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

6 months to
28 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 135 127 81
Rank change year-on-year -8 -46 +56
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 380 422 1,153
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.98% 2.89% 3.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.39% 3.05% 3.88%
Number of salaries quoted 250 313 677
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,650 £37,101
25th Percentile £46,446 £46,238 £45,000
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 £95,125 £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 15,889 13,827 29,727
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.91% 94.82% 90.27%
Number of salaries quoted 11,338 8,083 23,433
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,300 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,100 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,033 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.39% +5.51% -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 28 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 (11.84%) SharePoint
2 27 (7.11%) Microsoft Exchange
3 19 (5.00%) Confluence
4 2 (0.53%) CMS
5 1 (0.26%) SAS
Applications
1 16 (4.21%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.84%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (1.58%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (1.05%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.79%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.26%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 11 (2.89%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (2.63%) Dynamics NAV
3 9 (2.37%) Magento
3 9 (2.37%) Shopify
4 8 (2.11%) SAP S/4HANA
5 5 (1.32%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.79%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.79%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.53%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.53%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.53%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.26%) iTrent
8 1 (0.26%) NetSuite
8 1 (0.26%) Odoo
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle Financials
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle General Ledger
8 1 (0.26%) SAP IBP
8 1 (0.26%) SAP MII
8 1 (0.26%) SAP PP
8 1 (0.26%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 95 (25.00%) Azure
2 57 (15.00%) SaaS
3 55 (14.47%) Microsoft 365
4 52 (13.68%) Entra ID
5 35 (9.21%) AWS
6 20 (5.26%) Dynamics 365
6 20 (5.26%) Power Platform
7 16 (4.21%) Mimecast
8 11 (2.89%) Intacct
9 9 (2.37%) GitHub
9 9 (2.37%) GitHub Actions
10 8 (2.11%) Microsoft Copilot
11 7 (1.84%) OneDrive
12 6 (1.58%) Azure DevOps
13 5 (1.32%) Boomi
14 4 (1.05%) Amazon S3
14 4 (1.05%) Azure Event Grid
14 4 (1.05%) Azure Service Bus
14 4 (1.05%) Lucidchart
14 4 (1.05%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 26 (6.84%) Broadband
2 15 (3.95%) Firewall
3 13 (3.42%) WAN
4 10 (2.63%) LAN
5 9 (2.37%) DHCP
5 9 (2.37%) DNS
5 9 (2.37%) TCP/IP
6 7 (1.84%) SD-WAN
7 5 (1.32%) VPN
8 4 (1.05%) VLAN
9 3 (0.79%) Cisco ASA
9 3 (0.79%) Network Security
9 3 (0.79%) NGN
10 2 (0.53%) Cisco Firepower
10 2 (0.53%) NX-OS
10 2 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.26%) Ethernet VPN
11 1 (0.26%) SSL
11 1 (0.26%) VSAN
11 1 (0.26%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (6.05%) PostgreSQL
2 22 (5.79%) MongoDB
3 17 (4.47%) SQL Server
4 11 (2.89%) Azure SQL Database
4 11 (2.89%) Power BI
5 2 (0.53%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.26%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.26%) Metadata
6 1 (0.26%) MS Access
6 1 (0.26%) MySQL
6 1 (0.26%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (0.26%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.26%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 63 (16.58%) JIRA
2 9 (2.37%) Git
3 6 (1.58%) Visual Studio Code
4 4 (1.05%) Bitbucket
4 4 (1.05%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.53%) Eclipse
5 2 (0.53%) GitLab
5 2 (0.53%) Subversion
5 2 (0.53%) Yeoman
6 1 (0.26%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 1 (0.26%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.26%) Selenium
6 1 (0.26%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 170 (44.74%) Social Skills
2 157 (41.32%) Finance
3 73 (19.21%) Analytical Skills
4 45 (11.84%) Law
5 43 (11.32%) Legal
6 37 (9.74%) Marketing
7 25 (6.58%) Organisational Skills
8 24 (6.32%) Back Office
8 24 (6.32%) Banking
8 24 (6.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 24 (6.32%) Presentation Skills
9 23 (6.05%) Influencing Skills
9 23 (6.05%) Retail
10 22 (5.79%) Games
11 16 (4.21%) Manufacturing
12 14 (3.68%) Italian Language
12 14 (3.68%) Public Sector
13 13 (3.42%) German Language
14 9 (2.37%) Documentation Skills
15 6 (1.58%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 61 (16.05%) Senior
2 49 (12.89%) Analyst
3 39 (10.26%) Support Engineer
4 38 (10.00%) Lead
4 38 (10.00%) Project Manager
5 30 (7.89%) IT Manager
6 28 (7.37%) Consultant
