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 29 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 106 107 94
Rank change year-on-year +1 -13 +46
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 408 412 932
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.42% 3.19% 3.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.88% 3.36% 3.28%
Number of salaries quoted 265 292 647
10th Percentile £37,000 £37,350 £37,082
25th Percentile £48,750 £46,688 £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 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £94,878 £90,000
UK median annual salary £57,843 £59,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.78% +8.18% -

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 14,170 12,263 28,453
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 84.10% 94.89% 91.72%
Number of salaries quoted 9,712 8,858 23,219
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £33,959
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £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 £81,250 £75,125
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.29%

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 29 March 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 43 (10.54%) SharePoint
2 32 (7.84%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (4.17%) Confluence
4 6 (1.47%) Anypoint
4 6 (1.47%) Tomcat
4 6 (1.47%) WebSphere
4 6 (1.47%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 36 (8.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (5.64%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (3.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.72%) Adobe XD
5 4 (0.98%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.98%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.49%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.25%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 15 (3.68%) Shopify
2 11 (2.70%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (2.45%) Dynamics NAV
4 9 (2.21%) Magento
5 6 (1.47%) Dynamics AX
6 5 (1.23%) NetSuite
6 5 (1.23%) SAP S/4HANA
7 4 (0.98%) SAP BPC
8 2 (0.49%) iTrent
8 2 (0.49%) Remedy ITSM
8 2 (0.49%) Salesforce CRM
9 1 (0.25%) FLEXCUBE
9 1 (0.25%) Oracle General Ledger
9 1 (0.25%) Oracle Payables
9 1 (0.25%) Oracle Receivables
9 1 (0.25%) SAP IBP
9 1 (0.25%) SAP MII
9 1 (0.25%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 108 (26.47%) Azure
2 70 (17.16%) Microsoft 365
3 60 (14.71%) Entra ID
4 48 (11.76%) SaaS
5 44 (10.78%) AWS
6 28 (6.86%) Power Platform
7 19 (4.66%) Dynamics 365
8 15 (3.68%) Mimecast
9 14 (3.43%) GitHub
9 14 (3.43%) GitHub Actions
10 10 (2.45%) Azure DevOps
11 9 (2.21%) Amazon S3
11 9 (2.21%) AWS Lambda
11 9 (2.21%) GCP
11 9 (2.21%) Intacct
11 9 (2.21%) Microsoft Copilot
11 9 (2.21%) Serverless
12 8 (1.96%) Boomi
13 7 (1.72%) Figma
13 7 (1.72%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 26 (6.37%) WAN
2 21 (5.15%) Firewall
3 20 (4.90%) LAN
4 14 (3.43%) SD-WAN
4 14 (3.43%) VPN
5 10 (2.45%) Broadband
5 10 (2.45%) DNS
5 10 (2.45%) TCP/IP
6 9 (2.21%) DHCP
7 8 (1.96%) Wireless
8 7 (1.72%) SSL
8 7 (1.72%) VLAN
9 6 (1.47%) Cisco ASA
10 5 (1.23%) NX-OS
11 4 (0.98%) Wireshark
11 4 (0.98%) WLAN
12 3 (0.74%) Network Security
12 3 (0.74%) NGN
13 2 (0.49%) VoIP
13 2 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (4.66%) Power BI
2 15 (3.68%) PostgreSQL
3 14 (3.43%) SQL Server
4 10 (2.45%) Azure SQL Database
5 8 (1.96%) Relational Database
6 7 (1.72%) MongoDB
7 6 (1.47%) DB2
8 2 (0.49%) Amazon Aurora
8 2 (0.49%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.49%) Apache Iceberg
9 1 (0.25%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.25%) Crystal Reports
9 1 (0.25%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.25%) Metadata
9 1 (0.25%) MS Access
9 1 (0.25%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 1 (0.25%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.25%) Oracle Reports
9 1 (0.25%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 55 (13.48%) JIRA
2 8 (1.96%) Bitbucket
2 8 (1.96%) GitLab
2 8 (1.96%) Subversion
3 5 (1.23%) Git
4 4 (0.98%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.98%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.25%) git-flow
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle APEX
5 1 (0.25%) Selenium
5 1 (0.25%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 187 (45.83%) Social Skills
2 163 (39.95%) Finance
3 74 (18.14%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (11.76%) Legal
5 42 (10.29%) Law
6 40 (9.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 28 (6.86%) Banking
7 28 (6.86%) Public Sector
8 27 (6.62%) Marketing
9 24 (5.88%) Back Office
9 24 (5.88%) Influencing Skills
10 22 (5.39%) Organisational Skills
10 22 (5.39%) Presentation Skills
11 21 (5.15%) Retail
11 21 (5.15%) Telecoms
12 18 (4.41%) Manufacturing
13 14 (3.43%) Local Government
14 12 (2.94%) Documentation Skills
14 12 (2.94%) Pharmaceutical
15 11 (2.70%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 67 (16.42%) Senior
2 55 (13.48%) Analyst
3 44 (10.78%) Lead
4 40 (9.80%) Project Manager
4 40 (9.80%) Support Engineer
5 36 (8.82%) Consultant
6 31 (7.60%) IT Manager
7 30 (7.35%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 28 (6.86%) Change Manager
