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 11 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 116 106 92
Rank change year-on-year -10 -14 +46
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 382 399 986
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.20% 3.07% 3.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.65% 3.24% 3.40%
Number of salaries quoted 261 295 660
10th Percentile £37,000 £37,350 £37,096
25th Percentile £50,000 £46,375 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,875 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +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 14,440 12,333 28,995
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 83.32% 94.79% 91.54%
Number of salaries quoted 10,085 8,884 23,507
10th Percentile £32,250 £32,500 £33,761
25th Percentile £44,972 £46,000 £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 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.57%

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 11 April 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 44 (11.52%) SharePoint
2 33 (8.64%) Microsoft Exchange
3 21 (5.50%) Confluence
4 6 (1.57%) Anypoint
5 4 (1.05%) Tomcat
5 4 (1.05%) WebSphere
5 4 (1.05%) WebSphere Application Server
6 1 (0.26%) CMS
Applications
1 30 (7.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (5.24%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (3.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.05%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.79%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.79%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.26%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 15 (3.93%) Shopify
2 11 (2.88%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (2.62%) Dynamics NAV
4 9 (2.36%) Magento
5 7 (1.83%) SAP S/4HANA
6 6 (1.57%) Dynamics AX
7 5 (1.31%) NetSuite
8 2 (0.52%) iTrent
8 2 (0.52%) Remedy ITSM
8 2 (0.52%) Salesforce CRM
8 2 (0.52%) SAP BPC
9 1 (0.26%) FLEXCUBE
9 1 (0.26%) Oracle General Ledger
9 1 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
9 1 (0.26%) Oracle Receivables
9 1 (0.26%) SAP IBP
9 1 (0.26%) SAP MII
9 1 (0.26%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 104 (27.23%) Azure
2 61 (15.97%) Microsoft 365
3 60 (15.71%) Entra ID
4 51 (13.35%) SaaS
5 41 (10.73%) AWS
6 25 (6.54%) Power Platform
7 19 (4.97%) Dynamics 365
8 16 (4.19%) Mimecast
9 14 (3.66%) GitHub
9 14 (3.66%) GitHub Actions
10 9 (2.36%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (2.36%) Boomi
10 9 (2.36%) GCP
10 9 (2.36%) Intacct
11 8 (2.09%) Microsoft Copilot
12 7 (1.83%) Amazon S3
12 7 (1.83%) AWS Lambda
12 7 (1.83%) Serverless
13 6 (1.57%) iPaaS
13 6 (1.57%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 19 (4.97%) WAN
2 15 (3.93%) Firewall
3 13 (3.40%) LAN
4 11 (2.88%) DHCP
4 11 (2.88%) DNS
4 11 (2.88%) TCP/IP
5 10 (2.62%) Broadband
5 10 (2.62%) SD-WAN
6 8 (2.09%) VPN
7 7 (1.83%) VLAN
8 5 (1.31%) SSL
9 4 (1.05%) Wireless
10 3 (0.79%) Cisco ASA
10 3 (0.79%) Network Security
10 3 (0.79%) NGN
11 2 (0.52%) Cisco Firepower
11 2 (0.52%) NX-OS
11 2 (0.52%) VoIP
11 2 (0.52%) Wi-Fi
12 1 (0.26%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (4.19%) Power BI
2 15 (3.93%) SQL Server
3 12 (3.14%) PostgreSQL
4 11 (2.88%) Azure SQL Database
5 7 (1.83%) MongoDB
6 6 (1.57%) Relational Database
7 4 (1.05%) DB2
8 1 (0.26%) Amazon Aurora
8 1 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.26%) Apache Iceberg
8 1 (0.26%) BigQuery
8 1 (0.26%) Crystal Reports
8 1 (0.26%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.26%) Metadata
8 1 (0.26%) MS Access
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.26%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 60 (15.71%) JIRA
2 9 (2.36%) Bitbucket
3 8 (2.09%) GitLab
3 8 (2.09%) Subversion
4 6 (1.57%) Git
5 4 (1.05%) Jenkins
5 4 (1.05%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.26%) git-flow
6 1 (0.26%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.26%) Selenium
6 1 (0.26%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 178 (46.60%) Social Skills
2 158 (41.36%) Finance
3 71 (18.59%) Analytical Skills
4 45 (11.78%) Legal
5 42 (10.99%) Law
6 32 (8.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 30 (7.85%) Marketing
8 28 (7.33%) Public Sector
9 27 (7.07%) Banking
10 26 (6.81%) Back Office
11 22 (5.76%) Presentation Skills
12 21 (5.50%) Retail
13 20 (5.24%) Organisational Skills
14 18 (4.71%) Manufacturing
15 17 (4.45%) Influencing Skills
16 16 (4.19%) Telecoms
17 13 (3.40%) Italian Language
18 12 (3.14%) Pharmaceutical
19 11 (2.88%) Documentation Skills
20 9 (2.36%) German Language
Job Titles
1 62 (16.23%) Senior
2 48 (12.57%) Analyst
3 41 (10.73%) Support Engineer
4 40 (10.47%) Project Manager
5 39 (10.21%) Lead
6 38 (9.95%) Consultant
7 30 (7.85%) IT Manager
8 27 (7.07%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 27 (7.07%) Infrastructure Support
9 22 (5.76%) IT Project Manager
10 20 (5.24%) 3rd Line Support
10 20 (5.24%) Business Analyst
11 19 (4.97%) Applications Support
12 17 (4.45%) Azure Engineer
12 17 (4.45%) Change Manager
