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

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 111 140 64
Rank change year-on-year +29 -76 +41
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 549 395 981
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.42% 2.38% 3.95%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.93% 2.56% 4.51%
Number of salaries quoted 329 287 465
10th Percentile £33,350 £34,100 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £43,227
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.38% -4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,400 £88,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% +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 18,760 15,439 21,772
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.60% 92.96% 87.70%
Number of salaries quoted 13,517 8,929 15,511
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,852 £40,600 £43,750
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 £77,500 £78,005
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.71%

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 14 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 64 (11.66%) SharePoint
2 42 (7.65%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (2.37%) Confluence
4 9 (1.64%) IIS
5 2 (0.36%) CMS
6 1 (0.18%) SAS
Applications
1 23 (4.19%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (2.91%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (1.82%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (1.09%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.55%) Simulink
5 3 (0.55%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.18%) Houdini
7 1 (0.18%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 40 (7.29%) Dynamics CRM
2 27 (4.92%) Dynamics GP
3 8 (1.46%) Remedy ITSM
4 5 (0.91%) SAP S/4HANA
5 4 (0.73%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.55%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 3 (0.55%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.55%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.55%) Teamcenter
7 2 (0.36%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (0.36%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.36%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.36%) Primavera
7 2 (0.36%) Unit4 Business World
8 1 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
8 1 (0.18%) Magento
8 1 (0.18%) NetSuite
8 1 (0.18%) Odoo
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.18%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 128 (23.32%) Azure
2 82 (14.94%) SaaS
3 73 (13.30%) Microsoft 365
4 59 (10.75%) Entra ID
5 54 (9.84%) AWS
6 42 (7.65%) Power Platform
7 31 (5.65%) Mimecast
8 28 (5.10%) Dynamics 365
9 15 (2.73%) Azure DevOps
10 14 (2.55%) Microsoft Copilot
11 11 (2.00%) OneDrive
12 9 (1.64%) Power Automate
13 7 (1.28%) GitHub
13 7 (1.28%) Intacct
14 6 (1.09%) GitHub Actions
15 5 (0.91%) Amazon EKS
15 5 (0.91%) GCP
16 4 (0.73%) Boomi
16 4 (0.73%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
16 4 (0.73%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 41 (7.47%) Broadband
2 25 (4.55%) Firewall
3 24 (4.37%) VPN
4 23 (4.19%) DNS
4 23 (4.19%) TCP/IP
5 18 (3.28%) DHCP
6 13 (2.37%) WAN
7 12 (2.19%) LAN
8 10 (1.82%) Wi-Fi
9 9 (1.64%) Network Security
10 5 (0.91%) BGP
10 5 (0.91%) Cisco Firepower
10 5 (0.91%) OSPF
10 5 (0.91%) VLAN
11 4 (0.73%) NGN
11 4 (0.73%) Wireless
12 3 (0.55%) Cisco Nexus
12 3 (0.55%) SD-WAN
12 3 (0.55%) SSL
13 2 (0.36%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (7.10%) PostgreSQL
2 34 (6.19%) SQL Server
3 31 (5.65%) MongoDB
4 19 (3.46%) Power BI
5 12 (2.19%) Azure SQL Database
6 7 (1.28%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (1.09%) MySQL
8 5 (0.91%) Relational Database
8 5 (0.91%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.91%) Tableau
9 4 (0.73%) Data Lake
9 4 (0.73%) Delta Lake
9 4 (0.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.55%) Metadata
11 1 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
11 1 (0.18%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.18%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 74 (13.48%) JIRA
2 20 (3.64%) Git
3 6 (1.09%) Visual Studio Code
4 4 (0.73%) Eclipse
4 4 (0.73%) GitLab
4 4 (0.73%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.73%) Rational DOORS
4 4 (0.73%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.55%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.36%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 2 (0.36%) Yeoman
7 1 (0.18%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 254 (46.27%) Social Skills
2 177 (32.24%) Finance
3 125 (22.77%) Analytical Skills
4 80 (14.57%) Legal
5 60 (10.93%) Marketing
6 51 (9.29%) Organisational Skills
7 49 (8.93%) Law
8 42 (7.65%) Influencing Skills
9 36 (6.56%) Games
10 34 (6.19%) Retail
11 33 (6.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 33 (6.01%) Presentation Skills
12 19 (3.46%) Banking
13 15 (2.73%) Back Office
14 14 (2.55%) Manufacturing
15 13 (2.37%) Documentation Skills
15 13 (2.37%) German Language
15 13 (2.37%) Public Sector
16 11 (2.00%) French Language
16 11 (2.00%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 95 (17.30%) Senior
2 60 (10.93%) Analyst
2 60 (10.93%) Lead
3 50 (9.11%) Support Engineer
4 40 (7.29%) Consultant
