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 18 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 108 140 66
Rank change year-on-year +32 -74 +43
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 608 372 946
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.50% 2.28% 4.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.07% 2.45% 4.59%
Number of salaries quoted 357 263 392
10th Percentile £32,400 £36,500 £37,525
25th Percentile £45,544 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £67,813
90th Percentile £90,000 £97,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £56,134 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.89% +2.06% -

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 19,826 15,207 20,601
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.45% 93.22% 87.84%
Number of salaries quoted 14,213 8,631 12,628
10th Percentile £34,000 £30,000 £35,500
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,812 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

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 18 September 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 77 (12.66%) SharePoint
2 50 (8.22%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (2.14%) Confluence
4 9 (1.48%) IIS
5 2 (0.33%) CMS
6 1 (0.16%) FactoryTalk
6 1 (0.16%) SAS
Applications
1 22 (3.62%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (2.30%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (1.64%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (1.15%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.49%) Simulink
6 1 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.16%) Houdini
6 1 (0.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.16%) NUKE
6 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 40 (6.58%) Dynamics CRM
2 27 (4.44%) Dynamics GP
3 8 (1.32%) Remedy ITSM
4 6 (0.99%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.49%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 3 (0.49%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 3 (0.49%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.49%) Teamcenter
6 2 (0.33%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.33%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.33%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.33%) Primavera
6 2 (0.33%) Unit4 Business World
7 1 (0.16%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.16%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.16%) Odoo
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 139 (22.86%) Azure
2 85 (13.98%) Microsoft 365
3 78 (12.83%) SaaS
4 62 (10.20%) Entra ID
5 57 (9.38%) AWS
6 50 (8.22%) Power Platform
7 30 (4.93%) Mimecast
8 24 (3.95%) Dynamics 365
9 15 (2.47%) OneDrive
10 13 (2.14%) Azure DevOps
10 13 (2.14%) Microsoft Copilot
11 10 (1.64%) Power Automate
12 8 (1.32%) GCP
12 8 (1.32%) IaaS
12 8 (1.32%) PaaS
13 7 (1.15%) Boomi
13 7 (1.15%) Serverless
14 6 (0.99%) Intacct
15 5 (0.82%) Amazon EKS
15 5 (0.82%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 35 (5.76%) Firewall
2 33 (5.43%) Broadband
3 31 (5.10%) DNS
3 31 (5.10%) TCP/IP
4 26 (4.28%) DHCP
5 24 (3.95%) VPN
6 21 (3.45%) LAN
6 21 (3.45%) WAN
7 20 (3.29%) VLAN
8 12 (1.97%) BGP
9 11 (1.81%) Network Security
9 11 (1.81%) OSPF
10 10 (1.64%) Wi-Fi
11 8 (1.32%) Cisco Nexus
12 7 (1.15%) Ethernet VPN
12 7 (1.15%) Structured Cabling
12 7 (1.15%) VXLAN
13 6 (0.99%) VoIP
14 5 (0.82%) SD-WAN
14 5 (0.82%) VRRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (6.41%) SQL Server
2 34 (5.59%) PostgreSQL
