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 9 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 137 80
Rank change year-on-year +32 -57 +45
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 622 388 780
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.51% 2.31% 3.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.12% 2.46% 4.08%
Number of salaries quoted 352 248 352
10th Percentile £34,397 £32,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £45,533 £43,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £54,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.26% -0.91% -8.33%
75th Percentile £76,250 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £88,625 £96,450 £87,375
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 19,953 15,755 19,120
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 80.51% 93.83% 88.22%
Number of salaries quoted 14,223 8,440 11,340
10th Percentile £33,750 £29,750 £35,700
25th Percentile £44,447 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% 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 9 October 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 71 (11.41%) SharePoint
2 49 (7.88%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (1.61%) Confluence
4 9 (1.45%) IIS
5 2 (0.32%) SAS
6 1 (0.16%) CMS
6 1 (0.16%) FactoryTalk
Applications
1 22 (3.54%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (2.41%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (1.77%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (1.13%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.48%) Simulink
6 2 (0.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.32%) Notion
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 41 (6.59%) Dynamics CRM
2 28 (4.50%) Dynamics GP
3 9 (1.45%) Remedy ITSM
4 5 (0.80%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 4 (0.64%) SAP S/4HANA
6 3 (0.48%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 3 (0.48%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.48%) Teamcenter
7 2 (0.32%) iTrent
7 2 (0.32%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.32%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.32%) Primavera
7 2 (0.32%) Unit4 Business World
8 1 (0.16%) Actimize
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
1 133 (21.38%) Azure
2 85 (13.67%) Microsoft 365
3 72 (11.58%) SaaS
4 60 (9.65%) AWS
5 55 (8.84%) Entra ID
5 55 (8.84%) Power Platform
6 26 (4.18%) Mimecast
7 24 (3.86%) Dynamics 365
8 17 (2.73%) Microsoft Copilot
8 17 (2.73%) OneDrive
9 14 (2.25%) Azure DevOps
10 11 (1.77%) Power Automate
11 10 (1.61%) GCP
12 9 (1.45%) PaaS
13 8 (1.29%) IaaS
13 8 (1.29%) Serverless
14 6 (0.96%) Boomi
14 6 (0.96%) GitHub
15 5 (0.80%) Amazon EKS
15 5 (0.80%) Intacct
Communications & Networking
1 36 (5.79%) Firewall
2 32 (5.14%) DNS
3 31 (4.98%) Broadband
3 31 (4.98%) TCP/IP
4 27 (4.34%) DHCP
5 26 (4.18%) VPN
6 23 (3.70%) VLAN
7 22 (3.54%) LAN
7 22 (3.54%) WAN
8 14 (2.25%) BGP
9 12 (1.93%) Network Security
9 12 (1.93%) Wi-Fi
10 11 (1.77%) OSPF
11 10 (1.61%) Cisco Nexus
12 9 (1.45%) Ethernet VPN
12 9 (1.45%) VXLAN
13 7 (1.13%) HSRP
13 7 (1.13%) Structured Cabling
13 7 (1.13%) VRRP
14 6 (0.96%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (6.11%) SQL Server
2 36 (5.79%) Power BI
3 34 (5.47%) PostgreSQL
4 25 (4.02%) MongoDB
5 8 (1.29%) Azure SQL Database
5 8 (1.29%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (1.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 6 (0.96%) Metadata
7 6 (0.96%) MySQL
7 6 (0.96%) Relational Database
7 6 (0.96%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 5 (0.80%) Tableau
9 4 (0.64%) Data Lake
9 4 (0.64%) Delta Lake
10 2 (0.32%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.32%) 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 64 (10.29%) JIRA
2 20 (3.22%) Git
3 5 (0.80%) GitLab
3 5 (0.80%) Sonatype Nexus
4 4 (0.64%) Eclipse
4 4 (0.64%) Rational DOORS
4 4 (0.64%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.32%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 2 (0.32%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.32%) MLflow
5 2 (0.32%) Visual Studio Code
5 2 (0.32%) Yeoman
6 1 (0.16%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.16%) Flyway
General
1 275 (44.21%) Social Skills
2 186 (29.90%) Finance
3 149 (23.95%) Analytical Skills
4 73 (11.74%) Legal
5 60 (9.65%) Law
6 59 (9.49%) Organisational Skills
7 53 (8.52%) Influencing Skills
8 48 (7.72%) Marketing
9 46 (7.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 46 (7.40%) Public Sector
10 44 (7.07%) Presentation Skills
11 43 (6.91%) Retail
12 33 (5.31%) Games
13 28 (4.50%) French Language
14 23 (3.70%) Banking
15 16 (2.57%) Back Office
15 16 (2.57%) Telecoms
16 15 (2.41%) German Language
17 13 (2.09%) Aerospace
18 12 (1.93%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 117 (18.81%) Senior
2 94 (15.11%) Analyst
3 74 (11.90%) Lead
4 46 (7.40%) Support Engineer
5 41 (6.59%) Support Analyst
6 32 (5.14%) IT Manager
7 31 (4.98%) Project Manager
8 30 (4.82%) Developer
8 30 (4.82%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 29 (4.66%) Consultant
