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 20 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 110 107 110
Rank change year-on-year -3 +3 +25
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 397 441 832
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.35% 3.30% 2.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.77% 3.46% 3.00%
Number of salaries quoted 252 284 624
10th Percentile £37,000 £37,250 £37,069
25th Percentile £48,238 £46,438 £43,619
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £57,732
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +3.93% +4.97%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £95,000 £89,625
UK median annual salary £58,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.87% +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 14,348 12,730 27,722
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 84.84% 95.26% 92.02%
Number of salaries quoted 9,446 8,781 22,926
10th Percentile £31,250 £33,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £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 £81,250 £75,772
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.29%

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 20 March 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 39 (9.82%) SharePoint
2 28 (7.05%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (3.78%) Confluence
4 7 (1.76%) Tomcat
4 7 (1.76%) WebSphere
4 7 (1.76%) WebSphere Application Server
5 6 (1.51%) Anypoint
Applications
1 38 (9.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (6.30%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (4.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.76%) Adobe XD
5 4 (1.01%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (1.01%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.50%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.25%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.25%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 15 (3.78%) Shopify
2 11 (2.77%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (2.52%) Dynamics NAV
4 9 (2.27%) Magento
5 6 (1.51%) Dynamics AX
6 5 (1.26%) NetSuite
6 5 (1.26%) SAP S/4HANA
7 4 (1.01%) SAP BPC
8 2 (0.50%) iTrent
8 2 (0.50%) Remedy ITSM
8 2 (0.50%) Salesforce CRM
9 1 (0.25%) FLEXCUBE
9 1 (0.25%) Oracle General Ledger
9 1 (0.25%) Oracle Payables
9 1 (0.25%) Oracle Receivables
9 1 (0.25%) SAP IBP
9 1 (0.25%) SAP MII
9 1 (0.25%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 105 (26.45%) Azure
2 68 (17.13%) Microsoft 365
3 55 (13.85%) Entra ID
4 46 (11.59%) AWS
5 42 (10.58%) SaaS
6 31 (7.81%) Power Platform
7 19 (4.79%) Dynamics 365
8 12 (3.02%) GitHub
8 12 (3.02%) GitHub Actions
9 11 (2.77%) Mimecast
10 10 (2.52%) Azure DevOps
10 10 (2.52%) Microsoft Copilot
11 9 (2.27%) Amazon S3
11 9 (2.27%) AWS Lambda
11 9 (2.27%) GCP
11 9 (2.27%) Serverless
12 8 (2.02%) Boomi
12 8 (2.02%) Intacct
13 7 (1.76%) Figma
13 7 (1.76%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 30 (7.56%) WAN
2 24 (6.05%) Firewall
3 23 (5.79%) LAN
4 18 (4.53%) SD-WAN
5 15 (3.78%) VPN
6 12 (3.02%) Wireless
7 10 (2.52%) DNS
7 10 (2.52%) TCP/IP
8 9 (2.27%) Broadband
8 9 (2.27%) DHCP
9 8 (2.02%) SSL
9 8 (2.02%) Wireshark
10 7 (1.76%) VLAN
11 6 (1.51%) Cisco ASA
12 5 (1.26%) NX-OS
13 4 (1.01%) WLAN
14 3 (0.76%) VoIP
15 2 (0.50%) BGP
15 2 (0.50%) OSPF
15 2 (0.50%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (5.29%) Power BI
2 16 (4.03%) PostgreSQL
3 14 (3.53%) SQL Server
4 9 (2.27%) Azure SQL Database
