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

6 months to
6 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 108 112 113
Rank change year-on-year +4 +1 +23
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 408 455 778
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.44% 3.13% 2.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.85% 3.29% 2.95%
Number of salaries quoted 269 280 594
10th Percentile £37,000 £41,175 £37,101
25th Percentile £47,500 £50,000 £44,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +3.51% +5.39%
75th Percentile £77,500 £79,063 £72,500
90th Percentile £89,000 £95,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +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 14,332 13,831 26,413
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 85.55% 95.24% 92.39%
Number of salaries quoted 9,355 8,710 21,901
10th Percentile £31,000 £35,000 £34,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £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 £82,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,350 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.86% +9.73% -12.00%

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 6 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 38 (9.31%) SharePoint
2 25 (6.13%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (3.68%) Confluence
4 9 (2.21%) Tomcat
4 9 (2.21%) WebSphere
4 9 (2.21%) WebSphere Application Server
5 7 (1.72%) Anypoint
Applications
1 38 (9.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (6.62%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (4.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.72%) Adobe XD
5 4 (0.98%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.74%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.49%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.25%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.25%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 15 (3.68%) Shopify
2 11 (2.70%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (2.45%) Dynamics NAV
4 9 (2.21%) Magento
5 5 (1.23%) Dynamics AX
5 5 (1.23%) NetSuite
5 5 (1.23%) SAP S/4HANA
6 4 (0.98%) SAP BPC
7 2 (0.49%) iTrent
7 2 (0.49%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.25%) FLEXCUBE
8 1 (0.25%) Oracle General Ledger
8 1 (0.25%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.25%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.25%) SAP IBP
8 1 (0.25%) SAP MII
8 1 (0.25%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 109 (26.72%) Azure
2 70 (17.16%) Microsoft 365
3 53 (12.99%) Entra ID
4 41 (10.05%) AWS
5 36 (8.82%) Power Platform
6 34 (8.33%) SaaS
7 17 (4.17%) Dynamics 365
8 10 (2.45%) Amazon S3
8 10 (2.45%) AWS Lambda
8 10 (2.45%) GitHub
8 10 (2.45%) GitHub Actions
8 10 (2.45%) Power Automate
8 10 (2.45%) Serverless
9 9 (2.21%) Azure DevOps
9 9 (2.21%) Boomi
9 9 (2.21%) GCP
9 9 (2.21%) Microsoft Copilot
10 8 (1.96%) Mimecast
11 7 (1.72%) Intacct
11 7 (1.72%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 40 (9.80%) WAN
2 33 (8.09%) Firewall
2 33 (8.09%) LAN
3 28 (6.86%) SD-WAN
4 22 (5.39%) Wireless
5 18 (4.41%) Wireshark
6 15 (3.68%) VPN
7 10 (2.45%) SSL
8 9 (2.21%) DNS
8 9 (2.21%) TCP/IP
9 8 (1.96%) DHCP
10 7 (1.72%) VLAN
11 5 (1.23%) Cisco ASA
11 5 (1.23%) NX-OS
12 4 (0.98%) WLAN
13 3 (0.74%) VoIP
14 2 (0.49%) BGP
14 2 (0.49%) Network Security
14 2 (0.49%) OSPF
14 2 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (6.13%) Power BI
2 14 (3.43%) SQL Server
3 12 (2.94%) PostgreSQL
4 10 (2.45%) Azure SQL Database
5 9 (2.21%) DB2
6 8 (1.96%) Relational Database
7 3 (0.74%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.49%) Amazon Aurora
8 2 (0.49%) Apache Iceberg
8 2 (0.49%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.25%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.25%) Crystal Reports
9 1 (0.25%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.25%) Metadata
9 1 (0.25%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.25%) MS Access
9 1 (0.25%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 1 (0.25%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.25%) Oracle Reports
9 1 (0.25%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 43 (10.54%) JIRA
2 8 (1.96%) Bitbucket
2 8 (1.96%) GitLab
2 8 (1.96%) Subversion
3 3 (0.74%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.25%) Git
4 1 (0.25%) git-flow
4 1 (0.25%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (0.25%) Selenium
4 1 (0.25%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 200 (49.02%) Social Skills
2 167 (40.93%) Finance
3 68 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (10.05%) Legal
5 36 (8.82%) Law
5 36 (8.82%) Telecoms
6 33 (8.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 31 (7.60%) Public Sector
8 23 (5.64%) Banking
8 23 (5.64%) Influencing Skills
9 20 (4.90%) Organisational Skills
10 17 (4.17%) Back Office
11 16 (3.92%) Manufacturing
11 16 (3.92%) Presentation Skills
12 14 (3.43%) Local Government
13 13 (3.19%) Marketing
14 12 (2.94%) Documentation Skills
14 12 (2.94%) Retail
15 11 (2.70%) Pharmaceutical
16 7 (1.72%) Digital Health
Job Titles
1 68 (16.67%) Senior
2 62 (15.20%) Analyst
3 39 (9.56%) Lead
3 39 (9.56%) Project Manager
