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 30 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 104 142 68
Rank change year-on-year +38 -74 +47
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 613 366 879
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.46% 2.18% 3.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.03% 2.33% 4.46%
Number of salaries quoted 354 249 359
10th Percentile £34,690 £34,550 £37,700
25th Percentile £46,250 £44,128 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.18% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £76,250 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £97,750 £87,500
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 20,199 15,729 19,699
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 80.99% 93.79% 88.04%
Number of salaries quoted 14,414 8,417 11,709
10th Percentile £34,000 £29,913 £35,042
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,312 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £101,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £58,033
% change year-on-year +9.09% -5.23% -3.28%

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 30 September 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 73 (11.91%) SharePoint
2 49 (7.99%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (2.12%) Confluence
4 9 (1.47%) IIS
5 2 (0.33%) CMS
6 1 (0.16%) FactoryTalk
6 1 (0.16%) SAS
Applications
1 22 (3.59%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (2.45%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (1.79%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (1.14%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.49%) Simulink
6 2 (0.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
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 40 (6.53%) Dynamics CRM
2 27 (4.40%) Dynamics GP
3 9 (1.47%) Remedy ITSM
4 6 (0.98%) SAP S/4HANA
5 4 (0.65%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 3 (0.49%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 3 (0.49%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.49%) Teamcenter
7 2 (0.33%) iTrent
7 2 (0.33%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (0.33%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.33%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.33%) Primavera
7 2 (0.33%) 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
1 132 (21.53%) Azure
2 84 (13.70%) Microsoft 365
3 71 (11.58%) SaaS
4 57 (9.30%) AWS
5 56 (9.14%) Entra ID
6 52 (8.48%) Power Platform
7 26 (4.24%) Mimecast
8 24 (3.92%) Dynamics 365
9 17 (2.77%) OneDrive
10 14 (2.28%) Azure DevOps
10 14 (2.28%) Microsoft Copilot
11 10 (1.63%) Power Automate
12 9 (1.47%) PaaS
13 8 (1.31%) GCP
13 8 (1.31%) IaaS
13 8 (1.31%) Serverless
14 7 (1.14%) Boomi
15 6 (0.98%) GitHub
16 5 (0.82%) Intacct
16 5 (0.82%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 35 (5.71%) Firewall
2 32 (5.22%) DNS
3 31 (5.06%) Broadband
3 31 (5.06%) TCP/IP
4 27 (4.40%) DHCP
5 24 (3.92%) VPN
6 21 (3.43%) VLAN
7 20 (3.26%) LAN
7 20 (3.26%) WAN
8 13 (2.12%) BGP
9 11 (1.79%) OSPF
10 10 (1.63%) Network Security
10 10 (1.63%) Wi-Fi
11 8 (1.31%) Cisco Nexus
11 8 (1.31%) Ethernet VPN
11 8 (1.31%) VXLAN
12 7 (1.14%) Structured Cabling
13 6 (0.98%) HSRP
13 6 (0.98%) VoIP
13 6 (0.98%) VRRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (6.53%) SQL Server
2 34 (5.55%) PostgreSQL
3 33 (5.38%) Power BI
4 25 (4.08%) MongoDB
5 9 (1.47%) Azure SQL Database
6 8 (1.31%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (0.98%) MySQL
7 6 (0.98%) Relational Database
7 6 (0.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 6 (0.98%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.82%) Metadata
8 5 (0.82%) Tableau
9 4 (0.65%) Data Lake
9 4 (0.65%) Delta Lake
10 2 (0.33%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.33%) 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 67 (10.93%) JIRA
2 21 (3.43%) Git
3 5 (0.82%) GitLab
3 5 (0.82%) Sonatype Nexus
4 4 (0.65%) Eclipse
4 4 (0.65%) Rational DOORS
4 4 (0.65%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.49%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.33%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 2 (0.33%) MLflow
6 2 (0.33%) Visual Studio Code
6 2 (0.33%) Yeoman
7 1 (0.16%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.16%) Flyway
General
1 275 (44.86%) Social Skills
2 186 (30.34%) Finance
3 148 (24.14%) Analytical Skills
4 75 (12.23%) Legal
5 62 (10.11%) Law
6 59 (9.62%) Organisational Skills
7 53 (8.65%) Influencing Skills
8 49 (7.99%) Marketing
9 45 (7.34%) Public Sector
10 43 (7.01%) Presentation Skills
11 42 (6.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 40 (6.53%) Retail
13 33 (5.38%) Games
14 25 (4.08%) Banking
15 24 (3.92%) French Language
16 17 (2.77%) Back Office
17 16 (2.61%) German Language
17 16 (2.61%) Telecoms
18 14 (2.28%) Aerospace
19 12 (1.96%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 119 (19.41%) Senior
2 90 (14.68%) Analyst
3 73 (11.91%) Lead
4 47 (7.67%) Support Engineer
5 40 (6.53%) Support Analyst
6 33 (5.38%) IT Manager
7 32 (5.22%) Project Manager
8 31 (5.06%) Consultant
