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 21 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 120 99 81
Rank change year-on-year -21 -18 +52
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 380 404 1,127
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.13% 3.03% 3.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.56% 3.19% 3.81%
Number of salaries quoted 265 301 660
10th Percentile £37,000 £39,000 £37,101
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £43,800
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £58,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.74% +4.55% -

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 14,857 12,645 29,601
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 83.17% 94.76% 91.49%
Number of salaries quoted 10,372 8,952 23,522
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,644 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.67% +7.21% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.86%

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 21 April 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 48 (12.63%) SharePoint
2 33 (8.68%) Microsoft Exchange
3 21 (5.53%) Confluence
4 3 (0.79%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.26%) CMS
5 1 (0.26%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.26%) WebSphere
5 1 (0.26%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 20 (5.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (5.00%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (2.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.05%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.79%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.79%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.26%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 12 (3.16%) Shopify
2 11 (2.89%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (2.63%) Dynamics NAV
4 9 (2.37%) Magento
5 7 (1.84%) SAP S/4HANA
6 6 (1.58%) Dynamics AX
7 3 (0.79%) NetSuite
8 2 (0.53%) iTrent
8 2 (0.53%) Remedy ITSM
8 2 (0.53%) Salesforce CRM
9 1 (0.26%) Oracle General Ledger
9 1 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
9 1 (0.26%) Oracle Receivables
9 1 (0.26%) SAP IBP
9 1 (0.26%) SAP MII
9 1 (0.26%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 109 (28.68%) Azure
2 64 (16.84%) Entra ID
3 61 (16.05%) Microsoft 365
4 54 (14.21%) SaaS
5 34 (8.95%) AWS
6 21 (5.53%) Power Platform
7 19 (5.00%) Dynamics 365
8 16 (4.21%) Mimecast
9 14 (3.68%) GitHub
9 14 (3.68%) GitHub Actions
10 9 (2.37%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (2.37%) GCP
10 9 (2.37%) Intacct
11 8 (2.11%) Microsoft Copilot
11 8 (2.11%) OneDrive
12 6 (1.58%) Boomi
13 5 (1.32%) Amazon S3
13 5 (1.32%) AWS Lambda
13 5 (1.32%) OCI
13 5 (1.32%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 19 (5.00%) WAN
2 16 (4.21%) Firewall
3 13 (3.42%) LAN
4 12 (3.16%) DHCP
4 12 (3.16%) DNS
4 12 (3.16%) TCP/IP
5 10 (2.63%) Broadband
5 10 (2.63%) SD-WAN
6 8 (2.11%) VPN
7 7 (1.84%) VLAN
8 4 (1.05%) Wireless
9 3 (0.79%) Cisco ASA
9 3 (0.79%) Network Security
9 3 (0.79%) NGN
10 2 (0.53%) Cisco Firepower
10 2 (0.53%) NX-OS
10 2 (0.53%) SSL
10 2 (0.53%) VoIP
10 2 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.26%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.95%) SQL Server
2 13 (3.42%) Azure SQL Database
3 11 (2.89%) Power BI
4 8 (2.11%) PostgreSQL
5 7 (1.84%) MongoDB
6 3 (0.79%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.26%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.26%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.26%) DB2
7 1 (0.26%) Metadata
7 1 (0.26%) MS Access
7 1 (0.26%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (0.26%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.26%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.26%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 61 (16.05%) JIRA
2 9 (2.37%) Bitbucket
3 8 (2.11%) GitLab
3 8 (2.11%) Subversion
4 6 (1.58%) Git
5 4 (1.05%) Jenkins
5 4 (1.05%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.26%) git-flow
6 1 (0.26%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.26%) Selenium
6 1 (0.26%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 178 (46.84%) Social Skills
2 154 (40.53%) Finance
3 71 (18.68%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (11.58%) Legal
5 42 (11.05%) Law
6 31 (8.16%) Marketing
7 27 (7.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 26 (6.84%) Public Sector
9 25 (6.58%) Back Office
9 25 (6.58%) Banking
9 25 (6.58%) Presentation Skills
10 21 (5.53%) Retail
11 19 (5.00%) Influencing Skills
11 19 (5.00%) Organisational Skills
12 18 (4.74%) Manufacturing
13 14 (3.68%) Italian Language
14 13 (3.42%) Telecoms
15 12 (3.16%) Pharmaceutical
16 11 (2.89%) Documentation Skills
17 10 (2.63%) German Language
Job Titles
1 62 (16.32%) Senior
2 48 (12.63%) Analyst
3 40 (10.53%) Support Engineer
4 39 (10.26%) Project Manager
5 37 (9.74%) Consultant
6 36 (9.47%) Lead
7 28 (7.37%) IT Manager
8 27 (7.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 25 (6.58%) Infrastructure Support
10 20 (5.26%) 3rd Line Support
10 20 (5.26%) IT Project Manager
