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 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 104 105 111
Rank change year-on-year +1 +6 +26
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 404 538 571
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.65% 3.08% 2.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.98% 3.32% 3.03%
Number of salaries quoted 257 290 425
10th Percentile £38,791 £37,500 £35,500
25th Percentile £48,136 £47,500 £45,321
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.35% -7.08% +4.35%
75th Percentile £77,500 £68,438 £70,000
90th Percentile £92,000 £90,000 £84,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -4.35% +4.55%

All Process and 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 13,578 16,190 18,834
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 89.06% 92.72% 94.98%
Number of salaries quoted 8,689 9,805 15,142
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,625 £46,250 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +2.46% -2.40%
75th Percentile £78,750 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -2.60%

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 December 2025.

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 30 (7.43%) SharePoint
2 18 (4.46%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (4.21%) Tomcat
4 16 (3.96%) WebSphere
4 16 (3.96%) WebSphere Application Server
5 13 (3.22%) Confluence
6 7 (1.73%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.25%) BizTalk Server
7 1 (0.25%) CMS
7 1 (0.25%) IIS
Applications
1 43 (10.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 29 (7.18%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (4.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.73%) Adobe XD
4 7 (1.73%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (1.24%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.74%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.50%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.25%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 10 (2.48%) Shopify
2 6 (1.49%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.49%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.99%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.99%) Magento
3 4 (0.99%) SAP BPC
4 3 (0.74%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.50%) iTrent
5 2 (0.50%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.25%) assyst
6 1 (0.25%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.25%) FLEXCUBE
6 1 (0.25%) Primavera
6 1 (0.25%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.25%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.25%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 118 (29.21%) Azure
2 56 (13.86%) Microsoft 365
3 52 (12.87%) AWS
4 47 (11.63%) Power Platform
5 37 (9.16%) Entra ID
6 24 (5.94%) Dynamics 365
7 23 (5.69%) Power Automate
8 21 (5.20%) Azure DevOps
9 19 (4.70%) SaaS
10 11 (2.72%) GitHub
11 10 (2.48%) Amazon S3
11 10 (2.48%) AWS Lambda
11 10 (2.48%) GitHub Actions
11 10 (2.48%) Serverless
12 9 (2.23%) Smartsheet
13 8 (1.98%) GCP
13 8 (1.98%) PowerApps
14 7 (1.73%) Boomi
14 7 (1.73%) Figma
14 7 (1.73%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 46 (11.39%) WAN
2 40 (9.90%) LAN
3 33 (8.17%) SD-WAN
4 32 (7.92%) Wireless
5 31 (7.67%) Firewall
6 24 (5.94%) Wireshark
7 17 (4.21%) VPN
8 16 (3.96%) SSL
9 8 (1.98%) DNS
10 5 (1.24%) TCP/IP
10 5 (1.24%) VLAN
11 4 (0.99%) Cisco ASA
11 4 (0.99%) DHCP
11 4 (0.99%) NX-OS
11 4 (0.99%) WLAN
12 3 (0.74%) Network Security
12 3 (0.74%) VoIP
12 3 (0.74%) Wi-Fi
13 2 (0.50%) SAN
14 1 (0.25%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (6.44%) Power BI
2 18 (4.46%) PostgreSQL
3 16 (3.96%) DB2
4 12 (2.97%) SQL Server
5 9 (2.23%) Azure SQL Database
6 8 (1.98%) Relational Database
7 6 (1.49%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.50%) Amazon Aurora
8 2 (0.50%) Apache Iceberg
8 2 (0.50%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.25%) Crystal Reports
9 1 (0.25%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.25%) EDMS
9 1 (0.25%) MS Access
9 1 (0.25%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.25%) Oracle Reports
9 1 (0.25%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 24 (5.94%) JIRA
2 8 (1.98%) Bitbucket
2 8 (1.98%) GitLab
2 8 (1.98%) Subversion
3 2 (0.50%) Git
4 1 (0.25%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.25%) git-flow
4 1 (0.25%) Octopus Deploy
4 1 (0.25%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (0.25%) Selenium
4 1 (0.25%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.25%) TeamCity
General
1 195 (48.27%) Social Skills
2 168 (41.58%) Finance
3 69 (17.08%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (10.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 41 (10.15%) Telecoms
5 32 (7.92%) Public Sector
6 31 (7.67%) Legal
7 29 (7.18%) Law
8 26 (6.44%) Presentation Skills
9 24 (5.94%) Banking
10 20 (4.95%) Influencing Skills
10 20 (4.95%) Marketing
10 20 (4.95%) Organisational Skills
11 17 (4.21%) Retail
12 14 (3.47%) Local Government
12 14 (3.47%) Manufacturing
