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

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 110 143 63
Rank change year-on-year +33 -80 +43
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 591 372 945
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.47% 2.29% 4.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.02% 2.46% 4.60%
Number of salaries quoted 339 264 394
10th Percentile £32,250 £35,375 £38,425
25th Percentile £46,250 £43,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £54,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.48% -1.82% -8.33%
75th Percentile £76,500 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,700 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £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 19,546 15,102 20,547
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.74% 93.04% 87.68%
Number of salaries quoted 14,050 8,683 12,951
10th Percentile £34,000 £29,750 £35,225
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,500 £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 12 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 76 (12.86%) SharePoint
2 51 (8.63%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (2.20%) Confluence
4 9 (1.52%) IIS
5 2 (0.34%) CMS
6 1 (0.17%) SAS
Applications
1 20 (3.38%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (2.20%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (1.52%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (1.02%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.51%) Simulink
6 1 (0.17%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.17%) Houdini
6 1 (0.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.17%) NUKE
6 1 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 40 (6.77%) Dynamics CRM
2 27 (4.57%) Dynamics GP
3 8 (1.35%) Remedy ITSM
4 6 (1.02%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.51%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 3 (0.51%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.51%) Teamcenter
6 2 (0.34%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.34%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.34%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 2 (0.34%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.34%) Primavera
6 2 (0.34%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.34%) Unit4 Business World
7 1 (0.17%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.17%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.17%) Odoo
7 1 (0.17%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 136 (23.01%) Azure
2 83 (14.04%) Microsoft 365
3 82 (13.87%) SaaS
4 63 (10.66%) Entra ID
5 61 (10.32%) AWS
6 41 (6.94%) Power Platform
7 32 (5.41%) Mimecast
8 25 (4.23%) Dynamics 365
9 14 (2.37%) OneDrive
10 13 (2.20%) Microsoft Copilot
11 12 (2.03%) Azure DevOps
12 9 (1.52%) Power Automate
13 8 (1.35%) IaaS
13 8 (1.35%) PaaS
14 7 (1.18%) GCP
14 7 (1.18%) Intacct
14 7 (1.18%) Serverless
15 6 (1.02%) Boomi
15 6 (1.02%) GitHub
16 5 (0.85%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 40 (6.77%) Broadband
2 34 (5.75%) Firewall
3 31 (5.25%) DNS
3 31 (5.25%) TCP/IP
4 26 (4.40%) DHCP
5 24 (4.06%) VPN
6 21 (3.55%) LAN
6 21 (3.55%) WAN
7 19 (3.21%) VLAN
8 11 (1.86%) BGP
8 11 (1.86%) Network Security
8 11 (1.86%) OSPF
9 10 (1.69%) Wi-Fi
10 8 (1.35%) Cisco Nexus
11 7 (1.18%) Structured Cabling
12 6 (1.02%) Ethernet VPN
12 6 (1.02%) VoIP
12 6 (1.02%) VXLAN
13 5 (0.85%) SD-WAN
14 4 (0.68%) HSRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (6.60%) PostgreSQL
2 38 (6.43%) SQL Server
3 30 (5.08%) MongoDB
4 22 (3.72%) Power BI
5 11 (1.86%) Azure SQL Database
6 7 (1.18%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (1.02%) MySQL
8 5 (0.85%) Relational Database
8 5 (0.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.85%) Tableau
9 4 (0.68%) Data Lake
9 4 (0.68%) Delta Lake
9 4 (0.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.51%) Metadata
11 1 (0.17%) Amazon RDS
11 1 (0.17%) Big Data
11 1 (0.17%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.17%) Oracle Database
11 1 (0.17%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 72 (12.18%) JIRA
2 24 (4.06%) Git
3 5 (0.85%) Sonatype Nexus
3 5 (0.85%) Visual Studio Code
4 4 (0.68%) Eclipse
4 4 (0.68%) GitLab
4 4 (0.68%) Rational DOORS
4 4 (0.68%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.51%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.34%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 2 (0.34%) Yeoman
General
1 265 (44.84%) Social Skills
2 177 (29.95%) Finance
3 144 (24.37%) Analytical Skills
4 82 (13.87%) Legal
5 62 (10.49%) Law
6 59 (9.98%) Marketing
7 54 (9.14%) Organisational Skills
8 49 (8.29%) Influencing Skills
9 43 (7.28%) Presentation Skills
10 39 (6.60%) Games
11 38 (6.43%) Retail
12 36 (6.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 32 (5.41%) Public Sector
14 24 (4.06%) Banking
15 20 (3.38%) French Language
16 16 (2.71%) Telecoms
17 14 (2.37%) Aerospace
17 14 (2.37%) Back Office
17 14 (2.37%) German Language
18 13 (2.20%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 117 (19.80%) Senior
2 80 (13.54%) Analyst
3 65 (11.00%) Lead
4 55 (9.31%) Support Engineer
5 37 (6.26%) Consultant
6 36 (6.09%) Support Analyst
7 31 (5.25%) Marketing Manager
