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

6 months to
29 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 145 65
Rank change year-on-year +40 -80 +51
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 610 366 872
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.46% 2.21% 3.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.03% 2.36% 4.41%
Number of salaries quoted 352 249 361
10th Percentile £34,397 £34,550 £37,750
25th Percentile £46,074 £44,128 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.27% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £76,250 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £97,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £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 20,108 15,510 19,787
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 80.96% 93.68% 88.06%
Number of salaries quoted 14,355 8,405 11,799
10th Percentile £34,000 £29,750 £35,188
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,015 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -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 £58,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -5.17% -3.33%

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 29 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 74 (12.13%) SharePoint
2 50 (8.20%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.97%) Confluence
4 9 (1.48%) IIS
5 2 (0.33%) CMS
6 1 (0.16%) FactoryTalk
6 1 (0.16%) SAS
Applications
1 22 (3.61%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (2.46%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (1.80%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (1.15%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.49%) Simulink
6 2 (0.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.16%) Houdini
7 1 (0.16%) NUKE
7 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 40 (6.56%) Dynamics CRM
2 27 (4.43%) Dynamics GP
3 9 (1.48%) Remedy ITSM
4 6 (0.98%) SAP S/4HANA
5 4 (0.66%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 3 (0.49%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 3 (0.49%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.49%) Teamcenter
7 2 (0.33%) iTrent
7 2 (0.33%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (0.33%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.33%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.33%) Primavera
7 2 (0.33%) Unit4 Business World
8 1 (0.16%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.16%) NetSuite
8 1 (0.16%) Odoo
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 133 (21.80%) Azure
2 85 (13.93%) Microsoft 365
3 71 (11.64%) SaaS
4 57 (9.34%) AWS
4 57 (9.34%) Entra ID
5 51 (8.36%) Power Platform
6 27 (4.43%) Mimecast
7 24 (3.93%) Dynamics 365
8 17 (2.79%) OneDrive
9 14 (2.30%) Azure DevOps
9 14 (2.30%) Microsoft Copilot
10 10 (1.64%) Power Automate
11 9 (1.48%) PaaS
12 8 (1.31%) GCP
12 8 (1.31%) IaaS
12 8 (1.31%) Serverless
13 7 (1.15%) Boomi
14 5 (0.82%) GitHub
14 5 (0.82%) Intacct
14 5 (0.82%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 35 (5.74%) Firewall
2 32 (5.25%) DNS
3 31 (5.08%) Broadband
3 31 (5.08%) TCP/IP
4 27 (4.43%) DHCP
5 24 (3.93%) VPN
6 21 (3.44%) VLAN
7 20 (3.28%) LAN
7 20 (3.28%) WAN
8 13 (2.13%) BGP
9 11 (1.80%) OSPF
10 10 (1.64%) Network Security
10 10 (1.64%) Wi-Fi
11 8 (1.31%) Cisco Nexus
11 8 (1.31%) Ethernet VPN
11 8 (1.31%) VXLAN
12 7 (1.15%) Structured Cabling
13 6 (0.98%) HSRP
13 6 (0.98%) VoIP
