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 26 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 130 127 82
Rank change year-on-year -3 -45 +53
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 374 424 1,154
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.97% 2.91% 3.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.38% 3.07% 3.88%
Number of salaries quoted 245 315 678
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,800 £37,101
25th Percentile £46,446 £46,244 £44,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% +0.88%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,886 £72,375
90th Percentile £95,750 £95,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -

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 15,706 13,805 29,705
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.93% 94.87% 90.38%
Number of salaries quoted 11,181 8,074 23,429
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,231 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,250 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.56% +6.36% -9.84%

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 26 May 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 45 (12.03%) SharePoint
2 27 (7.22%) Microsoft Exchange
3 20 (5.35%) Confluence
4 2 (0.53%) CMS
Applications
1 16 (4.28%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.87%) Microsoft Project
3 4 (1.07%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.80%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.27%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 11 (2.94%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (2.67%) Dynamics NAV
3 9 (2.41%) Magento
3 9 (2.41%) Shopify
4 8 (2.14%) SAP S/4HANA
5 5 (1.34%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.80%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.53%) Remedy ITSM
7 2 (0.53%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.27%) iTrent
8 1 (0.27%) NetSuite
8 1 (0.27%) Oracle General Ledger
8 1 (0.27%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.27%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.27%) SAP IBP
8 1 (0.27%) SAP MII
8 1 (0.27%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 96 (25.67%) Azure
2 56 (14.97%) SaaS
3 55 (14.71%) Microsoft 365
4 52 (13.90%) Entra ID
5 36 (9.63%) AWS
6 20 (5.35%) Dynamics 365
6 20 (5.35%) Power Platform
7 16 (4.28%) Mimecast
8 11 (2.94%) Intacct
9 10 (2.67%) GitHub
9 10 (2.67%) GitHub Actions
10 8 (2.14%) Microsoft Copilot
11 7 (1.87%) OneDrive
12 6 (1.60%) Azure DevOps
13 4 (1.07%) Azure Event Grid
13 4 (1.07%) Azure Service Bus
13 4 (1.07%) Boomi
13 4 (1.07%) GCP
13 4 (1.07%) Lucidchart
13 4 (1.07%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 26 (6.95%) Broadband
2 15 (4.01%) Firewall
3 13 (3.48%) WAN
4 10 (2.67%) LAN
5 9 (2.41%) DHCP
5 9 (2.41%) DNS
5 9 (2.41%) TCP/IP
6 7 (1.87%) SD-WAN
7 5 (1.34%) VPN
8 4 (1.07%) VLAN
9 3 (0.80%) Cisco ASA
9 3 (0.80%) Network Security
9 3 (0.80%) NGN
10 2 (0.53%) Cisco Firepower
10 2 (0.53%) NX-OS
10 2 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.27%) Ethernet VPN
11 1 (0.27%) PSTN
11 1 (0.27%) VSAN
11 1 (0.27%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (6.15%) PostgreSQL
2 22 (5.88%) MongoDB
3 17 (4.55%) SQL Server
4 11 (2.94%) Azure SQL Database
4 11 (2.94%) Power BI
5 1 (0.27%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.27%) BigQuery
5 1 (0.27%) Metadata
5 1 (0.27%) MS Access
5 1 (0.27%) MySQL
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (0.27%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.27%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.27%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 63 (16.84%) JIRA
2 9 (2.41%) Git
3 6 (1.60%) Visual Studio Code
4 5 (1.34%) Bitbucket
5 4 (1.07%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.80%) GitLab
6 3 (0.80%) Subversion
7 2 (0.53%) Eclipse
8 1 (0.27%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 1 (0.27%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.27%) Selenium
8 1 (0.27%) Tricentis qTest
8 1 (0.27%) Yeoman
General
1 166 (44.39%) Social Skills
2 153 (40.91%) Finance
3 70 (18.72%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (11.76%) Law
5 43 (11.50%) Legal
6 36 (9.63%) Marketing
7 24 (6.42%) Back Office
7 24 (6.42%) Banking
7 24 (6.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 24 (6.42%) Presentation Skills
8 22 (5.88%) Games
8 22 (5.88%) Influencing Skills
8 22 (5.88%) Organisational Skills
8 22 (5.88%) Retail
9 16 (4.28%) Manufacturing
10 15 (4.01%) Public Sector
11 14 (3.74%) Italian Language
12 13 (3.48%) German Language
13 8 (2.14%) Documentation Skills
14 6 (1.60%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 59 (15.78%) Senior
2 48 (12.83%) Analyst
3 39 (10.43%) Support Engineer
4 38 (10.16%) Lead
5 36 (9.63%) Project Manager
6 28 (7.49%) IT Manager
7 27 (7.22%) Consultant
8 22 (5.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 19 (5.08%) Infrastructure Support
9 19 (5.08%) IT Project Manager
10 18 (4.81%) Applications Support