8 30 (5.08%) Developer
9 29 (4.91%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 29 (4.91%) Project Manager
10 27 (4.57%) Technology Manager
11 26 (4.40%) IT Support
12 25 (4.23%) Applications Support
13 24 (4.06%) Systems Engineer
14 23 (3.89%) IT Manager
15 22 (3.72%) Senior Analyst
16 20 (3.38%) Process Analyst
16 20 (3.38%) Service Analyst
17 19 (3.21%) Architect
17 19 (3.21%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (4.74%) RESTful
2 14 (2.37%) Middleware
2 14 (2.37%) Terraform
3 11 (1.86%) .NET
4 7 (1.18%) REST
5 6 (1.02%) Oracle Fusion
6 5 (0.85%) Web Services
7 4 (0.68%) ASP.NET
7 4 (0.68%) PySpark
7 4 (0.68%) YAML
8 3 (0.51%) ADO
9 2 (0.34%) CSS
9 2 (0.34%) HTML
9 2 (0.34%) JSON
9 2 (0.34%) SAP PI
10 1 (0.17%) .NET Core
10 1 (0.17%) Apache Camel
10 1 (0.17%) Kafka
10 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Graph
10 1 (0.17%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 42 (7.11%) Cloud Native
2 40 (6.77%) Low-Code
3 37 (6.26%) Management Information System
4 30 (5.08%) Distributed Systems
4 30 (5.08%) Self-Motivation
4 30 (5.08%) Video\Live Streaming
5 28 (4.74%) Marketing Technology
6 27 (4.57%) Blog
7 23 (3.89%) Onboarding
8 21 (3.55%) Product Ownership
9 20 (3.38%) Enterprise Software
10 18 (3.05%) Data Centre
11 10 (1.69%) Analytical Mindset
11 10 (1.69%) Client/Server
12 9 (1.52%) Algorithms
13 8 (1.35%) Derivative
13 8 (1.35%) Driving Licence
13 8 (1.35%) Virtual Team
14 7 (1.18%) Public Cloud
15 6 (1.02%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 39 (6.60%) Windows
2 30 (5.08%) Windows Server
3 21 (3.55%) Linux
4 2 (0.34%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (0.34%) VxWorks
5 1 (0.17%) AIX
5 1 (0.17%) Solaris
5 1 (0.17%) Unix
5 1 (0.17%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 242 (40.95%) Continuous Improvement
2 169 (28.60%) Stakeholder Management
3 142 (24.03%) Problem-Solving
4 141 (23.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 134 (22.67%) AI
6 133 (22.50%) Decision-Making
7 131 (22.17%) Agile
8 127 (21.49%) ITIL
9 89 (15.06%) Service Delivery
10 86 (14.55%) Project Delivery
11 77 (13.03%) Project Management
12 69 (11.68%) Coaching
13 67 (11.34%) Roadmaps
14 64 (10.83%) Test Automation
15 62 (10.49%) Service Management
16 61 (10.32%) DevOps
17 59 (9.98%) ERP
17 59 (9.98%) Incident Management
18 58 (9.81%) CRM
19 57 (9.64%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 61 (10.32%) SQL
2 60 (10.15%) Python
3 36 (6.09%) R
4 31 (5.25%) Go
5 28 (4.74%) PowerShell
6 12 (2.03%) JavaScript
7 9 (1.52%) C#
7 9 (1.52%) T-SQL
8 6 (1.02%) C++
9 4 (0.68%) Java
10 3 (0.51%) MATLAB
11 2 (0.34%) Bash
11 2 (0.34%) C
11 2 (0.34%) PHP
12 1 (0.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.17%) Delphi
12 1 (0.17%) Pascal
12 1 (0.17%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.17%) Ruby
12 1 (0.17%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 81 (13.71%) Degree
2 29 (4.91%) Security Cleared
3 25 (4.23%) SC Cleared
4 19 (3.21%) PMP
5 17 (2.88%) Azure Certification
6 16 (2.71%) PMI Certification
7 15 (2.54%) APMG
8 13 (2.20%) DBS Check
9 10 (1.69%) BPSS Clearance
10 9 (1.52%) Computer Science Degree
10 9 (1.52%) DV Cleared
11 7 (1.18%) CISM
11 7 (1.18%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 6 (1.02%) AWS Certification
12 6 (1.02%) Master's Degree
13 5 (0.85%) Microsoft Certification
13 5 (0.85%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 4 (0.68%) CISSP
14 4 (0.68%) CRISC
14 4 (0.68%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (8.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 33 (5.58%) SLA
3 31 (5.25%) GDPR
4 29 (4.91%) QA
5 28 (4.74%) Accessibility
6 15 (2.54%) Data Quality
6 15 (2.54%) PMO
7 11 (1.86%) Cyber Essentials
8 10 (1.69%) GRC
9 5 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (0.68%) Actionable Recommendations
10 4 (0.68%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 4 (0.68%) NIST
10 4 (0.68%) PERC
11 3 (0.51%) ISO 19650
11 3 (0.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.34%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.34%) MiFID
13 1 (0.17%) COBIT
13 1 (0.17%) GAAP
System Software
1 68 (11.51%) Active Directory
2 15 (2.54%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (2.37%) Hyper-V
4 7 (1.18%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (0.85%) Docker
6 1 (0.17%) GPFS
6 1 (0.17%) Lustre
6 1 (0.17%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.17%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 44 (7.45%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (2.54%) Kubernetes
3 13 (2.20%) Ansible
4 5 (0.85%) Packer
4 5 (0.85%) ZABBIX
5 3 (0.51%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 3 (0.51%) Autotask
5 3 (0.51%) Grafana
5 3 (0.51%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.17%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 156 (26.40%) Microsoft
2 49 (8.29%) SAP
3 32 (5.41%) CrowdStrike
4 30 (5.08%) ServiceNow
5 29 (4.91%) Oracle
6 25 (4.23%) Cisco
7 21 (3.55%) Salesforce
8 19 (3.21%) VMware
9 10 (1.69%) Workday
10 8 (1.35%) Palo Alto
10 8 (1.35%) Remedy
10 8 (1.35%) YouTube
11 7 (1.18%) IBM
11 7 (1.18%) Sage
12 6 (1.02%) Aruba
12 6 (1.02%) IFS
12 6 (1.02%) Veeam
13 5 (0.85%) EMC
13 5 (0.85%) F5
14 4 (0.68%) Epicor