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

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 111 143 63
Rank change year-on-year +32 -80 +45
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 568 390 977
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.48% 2.36% 3.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.01% 2.54% 4.53%
Number of salaries quoted 331 284 456
10th Percentile £33,500 £37,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £43,000
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 £95,700 £89,875
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 18,872 15,371 21,572
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.41% 92.94% 87.56%
Number of salaries quoted 13,617 8,911 15,260
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,500 £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 £78,750
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 18 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 65 (11.44%) SharePoint
2 42 (7.39%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (2.29%) Confluence
4 9 (1.58%) IIS
5 2 (0.35%) CMS
6 1 (0.18%) SAS
Applications
1 22 (3.87%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (2.46%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (1.76%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (1.06%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.53%) Simulink
6 2 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.18%) Houdini
7 1 (0.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.18%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 39 (6.87%) Dynamics CRM
2 27 (4.75%) Dynamics GP
3 8 (1.41%) Remedy ITSM
4 5 (0.88%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.53%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.53%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 3 (0.53%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.53%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.53%) Teamcenter
6 2 (0.35%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.35%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.35%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.35%) Primavera
6 2 (0.35%) Unit4 Business World
7 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.18%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.18%) Odoo
7 1 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 128 (22.54%) Azure
2 84 (14.79%) SaaS
3 72 (12.68%) Microsoft 365
4 58 (10.21%) Entra ID
5 57 (10.04%) AWS
6 42 (7.39%) Power Platform
7 31 (5.46%) Mimecast
8 27 (4.75%) Dynamics 365
9 14 (2.46%) Azure DevOps
10 13 (2.29%) Microsoft Copilot
11 11 (1.94%) OneDrive
12 9 (1.58%) Power Automate
13 7 (1.23%) GitHub
13 7 (1.23%) Intacct
14 6 (1.06%) GitHub Actions
14 6 (1.06%) IaaS
14 6 (1.06%) PaaS
15 5 (0.88%) Amazon EKS
15 5 (0.88%) GCP
16 4 (0.70%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 41 (7.22%) Broadband
2 25 (4.40%) Firewall
3 24 (4.23%) VPN
4 23 (4.05%) DNS
4 23 (4.05%) TCP/IP
5 18 (3.17%) DHCP
6 17 (2.99%) WAN
7 16 (2.82%) LAN
8 11 (1.94%) Network Security
9 10 (1.76%) Wi-Fi
10 7 (1.23%) BGP
10 7 (1.23%) OSPF
10 7 (1.23%) VLAN
11 5 (0.88%) Cisco Firepower
11 5 (0.88%) Cisco Nexus
11 5 (0.88%) SD-WAN
12 4 (0.70%) NGN
12 4 (0.70%) Wireless
13 3 (0.53%) MPLS
13 3 (0.53%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (6.87%) PostgreSQL
2 33 (5.81%) SQL Server
3 31 (5.46%) MongoDB
4 20 (3.52%) Power BI
5 12 (2.11%) Azure SQL Database
6 7 (1.23%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (1.06%) MySQL
8 5 (0.88%) Relational Database
8 5 (0.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.88%) Tableau
9 4 (0.70%) Data Lake
9 4 (0.70%) Delta Lake
9 4 (0.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.53%) Metadata
11 1 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
11 1 (0.18%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.18%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 74 (13.03%) JIRA
2 20 (3.52%) Git
3 6 (1.06%) Visual Studio Code
4 4 (0.70%) Eclipse
4 4 (0.70%) GitLab
4 4 (0.70%) Rational DOORS
4 4 (0.70%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.53%) Bitbucket
5 3 (0.53%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.35%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 2 (0.35%) Yeoman
7 1 (0.18%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 270 (47.54%) Social Skills
2 189 (33.27%) Finance
3 140 (24.65%) Analytical Skills
4 80 (14.08%) Legal
5 64 (11.27%) Law
6 61 (10.74%) Marketing
7 51 (8.98%) Organisational Skills
8 47 (8.27%) Presentation Skills
9 43 (7.57%) Influencing Skills
10 37 (6.51%) Games
11 36 (6.34%) Retail
12 34 (5.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 22 (3.87%) Banking
14 17 (2.99%) Public Sector
15 15 (2.64%) Back Office
16 14 (2.46%) German Language
17 13 (2.29%) Documentation Skills
17 13 (2.29%) French Language
17 13 (2.29%) Manufacturing
18 12 (2.11%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 110 (19.37%) Senior
2 74 (13.03%) Analyst
3 61 (10.74%) Lead