3 31 (5.10%) Power BI
4 25 (4.11%) MongoDB
5 12 (1.97%) Azure SQL Database
6 8 (1.32%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (0.99%) MySQL
8 5 (0.82%) Relational Database
8 5 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.82%) Tableau
9 4 (0.66%) Data Lake
9 4 (0.66%) Delta Lake
9 4 (0.66%) Metadata
9 4 (0.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.33%) Power Query
11 1 (0.16%) Amazon RDS
11 1 (0.16%) Big Data
11 1 (0.16%) Oracle Database
11 1 (0.16%) SSDT
11 1 (0.16%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 70 (11.51%) JIRA
2 23 (3.78%) Git
3 5 (0.82%) Sonatype Nexus
4 4 (0.66%) Eclipse
4 4 (0.66%) GitLab
4 4 (0.66%) Rational DOORS
4 4 (0.66%) Visual Studio
4 4 (0.66%) Visual Studio Code
5 3 (0.49%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.33%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 2 (0.33%) Yeoman
7 1 (0.16%) Flyway
7 1 (0.16%) MLflow
General
1 271 (44.57%) Social Skills
2 183 (30.10%) Finance
3 146 (24.01%) Analytical Skills
4 80 (13.16%) Legal
5 62 (10.20%) Law
6 56 (9.21%) Organisational Skills
7 53 (8.72%) Marketing
8 50 (8.22%) Influencing Skills
9 43 (7.07%) Presentation Skills
10 41 (6.74%) Public Sector
11 38 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 38 (6.25%) Retail
12 34 (5.59%) Games
13 23 (3.78%) Banking
14 22 (3.62%) French Language
15 16 (2.63%) Telecoms
16 15 (2.47%) Back Office
17 14 (2.30%) Aerospace
17 14 (2.30%) German Language
18 13 (2.14%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 117 (19.24%) Senior
2 85 (13.98%) Analyst
3 69 (11.35%) Lead
4 53 (8.72%) Support Engineer
5 38 (6.25%) Support Analyst
6 35 (5.76%) Consultant
7 31 (5.10%) IT Manager
8 30 (4.93%) Project Manager
9 29 (4.77%) Developer
9 29 (4.77%) Marketing Manager
10 28 (4.61%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 27 (4.44%) Applications Support
11 27 (4.44%) Technology Manager
12 25 (4.11%) IT Support
13 24 (3.95%) Service Manager
13 24 (3.95%) Systems Engineer
14 23 (3.78%) Senior Analyst
15 22 (3.62%) Service Analyst
16 20 (3.29%) Process Analyst
17 18 (2.96%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (4.61%) RESTful
2 14 (2.30%) Middleware
2 14 (2.30%) Terraform
3 11 (1.81%) .NET
4 6 (0.99%) Oracle Fusion
5 5 (0.82%) PySpark
5 5 (0.82%) Web Services
6 4 (0.66%) ASP.NET
6 4 (0.66%) YAML
7 3 (0.49%) ADO
7 3 (0.49%) REST
8 2 (0.33%) CSS
8 2 (0.33%) HTML
8 2 (0.33%) JSON
8 2 (0.33%) SAP PI
9 1 (0.16%) .NET Core
9 1 (0.16%) DOM
9 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Graph
9 1 (0.16%) RabbitMQ
9 1 (0.16%) VCL
Miscellaneous
1 42 (6.91%) Management Information System
2 41 (6.74%) Cloud Native
3 35 (5.76%) Low-Code
4 32 (5.26%) Self-Motivation
5 30 (4.93%) Distributed Systems
6 28 (4.61%) Marketing Technology
7 27 (4.44%) Blog
8 25 (4.11%) Onboarding
8 25 (4.11%) Video\Live Streaming
9 20 (3.29%) Enterprise Software
10 19 (3.13%) Data Centre
11 16 (2.63%) Product Ownership
12 10 (1.64%) Client/Server
13 9 (1.48%) Analytical Mindset
13 9 (1.48%) Derivative
14 8 (1.32%) Virtual Team
15 7 (1.15%) Driving Licence
16 6 (0.99%) Private Cloud
16 6 (0.99%) Public Cloud
16 6 (0.99%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 41 (6.74%) Windows
2 30 (4.93%) Windows Server
3 20 (3.29%) Linux
4 2 (0.33%) AIX
4 2 (0.33%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (0.33%) Solaris
4 2 (0.33%) VxWorks
4 2 (0.33%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.16%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 248 (40.79%) Continuous Improvement