5 8 (2.02%) Relational Database
6 7 (1.76%) DB2
6 7 (1.76%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.50%) Amazon Aurora
7 2 (0.50%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.50%) Apache Iceberg
8 1 (0.25%) BigQuery
8 1 (0.25%) Crystal Reports
8 1 (0.25%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.25%) EDMS
8 1 (0.25%) Metadata
8 1 (0.25%) MS Access
8 1 (0.25%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 1 (0.25%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.25%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.25%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 49 (12.34%) JIRA
2 8 (2.02%) Bitbucket
2 8 (2.02%) GitLab
2 8 (2.02%) Subversion
3 4 (1.01%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.76%) Git
5 2 (0.50%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.25%) git-flow
6 1 (0.25%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.25%) Selenium
6 1 (0.25%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 183 (46.10%) Social Skills
2 161 (40.55%) Finance
3 70 (17.63%) Analytical Skills
4 43 (10.83%) Legal
5 39 (9.82%) Law
6 38 (9.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 27 (6.80%) Banking
7 27 (6.80%) Public Sector
8 26 (6.55%) Telecoms
9 25 (6.30%) Marketing
10 22 (5.54%) Back Office
10 22 (5.54%) Organisational Skills
11 21 (5.29%) Influencing Skills
11 21 (5.29%) Presentation Skills
12 19 (4.79%) Manufacturing
12 19 (4.79%) Retail
13 14 (3.53%) Local Government
14 12 (3.02%) Pharmaceutical
15 11 (2.77%) Documentation Skills
16 9 (2.27%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 68 (17.13%) Senior
2 54 (13.60%) Analyst
3 39 (9.82%) Lead
3 39 (9.82%) Project Manager
4 36 (9.07%) Support Engineer
5 33 (8.31%) Consultant
6 30 (7.56%) IT Manager
7 28 (7.05%) Change Manager
7 28 (7.05%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 27 (6.80%) Infrastructure Support
9 22 (5.54%) IT Project Manager
10 21 (5.29%) Business Analyst
11 20 (5.04%) Applications Support
12 17 (4.28%) Support Analyst
13 16 (4.03%) 3rd Line Support
13 16 (4.03%) Network Engineer
13 16 (4.03%) Senior Analyst
14 15 (3.78%) IT Support
15 14 (3.53%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
15 14 (3.53%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (5.29%) REST
2 14 (3.53%) SOAP
3 12 (3.02%) Middleware
4 8 (2.02%) HTML
5 7 (1.76%) LAPP Stack
5 7 (1.76%) LDAP
5 7 (1.76%) WebSphere MQ
6 5 (1.26%) JSON
6 5 (1.26%) Node.js
6 5 (1.26%) React
6 5 (1.26%) RESTful
6 5 (1.26%) Web Services
6 5 (1.26%) XML
7 3 (0.76%) Oracle Fusion
8 2 (0.50%) SAP Fiori
8 2 (0.50%) SAP PI
9 1 (0.25%) ADO
9 1 (0.25%) GraphQL
9 1 (0.25%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 25 (6.30%) Product Ownership
2 23 (5.79%) Data Centre
3 21 (5.29%) Management Information System
4 16 (4.03%) Driving Licence
4 16 (4.03%) Onboarding
5 13 (3.27%) Low-Code
6 9 (2.27%) Cloud Native
7 8 (2.02%) Client/Server
8 7 (1.76%) Algorithms
8 7 (1.76%) Analytical Mindset
8 7 (1.76%) Linux Command Line
8 7 (1.76%) NHS
8 7 (1.76%) Social Media
8 7 (1.76%) Video\Live Streaming
8 7 (1.76%) Virtual Team
9 6 (1.51%) Video Conferencing
10 5 (1.26%) CMDB
10 5 (1.26%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (1.26%) Public Cloud
11 4 (1.01%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 46 (11.59%) Windows
2 24 (6.05%) Linux
3 22 (5.54%) Windows Server
4 18 (4.53%) Unix
5 16 (4.03%) Windows 10