4 50 (8.80%) Support Engineer
5 40 (7.04%) Consultant
6 36 (6.34%) Project Manager
7 31 (5.46%) Developer
7 31 (5.46%) Marketing Manager
7 31 (5.46%) Support Analyst
8 27 (4.75%) IT Manager
8 27 (4.75%) Technology Manager
9 26 (4.58%) Applications Support
10 22 (3.87%) IT Support
10 22 (3.87%) Senior Analyst
11 21 (3.70%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 21 (3.70%) 3rd Line Support
11 21 (3.70%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
11 21 (3.70%) Architect
11 21 (3.70%) Process Analyst
12 20 (3.52%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (4.93%) RESTful
2 14 (2.46%) Middleware
3 11 (1.94%) .NET
4 8 (1.41%) REST
5 6 (1.06%) Oracle Fusion
6 5 (0.88%) Web Services
7 4 (0.70%) ADO
7 4 (0.70%) ASP.NET
7 4 (0.70%) PySpark
8 2 (0.35%) CSS
8 2 (0.35%) HTML
8 2 (0.35%) JSON
8 2 (0.35%) SAP PI
9 1 (0.18%) .NET Core
9 1 (0.18%) 802.1X
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%) VCL
Miscellaneous
1 42 (7.39%) Cloud Native
2 41 (7.22%) Low-Code
3 36 (6.34%) Management Information System
4 31 (5.46%) Video\Live Streaming
5 30 (5.28%) Distributed Systems
6 28 (4.93%) Marketing Technology
7 27 (4.75%) Blog
8 23 (4.05%) Onboarding
8 23 (4.05%) Self-Motivation
9 21 (3.70%) Product Ownership
10 20 (3.52%) Enterprise Software
11 15 (2.64%) Analytical Mindset
12 14 (2.46%) Data Centre
13 13 (2.29%) Driving Licence
14 11 (1.94%) Client/Server
15 10 (1.76%) Algorithms
15 10 (1.76%) Derivative
16 9 (1.58%) Virtual Team
17 7 (1.23%) CMDB
17 7 (1.23%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 34 (5.99%) Windows
2 26 (4.58%) Windows Server
3 21 (3.70%) Linux
4 1 (0.18%) Unix
4 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 229 (40.32%) Continuous Improvement
2 158 (27.82%) Stakeholder Management
3 146 (25.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 130 (22.89%) Problem-Solving
5 128 (22.54%) Agile
6 126 (22.18%) AI
7 122 (21.48%) Decision-Making
8 116 (20.42%) ITIL
9 92 (16.20%) Project Delivery
10 82 (14.44%) Service Delivery
11 80 (14.08%) Project Management
12 72 (12.68%) Roadmaps
13 68 (11.97%) Test Automation
14 63 (11.09%) DevOps
15 62 (10.92%) Analytics
16 60 (10.56%) CRM
17 59 (10.39%) ERP
18 58 (10.21%) Risk Management
19 57 (10.04%) Coaching
19 57 (10.04%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 61 (10.74%) SQL
2 58 (10.21%) Python
3 35 (6.16%) R
4 32 (5.63%) Go
5 28 (4.93%) PowerShell
6 12 (2.11%) JavaScript
7 9 (1.58%) C#
7 9 (1.58%) T-SQL
8 4 (0.70%) C++
8 4 (0.70%) Java
9 3 (0.53%) MATLAB
10 2 (0.35%) Bash
10 2 (0.35%) PHP
11 1 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.18%) Delphi
11 1 (0.18%) Pascal
11 1 (0.18%) Ruby
11 1 (0.18%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 68 (11.97%) Degree
2 20 (3.52%) Security Cleared
3 19 (3.35%) PMP
4 17 (2.99%) Azure Certification
5 16 (2.82%) PMI Certification
5 16 (2.82%) SC Cleared
6 14 (2.46%) APMG
7 10 (1.76%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (1.58%) DBS Check
8 9 (1.58%) DV Cleared
9 7 (1.23%) CISM
9 7 (1.23%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 7 (1.23%) Master's Degree
10 6 (1.06%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (1.06%) IRCA
11 5 (0.88%) CISSP
12 4 (0.70%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.70%) CRISC
12 4 (0.70%) ISEB
12 4 (0.70%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (8.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 36 (6.34%) GDPR
3 34 (5.99%) SLA
4 33 (5.81%) QA
5 24 (4.23%) Accessibility
6 16 (2.82%) Data Quality
6 16 (2.82%) PMO
7 10 (1.76%) GRC
8 6 (1.06%) ISO 9001
9 5 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (0.70%) Actionable Recommendations
10 4 (0.70%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 4 (0.70%) MiFID
10 4 (0.70%) NIST
10 4 (0.70%) PERC
11 3 (0.53%) ISO 19650
11 3 (0.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.18%) GAAP
12 1 (0.18%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 65 (11.44%) Active Directory
2 16 (2.82%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (1.41%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.88%) Docker
5 4 (0.70%) 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 (7.04%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (2.99%) Kubernetes
3 13 (2.29%) Ansible
4 12 (2.11%) Terraform
5 6 (1.06%) Packer
6 5 (0.88%) ZABBIX
7 4 (0.70%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.53%) Autotask
8 3 (0.53%) Grafana
8 3 (0.53%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.18%) SCCM
9 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.18%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 145 (25.53%) Microsoft
2 42 (7.39%) SAP
3 31 (5.46%) CrowdStrike
4 25 (4.40%) Oracle
4 25 (4.40%) ServiceNow
5 23 (4.05%) Cisco
6 22 (3.87%) Salesforce
7 20 (3.52%) VMware
8 10 (1.76%) Palo Alto
9 8 (1.41%) Remedy
10 7 (1.23%) IBM
10 7 (1.23%) IFS
10 7 (1.23%) Sage
11 6 (1.06%) Aruba
11 6 (1.06%) EMC
11 6 (1.06%) F5
11 6 (1.06%) Workday
12 4 (0.70%) Atlassian
12 4 (0.70%) Fortinet
12 4 (0.70%) Infor