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

6 months to
24 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 112 111
Rank change year-on-year +7 -1 +25
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 405 463 763
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.47% 3.08% 2.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.88% 3.24% 2.96%
Number of salaries quoted 266 273 576
10th Percentile £37,000 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £48,238 £50,000 £46,050
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £89,375 £93,778 £88,125
UK median annual salary £55,768 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.01% +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 14,086 14,271 25,775
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 85.91% 95.07% 92.72%
Number of salaries quoted 9,148 8,671 21,423
10th Percentile £30,750 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £42,867
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 £82,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £104,249 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

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 24 February 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 35 (8.64%) SharePoint
2 24 (5.93%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (3.70%) Confluence
4 11 (2.72%) Tomcat
4 11 (2.72%) WebSphere
4 11 (2.72%) WebSphere Application Server
5 7 (1.73%) Anypoint
Applications
1 38 (9.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (6.17%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (4.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.73%) Adobe XD
5 4 (0.99%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.74%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.49%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.25%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.25%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 15 (3.70%) Shopify
2 11 (2.72%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (2.47%) Dynamics NAV
4 9 (2.22%) Magento
5 5 (1.23%) NetSuite
5 5 (1.23%) SAP S/4HANA
6 4 (0.99%) Dynamics AX
6 4 (0.99%) SAP BPC
7 2 (0.49%) iTrent
7 2 (0.49%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.25%) FLEXCUBE
8 1 (0.25%) Oracle General Ledger
8 1 (0.25%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.25%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.25%) Primavera
8 1 (0.25%) SAP IBP
8 1 (0.25%) SAP MII
8 1 (0.25%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 108 (26.67%) Azure
2 69 (17.04%) Microsoft 365
3 51 (12.59%) Entra ID
4 42 (10.37%) AWS
5 35 (8.64%) Power Platform
6 32 (7.90%) SaaS
7 17 (4.20%) Dynamics 365
8 11 (2.72%) Amazon S3
8 11 (2.72%) AWS Lambda
8 11 (2.72%) Serverless
9 10 (2.47%) GitHub
9 10 (2.47%) GitHub Actions
9 10 (2.47%) Power Automate
10 9 (2.22%) Boomi
10 9 (2.22%) GCP
11 8 (1.98%) Azure DevOps
11 8 (1.98%) Microsoft Copilot
12 7 (1.73%) Miro
12 7 (1.73%) PowerApps
12 7 (1.73%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 42 (10.37%) WAN
2 35 (8.64%) Firewall
2 35 (8.64%) LAN
3 30 (7.41%) SD-WAN
4 25 (6.17%) Wireless
5 20 (4.94%) Wireshark
6 15 (3.70%) VPN
7 12 (2.96%) SSL
8 9 (2.22%) DNS
8 9 (2.22%) TCP/IP
9 8 (1.98%) DHCP
10 7 (1.73%) VLAN
11 5 (1.23%) Cisco ASA
11 5 (1.23%) NX-OS
12 4 (0.99%) WLAN
13 3 (0.74%) VoIP
14 2 (0.49%) BGP
14 2 (0.49%) Network Security
14 2 (0.49%) OSPF
14 2 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (6.17%) Power BI
2 15 (3.70%) SQL Server
3 13 (3.21%) PostgreSQL
4 11 (2.72%) DB2
5 9 (2.22%) Azure SQL Database
6 8 (1.98%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.99%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.49%) Amazon Aurora
8 2 (0.49%) Apache Iceberg
8 2 (0.49%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.25%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.25%) Crystal Reports
9 1 (0.25%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.25%) EDMS
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 40 (9.88%) JIRA
2 8 (1.98%) Bitbucket
2 8 (1.98%) GitLab
2 8 (1.98%) Subversion
3 2 (0.49%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.25%) Git
4 1 (0.25%) git-flow
4 1 (0.25%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (0.25%) Selenium
4 1 (0.25%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 202 (49.88%) Social Skills
2 164 (40.49%) Finance
3 65 (16.05%) Analytical Skills
4 40 (9.88%) Legal
5 38 (9.38%) Telecoms
6 34 (8.40%) Law
7 33 (8.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 31 (7.65%) Public Sector
9 25 (6.17%) Banking
10 23 (5.68%) Influencing Skills
11 20 (4.94%) Organisational Skills
12 17 (4.20%) Back Office
13 16 (3.95%) Manufacturing
13 16 (3.95%) Presentation Skills
14 14 (3.46%) Local Government
15 12 (2.96%) Documentation Skills
15 12 (2.96%) Marketing
16 11 (2.72%) Pharmaceutical
16 11 (2.72%) Retail
17 7 (1.73%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 67 (16.54%) Senior
2 64 (15.80%) Analyst
3 38 (9.38%) Lead
4 35 (8.64%) Project Manager
5 34 (8.40%) Support Engineer
