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

6 months to
4 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 126 112 82
Rank change year-on-year -14 -30 +53
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 379 422 1,146
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.09% 3.03% 3.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.52% 3.20% 3.87%
Number of salaries quoted 266 315 675
10th Percentile £36,250 £39,000 £37,101
25th Percentile £48,750 £47,155 £43,817
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 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,625 £96,517 £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +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 15,037 13,187 29,633
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.73% 94.84% 91.28%
Number of salaries quoted 10,573 8,892 23,493
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £59,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.67% +9.09% -10.57%

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 May 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 49 (12.93%) SharePoint
2 32 (8.44%) Microsoft Exchange
3 21 (5.54%) Confluence
4 2 (0.53%) CMS
Applications
1 18 (4.75%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (3.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.79%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.79%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.79%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.26%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 11 (2.90%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (2.64%) Dynamics NAV
3 9 (2.37%) Magento
3 9 (2.37%) Shopify
4 7 (1.85%) SAP S/4HANA
5 6 (1.58%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.53%) iTrent
6 2 (0.53%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.53%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.53%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.26%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.26%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.26%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.26%) SAP IBP
7 1 (0.26%) SAP MII
7 1 (0.26%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 106 (27.97%) Azure
2 61 (16.09%) Entra ID
3 59 (15.57%) Microsoft 365
4 55 (14.51%) SaaS
5 33 (8.71%) AWS
6 20 (5.28%) Dynamics 365
7 19 (5.01%) Power Platform
8 16 (4.22%) Mimecast
9 13 (3.43%) GitHub
9 13 (3.43%) GitHub Actions
10 9 (2.37%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (2.37%) Intacct
11 8 (2.11%) OneDrive
12 7 (1.85%) GCP
12 7 (1.85%) Microsoft Copilot
13 5 (1.32%) Amazon S3
13 5 (1.32%) AWS Lambda
13 5 (1.32%) Serverless
14 4 (1.06%) Azure Monitor
14 4 (1.06%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 19 (5.01%) WAN
2 16 (4.22%) Broadband
2 16 (4.22%) Firewall
3 13 (3.43%) LAN
4 12 (3.17%) DHCP
4 12 (3.17%) DNS
4 12 (3.17%) TCP/IP
5 10 (2.64%) SD-WAN
6 8 (2.11%) VPN
7 7 (1.85%) VLAN
8 4 (1.06%) 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%) VoIP
10 2 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.26%) SSL
11 1 (0.26%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (4.22%) SQL Server
2 13 (3.43%) MongoDB
2 13 (3.43%) PostgreSQL
3 12 (3.17%) Azure SQL Database
4 9 (2.37%) Power BI
5 1 (0.26%) BigQuery
5 1 (0.26%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.26%) Metadata
5 1 (0.26%) MS Access
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (0.26%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 61 (16.09%) JIRA
2 7 (1.85%) Bitbucket
2 7 (1.85%) Git
3 6 (1.58%) GitLab
3 6 (1.58%) Subversion
4 5 (1.32%) Visual Studio Code
5 4 (1.06%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.26%) git-flow
6 1 (0.26%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.26%) Selenium
6 1 (0.26%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 172 (45.38%) Social Skills
2 150 (39.58%) Finance
3 65 (17.15%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (10.82%) Law
4 41 (10.82%) Legal
5 34 (8.97%) Marketing
6 26 (6.86%) Presentation Skills
7 25 (6.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 24 (6.33%) Banking
8 24 (6.33%) Public Sector
9 23 (6.07%) Back Office
10 21 (5.54%) Influencing Skills
10 21 (5.54%) Retail
11 19 (5.01%) Organisational Skills
12 16 (4.22%) Manufacturing
13 14 (3.69%) Italian Language
14 13 (3.43%) Games
14 13 (3.43%) German Language
15 11 (2.90%) Documentation Skills
16 10 (2.64%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 62 (16.36%) Senior
2 50 (13.19%) Analyst
3 39 (10.29%) Project Manager
4 37 (9.76%) Support Engineer
5 36 (9.50%) Lead
6 33 (8.71%) Consultant
7 29 (7.65%) IT Manager
8 27 (7.12%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 24 (6.33%) Infrastructure Support
10 20 (5.28%) 3rd Line Support
10 20 (5.28%) IT Project Manager
11 19 (5.01%) Azure Engineer
11 19 (5.01%) Business Analyst
12 17 (4.49%) Support Analyst
13 16 (4.22%) Applications Support
13 16 (4.22%) Change Manager