4 35 (8.58%) Support Engineer
5 32 (7.84%) Change Manager
6 31 (7.60%) Consultant
6 31 (7.60%) IT Manager
7 26 (6.37%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 26 (6.37%) Infrastructure Support
8 24 (5.88%) Applications Support
9 23 (5.64%) Business Analyst
9 23 (5.64%) IT Project Manager
9 23 (5.64%) Network Engineer
10 19 (4.66%) Support Analyst
11 16 (3.92%) Senior Analyst
11 16 (3.92%) Senior Consultant
12 15 (3.68%) Business Change Manager
13 14 (3.43%) Business Manager
13 14 (3.43%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.68%) REST
2 14 (3.43%) SOAP
3 12 (2.94%) Middleware
4 9 (2.21%) HTML
4 9 (2.21%) LAPP Stack
4 9 (2.21%) LDAP
4 9 (2.21%) WebSphere MQ
5 7 (1.72%) Web Services
6 5 (1.23%) JSON
6 5 (1.23%) Node.js
6 5 (1.23%) React
6 5 (1.23%) RESTful
6 5 (1.23%) XML
7 3 (0.74%) Oracle Fusion
8 2 (0.49%) SAP Fiori
8 2 (0.49%) SAP PI
9 1 (0.25%) GraphQL
9 1 (0.25%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 32 (7.84%) Data Centre
1 32 (7.84%) Management Information System
2 17 (4.17%) Product Ownership
3 16 (3.92%) Onboarding
4 13 (3.19%) Driving Licence
5 9 (2.21%) Linux Command Line
6 7 (1.72%) Low-Code
6 7 (1.72%) NHS
6 7 (1.72%) Virtual Team
7 6 (1.47%) Client/Server
7 6 (1.47%) Video Conferencing
8 5 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (1.23%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (1.23%) Social Media
9 4 (0.98%) Cloud Native
9 4 (0.98%) Clustering
9 4 (0.98%) CMDB
9 4 (0.98%) iPad
9 4 (0.98%) iPhone
9 4 (0.98%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 46 (11.27%) Windows
2 23 (5.64%) Linux
3 20 (4.90%) Unix
4 19 (4.66%) Windows Server
5 16 (3.92%) Windows 10
6 13 (3.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (1.23%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.49%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.25%) Android
9 1 (0.25%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (27.21%) Continuous Improvement
2 102 (25.00%) Agile
3 98 (24.02%) ITIL
4 86 (21.08%) Project Management
4 86 (21.08%) Stakeholder Management
5 80 (19.61%) Problem-Solving
6 78 (19.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 67 (16.42%) Project Delivery
8 58 (14.22%) Customer Service
9 55 (13.48%) Coaching
10 54 (13.24%) Roadmaps
11 49 (12.01%) Service Management
12 46 (11.27%) ERP
12 46 (11.27%) ITSM
13 44 (10.78%) Problem Management
13 44 (10.78%) Service Delivery
14 42 (10.29%) Asset Management
14 42 (10.29%) User Experience
15 41 (10.05%) Risk Management
16 39 (9.56%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 46 (11.27%) SQL
2 28 (6.86%) Python
3 22 (5.39%) PowerShell
4 10 (2.45%) JavaScript
5 9 (2.21%) T-SQL
6 8 (1.96%) R
7 7 (1.72%) Kusto Query Language
8 5 (1.23%) C#
8 5 (1.23%) Java
8 5 (1.23%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.25%) Go
9 1 (0.25%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 63 (15.44%) Degree
2 22 (5.39%) PMI Certification
3 19 (4.66%) Microsoft Certification
3 19 (4.66%) PMP
4 17 (4.17%) ITIL Certification
5 14 (3.43%) AWS Certification
6 9 (2.21%) Cisco Certification
7 8 (1.96%) Security Cleared
8 7 (1.72%) Azure Certification
8 7 (1.72%) CCNA
8 7 (1.72%) Master's Degree
9 6 (1.47%) ACCA
9 6 (1.47%) DBS Check
10 5 (1.23%) CIMA
10 5 (1.23%) MCSA
10 5 (1.23%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 5 (1.23%) SC Cleared
11 4 (0.98%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 3 (0.74%) APMG
12 3 (0.74%) IRCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (6.13%) PMO
1 25 (6.13%) SLA
2 21 (5.15%) QA
3 19 (4.66%) GDPR
4 17 (4.17%) Accessibility
5 11 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 9 (2.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 6 (1.47%) GRC
8 5 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials
8 5 (1.23%) ISO 9001
9 4 (0.98%) Data Quality
10 3 (0.74%) GAAP
11 2 (0.49%) MiFID
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
System Software
1 53 (12.99%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.45%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.47%) Docker
3 6 (1.47%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.47%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (1.23%) Firmware
5 4 (0.98%) Veritas Cluster Server
6 1 (0.25%) KVM
6 1 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.25%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 30 (7.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (2.94%) Ansible
3 9 (2.21%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (1.47%) Jamf Pro
4 6 (1.47%) Kubernetes
5 5 (1.23%) SCCM
5 5 (1.23%) Terraform
6 4 (0.98%) PaperCut
7 1 (0.25%) Autotask
7 1 (0.25%) PowerCLI
7 1 (0.25%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.25%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 105 (25.74%) Microsoft
2 38 (9.31%) Cisco
3 33 (8.09%) ServiceNow
4 25 (6.13%) SAP
5 24 (5.88%) Meraki
6 23 (5.64%) CheckPoint
7 20 (4.90%) Oracle
8 19 (4.66%) Palo Alto
9 18 (4.41%) SolarWinds
10 16 (3.92%) IBM
11 13 (3.19%) Red Hat
11 13 (3.19%) Workday
12 10 (2.45%) Atlassian
12 10 (2.45%) ConnectWise
12 10 (2.45%) Salesforce
12 10 (2.45%) VMware
13 9 (2.21%) MuleSoft
13 9 (2.21%) WooCommerce
14 8 (1.96%) CrowdStrike
14 8 (1.96%) IFS