6 31 (7.65%) Change Manager
6 31 (7.65%) Consultant
7 29 (7.16%) IT Manager
8 26 (6.42%) Applications Support
8 26 (6.42%) Infrastructure Support
9 25 (6.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 24 (5.93%) Business Analyst
11 23 (5.68%) Network Engineer
12 21 (5.19%) IT Project Manager
12 21 (5.19%) Support Analyst
13 16 (3.95%) Business Change Manager
13 16 (3.95%) Senior Analyst
13 16 (3.95%) Senior Consultant
14 15 (3.70%) Business Manager
14 15 (3.70%) Linux Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.46%) REST
1 14 (3.46%) SOAP
2 12 (2.96%) Middleware
3 11 (2.72%) LAPP Stack
3 11 (2.72%) LDAP
3 11 (2.72%) WebSphere MQ
4 10 (2.47%) HTML
5 7 (1.73%) Web Services
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%) XML
7 3 (0.74%) Oracle Fusion
8 2 (0.49%) SAP Fiori
8 2 (0.49%) SAP PI
9 1 (0.25%) GraphQL
9 1 (0.25%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 34 (8.40%) Data Centre
1 34 (8.40%) Management Information System
2 16 (3.95%) Onboarding
2 16 (3.95%) Product Ownership
3 12 (2.96%) Driving Licence
4 11 (2.72%) Linux Command Line
5 7 (1.73%) NHS
6 6 (1.48%) Low-Code
6 6 (1.48%) Video Conferencing
7 5 (1.23%) Client/Server
7 5 (1.23%) Enterprise Software
7 5 (1.23%) Social Media
7 5 (1.23%) Virtual Team
8 4 (0.99%) Cloud Native
8 4 (0.99%) Clustering
8 4 (0.99%) CMDB
8 4 (0.99%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 4 (0.99%) iPad
8 4 (0.99%) iPhone
8 4 (0.99%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 48 (11.85%) Windows
2 25 (6.17%) Linux
3 22 (5.43%) Unix
4 19 (4.69%) Windows Server
5 16 (3.95%) Windows 10
6 15 (3.70%) 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
1 110 (27.16%) Continuous Improvement
2 99 (24.44%) ITIL
3 96 (23.70%) Agile
4 83 (20.49%) Project Management
4 83 (20.49%) Stakeholder Management
5 80 (19.75%) Problem-Solving
6 75 (18.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 64 (15.80%) Project Delivery
8 60 (14.81%) Customer Service
9 58 (14.32%) Coaching
10 55 (13.58%) Roadmaps
11 51 (12.59%) Service Management
12 47 (11.60%) ITSM
13 46 (11.36%) Problem Management
14 44 (10.86%) ERP
15 43 (10.62%) Asset Management
15 43 (10.62%) Service Delivery
15 43 (10.62%) User Experience
16 39 (9.63%) Mentoring
16 39 (9.63%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 45 (11.11%) SQL
2 29 (7.16%) Python
3 22 (5.43%) PowerShell
4 10 (2.47%) JavaScript
5 9 (2.22%) T-SQL
6 7 (1.73%) Kusto Query Language
6 7 (1.73%) R
7 5 (1.23%) C#
7 5 (1.23%) Java
7 5 (1.23%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.25%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 64 (15.80%) Degree
2 23 (5.68%) PMI Certification
3 20 (4.94%) PMP
4 19 (4.69%) ITIL Certification
4 19 (4.69%) Microsoft Certification
5 16 (3.95%) AWS Certification
6 9 (2.22%) Cisco Certification
7 8 (1.98%) Security Cleared
8 7 (1.73%) Azure Certification
8 7 (1.73%) CCNA
9 6 (1.48%) ACCA
9 6 (1.48%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.48%) Master's Degree
10 5 (1.23%) CIMA
10 5 (1.23%) MCSA
10 5 (1.23%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 5 (1.23%) SC Cleared
11 4 (0.99%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 3 (0.74%) CISSP
13 2 (0.49%) IRCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (6.67%) SLA
2 23 (5.68%) PMO
3 20 (4.94%) QA
4 17 (4.20%) Accessibility
4 17 (4.20%) GDPR
5 10 (2.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 9 (2.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 6 (1.48%) GRC
8 5 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.99%) Data Quality
9 4 (0.99%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.74%) GAAP
11 1 (0.25%) APQC
11 1 (0.25%) IFRS
11 1 (0.25%) ISO 22301
11 1 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.25%) NIST
11 1 (0.25%) P3O
System Software
1 51 (12.59%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.47%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.48%) Docker
3 6 (1.48%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.48%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (1.23%) Firmware
5 4 (0.99%) Veritas Cluster Server
6 1 (0.25%) KVM
6 1 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.25%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 29 (7.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (2.72%) Ansible
3 9 (2.22%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (1.48%) Jamf Pro
4 6 (1.48%) Kubernetes
5 5 (1.23%) SCCM
5 5 (1.23%) Terraform
6 4 (0.99%) PaperCut
7 1 (0.25%) Autotask
7 1 (0.25%) PowerCLI
7 1 (0.25%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.25%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 102 (25.19%) Microsoft
2 40 (9.88%) Cisco
3 34 (8.40%) ServiceNow
4 26 (6.42%) Meraki
5 25 (6.17%) CheckPoint
5 25 (6.17%) SAP
6 21 (5.19%) Palo Alto
7 20 (4.94%) SolarWinds
8 19 (4.69%) Oracle
9 18 (4.44%) IBM
10 15 (3.70%) Red Hat
11 13 (3.21%) Workday
12 10 (2.47%) ConnectWise
12 10 (2.47%) VMware
13 9 (2.22%) MuleSoft
13 9 (2.22%) Salesforce
13 9 (2.22%) WooCommerce
14 8 (1.98%) Atlassian
14 8 (1.98%) Infor
15 7 (1.73%) Talend