13 16 (4.19%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
14 14 (3.66%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
14 14 (3.66%) IT Support
14 14 (3.66%) IT Support Engineer
14 14 (3.66%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (5.50%) REST
2 14 (3.66%) SOAP
3 13 (3.40%) Middleware
4 7 (1.83%) HTML
5 6 (1.57%) JSON
5 6 (1.57%) Web Services
6 5 (1.31%) Node.js
6 5 (1.31%) React
6 5 (1.31%) RESTful
6 5 (1.31%) XML
7 4 (1.05%) LAPP Stack
7 4 (1.05%) LDAP
7 4 (1.05%) Oracle Fusion
7 4 (1.05%) WebSphere MQ
8 3 (0.79%) ADO
8 3 (0.79%) SAP PI
9 2 (0.52%) SAP Fiori
10 1 (0.26%) CSS
10 1 (0.26%) GraphQL
10 1 (0.26%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 24 (6.28%) Product Ownership
2 16 (4.19%) Low-Code
3 15 (3.93%) Onboarding
4 14 (3.66%) Cloud Native
5 13 (3.40%) Data Centre
5 13 (3.40%) Driving Licence
6 11 (2.88%) Client/Server
6 11 (2.88%) Management Information System
7 9 (2.36%) Analytical Mindset
8 8 (2.09%) Social Media
8 8 (2.09%) Virtual Team
9 7 (1.83%) Algorithms
9 7 (1.83%) CMDB
9 7 (1.83%) Video\Live Streaming
10 6 (1.57%) Public Cloud
10 6 (1.57%) Video Conferencing
11 5 (1.31%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (1.31%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (1.05%) Linux Command Line
12 4 (1.05%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 42 (10.99%) Windows
2 25 (6.54%) Windows Server
3 24 (6.28%) Linux
4 15 (3.93%) Unix
5 13 (3.40%) Windows 10
6 8 (2.09%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (1.31%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.52%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.26%) Android
9 1 (0.26%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (29.58%) Continuous Improvement
2 92 (24.08%) Agile
3 82 (21.47%) ITIL
3 82 (21.47%) Problem-Solving
4 78 (20.42%) Stakeholder Management
5 77 (20.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 75 (19.63%) Project Delivery
7 69 (18.06%) Project Management
8 68 (17.80%) Roadmaps
9 46 (12.04%) ERP
10 45 (11.78%) Mentoring
11 42 (10.99%) AI
12 39 (10.21%) Service Delivery
13 38 (9.95%) DevOps
13 38 (9.95%) Risk Management
14 36 (9.42%) Incident Management
15 35 (9.16%) Customer Service
15 35 (9.16%) ITSM
15 35 (9.16%) PRINCE2
15 35 (9.16%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 44 (11.52%) SQL
2 30 (7.85%) Python
3 23 (6.02%) PowerShell
4 16 (4.19%) R
5 11 (2.88%) JavaScript
6 9 (2.36%) T-SQL
7 7 (1.83%) Go
7 7 (1.83%) Kusto Query Language
8 6 (1.57%) C#
8 6 (1.57%) Java
9 5 (1.31%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.26%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 50 (13.09%) Degree
2 17 (4.45%) Microsoft Certification
3 16 (4.19%) PMI Certification
4 13 (3.40%) Azure Certification
4 13 (3.40%) PMP
5 12 (3.14%) ITIL Certification
5 12 (3.14%) Security Cleared
6 9 (2.36%) Cisco Certification
6 9 (2.36%) SC Cleared
7 8 (2.09%) AWS Certification
8 7 (1.83%) CCNA
9 6 (1.57%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.57%) IRCA
9 6 (1.57%) Master's Degree
10 5 (1.31%) MCSA
11 4 (1.05%) ACCA
12 3 (0.79%) APMG
12 3 (0.79%) CIMA
12 3 (0.79%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 2 (0.52%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (7.33%) QA
2 24 (6.28%) GDPR
3 23 (6.02%) SLA
4 20 (5.24%) PMO
5 18 (4.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (1.83%) GRC
7 6 (1.57%) Accessibility
7 6 (1.57%) ISO 9001
7 6 (1.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (1.31%) Cyber Essentials
8 5 (1.31%) Data Quality
9 4 (1.05%) GAAP
10 3 (0.79%) MiFID
10 3 (0.79%) PERC
11 2 (0.52%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.26%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.26%) IFRS
12 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.26%) P3O
12 1 (0.26%) Solvency II
System Software
1 64 (16.75%) Active Directory
2 14 (3.66%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.57%) Docker
3 6 (1.57%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.57%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (1.05%) Veritas Cluster Server
5 2 (0.52%) Firmware
5 2 (0.52%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.26%) KVM
6 1 (0.26%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 35 (9.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (4.45%) Ansible
3 13 (3.40%) Kubernetes
4 12 (3.14%) Terraform
5 9 (2.36%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (1.57%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (1.05%) Packer
7 4 (1.05%) PaperCut
8 3 (0.79%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.79%) SCCM
9 1 (0.26%) Autotask
9 1 (0.26%) PowerCLI
9 1 (0.26%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 110 (28.80%) Microsoft
2 33 (8.64%) ServiceNow
3 22 (5.76%) SAP
4 19 (4.97%) Cisco
4 19 (4.97%) Oracle
5 16 (4.19%) CrowdStrike
6 15 (3.93%) Salesforce
7 14 (3.66%) VMware
8 11 (2.88%) Atlassian
9 10 (2.62%) ConnectWise
9 10 (2.62%) IBM
10 9 (2.36%) MuleSoft
10 9 (2.36%) Sage
10 9 (2.36%) WooCommerce
11 8 (2.09%) Red Hat
11 8 (2.09%) Workday
12 7 (1.83%) IFS
13 6 (1.57%) Jitterbit
13 6 (1.57%) SnapLogic
13 6 (1.57%) Ubiquiti