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

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 142 67
Rank change year-on-year +29 -75 +48
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 538 408 988
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.42% 2.47% 3.91%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.91% 2.66% 4.45%
Number of salaries quoted 324 297 476
10th Percentile £32,975 £32,650 £36,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £43,227
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £54,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.48% -1.82% -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,400 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% +1.54%

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 18,460 15,337 22,190
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.88% 92.94% 87.76%
Number of salaries quoted 13,367 9,043 15,990
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,917 £43,329
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,400 £58,700
Median % change year-on-year +1.01% +1.19% -6.08%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £77,500
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 4 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 62 (11.52%) SharePoint
2 40 (7.43%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (2.60%) Confluence
4 9 (1.67%) IIS
5 2 (0.37%) CMS
6 1 (0.19%) SAS
Applications
1 25 (4.65%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (2.97%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (2.04%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (1.12%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.56%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.37%) Simulink
7 1 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.19%) Houdini
7 1 (0.19%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 38 (7.06%) Dynamics CRM
2 27 (5.02%) Dynamics GP
3 8 (1.49%) Remedy ITSM
4 6 (1.12%) SAP S/4HANA
5 4 (0.74%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.56%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 3 (0.56%) Oracle Payables
6 3 (0.56%) Oracle Receivables
6 3 (0.56%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.56%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.37%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.37%) Magento
7 2 (0.37%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (0.37%) Shopify
7 2 (0.37%) Teamcenter
7 2 (0.37%) Unit4 Business World
8 1 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.19%) Oracle General Ledger
8 1 (0.19%) Primavera
8 1 (0.19%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 127 (23.61%) Azure
2 84 (15.61%) SaaS
3 75 (13.94%) Microsoft 365
4 60 (11.15%) Entra ID
5 52 (9.67%) AWS
6 41 (7.62%) Power Platform
7 28 (5.20%) Mimecast
8 26 (4.83%) Dynamics 365
9 14 (2.60%) Azure DevOps
10 13 (2.42%) Microsoft Copilot
11 11 (2.04%) OneDrive
12 9 (1.67%) Intacct
13 8 (1.49%) GitHub
13 8 (1.49%) Power Automate
14 7 (1.30%) GitHub Actions
15 5 (0.93%) Amazon EKS
15 5 (0.93%) GCP
16 4 (0.74%) Boomi
16 4 (0.74%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
16 4 (0.74%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 41 (7.62%) Broadband
2 25 (4.65%) DNS
2 25 (4.65%) TCP/IP
3 24 (4.46%) Firewall
4 21 (3.90%) VPN
5 20 (3.72%) DHCP
6 9 (1.67%) WAN
6 9 (1.67%) Wi-Fi
7 8 (1.49%) LAN
8 7 (1.30%) Network Security
9 4 (0.74%) Cisco Firepower
9 4 (0.74%) NGN
9 4 (0.74%) VLAN
10 3 (0.56%) SSL
11 2 (0.37%) BGP
11 2 (0.37%) HTTP
11 2 (0.37%) Intranet
11 2 (0.37%) OSPF
11 2 (0.37%) SD-WAN
11 2 (0.37%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (7.25%) PostgreSQL
2 35 (6.51%) SQL Server
3 31 (5.76%) MongoDB
4 20 (3.72%) Power BI
5 12 (2.23%) Azure SQL Database
6 7 (1.30%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (1.12%) MySQL
8 5 (0.93%) Relational Database
8 5 (0.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.93%) Tableau
9 4 (0.74%) Data Lake
9 4 (0.74%) Delta Lake
9 4 (0.74%) Metadata
9 4 (0.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.19%) Amazon RDS
10 1 (0.19%) BigQuery
10 1 (0.19%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.19%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 1 (0.19%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 74 (13.75%) JIRA
2 20 (3.72%) Git
3 6 (1.12%) Visual Studio Code
4 4 (0.74%) Eclipse
4 4 (0.74%) GitLab
4 4 (0.74%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.74%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.56%) Bitbucket
5 3 (0.56%) Rational DOORS
6 2 (0.37%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 2 (0.37%) Yeoman
7 1 (0.19%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 249 (46.28%) Social Skills
2 184 (34.20%) Finance
3 118 (21.93%) Analytical Skills
4 77 (14.31%) Legal
5 63 (11.71%) Marketing
6 49 (9.11%) Law
7 48 (8.92%) Organisational Skills
8 39 (7.25%) Presentation Skills
9 37 (6.88%) Influencing Skills
10 35 (6.51%) Retail
11 34 (6.32%) Games
11 34 (6.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 22 (4.09%) Banking
13 19 (3.53%) Back Office
14 15 (2.79%) German Language
14 15 (2.79%) Italian Language
14 15 (2.79%) Manufacturing
15 13 (2.42%) Documentation Skills
16 10 (1.86%) Public Sector
17 9 (1.67%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 99 (18.40%) Senior
2 58 (10.78%) Analyst
3 54 (10.04%) Lead
4 53 (9.85%) Support Engineer
5 46 (8.55%) Consultant