11 19 (5.00%) Business Analyst
12 18 (4.74%) Applications Support
12 18 (4.74%) Azure Engineer
13 16 (4.21%) Change Manager
13 16 (4.21%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
13 16 (4.21%) Support Analyst
14 14 (3.68%) Business Consultant
14 14 (3.68%) Business Development Consultant
14 14 (3.68%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (5.00%) REST
2 13 (3.42%) Middleware
3 12 (3.16%) SOAP
4 6 (1.58%) HTML
5 5 (1.32%) Node.js
5 5 (1.32%) React
6 4 (1.05%) ADO
6 4 (1.05%) JSON
6 4 (1.05%) Oracle Fusion
6 4 (1.05%) Web Services
7 3 (0.79%) RESTful
7 3 (0.79%) SAP PI
7 3 (0.79%) XML
8 2 (0.53%) SAP Fiori
9 1 (0.26%) DOM
9 1 (0.26%) GraphQL
9 1 (0.26%) LAPP Stack
9 1 (0.26%) LDAP
9 1 (0.26%) Model Context Protocol
9 1 (0.26%) WebSphere MQ
Miscellaneous
1 24 (6.32%) Product Ownership
2 18 (4.74%) Onboarding
3 15 (3.95%) Cloud Native
3 15 (3.95%) Low-Code
4 14 (3.68%) Data Centre
5 13 (3.42%) Client/Server
6 12 (3.16%) Driving Licence
7 11 (2.89%) Management Information System
8 9 (2.37%) Analytical Mindset
8 9 (2.37%) Virtual Team
9 8 (2.11%) Social Media
10 7 (1.84%) Algorithms
10 7 (1.84%) Video\Live Streaming
11 6 (1.58%) Enterprise Software
11 6 (1.58%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (1.58%) Public Cloud
11 6 (1.58%) Video Conferencing
12 5 (1.32%) CMDB
13 4 (1.05%) iPhone
13 4 (1.05%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 39 (10.26%) Windows
2 24 (6.32%) Windows Server
3 19 (5.00%) Linux
4 12 (3.16%) Windows 10
5 10 (2.63%) Unix
6 5 (1.32%) Apple iOS
6 5 (1.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.53%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.26%) Android
8 1 (0.26%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (29.21%) Continuous Improvement
2 84 (22.11%) Agile
3 83 (21.84%) Problem-Solving
4 81 (21.32%) ITIL
5 78 (20.53%) Project Delivery
6 76 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 73 (19.21%) Stakeholder Management
8 71 (18.68%) Roadmaps
9 63 (16.58%) Project Management
10 45 (11.84%) Service Delivery
11 43 (11.32%) AI
11 43 (11.32%) Mentoring
12 41 (10.79%) DevOps
12 41 (10.79%) ERP
13 38 (10.00%) Coaching
14 37 (9.74%) Risk Management
14 37 (9.74%) Service Management
15 36 (9.47%) Customer Service
15 36 (9.47%) ITSM
16 35 (9.21%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 43 (11.32%) SQL
2 25 (6.58%) Python
3 24 (6.32%) PowerShell
4 16 (4.21%) R
5 9 (2.37%) JavaScript
5 9 (2.37%) T-SQL
6 7 (1.84%) Go
6 7 (1.84%) Kusto Query Language
7 4 (1.05%) C#
7 4 (1.05%) Java
8 3 (0.79%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 50 (13.16%) Degree
2 17 (4.47%) Microsoft Certification
3 16 (4.21%) PMI Certification
4 14 (3.68%) Azure Certification
5 13 (3.42%) PMP
5 13 (3.42%) Security Cleared
6 10 (2.63%) SC Cleared
7 9 (2.37%) Cisco Certification
7 9 (2.37%) ITIL Certification
8 7 (1.84%) CCNA
9 6 (1.58%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.58%) IRCA
9 6 (1.58%) Master's Degree
10 5 (1.32%) AWS Certification
10 5 (1.32%) MCSA
11 4 (1.05%) APMG
12 3 (0.79%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 2 (0.53%) ACCA
13 2 (0.53%) ISEB
13 2 (0.53%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (6.84%) QA
2 23 (6.05%) GDPR
3 22 (5.79%) SLA
4 20 (5.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 18 (4.74%) PMO
6 7 (1.84%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (1.84%) GRC
7 6 (1.58%) ISO 9001
8 5 (1.32%) Accessibility
8 5 (1.32%) Data Quality
9 4 (1.05%) GAAP
9 4 (1.05%) MiFID
9 4 (1.05%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.79%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.79%) PERC
11 2 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.53%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.26%) IFRS
12 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.26%) P3O
System Software
1 66 (17.37%) Active Directory
2 14 (3.68%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.58%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.58%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (1.05%) Docker
4 4 (1.05%) Veritas Cluster Server
5 2 (0.53%) Firmware
5 2 (0.53%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.53%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.26%) KVM
6 1 (0.26%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 36 (9.47%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (4.47%) Ansible
3 13 (3.42%) Terraform
4 12 (3.16%) Kubernetes
5 9 (2.37%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (1.58%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (1.05%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (1.05%) Packer
7 4 (1.05%) PaperCut
8 3 (0.79%) SCCM
9 1 (0.26%) Autotask
9 1 (0.26%) PowerCLI
9 1 (0.26%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 110 (28.95%) Microsoft
2 32 (8.42%) ServiceNow
3 19 (5.00%) Cisco
3 19 (5.00%) SAP
4 16 (4.21%) CrowdStrike
4 16 (4.21%) Oracle
5 14 (3.68%) VMware
6 13 (3.42%) Salesforce
7 12 (3.16%) Atlassian
8 10 (2.63%) ConnectWise
9 9 (2.37%) Sage
9 9 (2.37%) WooCommerce
10 6 (1.58%) Apple
10 6 (1.58%) MuleSoft
10 6 (1.58%) NEC
10 6 (1.58%) Palo Alto
10 6 (1.58%) Ubiquiti
11 5 (1.32%) F5
11 5 (1.32%) Red Hat
11 5 (1.32%) Workday