5 35 (6.38%) Project Manager
6 31 (5.65%) Developer
6 31 (5.65%) Marketing Manager
7 27 (4.92%) Applications Support
7 27 (4.92%) IT Manager
7 27 (4.92%) Technology Manager
8 22 (4.01%) Architect
8 22 (4.01%) IT Support
9 21 (3.83%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 21 (3.83%) 3rd Line Support
9 21 (3.83%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
10 20 (3.64%) Systems Engineer
11 19 (3.46%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 18 (3.28%) Change Consultant
12 18 (3.28%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (5.10%) RESTful
2 15 (2.73%) Middleware
3 11 (2.00%) .NET
4 9 (1.64%) REST
5 6 (1.09%) Oracle Fusion
6 5 (0.91%) Web Services
7 4 (0.73%) ADO
7 4 (0.73%) ASP.NET
7 4 (0.73%) PySpark
8 2 (0.36%) CSS
8 2 (0.36%) HTML
8 2 (0.36%) JSON
8 2 (0.36%) SAP PI
9 1 (0.18%) .NET Core
9 1 (0.18%) DOM
9 1 (0.18%) Kafka
9 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Graph
9 1 (0.18%) RabbitMQ
9 1 (0.18%) SOAP
9 1 (0.18%) VCL
Miscellaneous
1 41 (7.47%) Cloud Native
1 41 (7.47%) Low-Code
2 31 (5.65%) Video\Live Streaming
3 30 (5.46%) Distributed Systems
4 28 (5.10%) Marketing Technology
5 27 (4.92%) Blog
6 24 (4.37%) Onboarding
7 23 (4.19%) Management Information System
8 22 (4.01%) Self-Motivation
9 21 (3.83%) Product Ownership
10 20 (3.64%) Enterprise Software
11 15 (2.73%) Analytical Mindset
12 13 (2.37%) Driving Licence
13 12 (2.19%) Data Centre
14 11 (2.00%) Client/Server
15 10 (1.82%) Algorithms
15 10 (1.82%) Derivative
16 9 (1.64%) Virtual Team
17 7 (1.28%) Public Cloud
18 6 (1.09%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 34 (6.19%) Windows
2 26 (4.74%) Windows Server
3 21 (3.83%) Linux
4 1 (0.18%) Unix
4 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 215 (39.16%) Continuous Improvement
2 156 (28.42%) Stakeholder Management
3 132 (24.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 128 (23.32%) Problem-Solving
5 125 (22.77%) AI
6 123 (22.40%) Agile
7 108 (19.67%) Decision-Making
8 101 (18.40%) ITIL
9 82 (14.94%) Project Management
10 80 (14.57%) Service Delivery
11 76 (13.84%) Project Delivery
12 73 (13.30%) Roadmaps
13 69 (12.57%) Test Automation
14 65 (11.84%) Analytics
15 62 (11.29%) DevOps
16 61 (11.11%) CRM
16 61 (11.11%) ERP
17 57 (10.38%) Incident Management
18 55 (10.02%) Coaching
19 52 (9.47%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 60 (10.93%) SQL
2 56 (10.20%) Python
3 35 (6.38%) R
4 32 (5.83%) Go
5 28 (5.10%) PowerShell
6 12 (2.19%) JavaScript
7 10 (1.82%) T-SQL
8 9 (1.64%) C#
9 4 (0.73%) C++
9 4 (0.73%) Java
10 3 (0.55%) MATLAB
11 2 (0.36%) Bash
11 2 (0.36%) PHP
12 1 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.18%) Delphi
12 1 (0.18%) Pascal
12 1 (0.18%) Ruby
12 1 (0.18%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 53 (9.65%) Degree
2 20 (3.64%) Security Cleared
3 19 (3.46%) PMP
4 17 (3.10%) Azure Certification
5 16 (2.91%) PMI Certification
5 16 (2.91%) SC Cleared
6 13 (2.37%) APMG
7 10 (1.82%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (1.64%) DBS Check
8 9 (1.64%) DV Cleared
9 7 (1.28%) CISM
9 7 (1.28%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 7 (1.28%) Master's Degree
10 6 (1.09%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (1.09%) IRCA
11 5 (0.91%) CISSP
12 4 (0.73%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.73%) CRISC
12 4 (0.73%) ISEB
12 4 (0.73%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (8.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 36 (6.56%) GDPR
3 34 (6.19%) SLA
4 33 (6.01%) QA
5 24 (4.37%) Accessibility
6 16 (2.91%) Data Quality
6 16 (2.91%) PMO
7 10 (1.82%) GRC
8 6 (1.09%) ISO 9001
9 5 (0.91%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (0.91%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (0.73%) Actionable Recommendations
10 4 (0.73%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 4 (0.73%) MiFID
10 4 (0.73%) NIST
10 4 (0.73%) PERC
11 3 (0.55%) ISO 19650
11 3 (0.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.18%) GAAP
12 1 (0.18%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 66 (12.02%) Active Directory
2 16 (2.91%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (1.46%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.91%) Docker
5 4 (0.73%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.18%) GPFS
6 1 (0.18%) Lustre
6 1 (0.18%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.18%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 40 (7.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (3.10%) Kubernetes
3 14 (2.55%) Ansible
4 12 (2.19%) Terraform
5 6 (1.09%) Packer
6 5 (0.91%) ZABBIX
7 4 (0.73%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.55%) Autotask
8 3 (0.55%) Grafana
8 3 (0.55%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.18%) SCCM
9 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.18%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 150 (27.32%) Microsoft
2 41 (7.47%) SAP
3 31 (5.65%) CrowdStrike
4 26 (4.74%) ServiceNow
5 25 (4.55%) Oracle
6 21 (3.83%) Cisco
6 21 (3.83%) Salesforce
7 20 (3.64%) VMware
8 10 (1.82%) Palo Alto
9 8 (1.46%) Remedy
10 7 (1.28%) IBM
10 7 (1.28%) IFS
10 7 (1.28%) Sage
11 6 (1.09%) Aruba
11 6 (1.09%) EMC
11 6 (1.09%) F5
11 6 (1.09%) Workday
12 4 (0.73%) Atlassian
12 4 (0.73%) Fortinet
12 4 (0.73%) Infor