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

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 128 135 82
Rank change year-on-year +7 -53 +51
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 378 418 1,146
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.01% 2.79% 3.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.43% 2.93% 3.87%
Number of salaries quoted 249 311 675
10th Percentile £36,250 £38,750 £37,101
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £44,493
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% +0.18%
75th Percentile £78,750 £73,886 £72,500
90th Percentile £96,500 £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 15,535 14,247 29,575
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.75% 95.06% 90.89%
Number of salaries quoted 11,045 8,583 23,342
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.17% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,033 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.39% +5.51% -10.10%

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 21 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 47 (12.43%) SharePoint
2 28 (7.41%) Microsoft Exchange
3 20 (5.29%) Confluence
4 2 (0.53%) CMS
Applications
1 17 (4.50%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.59%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (1.06%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.79%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.26%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 11 (2.91%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (2.65%) Dynamics NAV
3 9 (2.38%) Magento
3 9 (2.38%) Shopify
4 8 (2.12%) SAP S/4HANA
5 5 (1.32%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.79%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.53%) Remedy ITSM
7 2 (0.53%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.26%) iTrent
8 1 (0.26%) NetSuite
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle General Ledger
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.26%) SAP IBP
8 1 (0.26%) SAP MII
8 1 (0.26%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 98 (25.93%) Azure
2 58 (15.34%) Microsoft 365
3 56 (14.81%) SaaS
4 54 (14.29%) Entra ID
5 39 (10.32%) AWS
6 20 (5.29%) Dynamics 365
6 20 (5.29%) Power Platform
7 16 (4.23%) Mimecast
8 10 (2.65%) GitHub
8 10 (2.65%) GitHub Actions
9 9 (2.38%) Intacct
9 9 (2.38%) Microsoft Copilot
10 8 (2.12%) OneDrive
11 6 (1.59%) Azure DevOps
12 5 (1.32%) Amazon S3
13 4 (1.06%) AWS Lambda
13 4 (1.06%) Boomi
13 4 (1.06%) GCP
13 4 (1.06%) Lucidchart
13 4 (1.06%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 26 (6.88%) Broadband
2 15 (3.97%) Firewall
3 14 (3.70%) WAN
4 10 (2.65%) DHCP
4 10 (2.65%) DNS
4 10 (2.65%) LAN
4 10 (2.65%) TCP/IP
5 8 (2.12%) SD-WAN
6 6 (1.59%) VPN
7 4 (1.06%) VLAN
8 3 (0.79%) Cisco ASA
8 3 (0.79%) Network Security
8 3 (0.79%) NGN
9 2 (0.53%) Cisco Firepower
9 2 (0.53%) NX-OS
9 2 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.53%) Wireless
10 1 (0.26%) Ethernet VPN
10 1 (0.26%) PSTN
10 1 (0.26%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (6.08%) PostgreSQL
2 22 (5.82%) MongoDB
3 17 (4.50%) SQL Server
4 11 (2.91%) Azure SQL Database
4 11 (2.91%) Power BI
5 1 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.26%) BigQuery
5 1 (0.26%) Metadata
5 1 (0.26%) MS Access
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (0.26%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.26%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.26%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 63 (16.67%) JIRA
2 9 (2.38%) Git
3 6 (1.59%) Visual Studio Code
4 4 (1.06%) Bitbucket
4 4 (1.06%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.79%) GitLab
5 3 (0.79%) Subversion
6 2 (0.53%) Eclipse
7 1 (0.26%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.26%) Selenium
7 1 (0.26%) Tricentis qTest
7 1 (0.26%) Yeoman
General
1 166 (43.92%) Social Skills
2 154 (40.74%) Finance
3 70 (18.52%) Analytical Skills
4 45 (11.90%) Law
5 43 (11.38%) Legal
6 36 (9.52%) Marketing
7 27 (7.14%) Presentation Skills
8 24 (6.35%) Back Office
8 24 (6.35%) Banking
9 23 (6.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 22 (5.82%) Games
10 22 (5.82%) Influencing Skills
10 22 (5.82%) Organisational Skills
11 21 (5.56%) Retail
12 15 (3.97%) Manufacturing
12 15 (3.97%) Public Sector
13 14 (3.70%) Italian Language
14 13 (3.44%) German Language
15 10 (2.65%) Documentation Skills
16 7 (1.85%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 59 (15.61%) Senior
2 51 (13.49%) Analyst
3 39 (10.32%) Lead
4 38 (10.05%) Support Engineer
5 36 (9.52%) Project Manager
6 29 (7.67%) IT Manager
7 27 (7.14%) Consultant
8 23 (6.08%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 22 (5.82%) Infrastructure Support
10 19 (5.03%) Business Analyst
10 19 (5.03%) IT Project Manager
11 18 (4.76%) Applications Support
11 18 (4.76%) Azure Engineer
11 18 (4.76%) Support Analyst
12 17 (4.50%) 3rd Line Support
12 17 (4.50%) Developer
