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 13 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 131 128 80
Rank change year-on-year -3 -48 +48
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 393 432 1,184
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.99% 2.83% 3.44%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.43% 3.00% 3.86%
Number of salaries quoted 254 318 677
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,250 £37,101
25th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £44,557
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £56,750 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.32% -1.30% +0.88%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,886 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £96,458 £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 16,195 14,419 30,697
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.01% 94.61% 89.25%
Number of salaries quoted 11,649 8,373 23,770
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,913 £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% -8.73%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.69%

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 13 June 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 (11.70%) SharePoint
2 27 (6.87%) Microsoft Exchange
3 18 (4.58%) Confluence
4 2 (0.51%) CMS
4 2 (0.51%) IIS
5 1 (0.25%) SAS
Applications
1 13 (3.31%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.04%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (1.78%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (1.02%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.76%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.25%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 9 (2.29%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.78%) Dynamics NAV
2 7 (1.78%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (1.53%) Magento
3 6 (1.53%) Shopify
4 5 (1.27%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.76%) Oracle Payables
5 3 (0.76%) Oracle Receivables
5 3 (0.76%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.76%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.51%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.51%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.51%) Unit4 Business World
7 1 (0.25%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.25%) Odoo
7 1 (0.25%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.25%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.25%) SAP IBP
7 1 (0.25%) SAP MII
7 1 (0.25%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 93 (23.66%) Azure
2 62 (15.78%) SaaS
3 54 (13.74%) Microsoft 365
4 49 (12.47%) Entra ID
5 40 (10.18%) AWS
6 26 (6.62%) Power Platform
7 21 (5.34%) Dynamics 365
8 18 (4.58%) Mimecast
9 12 (3.05%) Intacct
10 8 (2.04%) Azure DevOps
10 8 (2.04%) Microsoft Copilot
11 7 (1.78%) GitHub
11 7 (1.78%) GitHub Actions
12 6 (1.53%) OneDrive
13 5 (1.27%) Boomi
14 4 (1.02%) Amazon S3
14 4 (1.02%) Azure Event Grid
14 4 (1.02%) Azure Service Bus
14 4 (1.02%) Lucidchart
15 3 (0.76%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 36 (9.16%) Broadband
2 16 (4.07%) Firewall
3 10 (2.54%) DHCP
3 10 (2.54%) DNS
3 10 (2.54%) TCP/IP
4 7 (1.78%) WAN
5 6 (1.53%) LAN
5 6 (1.53%) VPN
6 5 (1.27%) VLAN
7 4 (1.02%) SD-WAN
7 4 (1.02%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (0.76%) Network Security
8 3 (0.76%) NGN
9 2 (0.51%) Cisco ASA
9 2 (0.51%) Cisco Firepower
10 1 (0.25%) Cisco Nexus
10 1 (0.25%) Ethernet VPN
10 1 (0.25%) NX-OS
10 1 (0.25%) Structured Cabling
10 1 (0.25%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (8.65%) PostgreSQL
2 31 (7.89%) MongoDB
3 17 (4.33%) SQL Server
4 13 (3.31%) Power BI
5 11 (2.80%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (0.76%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.51%) MySQL
7 2 (0.51%) Tableau
8 1 (0.25%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.25%) BigQuery
8 1 (0.25%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.25%) Delta Lake
8 1 (0.25%) Metadata
8 1 (0.25%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 1 (0.25%) Power Query
8 1 (0.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 59 (15.01%) JIRA
2 11 (2.80%) Git
3 6 (1.53%) Visual Studio Code
4 4 (1.02%) Eclipse
4 4 (1.02%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.51%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.51%) Yeoman
6 1 (0.25%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 1 (0.25%) GitLab
6 1 (0.25%) Tricentis qTest
6 1 (0.25%) Visual Studio
General
1 173 (44.02%) Social Skills
2 162 (41.22%) Finance
3 74 (18.83%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (10.43%) Legal
5 40 (10.18%) Law
6 35 (8.91%) Marketing
7 31 (7.89%) Games
8 29 (7.38%) Organisational Skills
8 29 (7.38%) Presentation Skills
9 26 (6.62%) Retail
10 24 (6.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 23 (5.85%) Banking
12 22 (5.60%) Influencing Skills
13 21 (5.34%) Back Office
14 15 (3.82%) Manufacturing
15 14 (3.56%) Italian Language
16 13 (3.31%) German Language
17 10 (2.54%) Public Sector
18 8 (2.04%) Documentation Skills
19 6 (1.53%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 70 (17.81%) Senior
2 46 (11.70%) Analyst
2 46 (11.70%) Support Engineer
3 39 (9.92%) Project Manager
4 38 (9.67%) Lead
5 37 (9.41%) Consultant
6 28 (7.12%) IT Manager
