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 27 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 106 143 70
Rank change year-on-year +37 -73 +48
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 612 369 886
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.47% 2.22% 3.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.05% 2.38% 4.43%
Number of salaries quoted 355 251 377
10th Percentile £33,350 £35,000 £37,650
25th Percentile £45,522 £44,564 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £76,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £97,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £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 20,082 15,514 20,012
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.02% 93.49% 88.00%
Number of salaries quoted 14,336 8,545 11,983
10th Percentile £34,000 £29,913 £35,500
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,312 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% -2.50% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,600
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -5.17% -3.33%

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 27 September 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 76 (12.42%) SharePoint
2 52 (8.50%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.96%) Confluence
4 9 (1.47%) IIS
5 2 (0.33%) CMS
6 1 (0.16%) FactoryTalk
6 1 (0.16%) SAS
Applications
1 22 (3.59%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (2.45%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (1.80%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (1.14%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.49%) Simulink
6 2 (0.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.16%) Houdini
7 1 (0.16%) NUKE
7 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 40 (6.54%) Dynamics CRM
2 27 (4.41%) Dynamics GP
3 9 (1.47%) Remedy ITSM
4 6 (0.98%) SAP S/4HANA
5 4 (0.65%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 3 (0.49%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 3 (0.49%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.49%) Teamcenter
7 2 (0.33%) iTrent
7 2 (0.33%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (0.33%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.33%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.33%) Primavera
7 2 (0.33%) Unit4 Business World
8 1 (0.16%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.16%) NetSuite
8 1 (0.16%) Odoo
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 136 (22.22%) Azure
2 87 (14.22%) Microsoft 365
3 73 (11.93%) SaaS
4 60 (9.80%) Entra ID
5 57 (9.31%) AWS
6 51 (8.33%) Power Platform
7 29 (4.74%) Mimecast
8 24 (3.92%) Dynamics 365
9 17 (2.78%) OneDrive
10 14 (2.29%) Azure DevOps
10 14 (2.29%) Microsoft Copilot
11 10 (1.63%) Power Automate
12 9 (1.47%) PaaS
13 8 (1.31%) GCP
13 8 (1.31%) IaaS
13 8 (1.31%) Serverless
14 7 (1.14%) Boomi
15 5 (0.82%) GitHub
15 5 (0.82%) Intacct
15 5 (0.82%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 35 (5.72%) Firewall
2 32 (5.23%) DNS
3 31 (5.07%) Broadband
3 31 (5.07%) TCP/IP
4 27 (4.41%) DHCP
5 24 (3.92%) VPN
6 21 (3.43%) VLAN
7 20 (3.27%) LAN
7 20 (3.27%) WAN
8 13 (2.12%) BGP
9 11 (1.80%) OSPF
10 10 (1.63%) Network Security
10 10 (1.63%) Wi-Fi
11 8 (1.31%) Cisco Nexus
11 8 (1.31%) Ethernet VPN
11 8 (1.31%) VXLAN
12 7 (1.14%) Structured Cabling
13 6 (0.98%) HSRP
13 6 (0.98%) VoIP
13 6 (0.98%) VRRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (6.54%) SQL Server
2 34 (5.56%) PostgreSQL
3 32 (5.23%) Power BI
4 24 (3.92%) MongoDB
5 10 (1.63%) Azure SQL Database