7 22 (5.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 20 (5.26%) IT Project Manager
9 19 (5.00%) Applications Support
9 19 (5.00%) Infrastructure Support
10 18 (4.74%) Business Analyst
10 18 (4.74%) Support Analyst
11 17 (4.47%) Azure Engineer
11 17 (4.47%) Developer
12 16 (4.21%) 3rd Line Support
12 16 (4.21%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
12 16 (4.21%) IT Engineer
12 16 (4.21%) IT Support
12 16 (4.21%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.21%) REST
2 15 (3.95%) RESTful
3 14 (3.68%) Middleware
4 9 (2.37%) SOAP
5 5 (1.32%) .NET
6 4 (1.05%) ADO
6 4 (1.05%) HTML
6 4 (1.05%) Oracle Fusion
6 4 (1.05%) SAP PI
7 3 (0.79%) Node.js
7 3 (0.79%) React
8 2 (0.53%) JSON
8 2 (0.53%) SAP Fiori
8 2 (0.53%) Web Services
9 1 (0.26%) CSS
9 1 (0.26%) DOM
9 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Graph
9 1 (0.26%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 30 (7.89%) Cloud Native
2 28 (7.37%) Low-Code
3 27 (7.11%) Product Ownership
4 22 (5.79%) Video\Live Streaming
5 17 (4.47%) Onboarding
6 15 (3.95%) Distributed Systems
7 13 (3.42%) Analytical Mindset
7 13 (3.42%) Data Centre
7 13 (3.42%) Driving Licence
7 13 (3.42%) Management Information System
8 11 (2.89%) Client/Server
9 9 (2.37%) Enterprise Software
9 9 (2.37%) Self-Motivation
10 8 (2.11%) Public Cloud
10 8 (2.11%) Virtual Team
11 7 (1.84%) Algorithms
11 7 (1.84%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (1.58%) CMDB
12 6 (1.58%) Private Cloud
12 6 (1.58%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 28 (7.37%) Windows
2 17 (4.47%) Windows Server
3 15 (3.95%) Linux
4 5 (1.32%) Windows 10
5 4 (1.05%) Unix
6 2 (0.53%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.26%) Android
7 1 (0.26%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.26%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 136 (35.79%) Continuous Improvement
2 89 (23.42%) Agile
3 83 (21.84%) Stakeholder Management
4 82 (21.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 78 (20.53%) Problem-Solving
6 77 (20.26%) ITIL
6 77 (20.26%) Roadmaps
7 74 (19.47%) Project Delivery
8 65 (17.11%) Project Management
9 57 (15.00%) AI
10 54 (14.21%) ERP
11 48 (12.63%) Decision-Making
12 46 (12.11%) Service Delivery
13 45 (11.84%) Coaching
14 41 (10.79%) Mentoring
15 39 (10.26%) Validation
16 37 (9.74%) ITSM
16 37 (9.74%) Process Improvement
17 36 (9.47%) DevOps
17 36 (9.47%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 42 (11.05%) SQL
2 40 (10.53%) Python
3 22 (5.79%) Go
4 21 (5.53%) PowerShell
5 16 (4.21%) R
6 9 (2.37%) T-SQL
7 4 (1.05%) C#
7 4 (1.05%) JavaScript
7 4 (1.05%) Kusto Query Language
8 3 (0.79%) Java
9 2 (0.53%) PHP
10 1 (0.26%) Bash
Qualifications
1 52 (13.68%) Degree
2 18 (4.74%) Azure Certification
3 17 (4.47%) PMI Certification
4 15 (3.95%) PMP
5 13 (3.42%) Security Cleared
6 11 (2.89%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (2.37%) SC Cleared
8 7 (1.84%) ITIL Certification
9 6 (1.58%) APMG
9 6 (1.58%) IRCA
9 6 (1.58%) Master's Degree
10 5 (1.32%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (1.05%) CISM
11 4 (1.05%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (0.79%) CCNA
12 3 (0.79%) CISSP
12 3 (0.79%) DBS Check
13 2 (0.53%) CCNP
13 2 (0.53%) ISEB
13 2 (0.53%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (6.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 23 (6.05%) GDPR
3 20 (5.26%) QA
4 19 (5.00%) PMO
5 16 (4.21%) SLA
6 8 (2.11%) GRC
7 7 (1.84%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (1.84%) Data Quality
8 6 (1.58%) Accessibility
8 6 (1.58%) ISO 9001
9 4 (1.05%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (1.05%) GAAP
9 4 (1.05%) MiFID
9 4 (1.05%) NIST
10 3 (0.79%) PERC
10 3 (0.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
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
System Software
1 58 (15.26%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.05%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.79%) 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 (0.26%) Docker
6 1 (0.26%) KVM
6 1 (0.26%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 29 (7.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (4.74%) Ansible
3 15 (3.95%) Terraform
4 12 (3.16%) Kubernetes
5 6 (1.58%) Packer
6 4 (1.05%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (0.79%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (0.79%) SCCM
7 3 (0.79%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.53%) Grafana
8 2 (0.53%) PaperCut
8 2 (0.53%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.26%) Autotask
9 1 (0.26%) PowerCLI
9 1 (0.26%) SysTrack
9 1 (0.26%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 100 (26.32%) Microsoft
2 33 (8.68%) ServiceNow
3 30 (7.89%) SAP
4 18 (4.74%) Salesforce
5 16 (4.21%) CrowdStrike
6 15 (3.95%) Cisco
6 15 (3.95%) Oracle
7 11 (2.89%) Sage
7 11 (2.89%) VMware
8 10 (2.63%) ConnectWise
9 9 (2.37%) WooCommerce
10 8 (2.11%) Palo Alto
11 7 (1.84%) F5
12 6 (1.58%) Atlassian
12 6 (1.58%) EMC
13 5 (1.32%) Ubiquiti
14 4 (1.05%) MuleSoft
14 4 (1.05%) Okta
14 4 (1.05%) OneLogin
14 4 (1.05%) OpenAI