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 19 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 103 83
Rank change year-on-year -20 -20 +54
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 379 405 1,130
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.13% 3.05% 3.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.56% 3.22% 3.79%
Number of salaries quoted 264 301 663
10th Percentile £37,000 £39,000 £37,101
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £43,783
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £77,813 £78,750 £72,438
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £59,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.61% +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 14,776 12,587 29,780
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 83.16% 94.78% 91.55%
Number of salaries quoted 10,325 8,918 23,667
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £44,972 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.57%

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 19 April 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 46 (12.14%) SharePoint
2 32 (8.44%) Microsoft Exchange
3 21 (5.54%) Confluence
4 3 (0.79%) Anypoint
5 2 (0.53%) Tomcat
5 2 (0.53%) WebSphere
5 2 (0.53%) WebSphere Application Server
6 1 (0.26%) CMS
Applications
1 22 (5.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (4.75%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (2.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.06%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.79%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.79%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.26%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 12 (3.17%) Shopify
2 11 (2.90%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (2.64%) Dynamics NAV
4 9 (2.37%) Magento
5 7 (1.85%) SAP S/4HANA
6 6 (1.58%) Dynamics AX
7 4 (1.06%) NetSuite
8 2 (0.53%) iTrent
8 2 (0.53%) Remedy ITSM
8 2 (0.53%) Salesforce CRM
9 1 (0.26%) Oracle General Ledger
9 1 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
9 1 (0.26%) Oracle Receivables
9 1 (0.26%) SAP BPC
9 1 (0.26%) SAP IBP
9 1 (0.26%) SAP MII
9 1 (0.26%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 108 (28.50%) Azure
2 64 (16.89%) Entra ID
3 60 (15.83%) Microsoft 365
4 53 (13.98%) SaaS
5 35 (9.23%) AWS
6 22 (5.80%) Power Platform
7 19 (5.01%) Dynamics 365
8 16 (4.22%) Mimecast
9 14 (3.69%) GitHub
9 14 (3.69%) GitHub Actions
10 9 (2.37%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (2.37%) GCP
10 9 (2.37%) Intacct
11 8 (2.11%) Microsoft Copilot
12 7 (1.85%) OneDrive
13 6 (1.58%) Boomi
14 5 (1.32%) Amazon S3
14 5 (1.32%) AWS Lambda
14 5 (1.32%) OCI
14 5 (1.32%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 19 (5.01%) WAN
2 16 (4.22%) Firewall
3 13 (3.43%) LAN
4 12 (3.17%) DHCP
4 12 (3.17%) DNS
4 12 (3.17%) TCP/IP
5 10 (2.64%) Broadband
5 10 (2.64%) SD-WAN
6 8 (2.11%) VPN
7 7 (1.85%) VLAN
8 4 (1.06%) Wireless
9 3 (0.79%) Cisco ASA
9 3 (0.79%) Network Security
9 3 (0.79%) NGN
9 3 (0.79%) SSL
10 2 (0.53%) Cisco Firepower
10 2 (0.53%) NX-OS
10 2 (0.53%) VoIP
10 2 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.26%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.96%) SQL Server
2 13 (3.43%) Azure SQL Database
3 12 (3.17%) Power BI
4 9 (2.37%) PostgreSQL
5 7 (1.85%) MongoDB
6 3 (0.79%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.53%) DB2
8 1 (0.26%) BigQuery
8 1 (0.26%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.26%) Metadata
8 1 (0.26%) MS Access
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.26%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 60 (15.83%) JIRA
2 9 (2.37%) Bitbucket
3 8 (2.11%) GitLab
3 8 (2.11%) Subversion
4 6 (1.58%) Git
5 4 (1.06%) Jenkins
5 4 (1.06%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.26%) git-flow
6 1 (0.26%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.26%) Selenium
6 1 (0.26%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 176 (46.44%) Social Skills
2 155 (40.90%) Finance
3 73 (19.26%) Analytical Skills
4 45 (11.87%) Legal
5 41 (10.82%) Law
6 30 (7.92%) Marketing
7 28 (7.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 26 (6.86%) Public Sector
9 25 (6.60%) Banking
10 24 (6.33%) Back Office
10 24 (6.33%) Presentation Skills
11 20 (5.28%) Retail
12 19 (5.01%) Influencing Skills
12 19 (5.01%) Organisational Skills
13 18 (4.75%) Manufacturing
14 14 (3.69%) Telecoms
15 13 (3.43%) Italian Language
16 12 (3.17%) Pharmaceutical
17 11 (2.90%) Documentation Skills
18 9 (2.37%) German Language
Job Titles
1 61 (16.09%) Senior
2 48 (12.66%) Analyst
3 40 (10.55%) Support Engineer
4 39 (10.29%) Project Manager
5 37 (9.76%) Consultant
6 36 (9.50%) Lead
7 29 (7.65%) IT Manager
8 27 (7.12%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 26 (6.86%) Infrastructure Support
10 21 (5.54%) IT Project Manager
11 20 (5.28%) 3rd Line Support
12 19 (5.01%) Applications Support
12 19 (5.01%) Business Analyst
13 18 (4.75%) Azure Engineer
14 16 (4.22%) Change Manager
14 16 (4.22%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
