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 2 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 141 66
Rank change year-on-year +27 -75 +46
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 536 416 982
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.41% 2.51% 3.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.90% 2.70% 4.43%
Number of salaries quoted 322 303 479
10th Percentile £32,825 £33,200 £36,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £43,227
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £54,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.48% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £77,500 £71,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £97,200 £87,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £59,125 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.48% +7.50% +1.85%

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 18,492 15,420 22,187
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 83.05% 92.98% 87.70%
Number of salaries quoted 13,404 9,120 16,093
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £41,000 £43,329
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year - +2.56% -6.40%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

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 2 August 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 61 (11.38%) SharePoint
2 40 (7.46%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (2.61%) Confluence
4 9 (1.68%) IIS
5 2 (0.37%) CMS
6 1 (0.19%) SAS
Applications
1 24 (4.48%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (2.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (2.05%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (1.12%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.56%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.37%) Simulink
7 1 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.19%) Houdini
7 1 (0.19%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 38 (7.09%) Dynamics CRM
2 27 (5.04%) Dynamics GP
3 8 (1.49%) Remedy ITSM
4 6 (1.12%) SAP S/4HANA
5 4 (0.75%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.56%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 3 (0.56%) Oracle Payables
6 3 (0.56%) Oracle Receivables
6 3 (0.56%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.56%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.37%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.37%) Magento
7 2 (0.37%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (0.37%) Shopify
7 2 (0.37%) Teamcenter
7 2 (0.37%) Unit4 Business World
8 1 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.19%) Primavera
8 1 (0.19%) SAP MII
8 1 (0.19%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 126 (23.51%) Azure
2 84 (15.67%) SaaS
3 75 (13.99%) Microsoft 365
4 60 (11.19%) Entra ID
5 51 (9.51%) AWS
6 41 (7.65%) Power Platform
7 28 (5.22%) Mimecast
8 26 (4.85%) Dynamics 365
9 14 (2.61%) Azure DevOps
10 12 (2.24%) Microsoft Copilot
11 10 (1.87%) Intacct
11 10 (1.87%) OneDrive
12 8 (1.49%) GitHub
12 8 (1.49%) Power Automate
13 7 (1.31%) GitHub Actions
14 5 (0.93%) Amazon EKS
14 5 (0.93%) GCP
15 4 (0.75%) Azure Logic Apps
15 4 (0.75%) Boomi
15 4 (0.75%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 41 (7.65%) Broadband
2 25 (4.66%) DNS
2 25 (4.66%) TCP/IP
3 22 (4.10%) Firewall
4 20 (3.73%) DHCP
4 20 (3.73%) VPN
5 8 (1.49%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (1.31%) WAN
7 6 (1.12%) LAN
7 6 (1.12%) Network Security
8 4 (0.75%) NGN
8 4 (0.75%) VLAN
9 3 (0.56%) Cisco Firepower
9 3 (0.56%) SSL
10 2 (0.37%) HTTP
10 2 (0.37%) Intranet
10 2 (0.37%) SD-WAN
11 1 (0.19%) BGP
11 1 (0.19%) OSPF
11 1 (0.19%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (7.28%) PostgreSQL
2 34 (6.34%) SQL Server
3 31 (5.78%) MongoDB
4 20 (3.73%) Power BI
5 12 (2.24%) Azure SQL Database
6 7 (1.31%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (1.12%) MySQL
8 5 (0.93%) Relational Database
8 5 (0.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.93%) Tableau
9 4 (0.75%) Data Lake
9 4 (0.75%) Delta Lake
9 4 (0.75%) Metadata
9 4 (0.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.19%) Amazon RDS
10 1 (0.19%) BigQuery
10 1 (0.19%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.19%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 1 (0.19%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 74 (13.81%) JIRA
2 20 (3.73%) Git
3 6 (1.12%) Visual Studio Code
4 4 (0.75%) Eclipse
4 4 (0.75%) GitLab
4 4 (0.75%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.75%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.56%) Bitbucket
5 3 (0.56%) Rational DOORS
6 2 (0.37%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 2 (0.37%) Yeoman
7 1 (0.19%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 248 (46.27%) Social Skills
2 184 (34.33%) Finance
3 118 (22.01%) Analytical Skills
4 77 (14.37%) Legal
5 64 (11.94%) Marketing
6 49 (9.14%) Law
7 48 (8.96%) Organisational Skills
8 39 (7.28%) Presentation Skills
9 36 (6.72%) Influencing Skills
10 35 (6.53%) Retail
11 34 (6.34%) Games
11 34 (6.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 21 (3.92%) Banking
13 19 (3.54%) Back Office
14 15 (2.80%) German Language
14 15 (2.80%) Italian Language
14 15 (2.80%) Manufacturing
15 13 (2.43%) Documentation Skills
16 10 (1.87%) Public Sector
17 9 (1.68%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 98 (18.28%) Senior
2 59 (11.01%) Analyst
3 53 (9.89%) Support Engineer