6 8 (1.31%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (0.98%) MySQL
7 6 (0.98%) Relational Database
7 6 (0.98%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.82%) Metadata
8 5 (0.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 5 (0.82%) Tableau
9 4 (0.65%) Data Lake
9 4 (0.65%) Delta Lake
10 2 (0.33%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.33%) Power Query
11 1 (0.16%) Amazon RDS
11 1 (0.16%) Big Data
11 1 (0.16%) Redis
11 1 (0.16%) SSDT
Development Applications
1 69 (11.27%) JIRA
2 21 (3.43%) Git
3 5 (0.82%) GitLab
3 5 (0.82%) Sonatype Nexus
4 4 (0.65%) Eclipse
4 4 (0.65%) Rational DOORS
4 4 (0.65%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.49%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.33%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 2 (0.33%) MLflow
6 2 (0.33%) Visual Studio Code
6 2 (0.33%) Yeoman
7 1 (0.16%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.16%) Flyway
General
1 273 (44.61%) Social Skills
2 185 (30.23%) Finance
3 148 (24.18%) Analytical Skills
4 78 (12.75%) Legal
5 61 (9.97%) Law
6 58 (9.48%) Organisational Skills
7 50 (8.17%) Influencing Skills
8 49 (8.01%) Marketing
9 45 (7.35%) Public Sector
10 43 (7.03%) Presentation Skills
11 40 (6.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 38 (6.21%) Retail
13 33 (5.39%) Games
14 22 (3.59%) Banking
14 22 (3.59%) French Language
15 16 (2.61%) Telecoms
16 15 (2.45%) Back Office
17 14 (2.29%) Aerospace
17 14 (2.29%) German Language
18 12 (1.96%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 120 (19.61%) Senior
2 89 (14.54%) Analyst
3 71 (11.60%) Lead
4 50 (8.17%) Support Engineer
5 40 (6.54%) Support Analyst
6 33 (5.39%) IT Manager
7 32 (5.23%) Project Manager
8 31 (5.07%) Consultant
9 30 (4.90%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 29 (4.74%) Developer
11 28 (4.58%) Marketing Manager
12 27 (4.41%) Technology Manager
13 25 (4.08%) Applications Support
13 25 (4.08%) IT Support
14 24 (3.92%) Senior Analyst
14 24 (3.92%) Service Analyst
14 24 (3.92%) Service Manager
15 23 (3.76%) Systems Engineer
16 22 (3.59%) Process Analyst
17 18 (2.94%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (4.58%) RESTful
2 15 (2.45%) Middleware
3 13 (2.12%) Terraform
4 11 (1.80%) .NET
5 6 (0.98%) Oracle Fusion
6 5 (0.82%) PySpark
6 5 (0.82%) Web Services
7 4 (0.65%) ASP.NET
7 4 (0.65%) YAML
8 3 (0.49%) ADO
8 3 (0.49%) REST
9 2 (0.33%) CSS
9 2 (0.33%) HTML
9 2 (0.33%) JSON
9 2 (0.33%) SAP PI
10 1 (0.16%) DOM
10 1 (0.16%) Kafka
10 1 (0.16%) RabbitMQ
10 1 (0.16%) Software Packaging
10 1 (0.16%) VCL
Miscellaneous
1 46 (7.52%) Management Information System
2 39 (6.37%) Cloud Native
3 33 (5.39%) Low-Code
4 32 (5.23%) Self-Motivation
5 31 (5.07%) Distributed Systems
6 28 (4.58%) Marketing Technology
7 27 (4.41%) Blog
8 25 (4.08%) Onboarding
9 24 (3.92%) Video\Live Streaming
10 20 (3.27%) Data Centre
10 20 (3.27%) Enterprise Software
11 15 (2.45%) Product Ownership
12 10 (1.63%) Derivative
13 8 (1.31%) Analytical Mindset
13 8 (1.31%) Virtual Team
14 7 (1.14%) Client/Server
14 7 (1.14%) Legacy Systems
14 7 (1.14%) NHS
15 6 (0.98%) Data Structures
15 6 (0.98%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 40 (6.54%) Windows
2 29 (4.74%) Windows Server
3 18 (2.94%) Linux
4 2 (0.33%) AIX
4 2 (0.33%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (0.33%) Solaris
4 2 (0.33%) VxWorks
4 2 (0.33%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.16%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 250 (40.85%) Continuous Improvement
2 189 (30.88%) Stakeholder Management
