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 10 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 110 110 109
Rank change year-on-year 0 -1 +28
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 391 496 751
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.43% 3.15% 2.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.81% 3.33% 2.93%
Number of salaries quoted 262 267 565
10th Percentile £37,000 £40,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £48,238 £49,875 £46,050
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - +4.42%
75th Percentile £78,438 £74,443 £72,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £93,011 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +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 13,892 14,889 25,667
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 86.42% 94.66% 92.69%
Number of salaries quoted 8,854 8,791 21,222
10th Percentile £30,038 £36,250 £34,784
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £43,477
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +7.82% -7.26%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

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 10 February 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 34 (8.70%) SharePoint
2 20 (5.12%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (3.58%) Confluence
4 12 (3.07%) Tomcat
4 12 (3.07%) WebSphere
4 12 (3.07%) WebSphere Application Server
5 7 (1.79%) Anypoint
6 1 (0.26%) CMS
Applications
1 36 (9.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (4.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.79%) Adobe XD
5 3 (0.77%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.51%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.51%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.26%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.26%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 14 (3.58%) Shopify
2 11 (2.81%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (2.30%) Dynamics NAV
4 8 (2.05%) Magento
5 5 (1.28%) NetSuite
5 5 (1.28%) SAP S/4HANA
6 4 (1.02%) SAP BPC
7 3 (0.77%) Remedy ITSM
8 2 (0.51%) Dynamics AX
8 2 (0.51%) iTrent
9 1 (0.26%) assyst
9 1 (0.26%) FLEXCUBE
9 1 (0.26%) Primavera
9 1 (0.26%) SAP IBP
9 1 (0.26%) SAP MII
9 1 (0.26%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 102 (26.09%) Azure
2 62 (15.86%) Microsoft 365
3 45 (11.51%) Entra ID
4 41 (10.49%) AWS
5 31 (7.93%) Power Platform
6 24 (6.14%) SaaS
7 15 (3.84%) Dynamics 365
8 11 (2.81%) Amazon S3
8 11 (2.81%) AWS Lambda
8 11 (2.81%) Serverless
9 10 (2.56%) Power Automate
10 9 (2.30%) Boomi
10 9 (2.30%) GitHub
10 9 (2.30%) GitHub Actions
11 8 (2.05%) GCP
12 7 (1.79%) Figma
12 7 (1.79%) iPaaS
12 7 (1.79%) Miro
12 7 (1.79%) PowerApps
12 7 (1.79%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 45 (11.51%) WAN
2 39 (9.97%) LAN
3 37 (9.46%) Firewall
4 33 (8.44%) SD-WAN
5 29 (7.42%) Wireless
6 24 (6.14%) Wireshark
7 15 (3.84%) VPN
8 12 (3.07%) SSL
9 6 (1.53%) DNS
9 6 (1.53%) TCP/IP
9 6 (1.53%) VLAN
10 5 (1.28%) Cisco ASA
10 5 (1.28%) DHCP
10 5 (1.28%) NX-OS
11 4 (1.02%) WLAN
12 3 (0.77%) VoIP
13 2 (0.51%) BGP
13 2 (0.51%) OSPF
14 1 (0.26%) EIGRP
14 1 (0.26%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (5.88%) Power BI
2 14 (3.58%) PostgreSQL
2 14 (3.58%) SQL Server
3 12 (3.07%) DB2
4 9 (2.30%) Azure SQL Database
5 8 (2.05%) Relational Database
6 4 (1.02%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.51%) Amazon Aurora
7 2 (0.51%) Apache Iceberg
7 2 (0.51%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.26%) Crystal Reports
8 1 (0.26%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.26%) EDMS
8 1 (0.26%) MS Access
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.26%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 36 (9.21%) JIRA
2 8 (2.05%) Bitbucket
2 8 (2.05%) GitLab
2 8 (2.05%) Subversion
3 1 (0.26%) Git
3 1 (0.26%) git-flow
3 1 (0.26%) Oracle APEX
3 1 (0.26%) Selenium
3 1 (0.26%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 196 (50.13%) Social Skills
2 154 (39.39%) Finance
3 67 (17.14%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (10.74%) Telecoms
5 39 (9.97%) Legal
6 30 (7.67%) Public Sector
7 29 (7.42%) Law
8 27 (6.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 24 (6.14%) Influencing Skills
10 22 (5.63%) Banking
11 18 (4.60%) Organisational Skills
12 15 (3.84%) Manufacturing
13 14 (3.58%) Local Government
14 12 (3.07%) Back Office
14 12 (3.07%) Documentation Skills
14 12 (3.07%) Presentation Skills
15 11 (2.81%) Pharmaceutical
16 8 (2.05%) Investment Banking
16 8 (2.05%) Marketing
17 7 (1.79%) Digital Health
Job Titles
1 72 (18.41%) Analyst
2 63 (16.11%) Senior
3 35 (8.95%) Lead
3 35 (8.95%) Project Manager
4 31 (7.93%) Change Manager
5 29 (7.42%) IT Manager
6 27 (6.91%) Business Analyst
6 27 (6.91%) Consultant
6 27 (6.91%) Support Engineer
7 26 (6.65%) Applications Support
8 25 (6.39%) Support Analyst