6 11 (2.77%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (1.26%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.50%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.25%) Android
9 1 (0.25%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 118 (29.72%) Continuous Improvement
2 104 (26.20%) Agile
3 88 (22.17%) Project Management
4 86 (21.66%) ITIL
5 82 (20.65%) Problem-Solving
6 81 (20.40%) Stakeholder Management
7 78 (19.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 66 (16.62%) Project Delivery
9 63 (15.87%) Roadmaps
10 48 (12.09%) Customer Service
11 46 (11.59%) Coaching
12 45 (11.34%) ERP
13 44 (11.08%) Service Delivery
13 44 (11.08%) Service Management
14 41 (10.33%) ITSM
14 41 (10.33%) User Experience
15 40 (10.08%) Mentoring
16 39 (9.82%) Risk Management
17 38 (9.57%) AI
18 37 (9.32%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 43 (10.83%) SQL
2 33 (8.31%) Python
3 22 (5.54%) PowerShell
4 11 (2.77%) R
5 10 (2.52%) JavaScript
6 9 (2.27%) T-SQL
7 7 (1.76%) Go
7 7 (1.76%) Kusto Query Language
8 5 (1.26%) C#
8 5 (1.26%) Java
8 5 (1.26%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.25%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 61 (15.37%) Degree
2 18 (4.53%) PMI Certification
3 17 (4.28%) Microsoft Certification
4 15 (3.78%) ITIL Certification
4 15 (3.78%) PMP
5 12 (3.02%) AWS Certification
6 10 (2.52%) Azure Certification
6 10 (2.52%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (1.76%) CCNA
7 7 (1.76%) Master's Degree
7 7 (1.76%) Security Cleared
8 6 (1.51%) ACCA
8 6 (1.51%) DBS Check
9 5 (1.26%) CIMA
9 5 (1.26%) IRCA
9 5 (1.26%) MCSA
9 5 (1.26%) SC Cleared
10 3 (0.76%) CCNP
10 3 (0.76%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 2 (0.50%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (7.05%) QA
2 24 (6.05%) SLA
3 23 (5.79%) PMO
4 21 (5.29%) GDPR
5 16 (4.03%) Accessibility
6 14 (3.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (1.76%) GRC
7 7 (1.76%) ISO 9001
7 7 (1.76%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (1.01%) Data Quality
10 3 (0.76%) GAAP
11 2 (0.50%) MiFID
11 2 (0.50%) PERC
12 1 (0.25%) IFRS
12 1 (0.25%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.25%) NIST
12 1 (0.25%) P3O
12 1 (0.25%) Solvency II
System Software
1 56 (14.11%) Active Directory
2 13 (3.27%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.51%) Docker
3 6 (1.51%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.51%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (1.26%) Firmware
5 4 (1.01%) Veritas Cluster Server
6 2 (0.50%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.25%) KVM
7 1 (0.25%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 33 (8.31%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (3.78%) Ansible
3 9 (2.27%) Kubernetes
3 9 (2.27%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (2.02%) Terraform
5 6 (1.51%) Jamf Pro
6 4 (1.01%) PaperCut
7 3 (0.76%) SCCM
8 2 (0.50%) Packer
9 1 (0.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.25%) Autotask
9 1 (0.25%) PowerCLI
9 1 (0.25%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.25%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 107 (26.95%) Microsoft
2 33 (8.31%) ServiceNow
3 31 (7.81%) Cisco
4 22 (5.54%) SAP
5 17 (4.28%) Oracle
6 15 (3.78%) Salesforce
7 14 (3.53%) CheckPoint
7 14 (3.53%) Meraki
8 13 (3.27%) IBM
8 13 (3.27%) VMware
9 12 (3.02%) Palo Alto
10 11 (2.77%) CrowdStrike
10 11 (2.77%) Red Hat
11 10 (2.52%) Atlassian
11 10 (2.52%) ConnectWise
12 9 (2.27%) WooCommerce
12 9 (2.27%) Workday
13 8 (2.02%) MuleSoft
13 8 (2.02%) Sage
13 8 (2.02%) SolarWinds