13 6 (0.98%) VRRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (6.56%) SQL Server
2 34 (5.57%) PostgreSQL
3 32 (5.25%) Power BI
4 24 (3.93%) MongoDB
5 9 (1.48%) Azure SQL Database
6 8 (1.31%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (0.98%) MySQL
7 6 (0.98%) Relational Database
7 6 (0.98%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.82%) Metadata
8 5 (0.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 5 (0.82%) Tableau
9 4 (0.66%) Data Lake
9 4 (0.66%) Delta Lake
10 2 (0.33%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.33%) Power Query
11 1 (0.16%) Amazon RDS
11 1 (0.16%) Big Data
11 1 (0.16%) Redis
11 1 (0.16%) SSDT
Development Applications
1 67 (10.98%) JIRA
2 21 (3.44%) Git
3 5 (0.82%) GitLab
3 5 (0.82%) Sonatype Nexus
4 4 (0.66%) Eclipse
4 4 (0.66%) Rational DOORS
4 4 (0.66%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.49%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.33%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 2 (0.33%) MLflow
6 2 (0.33%) Visual Studio Code
6 2 (0.33%) Yeoman
7 1 (0.16%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.16%) Flyway
General
1 273 (44.75%) Social Skills
2 185 (30.33%) Finance
3 148 (24.26%) Analytical Skills
4 76 (12.46%) Legal
5 61 (10.00%) Law
6 59 (9.67%) Organisational Skills
7 51 (8.36%) Influencing Skills
8 49 (8.03%) Marketing
9 45 (7.38%) Public Sector
10 43 (7.05%) Presentation Skills
11 41 (6.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 39 (6.39%) Retail
13 33 (5.41%) Games
14 23 (3.77%) Banking
14 23 (3.77%) French Language
15 16 (2.62%) Back Office
15 16 (2.62%) Telecoms
16 15 (2.46%) German Language
17 14 (2.30%) Aerospace
18 12 (1.97%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 120 (19.67%) Senior
2 89 (14.59%) Analyst
3 72 (11.80%) Lead
4 48 (7.87%) Support Engineer
5 40 (6.56%) Support Analyst
6 33 (5.41%) IT Manager
7 32 (5.25%) Project Manager
8 31 (5.08%) Consultant
9 30 (4.92%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 29 (4.75%) Developer
11 28 (4.59%) Marketing Manager
12 27 (4.43%) Technology Manager
13 24 (3.93%) Applications Support
13 24 (3.93%) IT Support
13 24 (3.93%) Senior Analyst
13 24 (3.93%) Service Analyst
13 24 (3.93%) Service Manager
14 22 (3.61%) Process Analyst
14 22 (3.61%) Systems Engineer
15 18 (2.95%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (4.59%) RESTful
2 15 (2.46%) Middleware
3 13 (2.13%) Terraform
4 11 (1.80%) .NET
5 6 (0.98%) Oracle Fusion
6 5 (0.82%) PySpark
6 5 (0.82%) Web Services
7 4 (0.66%) ASP.NET
7 4 (0.66%) YAML
8 3 (0.49%) ADO
8 3 (0.49%) REST
9 2 (0.33%) CSS
9 2 (0.33%) HTML
9 2 (0.33%) JSON
9 2 (0.33%) SAP PI
10 1 (0.16%) Apache Camel
10 1 (0.16%) Kafka
10 1 (0.16%) Pandas
10 1 (0.16%) Software Packaging
10 1 (0.16%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 46 (7.54%) Management Information System
2 40 (6.56%) Cloud Native
3 32 (5.25%) Low-Code
3 32 (5.25%) Self-Motivation
4 31 (5.08%) Distributed Systems
5 28 (4.59%) Marketing Technology
6 27 (4.43%) Blog
7 25 (4.10%) Onboarding
8 24 (3.93%) Video\Live Streaming
9 20 (3.28%) Data Centre
9 20 (3.28%) Enterprise Software
10 15 (2.46%) Product Ownership
11 10 (1.64%) Derivative
12 8 (1.31%) Analytical Mindset
12 8 (1.31%) Virtual Team
13 7 (1.15%) Legacy Systems
13 7 (1.15%) NHS
14 6 (0.98%) Data Structures
14 6 (0.98%) Driving Licence
14 6 (0.98%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 40 (6.56%) Windows
2 29 (4.75%) Windows Server
3 18 (2.95%) 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