9 24 (6.14%) Infrastructure Support
10 23 (5.88%) Network Engineer
11 22 (5.63%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 21 (5.37%) IT Project Manager
13 17 (4.35%) Business Manager
14 16 (4.09%) Business Change Manager
14 16 (4.09%) Linux Support
14 16 (4.09%) Senior Consultant
15 15 (3.84%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.32%) REST
1 13 (3.32%) SOAP
2 12 (3.07%) HTML
2 12 (3.07%) LAPP Stack
2 12 (3.07%) LDAP
2 12 (3.07%) WebSphere MQ
3 11 (2.81%) Middleware
4 7 (1.79%) Web Services
5 5 (1.28%) JSON
5 5 (1.28%) Node.js
5 5 (1.28%) React
5 5 (1.28%) RESTful
5 5 (1.28%) XML
6 2 (0.51%) Oracle Fusion
6 2 (0.51%) SAP Fiori
6 2 (0.51%) SAP PI
7 1 (0.26%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 38 (9.72%) Data Centre
2 37 (9.46%) Management Information System
3 16 (4.09%) Product Ownership
4 12 (3.07%) Linux Command Line
4 12 (3.07%) Onboarding
5 11 (2.81%) Driving Licence
6 7 (1.79%) NHS
7 6 (1.53%) Low-Code
7 6 (1.53%) Video Conferencing
8 5 (1.28%) Client/Server
8 5 (1.28%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (1.28%) Mobile App
8 5 (1.28%) Social Media
8 5 (1.28%) Virtual Team
9 4 (1.02%) Clustering
9 4 (1.02%) CMDB
9 4 (1.02%) EPoS
9 4 (1.02%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 4 (1.02%) iPad
9 4 (1.02%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 48 (12.28%) Windows
2 26 (6.65%) Linux
3 23 (5.88%) Unix
4 18 (4.60%) Windows Server
5 16 (4.09%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 16 (4.09%) Windows 10
6 4 (1.02%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.51%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (26.09%) Continuous Improvement
2 95 (24.30%) ITIL
3 92 (23.53%) Agile
4 87 (22.25%) Project Management
5 80 (20.46%) Stakeholder Management
6 73 (18.67%) Problem-Solving
7 68 (17.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 64 (16.37%) Project Delivery
9 63 (16.11%) Customer Service
10 57 (14.58%) Coaching
11 52 (13.30%) Problem Management
12 50 (12.79%) Service Management
13 47 (12.02%) Roadmaps
14 46 (11.76%) Asset Management
15 44 (11.25%) ITSM
16 42 (10.74%) ERP
17 40 (10.23%) User Experience
18 39 (9.97%) Service Delivery
19 37 (9.46%) Risk Management
20 34 (8.70%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 43 (11.00%) SQL
2 29 (7.42%) Python
3 20 (5.12%) PowerShell
4 10 (2.56%) JavaScript
5 8 (2.05%) T-SQL
6 7 (1.79%) Kusto Query Language
7 5 (1.28%) C#
7 5 (1.28%) Java
7 5 (1.28%) R
7 5 (1.28%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.26%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 67 (17.14%) Degree
2 21 (5.37%) PMI Certification
3 20 (5.12%) ITIL Certification
4 18 (4.60%) Microsoft Certification
4 18 (4.60%) PMP
5 17 (4.35%) AWS Certification
6 8 (2.05%) Cisco Certification
6 8 (2.05%) Security Cleared
7 7 (1.79%) CCNA
7 7 (1.79%) Master's Degree
8 6 (1.53%) ACCA
8 6 (1.53%) Azure Certification
8 6 (1.53%) DBS Check
9 5 (1.28%) CIMA
9 5 (1.28%) MCSA
9 5 (1.28%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 5 (1.28%) SC Cleared
10 4 (1.02%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 2 (0.51%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.51%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (7.16%) SLA
2 27 (6.91%) PMO
3 19 (4.86%) QA
4 17 (4.35%) Accessibility
5 14 (3.58%) GDPR
6 8 (2.05%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 7 (1.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 6 (1.53%) GRC
9 4 (1.02%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.77%) GAAP
11 2 (0.51%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.26%) APQC
12 1 (0.26%) Data Quality
12 1 (0.26%) IFRS
12 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.26%) NIST
12 1 (0.26%) P3O
System Software
1 46 (11.76%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.53%) Docker
3 6 (1.53%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.53%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (1.28%) Firmware
5 4 (1.02%) Veritas Cluster Server
6 1 (0.26%) KVM
6 1 (0.26%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.26%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 25 (6.39%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (2.30%) Ansible
2 9 (2.30%) Single Sign-On
3 6 (1.53%) Kubernetes
4 5 (1.28%) Jamf Pro
5 4 (1.02%) PaperCut
5 4 (1.02%) Terraform
6 3 (0.77%) SCCM
7 1 (0.26%) Autotask
7 1 (0.26%) PowerCLI
7 1 (0.26%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.26%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 88 (22.51%) Microsoft
2 44 (11.25%) Cisco
3 35 (8.95%) ServiceNow
4 30 (7.67%) Meraki
5 29 (7.42%) CheckPoint
6 26 (6.65%) SAP
7 25 (6.39%) Palo Alto
8 24 (6.14%) SolarWinds
9 19 (4.86%) IBM
10 18 (4.60%) Oracle
11 16 (4.09%) Red Hat
12 14 (3.58%) Workday
13 10 (2.56%) Salesforce
13 10 (2.56%) VMware
14 9 (2.30%) ConnectWise
14 9 (2.30%) MuleSoft
15 8 (2.05%) Atlassian
15 8 (2.05%) IFS
15 8 (2.05%) Infor
15 8 (2.05%) WooCommerce