10 18 (4.81%) Business Analyst
11 17 (4.55%) 3rd Line Support
11 17 (4.55%) Azure Engineer
11 17 (4.55%) Support Analyst
12 16 (4.28%) Developer
12 16 (4.28%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
12 16 (4.28%) IT Engineer
12 16 (4.28%) IT Support
12 16 (4.28%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.28%) REST
2 15 (4.01%) RESTful
3 14 (3.74%) Middleware
4 9 (2.41%) SOAP
5 5 (1.34%) .NET
6 4 (1.07%) ADO
6 4 (1.07%) HTML
6 4 (1.07%) Oracle Fusion
6 4 (1.07%) SAP PI
7 3 (0.80%) Node.js
7 3 (0.80%) React
8 2 (0.53%) JSON
8 2 (0.53%) SAP Fiori
8 2 (0.53%) Web Services
9 1 (0.27%) CSS
9 1 (0.27%) DOM
9 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Graph
9 1 (0.27%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 30 (8.02%) Cloud Native
2 28 (7.49%) Low-Code
3 27 (7.22%) Product Ownership
4 22 (5.88%) Video\Live Streaming
5 16 (4.28%) Onboarding
6 15 (4.01%) Distributed Systems
7 14 (3.74%) Data Centre
8 13 (3.48%) Driving Licence
9 12 (3.21%) Analytical Mindset
9 12 (3.21%) Management Information System
10 11 (2.94%) Client/Server
11 9 (2.41%) Enterprise Software
11 9 (2.41%) Self-Motivation
12 8 (2.14%) Public Cloud
12 8 (2.14%) Virtual Team
13 7 (1.87%) Algorithms
13 7 (1.87%) Legacy Systems
14 6 (1.60%) CMDB
14 6 (1.60%) Private Cloud
14 6 (1.60%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 29 (7.75%) Windows
2 18 (4.81%) Windows Server
3 15 (4.01%) Linux
4 5 (1.34%) Windows 10
5 4 (1.07%) Unix
6 2 (0.53%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.27%) Android
7 1 (0.27%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.27%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 133 (35.56%) Continuous Improvement
2 87 (23.26%) Agile
3 80 (21.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 78 (20.86%) ITIL
4 78 (20.86%) Stakeholder Management
5 77 (20.59%) Roadmaps
6 76 (20.32%) Problem-Solving
7 71 (18.98%) Project Delivery
8 64 (17.11%) Project Management
9 58 (15.51%) AI
10 51 (13.64%) ERP
11 46 (12.30%) Service Delivery
12 45 (12.03%) Coaching
12 45 (12.03%) Decision-Making
13 42 (11.23%) Mentoring
14 39 (10.43%) Validation
15 37 (9.89%) DevOps
16 36 (9.63%) ITSM
17 35 (9.36%) Process Improvement
18 34 (9.09%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 40 (10.70%) Python
2 39 (10.43%) SQL
3 22 (5.88%) Go
4 21 (5.61%) PowerShell
5 16 (4.28%) R
6 9 (2.41%) T-SQL
7 4 (1.07%) C#
7 4 (1.07%) JavaScript
7 4 (1.07%) Kusto Query Language
8 3 (0.80%) Java
9 2 (0.53%) PHP
10 1 (0.27%) Bash
Qualifications
1 51 (13.64%) Degree
2 17 (4.55%) Azure Certification
2 17 (4.55%) PMI Certification
3 14 (3.74%) PMP
4 12 (3.21%) Security Cleared
5 11 (2.94%) Microsoft Certification
6 9 (2.41%) SC Cleared
7 7 (1.87%) ITIL Certification
8 6 (1.60%) APMG
8 6 (1.60%) IRCA
8 6 (1.60%) Master's Degree
9 5 (1.34%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (1.07%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (0.80%) CCNA
11 3 (0.80%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.53%) CCNP
12 2 (0.53%) CISSP
12 2 (0.53%) ISEB
12 2 (0.53%) MCSA
12 2 (0.53%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 21 (5.61%) GDPR
3 20 (5.35%) PMO
3 20 (5.35%) QA
4 16 (4.28%) SLA
5 7 (1.87%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (1.87%) GRC
6 6 (1.60%) Accessibility
6 6 (1.60%) Data Quality
6 6 (1.60%) ISO 9001
7 4 (1.07%) Actionable Recommendations
7 4 (1.07%) GAAP
7 4 (1.07%) MiFID
8 3 (0.80%) PERC
8 3 (0.80%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.53%) ISO 22301
9 2 (0.53%) NIST
10 1 (0.27%) IFRS
10 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 58 (15.51%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.94%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.07%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.80%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.53%) Firmware
5 2 (0.53%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.53%) Veritas Cluster Server
5 2 (0.53%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.27%) Docker
6 1 (0.27%) KVM
6 1 (0.27%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 29 (7.75%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (4.81%) Ansible
3 15 (4.01%) Terraform
4 12 (3.21%) Kubernetes
5 6 (1.60%) Packer
6 4 (1.07%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 4 (1.07%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.80%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (0.80%) SCCM
8 2 (0.53%) Grafana
8 2 (0.53%) PaperCut
8 2 (0.53%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.27%) Autotask
9 1 (0.27%) PowerCLI
9 1 (0.27%) SysTrack
9 1 (0.27%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 100 (26.74%) Microsoft
2 33 (8.82%) ServiceNow
3 27 (7.22%) SAP
4 18 (4.81%) Salesforce
5 16 (4.28%) Cisco
5 16 (4.28%) CrowdStrike
6 14 (3.74%) Oracle
7 11 (2.94%) Sage
7 11 (2.94%) VMware
8 10 (2.67%) ConnectWise
9 9 (2.41%) WooCommerce
10 8 (2.14%) Palo Alto
11 7 (1.87%) Atlassian
11 7 (1.87%) F5
12 6 (1.60%) EMC
13 5 (1.34%) Ubiquiti
14 4 (1.07%) MuleSoft
14 4 (1.07%) Okta
14 4 (1.07%) OneLogin
14 4 (1.07%) OpenAI