1 252 (41.31%) Continuous Improvement
2 192 (31.48%) Stakeholder Management
3 147 (24.10%) Problem-Solving
3 147 (24.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 145 (23.77%) Decision-Making
5 141 (23.11%) ITIL
6 140 (22.95%) AI
7 134 (21.97%) Agile
8 97 (15.90%) Service Delivery
9 88 (14.43%) Project Delivery
10 80 (13.11%) Coaching
10 80 (13.11%) Project Management
11 72 (11.80%) Service Management
12 66 (10.82%) Release Management
13 64 (10.49%) Incident Management
14 63 (10.33%) Roadmaps
15 62 (10.16%) Analytics
15 62 (10.16%) Risk Management
16 61 (10.00%) Test Automation
17 59 (9.67%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 64 (10.49%) SQL
2 54 (8.85%) Python
3 31 (5.08%) R
4 27 (4.43%) PowerShell
5 25 (4.10%) Go
6 14 (2.30%) JavaScript
7 9 (1.48%) C#
7 9 (1.48%) T-SQL
8 6 (0.98%) C++
9 4 (0.66%) Java
10 3 (0.49%) MATLAB
11 2 (0.33%) Bash
11 2 (0.33%) Bicep
11 2 (0.33%) C
11 2 (0.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.33%) PHP
12 1 (0.16%) Delphi
12 1 (0.16%) Pascal
12 1 (0.16%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.16%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 85 (13.93%) Degree
2 37 (6.07%) Security Cleared
3 33 (5.41%) SC Cleared
4 19 (3.11%) PMP
5 17 (2.79%) APMG
5 17 (2.79%) Azure Certification
6 15 (2.46%) PMI Certification
7 13 (2.13%) DBS Check
8 12 (1.97%) Computer Science Degree
9 11 (1.80%) BPSS Clearance
10 10 (1.64%) DV Cleared
11 7 (1.15%) AWS Certification
11 7 (1.15%) CISM
12 6 (0.98%) ACCA
12 6 (0.98%) CIMA
12 6 (0.98%) ITIL Certification
12 6 (0.98%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 6 (0.98%) Master's Degree
12 6 (0.98%) Microsoft Certification
13 5 (0.82%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (7.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 33 (5.41%) SLA
3 29 (4.75%) Accessibility
4 28 (4.59%) GDPR
5 19 (3.11%) QA
6 17 (2.79%) PMO
7 15 (2.46%) Data Quality
8 12 (1.97%) Cyber Essentials
9 10 (1.64%) GRC
10 6 (0.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 4 (0.66%) Actionable Recommendations
11 4 (0.66%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 4 (0.66%) NIST
12 3 (0.49%) ISO 19650
12 3 (0.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 2 (0.33%) MiFID
13 2 (0.33%) PCI DSS
14 1 (0.16%) COBIT
14 1 (0.16%) PERC
14 1 (0.16%) SOC 2
System Software
1 59 (9.67%) Active Directory
2 14 (2.30%) Hyper-V
3 13 (2.13%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.64%) 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 40 (6.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (1.97%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.64%) Ansible
4 5 (0.82%) ZABBIX
5 4 (0.66%) Grafana
6 3 (0.49%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 3 (0.49%) Autotask
6 3 (0.49%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.33%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.33%) Packer
8 1 (0.16%) Failover Clustering
8 1 (0.16%) Nessus
8 1 (0.16%) SCCM
8 1 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.16%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 163 (26.72%) Microsoft
2 55 (9.02%) SAP
3 38 (6.23%) ServiceNow
4 36 (5.90%) Oracle
5 27 (4.43%) CrowdStrike
6 24 (3.93%) Cisco
7 17 (2.79%) VMware
8 16 (2.62%) Salesforce
9 15 (2.46%) Workday
10 10 (1.64%) YouTube
11 9 (1.48%) Remedy
12 8 (1.31%) IFS
13 7 (1.15%) IBM
14 6 (0.98%) Aruba
14 6 (0.98%) Veeam
15 5 (0.82%) Sage
16 4 (0.66%) Epicor
16 4 (0.66%) Google
16 4 (0.66%) HP
16 4 (0.66%) Infor