13 16 (4.22%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
14 14 (3.69%) Business Consultant
14 14 (3.69%) Business Development Consultant
14 14 (3.69%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.22%) REST
2 13 (3.43%) Middleware
3 9 (2.37%) SOAP
4 6 (1.58%) HTML
4 6 (1.58%) RESTful
5 5 (1.32%) Node.js
5 5 (1.32%) React
6 4 (1.06%) ADO
7 3 (0.79%) Oracle Fusion
7 3 (0.79%) SAP PI
8 2 (0.53%) .NET
8 2 (0.53%) JSON
8 2 (0.53%) SAP Fiori
8 2 (0.53%) Web Services
9 1 (0.26%) CSS
9 1 (0.26%) DOM
9 1 (0.26%) GraphQL
9 1 (0.26%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 24 (6.33%) Product Ownership
2 21 (5.54%) Cloud Native
3 19 (5.01%) Low-Code
4 18 (4.75%) Onboarding
5 15 (3.96%) Data Centre
6 13 (3.43%) Video\Live Streaming
7 12 (3.17%) Client/Server
7 12 (3.17%) Driving Licence
8 11 (2.90%) Enterprise Software
8 11 (2.90%) Management Information System
9 9 (2.37%) Analytical Mindset
9 9 (2.37%) Virtual Team
10 8 (2.11%) Social Media
11 7 (1.85%) Algorithms
11 7 (1.85%) Public Cloud
12 6 (1.58%) Distributed Systems
12 6 (1.58%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (1.58%) Video Conferencing
13 5 (1.32%) CMDB
13 5 (1.32%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 38 (10.03%) Windows
2 24 (6.33%) Windows Server
3 16 (4.22%) Linux
4 11 (2.90%) Windows 10
5 6 (1.58%) Unix
6 5 (1.32%) Apple iOS
7 4 (1.06%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.53%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.26%) Android
9 1 (0.26%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 114 (30.08%) Continuous Improvement
2 82 (21.64%) Agile
3 81 (21.37%) Problem-Solving
4 78 (20.58%) ITIL
5 77 (20.32%) Project Delivery
6 73 (19.26%) Roadmaps
7 72 (19.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 72 (19.00%) Stakeholder Management
8 62 (16.36%) Project Management
9 51 (13.46%) AI
10 47 (12.40%) Mentoring
11 43 (11.35%) Service Delivery
12 42 (11.08%) Coaching
13 41 (10.82%) ERP
14 40 (10.55%) DevOps
15 39 (10.29%) Decision-Making
16 37 (9.76%) ITSM
17 36 (9.50%) Risk Management
18 35 (9.23%) Service Management
19 34 (8.97%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 41 (10.82%) SQL
2 30 (7.92%) Python
3 25 (6.60%) PowerShell
4 16 (4.22%) R
5 13 (3.43%) Go
6 9 (2.37%) T-SQL
7 7 (1.85%) Kusto Query Language
8 6 (1.58%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.53%) C#
9 2 (0.53%) Java
10 1 (0.26%) PHP
Qualifications
1 52 (13.72%) Degree
2 16 (4.22%) Microsoft Certification
2 16 (4.22%) PMI Certification
3 15 (3.96%) Azure Certification
4 13 (3.43%) PMP
4 13 (3.43%) Security Cleared
5 10 (2.64%) SC Cleared
6 9 (2.37%) Cisco Certification
7 8 (2.11%) ITIL Certification
8 7 (1.85%) CCNA
9 6 (1.58%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.58%) IRCA
9 6 (1.58%) Master's Degree
10 5 (1.32%) APMG
10 5 (1.32%) MCSA
11 4 (1.06%) AWS Certification
12 3 (0.79%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (0.79%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 2 (0.53%) ACCA
13 2 (0.53%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (6.07%) QA
2 20 (5.28%) GDPR
2 20 (5.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 19 (5.01%) SLA
4 16 (4.22%) PMO
5 7 (1.85%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (1.85%) GRC
6 6 (1.58%) ISO 9001
7 5 (1.32%) Accessibility
7 5 (1.32%) Data Quality
8 4 (1.06%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (1.06%) GAAP
8 4 (1.06%) MiFID
8 4 (1.06%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.79%) PERC
10 2 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.53%) ISO 22301
11 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.26%) P3O
11 1 (0.26%) Solvency II
System Software
1 62 (16.36%) Active Directory
2 15 (3.96%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.58%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.58%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (1.06%) Veritas Cluster Server
5 3 (0.79%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.53%) Firmware
6 2 (0.53%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.26%) Docker
7 1 (0.26%) KVM
7 1 (0.26%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 36 (9.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (4.75%) Ansible
3 14 (3.69%) Terraform
4 10 (2.64%) Kubernetes
5 7 (1.85%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (1.58%) Jamf Pro
7 5 (1.32%) Packer
8 4 (1.06%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 4 (1.06%) PaperCut
9 3 (0.79%) SCCM
10 1 (0.26%) Autotask
10 1 (0.26%) PowerCLI
10 1 (0.26%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 106 (27.97%) Microsoft
2 33 (8.71%) ServiceNow
3 21 (5.54%) SAP
4 20 (5.28%) Cisco
5 16 (4.22%) CrowdStrike
5 16 (4.22%) Salesforce
6 15 (3.96%) VMware
7 12 (3.17%) Oracle
8 10 (2.64%) Atlassian
8 10 (2.64%) ConnectWise
9 9 (2.37%) Sage
9 9 (2.37%) WooCommerce
10 7 (1.85%) Palo Alto
11 6 (1.58%) Apple
11 6 (1.58%) F5
11 6 (1.58%) NEC
11 6 (1.58%) Ubiquiti
12 5 (1.32%) EMC
13 4 (1.06%) BMC
13 4 (1.06%) Red Hat