakeholder Management
3 147 (25.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 131 (22.98%) Problem-Solving
5 130 (22.81%) AI
6 129 (22.63%) Agile
7 123 (21.58%) Decision-Making
8 117 (20.53%) ITIL
9 91 (15.96%) Project Delivery
10 82 (14.39%) Service Delivery
11 79 (13.86%) Project Management
12 70 (12.28%) Roadmaps
13 68 (11.93%) Test Automation
14 64 (11.23%) DevOps
15 61 (10.70%) Analytics
15 61 (10.70%) CRM
16 60 (10.53%) Coaching
17 59 (10.35%) ERP
18 58 (10.18%) Risk Management
19 55 (9.65%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 61 (10.70%) SQL
2 59 (10.35%) Python
3 33 (5.79%) R
4 32 (5.61%) Go
5 28 (4.91%) PowerShell
6 12 (2.11%) JavaScript
7 9 (1.58%) C#
7 9 (1.58%) T-SQL
8 4 (0.70%) C++
8 4 (0.70%) Java
9 3 (0.53%) MATLAB
10 2 (0.35%) Bash
10 2 (0.35%) PHP
11 1 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.18%) Delphi
11 1 (0.18%) Pascal
11 1 (0.18%) Ruby
11 1 (0.18%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 68 (11.93%) Degree
2 20 (3.51%) Security Cleared
3 19 (3.33%) PMP
4 17 (2.98%) Azure Certification
5 16 (2.81%) PMI Certification
5 16 (2.81%) SC Cleared
6 15 (2.63%) APMG
7 10 (1.75%) BPSS Clearance
7 10 (1.75%) DBS Check
8 9 (1.58%) DV Cleared
9 7 (1.23%) CISM
9 7 (1.23%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 7 (1.23%) Master's Degree
10 6 (1.05%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (0.88%) IRCA
12 4 (0.70%) AWS Certification
12 4 (0.70%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 4 (0.70%) CISSP
12 4 (0.70%) ISEB
12 4 (0.70%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (7.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 35 (6.14%) GDPR
3 34 (5.96%) SLA
4 33 (5.79%) QA
5 24 (4.21%) Accessibility
6 16 (2.81%) Data Quality
6 16 (2.81%) PMO
7 11 (1.93%) GRC
8 7 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (0.88%) ISO 9001
10 4 (0.70%) Actionable Recommendations
10 4 (0.70%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 4 (0.70%) MiFID
10 4 (0.70%) NIST
10 4 (0.70%) PERC
11 3 (0.53%) ISO 19650
12 2 (0.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.18%) GAAP
13 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 64 (11.23%) Active Directory
2 16 (2.81%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (1.75%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.88%) Docker
5 4 (0.70%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.18%) GPFS
6 1 (0.18%) Lustre
6 1 (0.18%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.18%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 38 (6.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (2.98%) Kubernetes
3 14 (2.46%) Ansible
4 6 (1.05%) Packer
5 5 (0.88%) ZABBIX
6 4 (0.70%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (0.53%) Autotask
7 3 (0.53%) Grafana
7 3 (0.53%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.18%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 147 (25.79%) Microsoft
2 42 (7.37%) SAP
3 29 (5.09%) CrowdStrike
4 25 (4.39%) Oracle
4 25 (4.39%) ServiceNow
5 23 (4.04%) Cisco
5 23 (4.04%) Salesforce
6 20 (3.51%) VMware
7 10 (1.75%) Palo Alto
8 8 (1.40%) Remedy
9 7 (1.23%) IBM
9 7 (1.23%) IFS
9 7 (1.23%) Sage
10 6 (1.05%) Aruba
10 6 (1.05%) EMC
10 6 (1.05%) F5
10 6 (1.05%) Workday
10 6 (1.05%) YouTube
11 4 (0.70%) Epicor
11 4 (0.70%) Fortinet