15 15 (3.96%) Support Analyst
16 14 (3.69%) IT Engineer
16 14 (3.69%) IT Support
16 14 (3.69%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (5.01%) REST
2 13 (3.43%) Middleware
3 12 (3.17%) SOAP
4 6 (1.58%) HTML
5 5 (1.32%) Node.js
5 5 (1.32%) React
6 4 (1.06%) ADO
6 4 (1.06%) JSON
6 4 (1.06%) Oracle Fusion
6 4 (1.06%) Web Services
7 3 (0.79%) RESTful
7 3 (0.79%) SAP PI
7 3 (0.79%) XML
8 2 (0.53%) LAPP Stack
8 2 (0.53%) LDAP
8 2 (0.53%) SAP Fiori
8 2 (0.53%) WebSphere MQ
9 1 (0.26%) CSS
9 1 (0.26%) GraphQL
9 1 (0.26%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 24 (6.33%) Product Ownership
2 16 (4.22%) Onboarding
3 15 (3.96%) Low-Code
4 14 (3.69%) Cloud Native
4 14 (3.69%) Data Centre
5 13 (3.43%) Client/Server
6 12 (3.17%) Driving Licence
6 12 (3.17%) Management Information System
7 9 (2.37%) Analytical Mindset
8 8 (2.11%) Social Media
8 8 (2.11%) Virtual Team
9 7 (1.85%) Algorithms
9 7 (1.85%) Video\Live Streaming
10 6 (1.58%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (1.58%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.58%) Public Cloud
10 6 (1.58%) Video Conferencing
11 5 (1.32%) CMDB
12 4 (1.06%) Clustering
12 4 (1.06%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 40 (10.55%) Windows
2 24 (6.33%) Windows Server
3 20 (5.28%) Linux
4 12 (3.17%) Windows 10
5 11 (2.90%) Unix
6 6 (1.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (1.32%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.53%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.26%) Android
9 1 (0.26%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (29.29%) Continuous Improvement
2 84 (22.16%) Agile
3 82 (21.64%) ITIL
4 81 (21.37%) Problem-Solving
5 78 (20.58%) Project Delivery
6 75 (19.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 75 (19.79%) Stakeholder Management
7 70 (18.47%) Roadmaps
8 65 (17.15%) Project Management
9 45 (11.87%) AI
10 43 (11.35%) Mentoring
10 43 (11.35%) Service Delivery
11 42 (11.08%) DevOps
12 41 (10.82%) ERP
13 38 (10.03%) Coaching
14 37 (9.76%) Risk Management
14 37 (9.76%) Service Management
15 36 (9.50%) Customer Service
15 36 (9.50%) ITSM
16 35 (9.23%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 43 (11.35%) SQL
2 26 (6.86%) Python
3 24 (6.33%) PowerShell
4 16 (4.22%) R
5 9 (2.37%) JavaScript
5 9 (2.37%) T-SQL
6 7 (1.85%) Go
6 7 (1.85%) Kusto Query Language
7 4 (1.06%) C#
7 4 (1.06%) Java
8 3 (0.79%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 50 (13.19%) Degree
2 17 (4.49%) Microsoft Certification
3 16 (4.22%) PMI Certification
4 14 (3.69%) Azure Certification
5 13 (3.43%) PMP
5 13 (3.43%) Security Cleared
6 10 (2.64%) ITIL Certification
6 10 (2.64%) SC Cleared
7 9 (2.37%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (1.85%) CCNA
9 6 (1.58%) AWS Certification
9 6 (1.58%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.58%) IRCA
9 6 (1.58%) Master's Degree
10 5 (1.32%) MCSA
11 4 (1.06%) APMG
12 3 (0.79%) ACCA
12 3 (0.79%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 2 (0.53%) CCNP
13 2 (0.53%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (6.86%) QA
2 22 (5.80%) GDPR
3 21 (5.54%) SLA
4 20 (5.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 18 (4.75%) PMO
6 7 (1.85%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (1.85%) GRC
7 6 (1.58%) ISO 9001
8 5 (1.32%) Accessibility
8 5 (1.32%) Data Quality
8 5 (1.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 4 (1.06%) GAAP
10 3 (0.79%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.79%) MiFID
10 3 (0.79%) PERC
11 2 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.53%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.26%) IFRS
12 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.26%) P3O
System Software
1 66 (17.41%) Active Directory
2 14 (3.69%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.58%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.58%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (1.06%) Docker
4 4 (1.06%) Veritas Cluster Server
5 2 (0.53%) Firmware
5 2 (0.53%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.26%) KVM
6 1 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.26%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 36 (9.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (4.49%) Ansible
3 13 (3.43%) Terraform
4 12 (3.17%) Kubernetes
5 9 (2.37%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (1.58%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (1.06%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (1.06%) Packer
7 4 (1.06%) PaperCut
8 3 (0.79%) SCCM
9 1 (0.26%) Autotask
9 1 (0.26%) PowerCLI
9 1 (0.26%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 109 (28.76%) Microsoft
2 33 (8.71%) ServiceNow
3 20 (5.28%) SAP
4 19 (5.01%) Cisco
5 16 (4.22%) CrowdStrike
5 16 (4.22%) Oracle
6 14 (3.69%) VMware
7 13 (3.43%) Salesforce
8 11 (2.90%) Atlassian
9 10 (2.64%) ConnectWise
10 9 (2.37%) Sage
10 9 (2.37%) WooCommerce
11 6 (1.58%) Apple
11 6 (1.58%) MuleSoft
11 6 (1.58%) NEC
11 6 (1.58%) Palo Alto
11 6 (1.58%) Red Hat
11 6 (1.58%) Ubiquiti
12 5 (1.32%) F5
12 5 (1.32%) Workday