6 37 (6.88%) Project Manager
7 31 (5.76%) Developer
7 31 (5.76%) Marketing Manager
8 29 (5.39%) IT Manager
9 27 (5.02%) Applications Support
9 27 (5.02%) Technology Manager
10 24 (4.46%) IT Support
11 23 (4.28%) Architect
12 21 (3.90%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 21 (3.90%) 3rd Line Support
12 21 (3.90%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
13 20 (3.72%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 20 (3.72%) IT Engineer
13 20 (3.72%) IT Support Engineer
14 19 (3.53%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (5.20%) RESTful
2 16 (2.97%) Middleware
3 11 (2.04%) .NET
4 10 (1.86%) REST
5 8 (1.49%) Oracle Fusion
6 5 (0.93%) Web Services
7 4 (0.74%) ADO
7 4 (0.74%) ASP.NET
7 4 (0.74%) PySpark
8 2 (0.37%) CSS
8 2 (0.37%) HTML
8 2 (0.37%) JSON
8 2 (0.37%) SAP Fiori
8 2 (0.37%) SAP PI
8 2 (0.37%) SOAP
9 1 (0.19%) DOM
9 1 (0.19%) Kafka
9 1 (0.19%) RabbitMQ
9 1 (0.19%) Unreal Engine
9 1 (0.19%) VCL
Miscellaneous
1 44 (8.18%) Cloud Native
2 41 (7.62%) Low-Code
3 31 (5.76%) Video\Live Streaming
4 30 (5.58%) Distributed Systems
5 28 (5.20%) Marketing Technology
6 27 (5.02%) Blog
7 25 (4.65%) Onboarding
8 21 (3.90%) Management Information System
9 20 (3.72%) Enterprise Software
9 20 (3.72%) Product Ownership
10 19 (3.53%) Self-Motivation
11 15 (2.79%) Analytical Mindset
11 15 (2.79%) Driving Licence
12 11 (2.04%) Client/Server
13 10 (1.86%) Derivative
14 9 (1.67%) Algorithms
14 9 (1.67%) Data Centre
14 9 (1.67%) Virtual Team
15 7 (1.30%) Legacy Systems
15 7 (1.30%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 37 (6.88%) Windows
2 27 (5.02%) Windows Server
3 21 (3.90%) Linux
4 2 (0.37%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.19%) Android
5 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.19%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.19%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 217 (40.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 150 (27.88%) Stakeholder Management
3 130 (24.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 126 (23.42%) Agile
4 126 (23.42%) Problem-Solving
5 120 (22.30%) AI
6 110 (20.45%) Decision-Making
7 102 (18.96%) ITIL
8 81 (15.06%) Project Management
9 79 (14.68%) Project Delivery
9 79 (14.68%) Roadmaps
9 79 (14.68%) Service Delivery
10 69 (12.83%) Analytics
10 69 (12.83%) Test Automation
11 62 (11.52%) ERP
12 60 (11.15%) CRM
12 60 (11.15%) DevOps
13 57 (10.59%) Coaching
14 54 (10.04%) Incident Management
15 52 (9.67%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 61 (11.34%) SQL
2 53 (9.85%) Python
3 32 (5.95%) Go
4 30 (5.58%) PowerShell
4 30 (5.58%) R
5 12 (2.23%) JavaScript
6 11 (2.04%) T-SQL
7 9 (1.67%) C#
8 4 (0.74%) Java
9 2 (0.37%) Bash
9 2 (0.37%) C++
9 2 (0.37%) MATLAB
9 2 (0.37%) PHP
10 1 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.19%) Delphi
10 1 (0.19%) Pascal
10 1 (0.19%) Ruby
10 1 (0.19%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 50 (9.29%) Degree
2 21 (3.90%) PMP
3 19 (3.53%) Azure Certification
3 19 (3.53%) Security Cleared
4 18 (3.35%) PMI Certification
5 14 (2.60%) SC Cleared
6 11 (2.04%) APMG
7 7 (1.30%) BPSS Clearance
7 7 (1.30%) CISM
7 7 (1.30%) DBS Check
7 7 (1.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 6 (1.12%) DV Cleared
8 6 (1.12%) IRCA
8 6 (1.12%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (0.93%) CISSP
9 5 (0.93%) Computer Science Degree
9 5 (0.93%) ISEB
9 5 (0.93%) Master's Degree
10 4 (0.74%) AWS Certification
10 4 (0.74%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (8.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 35 (6.51%) GDPR
3 33 (6.13%) SLA
4 31 (5.76%) QA
5 19 (3.53%) Accessibility
6 16 (2.97%) Data Quality
6 16 (2.97%) PMO
7 10 (1.86%) GRC
8 6 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials
8 6 (1.12%) ISO 9001
9 4 (0.74%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (0.74%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 4 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (0.74%) MiFID
9 4 (0.74%) NIST
9 4 (0.74%) PERC
10 3 (0.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.37%) GAAP
11 2 (0.37%) ISO 19650
11 2 (0.37%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 66 (12.27%) Active Directory
2 16 (2.97%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (1.49%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.93%) Docker
5 4 (0.74%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.19%) GPFS
6 1 (0.19%) Lustre
6 1 (0.19%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.19%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 40 (7.43%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (3.16%) Kubernetes
3 13 (2.42%) Ansible
4 12 (2.23%) Terraform
5 6 (1.12%) Packer
6 5 (0.93%) ZABBIX
7 4 (0.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.56%) Autotask
8 3 (0.56%) Grafana
8 3 (0.56%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.37%) SCCM
10 1 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.19%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 147 (27.32%) Microsoft
2 40 (7.43%) SAP
3 28 (5.20%) CrowdStrike
4 27 (5.02%) Oracle
4 27 (5.02%) ServiceNow
5 20 (3.72%) Salesforce
5 20 (3.72%) VMware
6 17 (3.16%) Cisco
7 9 (1.67%) Palo Alto
7 9 (1.67%) Sage
8 8 (1.49%) Remedy
9 7 (1.30%) IFS
10 6 (1.12%) EMC
10 6 (1.12%) F5
10 6 (1.12%) IBM
10 6 (1.12%) Workday
11 5 (0.93%) ConnectWise
12 4 (0.74%) Intapp
12 4 (0.74%) OneLogin
12 4 (0.74%) Zscaler