9 30 (4.89%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 29 (4.73%) Developer
11 28 (4.57%) Marketing Manager
12 27 (4.40%) Technology Manager
13 24 (3.92%) Applications Support
13 24 (3.92%) Senior Analyst
13 24 (3.92%) Service Analyst
13 24 (3.92%) Service Manager
14 23 (3.75%) IT Support
15 22 (3.59%) Process Analyst
16 21 (3.43%) Systems Engineer
17 18 (2.94%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (4.57%) RESTful
2 15 (2.45%) Middleware
3 13 (2.12%) Terraform
4 12 (1.96%) .NET
5 6 (0.98%) Oracle Fusion
6 5 (0.82%) PySpark
6 5 (0.82%) Web Services
7 4 (0.65%) ASP.NET
7 4 (0.65%) YAML
8 3 (0.49%) ADO
8 3 (0.49%) REST
9 2 (0.33%) CSS
9 2 (0.33%) HTML
9 2 (0.33%) JSON
9 2 (0.33%) Kafka
9 2 (0.33%) SAP PI
10 1 (0.16%) DOM
10 1 (0.16%) RabbitMQ
10 1 (0.16%) Software Packaging
10 1 (0.16%) VCL
Miscellaneous
1 46 (7.50%) Management Information System
2 41 (6.69%) Cloud Native
3 32 (5.22%) Low-Code
3 32 (5.22%) Self-Motivation
4 31 (5.06%) Distributed Systems
5 28 (4.57%) Marketing Technology
6 27 (4.40%) Blog
7 25 (4.08%) Onboarding
8 24 (3.92%) Video\Live Streaming
9 20 (3.26%) Data Centre
9 20 (3.26%) Enterprise Software
10 15 (2.45%) Product Ownership
11 10 (1.63%) Derivative
12 8 (1.31%) Analytical Mindset
12 8 (1.31%) Virtual Team
13 7 (1.14%) Legacy Systems
13 7 (1.14%) NHS
14 6 (0.98%) Client/Server
14 6 (0.98%) Data Structures
14 6 (0.98%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 40 (6.53%) Windows
2 29 (4.73%) Windows Server
3 18 (2.94%) Linux
4 2 (0.33%) AIX
4 2 (0.33%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (0.33%) Solaris
4 2 (0.33%) VxWorks
4 2 (0.33%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.16%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 254 (41.44%) Continuous Improvement
2 194 (31.65%) Stakeholder Management
3 149 (24.31%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 147 (23.98%) Problem-Solving
5 146 (23.82%) Decision-Making
6 141 (23.00%) AI
6 141 (23.00%) ITIL
7 136 (22.19%) Agile
8 97 (15.82%) Service Delivery
9 88 (14.36%) Project Delivery
10 80 (13.05%) Coaching
10 80 (13.05%) Project Management
11 72 (11.75%) Service Management
12 67 (10.93%) Release Management
13 63 (10.28%) Incident Management
13 63 (10.28%) Roadmaps
14 62 (10.11%) Analytics
14 62 (10.11%) Risk Management
15 61 (9.95%) Test Automation
16 59 (9.62%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 65 (10.60%) SQL
2 55 (8.97%) Python
3 30 (4.89%) R
4 28 (4.57%) PowerShell
5 25 (4.08%) Go
6 14 (2.28%) JavaScript
7 9 (1.47%) C#
7 9 (1.47%) T-SQL
8 6 (0.98%) C++
9 4 (0.65%) Java
10 3 (0.49%) MATLAB
11 2 (0.33%) Bash
11 2 (0.33%) Bicep
11 2 (0.33%) C
11 2 (0.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.33%) PHP
12 1 (0.16%) Delphi
12 1 (0.16%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.16%) Ruby
12 1 (0.16%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 85 (13.87%) Degree
2 37 (6.04%) Security Cleared
3 33 (5.38%) SC Cleared
4 19 (3.10%) PMP
5 18 (2.94%) APMG
6 17 (2.77%) Azure Certification
7 15 (2.45%) PMI Certification
8 13 (2.12%) DBS Check
9 12 (1.96%) Computer Science Degree
10 11 (1.79%) BPSS Clearance
11 10 (1.63%) DV Cleared
12 7 (1.14%) AWS Certification
12 7 (1.14%) CISM
13 6 (0.98%) ACCA
13 6 (0.98%) CIMA
13 6 (0.98%) ITIL Certification
13 6 (0.98%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 6 (0.98%) Master's Degree
13 6 (0.98%) Microsoft Certification
14 5 (0.82%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (7.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 33 (5.38%) SLA
3 29 (4.73%) Accessibility
4 28 (4.57%) GDPR
5 19 (3.10%) QA
6 17 (2.77%) PMO
7 15 (2.45%) Data Quality
8 12 (1.96%) Cyber Essentials
9 10 (1.63%) GRC
10 6 (0.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 4 (0.65%) Actionable Recommendations
11 4 (0.65%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 4 (0.65%) NIST
12 3 (0.49%) ISO 19650
12 3 (0.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 2 (0.33%) MiFID
13 2 (0.33%) PCI DSS
14 1 (0.16%) COBIT
14 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 1 (0.16%) SOC 2
System Software
1 58 (9.46%) Active Directory
2 14 (2.28%) Hyper-V
3 13 (2.12%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.63%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (0.82%) 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 (6.36%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (2.12%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.63%) Ansible
4 5 (0.82%) ZABBIX
5 4 (0.65%) Grafana
6 3 (0.49%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 3 (0.49%) Autotask
6 3 (0.49%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.33%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.33%) Packer
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
1 162 (26.43%) Microsoft
2 55 (8.97%) SAP
3 38 (6.20%) ServiceNow
4 36 (5.87%) Oracle
5 26 (4.24%) CrowdStrike
6 24 (3.92%) Cisco
7 17 (2.77%) VMware
8 16 (2.61%) Salesforce
9 15 (2.45%) Workday
10 10 (1.63%) YouTube
11 9 (1.47%) Remedy
12 8 (1.31%) IFS
13 7 (1.14%) IBM
14 6 (0.98%) Aruba
14 6 (0.98%) Veeam
15 5 (0.82%) Sage
16 4 (0.65%) Epicor
16 4 (0.65%) Google
16 4 (0.65%) HP
16 4 (0.65%) Infor