2 183 (30.10%) Stakeholder Management
3 146 (24.01%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 145 (23.85%) Problem-Solving
5 144 (23.68%) Decision-Making
6 142 (23.36%) ITIL
7 137 (22.53%) AI
8 131 (21.55%) Agile
9 94 (15.46%) Service Delivery
10 89 (14.64%) Project Delivery
11 79 (12.99%) Coaching
11 79 (12.99%) Project Management
12 71 (11.68%) Service Management
13 65 (10.69%) Incident Management
14 64 (10.53%) Release Management
14 64 (10.53%) Roadmaps
15 61 (10.03%) DevOps
15 61 (10.03%) Risk Management
16 60 (9.87%) Mentoring
16 60 (9.87%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 65 (10.69%) SQL
2 56 (9.21%) Python
3 34 (5.59%) R
4 28 (4.61%) PowerShell
5 26 (4.28%) Go
6 14 (2.30%) JavaScript
7 9 (1.48%) C#
7 9 (1.48%) T-SQL
8 6 (0.99%) C++
9 4 (0.66%) Java
10 3 (0.49%) MATLAB
11 2 (0.33%) Bash
11 2 (0.33%) C
11 2 (0.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.33%) PHP
12 1 (0.16%) Bicep
12 1 (0.16%) Delphi
12 1 (0.16%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.16%) Ruby
12 1 (0.16%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 83 (13.65%) Degree
2 33 (5.43%) Security Cleared
3 29 (4.77%) SC Cleared
4 19 (3.13%) PMP
5 18 (2.96%) Azure Certification
6 16 (2.63%) APMG
7 15 (2.47%) PMI Certification
8 13 (2.14%) DBS Check
9 10 (1.64%) BPSS Clearance
9 10 (1.64%) Computer Science Degree
10 9 (1.48%) DV Cleared
11 7 (1.15%) AWS Certification
11 7 (1.15%) CISM
11 7 (1.15%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 6 (0.99%) ACCA
12 6 (0.99%) CIMA
12 6 (0.99%) Master's Degree
12 6 (0.99%) Microsoft Certification
13 5 (0.82%) ITIL Certification
13 5 (0.82%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (7.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (5.59%) SLA
3 29 (4.77%) GDPR
4 28 (4.61%) Accessibility
5 21 (3.45%) QA
6 16 (2.63%) PMO
7 15 (2.47%) Data Quality
8 12 (1.97%) Cyber Essentials
9 10 (1.64%) GRC
10 6 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 4 (0.66%) Actionable Recommendations
11 4 (0.66%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 4 (0.66%) NIST
11 4 (0.66%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (0.49%) ISO 19650
13 2 (0.33%) MiFID
13 2 (0.33%) PERC
14 1 (0.16%) COBIT
14 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 1 (0.16%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 67 (11.02%) Active Directory
2 15 (2.47%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (2.30%) Hyper-V
4 8 (1.32%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (0.82%) Docker
6 1 (0.16%) GPFS
6 1 (0.16%) Lustre
6 1 (0.16%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.16%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 43 (7.07%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (2.30%) Kubernetes
3 12 (1.97%) Ansible
4 5 (0.82%) ZABBIX
5 4 (0.66%) Packer
6 3 (0.49%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 3 (0.49%) Autotask
6 3 (0.49%) Grafana
6 3 (0.49%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.16%) Failover Clustering
7 1 (0.16%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.16%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 161 (26.48%) Microsoft
2 52 (8.55%) SAP
3 39 (6.41%) ServiceNow
4 32 (5.26%) Oracle
5 30 (4.93%) CrowdStrike
6 25 (4.11%) Cisco
7 19 (3.13%) VMware
8 17 (2.80%) Salesforce
9 12 (1.97%) Workday
10 9 (1.48%) YouTube
11 8 (1.32%) Remedy
12 7 (1.15%) IBM
12 7 (1.15%) IFS
12 7 (1.15%) Palo Alto
13 6 (0.99%) Aruba
13 6 (0.99%) Sage
13 6 (0.99%) Veeam
14 4 (0.66%) F5
14 4 (0.66%) Google
14 4 (0.66%) Infor