8 28 (6.86%) Infrastructure Support
9 23 (5.64%) IT Project Manager
10 21 (5.15%) Business Analyst
11 20 (4.90%) Applications Support
12 19 (4.66%) 3rd Line Support
13 17 (4.17%) Support Analyst
14 16 (3.92%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
14 16 (3.92%) IT Support
14 16 (3.92%) Senior Analyst
15 15 (3.68%) Azure Engineer
16 14 (3.43%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (5.15%) REST
2 14 (3.43%) SOAP
3 12 (2.94%) Middleware
4 8 (1.96%) HTML
5 6 (1.47%) LAPP Stack
5 6 (1.47%) LDAP
5 6 (1.47%) WebSphere MQ
6 5 (1.23%) JSON
6 5 (1.23%) Node.js
6 5 (1.23%) React
6 5 (1.23%) RESTful
6 5 (1.23%) Web Services
6 5 (1.23%) XML
7 3 (0.74%) Oracle Fusion
8 2 (0.49%) SAP Fiori
8 2 (0.49%) SAP PI
9 1 (0.25%) ADO
9 1 (0.25%) GraphQL
9 1 (0.25%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 25 (6.13%) Product Ownership
2 19 (4.66%) Data Centre
3 16 (3.92%) Management Information System
4 15 (3.68%) Driving Licence
4 15 (3.68%) Low-Code
4 15 (3.68%) Onboarding
5 12 (2.94%) Cloud Native
6 10 (2.45%) Client/Server
7 8 (1.96%) Analytical Mindset
7 8 (1.96%) Social Media
8 7 (1.72%) Algorithms
8 7 (1.72%) CMDB
8 7 (1.72%) NHS
8 7 (1.72%) Video\Live Streaming
8 7 (1.72%) Virtual Team
9 6 (1.47%) Linux Command Line
9 6 (1.47%) Public Cloud
9 6 (1.47%) Video Conferencing
10 5 (1.23%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (0.98%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 46 (11.27%) Windows
2 25 (6.13%) Linux
3 24 (5.88%) Windows Server
4 17 (4.17%) Unix
5 16 (3.92%) Windows 10
6 10 (2.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (1.23%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.49%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.25%) Android
9 1 (0.25%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 120 (29.41%) Continuous Improvement
2 109 (26.72%) Agile
3 89 (21.81%) Project Management
4 88 (21.57%) ITIL
5 86 (21.08%) Problem-Solving
5 86 (21.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 86 (21.08%) Stakeholder Management
6 70 (17.16%) Project Delivery
7 66 (16.18%) Roadmaps
8 47 (11.52%) ERP
9 45 (11.03%) Coaching
9 45 (11.03%) Mentoring
9 45 (11.03%) Service Delivery
9 45 (11.03%) Service Management
10 43 (10.54%) Customer Service
11 42 (10.29%) ITSM
12 41 (10.05%) User Experience
13 39 (9.56%) AI
13 39 (9.56%) Risk Management
14 38 (9.31%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 43 (10.54%) SQL
2 34 (8.33%) Python
3 24 (5.88%) PowerShell
4 15 (3.68%) R
5 10 (2.45%) JavaScript
6 9 (2.21%) T-SQL
7 7 (1.72%) Go
7 7 (1.72%) Kusto Query Language
8 5 (1.23%) C#
8 5 (1.23%) Java
8 5 (1.23%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.25%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 61 (14.95%) Degree
2 18 (4.41%) PMI Certification
3 17 (4.17%) Microsoft Certification
4 15 (3.68%) PMP
5 14 (3.43%) ITIL Certification
6 11 (2.70%) Azure Certification
7 10 (2.45%) AWS Certification
8 9 (2.21%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (2.21%) Security Cleared
9 7 (1.72%) CCNA
9 7 (1.72%) Master's Degree
9 7 (1.72%) SC Cleared
10 6 (1.47%) ACCA
10 6 (1.47%) DBS Check
10 6 (1.47%) IRCA
11 5 (1.23%) CIMA
11 5 (1.23%) MCSA
12 4 (0.98%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 3 (0.74%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 2 (0.49%) APMG
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (7.11%) QA
2 24 (5.88%) GDPR
2 24 (5.88%) SLA
3 22 (5.39%) PMO
4 17 (4.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 15 (3.68%) Accessibility
6 8 (1.96%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 7 (1.72%) GRC
7 7 (1.72%) ISO 9001
8 5 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials
8 5 (1.23%) Data Quality
9 4 (0.98%) GAAP
10 3 (0.74%) PERC
11 2 (0.49%) ISO 22301
11 2 (0.49%) MiFID
12 1 (0.25%) IFRS
12 1 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.25%) P3O
12 1 (0.25%) Solvency II
System Software
1 63 (15.44%) Active Directory
2 15 (3.68%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.47%) Docker
3 6 (1.47%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.47%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (1.23%) Firmware
5 4 (0.98%) Veritas Cluster Server
6 2 (0.49%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.25%) KVM
7 1 (0.25%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 37 (9.07%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (4.17%) Ansible
3 11 (2.70%) Kubernetes
4 10 (2.45%) Terraform
5 9 (2.21%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (1.47%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (0.98%) Packer
7 4 (0.98%) PaperCut
8 3 (0.74%) SCCM
9 1 (0.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.25%) Autotask
9 1 (0.25%) PowerCLI
9 1 (0.25%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.25%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 110 (26.96%) Microsoft
2 34 (8.33%) ServiceNow
3 29 (7.11%) Cisco
4 22 (5.39%) SAP
5 17 (4.17%) Oracle
6 16 (3.92%) Salesforce
7 15 (3.68%) CrowdStrike
7 15 (3.68%) VMware
8 12 (2.94%) IBM
9 11 (2.70%) Meraki
10 10 (2.45%) Atlassian
10 10 (2.45%) CheckPoint
10 10 (2.45%) ConnectWise
10 10 (2.45%) Palo Alto
10 10 (2.45%) Red Hat
11 9 (2.21%) Sage
11 9 (2.21%) WooCommerce
12 8 (1.96%) MuleSoft
12 8 (1.96%) Workday
13 7 (1.72%) IFS