4 52 (9.70%) Lead
5 47 (8.77%) Consultant
6 38 (7.09%) Project Manager
7 31 (5.78%) Developer
7 31 (5.78%) Marketing Manager
8 29 (5.41%) IT Manager
9 27 (5.04%) Technology Manager
10 26 (4.85%) Applications Support
11 25 (4.66%) IT Support
12 23 (4.29%) Architect
13 21 (3.92%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 21 (3.92%) 3rd Line Support
13 21 (3.92%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
13 21 (3.92%) IT Engineer
13 21 (3.92%) IT Support Engineer
14 20 (3.73%) Senior Consultant
15 19 (3.54%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (5.22%) RESTful
2 16 (2.99%) Middleware
3 11 (2.05%) .NET
4 10 (1.87%) REST
5 8 (1.49%) Oracle Fusion
6 5 (0.93%) Web Services
7 4 (0.75%) ADO
7 4 (0.75%) ASP.NET
7 4 (0.75%) PySpark
8 2 (0.37%) CSS
8 2 (0.37%) HTML
8 2 (0.37%) JSON
8 2 (0.37%) SAP Fiori
8 2 (0.37%) SAP PI
8 2 (0.37%) SOAP
9 1 (0.19%) DOM
9 1 (0.19%) Kafka
9 1 (0.19%) RabbitMQ
9 1 (0.19%) Unreal Engine
9 1 (0.19%) VCL
Miscellaneous
1 43 (8.02%) Cloud Native
2 41 (7.65%) Low-Code
3 31 (5.78%) Video\Live Streaming
4 29 (5.41%) Distributed Systems
5 28 (5.22%) Marketing Technology
6 27 (5.04%) Blog
7 25 (4.66%) Onboarding
8 20 (3.73%) Management Information System
8 20 (3.73%) Product Ownership
9 19 (3.54%) Enterprise Software
9 19 (3.54%) Self-Motivation
10 15 (2.80%) Analytical Mindset
10 15 (2.80%) Driving Licence
11 11 (2.05%) Client/Server
12 10 (1.87%) Data Centre
12 10 (1.87%) Derivative
13 9 (1.68%) Algorithms
13 9 (1.68%) Virtual Team
14 7 (1.31%) Legacy Systems
14 7 (1.31%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 36 (6.72%) Windows
2 26 (4.85%) Windows Server
3 21 (3.92%) Linux
4 2 (0.37%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.19%) Android
5 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.19%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.19%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 214 (39.93%) Continuous Improvement
2 150 (27.99%) Stakeholder Management
3 131 (24.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 126 (23.51%) Agile
5 125 (23.32%) Problem-Solving
6 118 (22.01%) AI
7 111 (20.71%) Decision-Making
8 100 (18.66%) ITIL
9 83 (15.49%) Project Management
10 80 (14.93%) Project Delivery
11 79 (14.74%) Service Delivery
12 77 (14.37%) Roadmaps
13 69 (12.87%) Analytics
14 67 (12.50%) Test Automation
15 63 (11.75%) ERP
16 60 (11.19%) CRM
17 59 (11.01%) DevOps
18 57 (10.63%) Coaching
19 53 (9.89%) Incident Management
20 51 (9.51%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 60 (11.19%) SQL
2 53 (9.89%) Python
3 32 (5.97%) Go
4 31 (5.78%) PowerShell
5 30 (5.60%) R
6 11 (2.05%) JavaScript
6 11 (2.05%) T-SQL
7 9 (1.68%) C#
8 4 (0.75%) Java
9 2 (0.37%) Bash
9 2 (0.37%) C++
9 2 (0.37%) MATLAB
9 2 (0.37%) PHP
10 1 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.19%) Delphi
10 1 (0.19%) Pascal
Qualifications
1 50 (9.33%) Degree
2 22 (4.10%) PMP
3 19 (3.54%) Azure Certification
3 19 (3.54%) PMI Certification
3 19 (3.54%) Security Cleared
4 14 (2.61%) SC Cleared
5 11 (2.05%) APMG
6 7 (1.31%) BPSS Clearance
6 7 (1.31%) CISM
6 7 (1.31%) DBS Check
6 7 (1.31%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 6 (1.12%) DV Cleared
7 6 (1.12%) IRCA
7 6 (1.12%) Microsoft Certification
8 5 (0.93%) CISSP
8 5 (0.93%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (0.93%) ISEB
8 5 (0.93%) Master's Degree
9 4 (0.75%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 4 (0.75%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (8.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 36 (6.72%) GDPR
3 32 (5.97%) SLA
4 31 (5.78%) QA
5 19 (3.54%) Accessibility
6 16 (2.99%) Data Quality
6 16 (2.99%) PMO
7 9 (1.68%) GRC
8 6 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials
8 6 (1.12%) ISO 9001
9 4 (0.75%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (0.75%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 4 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (0.75%) MiFID
9 4 (0.75%) NIST
9 4 (0.75%) PERC
10 3 (0.56%) GAAP
10 3 (0.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.37%) ISO 19650
11 2 (0.37%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 66 (12.31%) Active Directory
2 17 (3.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (1.68%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.93%) Docker
5 4 (0.75%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.37%) vSphere
7 1 (0.19%) GPFS
7 1 (0.19%) KVM
7 1 (0.19%) Lustre
7 1 (0.19%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 40 (7.46%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (3.17%) Kubernetes
3 14 (2.61%) Ansible
4 12 (2.24%) Terraform
5 6 (1.12%) Packer
6 5 (0.93%) ZABBIX
7 4 (0.75%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.56%) Autotask
8 3 (0.56%) Grafana
8 3 (0.56%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.56%) SCCM
9 1 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.19%) PowerCLI
9 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.19%) SysTrack
9 1 (0.19%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 146 (27.24%) Microsoft
2 40 (7.46%) SAP
3 28 (5.22%) CrowdStrike
4 27 (5.04%) Oracle
5 26 (4.85%) ServiceNow
6 20 (3.73%) Salesforce
6 20 (3.73%) VMware
7 15 (2.80%) Cisco
8 10 (1.87%) Sage
9 9 (1.68%) Palo Alto
10 8 (1.49%) Remedy
11 7 (1.31%) IFS
12 6 (1.12%) EMC
12 6 (1.12%) F5
12 6 (1.12%) IBM
12 6 (1.12%) Workday
13 5 (0.93%) ConnectWise
14 4 (0.75%) Intapp
14 4 (0.75%) Okta
14 4 (0.75%) OneLogin