7 23 (5.85%) Developer
8 21 (5.34%) Applications Support
9 20 (5.09%) IT Project Manager
10 19 (4.83%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 19 (4.83%) IT Engineer
10 19 (4.83%) IT Support
10 19 (4.83%) IT Support Engineer
11 18 (4.58%) Python Developer
12 17 (4.33%) 3rd Line Support
12 17 (4.33%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
12 17 (4.33%) Architect
12 17 (4.33%) Business Analyst
12 17 (4.33%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (6.36%) RESTful
2 13 (3.31%) REST
3 12 (3.05%) Middleware
4 7 (1.78%) Oracle Fusion
5 6 (1.53%) .NET
5 6 (1.53%) SOAP
6 4 (1.02%) ADO
6 4 (1.02%) HTML
6 4 (1.02%) SAP PI
6 4 (1.02%) Web Services
7 3 (0.76%) Node.js
7 3 (0.76%) React
8 2 (0.51%) JSON
8 2 (0.51%) SAP Fiori
9 1 (0.25%) ASP.NET
9 1 (0.25%) CSS
9 1 (0.25%) DOM
9 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Graph
9 1 (0.25%) Model Context Protocol
9 1 (0.25%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 39 (9.92%) Cloud Native
2 37 (9.41%) Low-Code
3 31 (7.89%) Video\Live Streaming
4 25 (6.36%) Distributed Systems
5 23 (5.85%) Product Ownership
6 15 (3.82%) Analytical Mindset
6 15 (3.82%) Onboarding
7 13 (3.31%) Driving Licence
8 12 (3.05%) Management Information System
9 11 (2.80%) Client/Server
9 11 (2.80%) Data Centre
10 9 (2.29%) Enterprise Software
10 9 (2.29%) Self-Motivation
11 7 (1.78%) Algorithms
11 7 (1.78%) Legacy Systems
11 7 (1.78%) Virtual Team
12 6 (1.53%) CMDB
12 6 (1.53%) Housing Association
12 6 (1.53%) Private Cloud
12 6 (1.53%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 23 (5.85%) Windows
2 13 (3.31%) Windows Server
3 11 (2.80%) Linux
4 3 (0.76%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.25%) Android
5 1 (0.25%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.25%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 149 (37.91%) Continuous Improvement
2 93 (23.66%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 93 (23.66%) Stakeholder Management
3 90 (22.90%) Agile
4 75 (19.08%) Project Delivery
5 72 (18.32%) Problem-Solving
6 69 (17.56%) Roadmaps
7 68 (17.30%) ITIL
8 65 (16.54%) Project Management
9 63 (16.03%) AI
10 56 (14.25%) ERP
11 53 (13.49%) Decision-Making
12 45 (11.45%) Validation
13 43 (10.94%) Service Delivery
14 41 (10.43%) Coaching
15 39 (9.92%) CI/CD
15 39 (9.92%) Infrastructure as Code
15 39 (9.92%) Process Improvement
15 39 (9.92%) Risk Management
16 38 (9.67%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 50 (12.72%) Python
2 44 (11.20%) SQL
3 31 (7.89%) Go
4 18 (4.58%) PowerShell
4 18 (4.58%) R
5 7 (1.78%) T-SQL
6 5 (1.27%) C#
7 4 (1.02%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.76%) Java
9 2 (0.51%) Kusto Query Language
9 2 (0.51%) PHP
10 1 (0.25%) Bash
10 1 (0.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 47 (11.96%) Degree
2 17 (4.33%) Azure Certification
3 15 (3.82%) PMI Certification
4 14 (3.56%) PMP
5 13 (3.31%) Security Cleared
6 9 (2.29%) APMG
7 8 (2.04%) SC Cleared
8 7 (1.78%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (1.53%) CISM
9 6 (1.53%) IRCA
10 5 (1.27%) CISSP
11 4 (1.02%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (1.02%) CRISC
11 4 (1.02%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 4 (1.02%) Master's Degree
12 3 (0.76%) Cisco Certification
12 3 (0.76%) DBS Check
13 2 (0.51%) ISEB
13 2 (0.51%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (0.51%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (7.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (6.36%) GDPR
3 20 (5.09%) PMO
3 20 (5.09%) QA
4 13 (3.31%) SLA
5 8 (2.04%) Data Quality
5 8 (2.04%) GRC
6 7 (1.78%) Cyber Essentials
7 6 (1.53%) ISO 9001
8 5 (1.27%) Accessibility
9 4 (1.02%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (1.02%) MiFID
9 4 (1.02%) NIST
10 3 (0.76%) GAAP
10 3 (0.76%) PERC
10 3 (0.76%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.51%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.25%) IFRS
12 1 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 57 (14.50%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.54%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.02%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.76%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.51%) Docker
5 2 (0.51%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.25%) Firmware
6 1 (0.25%) KVM
6 1 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.25%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 28 (7.12%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (3.31%) Ansible
2 13 (3.31%) Kubernetes
3 12 (3.05%) Terraform
4 6 (1.53%) Packer
5 4 (1.02%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 3 (0.76%) SCCM
7 2 (0.51%) Autotask
7 2 (0.51%) Grafana
7 2 (0.51%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.51%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.25%) PaperCut
8 1 (0.25%) PowerCLI
8 1 (0.25%) SysTrack
8 1 (0.25%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 99 (25.19%) Microsoft
2 32 (8.14%) SAP
3 27 (6.87%) ServiceNow
4 20 (5.09%) Salesforce
5 19 (4.83%) Oracle
6 18 (4.58%) CrowdStrike
7 12 (3.05%) Sage
8 11 (2.80%) Cisco
9 10 (2.54%) VMware
10 8 (2.04%) ConnectWise
10 8 (2.04%) Palo Alto
11 7 (1.78%) F5
12 6 (1.53%) EMC
12 6 (1.53%) WooCommerce
12 6 (1.53%) Workday
13 5 (1.27%) Ubiquiti
14 4 (1.02%) MuleSoft
14 4 (1.02%) Okta
14 4 (1.02%) OneLogin
14 4 (1.02%) OpenAI