13 16 (4.23%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
14 15 (3.97%) Architect
14 15 (3.97%) IT Support
14 15 (3.97%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.23%) REST
2 15 (3.97%) RESTful
3 14 (3.70%) Middleware
4 9 (2.38%) SOAP
5 5 (1.32%) HTML
6 4 (1.06%) .NET
6 4 (1.06%) ADO
6 4 (1.06%) Node.js
6 4 (1.06%) Oracle Fusion
6 4 (1.06%) React
6 4 (1.06%) SAP PI
7 2 (0.53%) JSON
7 2 (0.53%) SAP Fiori
7 2 (0.53%) Web Services
8 1 (0.26%) CSS
8 1 (0.26%) DOM
8 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Graph
8 1 (0.26%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 30 (7.94%) Cloud Native
2 29 (7.67%) Low-Code
3 25 (6.61%) Product Ownership
4 22 (5.82%) Video\Live Streaming
5 18 (4.76%) Onboarding
6 16 (4.23%) Data Centre
7 15 (3.97%) Distributed Systems
8 13 (3.44%) Driving Licence
8 13 (3.44%) Management Information System
9 12 (3.17%) Analytical Mindset
10 11 (2.91%) Client/Server
11 10 (2.65%) Enterprise Software
12 9 (2.38%) Self-Motivation
12 9 (2.38%) Virtual Team
13 8 (2.12%) Public Cloud
14 7 (1.85%) Algorithms
14 7 (1.85%) Legacy Systems
15 6 (1.59%) CMDB
15 6 (1.59%) Private Cloud
15 6 (1.59%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 31 (8.20%) Windows
2 19 (5.03%) Windows Server
3 18 (4.76%) Linux
4 6 (1.59%) Unix
4 6 (1.59%) Windows 10
5 4 (1.06%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.79%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.53%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.26%) Android
8 1 (0.26%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (34.66%) Continuous Improvement
2 86 (22.75%) Agile
3 81 (21.43%) ITIL
4 79 (20.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 76 (20.11%) Problem-Solving
5 76 (20.11%) Roadmaps
5 76 (20.11%) Stakeholder Management
6 70 (18.52%) Project Delivery
7 64 (16.93%) Project Management
8 59 (15.61%) AI
9 49 (12.96%) ERP
10 48 (12.70%) Service Delivery
11 44 (11.64%) Coaching
12 43 (11.38%) Decision-Making
13 42 (11.11%) Mentoring
14 39 (10.32%) Validation
15 37 (9.79%) DevOps
15 37 (9.79%) ITSM
16 35 (9.26%) Process Improvement
16 35 (9.26%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 40 (10.58%) Python
1 40 (10.58%) SQL
2 22 (5.82%) Go
2 22 (5.82%) PowerShell
3 16 (4.23%) R
4 9 (2.38%) T-SQL
5 5 (1.32%) JavaScript
5 5 (1.32%) Kusto Query Language
6 4 (1.06%) C#
7 2 (0.53%) Java
7 2 (0.53%) PHP
Qualifications
1 52 (13.76%) Degree
2 17 (4.50%) Azure Certification
2 17 (4.50%) PMI Certification
3 14 (3.70%) PMP
4 13 (3.44%) Security Cleared
5 12 (3.17%) Microsoft Certification
6 10 (2.65%) ITIL Certification
6 10 (2.65%) SC Cleared
7 6 (1.59%) APMG
7 6 (1.59%) Cisco Certification
7 6 (1.59%) IRCA
7 6 (1.59%) Master's Degree
8 4 (1.06%) AWS Certification
8 4 (1.06%) CCNA
8 4 (1.06%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (0.79%) DBS Check
9 3 (0.79%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 2 (0.53%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.53%) ISEB
10 2 (0.53%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (5.82%) GDPR
1 22 (5.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (5.29%) PMO
2 20 (5.29%) QA
3 19 (5.03%) SLA
4 7 (1.85%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (1.85%) GRC
5 6 (1.59%) Accessibility
5 6 (1.59%) Data Quality
5 6 (1.59%) ISO 9001
6 4 (1.06%) Actionable Recommendations
6 4 (1.06%) GAAP
6 4 (1.06%) MiFID
7 3 (0.79%) PERC
7 3 (0.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.53%) ISO 22301
8 2 (0.53%) NIST
9 1 (0.26%) IFRS
9 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 58 (15.34%) Active Directory
2 14 (3.70%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.06%) Veritas Cluster Server
3 4 (1.06%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (1.06%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.79%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.53%) Firmware
5 2 (0.53%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.26%) Docker
6 1 (0.26%) KVM
6 1 (0.26%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 31 (8.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (5.29%) Ansible
3 15 (3.97%) Terraform
4 11 (2.91%) Kubernetes
5 6 (1.59%) Packer
6 4 (1.06%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 4 (1.06%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.79%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (0.79%) SCCM
8 2 (0.53%) PaperCut
9 1 (0.26%) Autotask
9 1 (0.26%) Grafana
9 1 (0.26%) PowerCLI
9 1 (0.26%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.26%) SysTrack
9 1 (0.26%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 102 (26.98%) Microsoft
2 33 (8.73%) ServiceNow
3 28 (7.41%) SAP
4 17 (4.50%) Cisco
5 16 (4.23%) CrowdStrike
5 16 (4.23%) Salesforce
6 14 (3.70%) VMware
7 13 (3.44%) Oracle
8 10 (2.65%) ConnectWise
9 9 (2.38%) Sage
9 9 (2.38%) WooCommerce
10 8 (2.12%) Palo Alto
11 7 (1.85%) Atlassian
11 7 (1.85%) F5
12 6 (1.59%) EMC
13 5 (1.32%) Ubiquiti
14 4 (1.06%) MuleSoft
14 4 (1.06%) Okta
14 4 (1.06%) OneLogin
14 4 (1.06%) OpenAI