3 149 (24.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 147 (24.02%) Problem-Solving
5 146 (23.86%) Decision-Making
6 142 (23.20%) ITIL
7 141 (23.04%) AI
8 132 (21.57%) Agile
9 97 (15.85%) Service Delivery
10 89 (14.54%) Project Delivery
11 81 (13.24%) Coaching
12 80 (13.07%) Project Management
13 72 (11.76%) Service Management
14 66 (10.78%) Incident Management
15 65 (10.62%) Release Management
16 63 (10.29%) Roadmaps
17 62 (10.13%) Analytics
17 62 (10.13%) Risk Management
18 61 (9.97%) Test Automation
19 59 (9.64%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 65 (10.62%) SQL
2 54 (8.82%) Python
3 33 (5.39%) R
4 27 (4.41%) PowerShell
5 25 (4.08%) Go
6 14 (2.29%) JavaScript
7 9 (1.47%) C#
7 9 (1.47%) T-SQL
8 6 (0.98%) C++
9 4 (0.65%) Java
10 3 (0.49%) MATLAB
11 2 (0.33%) Bash
11 2 (0.33%) Bicep
11 2 (0.33%) C
11 2 (0.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.33%) PHP
12 1 (0.16%) Delphi
12 1 (0.16%) Pascal
12 1 (0.16%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.16%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 85 (13.89%) Degree
2 37 (6.05%) Security Cleared
3 33 (5.39%) SC Cleared
4 19 (3.10%) PMP
5 17 (2.78%) APMG
5 17 (2.78%) Azure Certification
6 15 (2.45%) PMI Certification
7 13 (2.12%) DBS Check
8 12 (1.96%) Computer Science Degree
9 11 (1.80%) BPSS Clearance
10 10 (1.63%) DV Cleared
11 7 (1.14%) AWS Certification
11 7 (1.14%) CISM
12 6 (0.98%) ACCA
12 6 (0.98%) CIMA
12 6 (0.98%) ITIL Certification
12 6 (0.98%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 6 (0.98%) Master's Degree
12 6 (0.98%) Microsoft Certification
13 5 (0.82%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (7.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 33 (5.39%) SLA
3 29 (4.74%) Accessibility
4 28 (4.58%) GDPR
5 19 (3.10%) QA
6 17 (2.78%) PMO
7 15 (2.45%) Data Quality
8 12 (1.96%) Cyber Essentials
9 10 (1.63%) GRC
10 6 (0.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 4 (0.65%) Actionable Recommendations
11 4 (0.65%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 4 (0.65%) NIST
12 3 (0.49%) ISO 19650
12 3 (0.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 2 (0.33%) MiFID
13 2 (0.33%) PCI DSS
14 1 (0.16%) COBIT
14 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 1 (0.16%) SOC 2
System Software
1 62 (10.13%) Active Directory
2 14 (2.29%) Hyper-V
3 13 (2.12%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.63%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (0.82%) Docker
6 1 (0.16%) GPFS
6 1 (0.16%) Lustre
6 1 (0.16%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.16%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 42 (6.86%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (1.96%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.63%) Ansible
4 5 (0.82%) ZABBIX
5 4 (0.65%) Grafana
6 3 (0.49%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 3 (0.49%) Autotask
6 3 (0.49%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.33%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.33%) Packer
8 1 (0.16%) Failover Clustering
8 1 (0.16%) Nessus
8 1 (0.16%) SCCM
8 1 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.16%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 165 (26.96%) Microsoft
2 55 (8.99%) SAP
3 38 (6.21%) ServiceNow
4 36 (5.88%) Oracle
5 29 (4.74%) CrowdStrike
6 24 (3.92%) Cisco
7 17 (2.78%) VMware
8 16 (2.61%) Salesforce
9 15 (2.45%) Workday
10 10 (1.63%) YouTube
11 9 (1.47%) Remedy
12 8 (1.31%) IFS
13 7 (1.14%) IBM
14 6 (0.98%) Aruba
14 6 (0.98%) Veeam
15 5 (0.82%) Sage
16 4 (0.65%) Epicor
16 4 (0.65%) Google
16 4 (0.65%) HP
16 4 (0.65%) Infor