10 28 (4.50%) Marketing Manager
11 27 (4.34%) Technology Manager
12 24 (3.86%) Applications Support
12 24 (3.86%) Senior Analyst
12 24 (3.86%) Service Analyst
12 24 (3.86%) Service Manager
13 23 (3.70%) IT Support
14 22 (3.54%) Process Analyst
14 22 (3.54%) Systems Engineer
15 19 (3.05%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (4.50%) RESTful
2 14 (2.25%) Middleware
3 11 (1.77%) .NET
3 11 (1.77%) Terraform
4 5 (0.80%) Oracle Fusion
4 5 (0.80%) PySpark
5 4 (0.64%) ASP.NET
5 4 (0.64%) Web Services
5 4 (0.64%) YAML
6 3 (0.48%) REST
7 2 (0.32%) Kafka
8 1 (0.16%) 802.1X
8 1 (0.16%) Apache Camel
8 1 (0.16%) CSS
8 1 (0.16%) DAO
8 1 (0.16%) Pandas
8 1 (0.16%) scikit-learn
8 1 (0.16%) TensorFlow
8 1 (0.16%) Unreal Engine
8 1 (0.16%) VCL
Miscellaneous
1 46 (7.40%) Management Information System
2 40 (6.43%) Cloud Native
3 38 (6.11%) Self-Motivation
4 33 (5.31%) Low-Code
5 31 (4.98%) Distributed Systems
6 27 (4.34%) Blog
6 27 (4.34%) Marketing Technology
7 25 (4.02%) Onboarding
8 24 (3.86%) Video\Live Streaming
9 22 (3.54%) Enterprise Software
10 21 (3.38%) Data Centre
11 16 (2.57%) Product Ownership
12 9 (1.45%) Derivative
13 7 (1.13%) Analytical Mindset
13 7 (1.13%) FMCG
13 7 (1.13%) NHS
13 7 (1.13%) Virtual Team
14 6 (0.96%) Data Structures
14 6 (0.96%) Housing Association
14 6 (0.96%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 38 (6.11%) Windows
2 27 (4.34%) Windows Server
3 17 (2.73%) Linux
4 2 (0.32%) AIX
4 2 (0.32%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (0.32%) Solaris
4 2 (0.32%) VxWorks
4 2 (0.32%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.16%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 258 (41.48%) Continuous Improvement
2 198 (31.83%) Stakeholder Management
3 157 (25.24%) Problem-Solving
4 152 (24.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 149 (23.95%) Decision-Making
6 145 (23.31%) ITIL
7 144 (23.15%) AI
8 140 (22.51%) Agile
9 99 (15.92%) Service Delivery
10 87 (13.99%) Project Delivery
11 83 (13.34%) Coaching
12 81 (13.02%) Project Management
13 74 (11.90%) Service Management
14 68 (10.93%) Release Management
15 65 (10.45%) Roadmaps
16 64 (10.29%) Analytics
17 63 (10.13%) Incident Management
18 62 (9.97%) Risk Management
19 61 (9.81%) Test Automation
20 59 (9.49%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 67 (10.77%) SQL
2 55 (8.84%) Python
3 30 (4.82%) PowerShell
3 30 (4.82%) R
4 25 (4.02%) Go
5 13 (2.09%) JavaScript
6 9 (1.45%) T-SQL
7 8 (1.29%) C#
8 6 (0.96%) C++
9 3 (0.48%) Java
9 3 (0.48%) MATLAB
10 2 (0.32%) Bash
10 2 (0.32%) Bicep
10 2 (0.32%) C
10 2 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.32%) PHP
11 1 (0.16%) Delphi
11 1 (0.16%) Pascal
11 1 (0.16%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.16%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 89 (14.31%) Degree
2 39 (6.27%) Security Cleared
3 35 (5.63%) SC Cleared
4 19 (3.05%) PMP
5 18 (2.89%) APMG
6 17 (2.73%) Azure Certification
7 15 (2.41%) PMI Certification
8 14 (2.25%) DBS Check
9 12 (1.93%) Computer Science Degree
10 11 (1.77%) BPSS Clearance
11 10 (1.61%) DV Cleared
12 9 (1.45%) AWS Certification
13 7 (1.13%) CISM
14 6 (0.96%) ACCA
14 6 (0.96%) CIMA
14 6 (0.96%) ITIL Certification
14 6 (0.96%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 6 (0.96%) Master's Degree
14 6 (0.96%) Microsoft Certification
15 5 (0.80%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (7.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (5.47%) Accessibility
3 33 (5.31%) SLA
4 29 (4.66%) GDPR
5 23 (3.70%) QA
6 19 (3.05%) Data Quality
7 15 (2.41%) PMO
8 12 (1.93%) Cyber Essentials
9 10 (1.61%) GRC
10 6 (0.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 5 (0.80%) NIST
12 4 (0.64%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 3 (0.48%) Actionable Recommendations
13 3 (0.48%) ISO 19650
13 3 (0.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 2 (0.32%) PCI DSS
15 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 1 (0.16%) PERC
15 1 (0.16%) SOC 2
System Software
1 56 (9.00%) Active Directory
2 14 (2.25%) Hyper-V
3 13 (2.09%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.61%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (0.80%) 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 39 (6.27%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (1.77%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.61%) Ansible
4 5 (0.80%) ZABBIX
5 4 (0.64%) Grafana
6 3 (0.48%) Autotask
6 3 (0.48%) FortiGate
6 3 (0.48%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.32%) Packer
8 1 (0.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
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 (26.53%) Microsoft
2 54 (8.68%) SAP
3 40 (6.43%) ServiceNow
4 34 (5.47%) Oracle
5 27 (4.34%) Cisco
6 26 (4.18%) CrowdStrike
7 18 (2.89%) Salesforce
8 17 (2.73%) VMware
9 16 (2.57%) Workday
10 10 (1.61%) YouTube
11 9 (1.45%) Remedy
12 8 (1.29%) Aruba
12 8 (1.29%) IFS
13 7 (1.13%) IBM
14 6 (0.96%) Veeam
15 5 (0.80%) Fortinet
15 5 (0.80%) Google
15 5 (0.80%) Sage
16 4 (0.64%) Epicor
16 4 (0.64%) HP