13 12 (2.97%) Investment Banking
13 12 (2.97%) Pharmaceutical
14 11 (2.72%) Documentation Skills
15 8 (1.98%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 72 (17.82%) Analyst
2 62 (15.35%) Senior
3 40 (9.90%) Lead
4 36 (8.91%) Consultant
5 35 (8.66%) Project Manager
6 33 (8.17%) IT Manager
7 28 (6.93%) Applications Support
8 25 (6.19%) Network Engineer
9 24 (5.94%) Business Analyst
9 24 (5.94%) Change Manager
9 24 (5.94%) IT Project Manager
10 21 (5.20%) Support Analyst
11 19 (4.70%) Infrastructure Support
11 19 (4.70%) Linux Support
11 19 (4.70%) Support Engineer
12 18 (4.46%) Applications Engineer
12 18 (4.46%) Functional Consultant
13 16 (3.96%) Business Manager
14 15 (3.71%) Applications Support Engineer
15 14 (3.47%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.96%) LAPP Stack
1 16 (3.96%) LDAP
1 16 (3.96%) WebSphere MQ
2 12 (2.97%) REST
2 12 (2.97%) SOAP
3 9 (2.23%) HTML
4 8 (1.98%) Middleware
4 8 (1.98%) Web Services
5 6 (1.49%) Oracle Fusion
6 5 (1.24%) JSON
6 5 (1.24%) RESTful
6 5 (1.24%) XML
7 2 (0.50%) Node.js
7 2 (0.50%) React
7 2 (0.50%) SAML
8 1 (0.25%) .NET
8 1 (0.25%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 52 (12.87%) Management Information System
2 37 (9.16%) Data Centre
3 16 (3.96%) Linux Command Line
4 14 (3.47%) Driving Licence
5 13 (3.22%) Onboarding
6 10 (2.48%) Low-Code
7 9 (2.23%) Product Ownership
8 8 (1.98%) NHS
9 6 (1.49%) Video Conferencing
10 5 (1.24%) Client/Server
10 5 (1.24%) FMCG
10 5 (1.24%) Mobile App
10 5 (1.24%) Social Media
10 5 (1.24%) Virtual Team
11 4 (0.99%) Clustering
11 4 (0.99%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (0.99%) EPoS
11 4 (0.99%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 4 (0.99%) iPad
11 4 (0.99%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 52 (12.87%) Windows
2 30 (7.43%) Linux
3 27 (6.68%) Unix
4 21 (5.20%) Windows Server
5 20 (4.95%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 16 (3.96%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.99%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.50%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (27.72%) Project Management
2 107 (26.49%) Agile
3 101 (25.00%) ITIL
4 91 (22.52%) Stakeholder Management
5 90 (22.28%) Problem-Solving
6 85 (21.04%) Continuous Improvement
7 76 (18.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 66 (16.34%) Customer Service
9 62 (15.35%) Project Delivery
10 56 (13.86%) Coaching
11 55 (13.61%) ERP
12 54 (13.37%) Service Management
13 52 (12.87%) Problem Management
14 47 (11.63%) DevOps
15 44 (10.89%) Asset Management
15 44 (10.89%) Roadmaps
16 43 (10.64%) User Acceptance Testing
16 43 (10.64%) Workshop Facilitation
17 40 (9.90%) Mentoring
18 39 (9.65%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 44 (10.89%) SQL
2 35 (8.66%) Python
3 22 (5.45%) PowerShell
4 7 (1.73%) JavaScript
5 5 (1.24%) C#
5 5 (1.24%) Java
5 5 (1.24%) Kusto Query Language
5 5 (1.24%) Shell Script
6 4 (0.99%) T-SQL
7 2 (0.50%) Bicep
8 1 (0.25%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 75 (18.56%) Degree
2 28 (6.93%) ITIL Certification
3 21 (5.20%) AWS Certification
4 16 (3.96%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (3.47%) Microsoft Certification
6 13 (3.22%) PMI Certification
7 12 (2.97%) Cisco Certification
7 12 (2.97%) PMP
8 7 (1.73%) CCNA
9 6 (1.49%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.49%) Master's Degree
9 6 (1.49%) Security Cleared
10 5 (1.24%) ACCA
10 5 (1.24%) CCNP
10 5 (1.24%) MCSA
11 4 (0.99%) APMG
11 4 (0.99%) CIMA
11 4 (0.99%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 4 (0.99%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 4 (0.99%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (8.66%) QA
2 34 (8.42%) SLA
3 26 (6.44%) PMO
4 17 (4.21%) Accessibility
5 13 (3.22%) GDPR
6 8 (1.98%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (0.50%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.25%) APQC
8 1 (0.25%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.25%) GAAP
8 1 (0.25%) GRC
8 1 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.25%) NIST
System Software
1 41 (10.15%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.48%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (1.73%) Docker
4 5 (1.24%) Hyper-V
4 5 (1.24%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.99%) Firmware
5 4 (0.99%) Veritas Cluster Server
Systems Management
1 18 (4.46%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (3.22%) Ansible
3 10 (2.48%) Single Sign-On
3 10 (2.48%) Terraform
4 7 (1.73%) Kubernetes
5 5 (1.24%) Jamf Pro
6 4 (0.99%) PaperCut
7 2 (0.50%) SCCM
8 1 (0.25%) Autotask
8 1 (0.25%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.25%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 100 (24.75%) Microsoft
2 49 (12.13%) Cisco
3 32 (7.92%) Meraki
3 32 (7.92%) ServiceNow
4 28 (6.93%) CheckPoint
5 25 (6.19%) Palo Alto
6 24 (5.94%) SolarWinds
7 23 (5.69%) IBM
8 22 (5.45%) Oracle
8 22 (5.45%) SAP
9 20 (4.95%) Red Hat
10 15 (3.71%) Workday
11 12 (2.97%) VMware
12 9 (2.23%) Salesforce
13 8 (1.98%) Apple
13 8 (1.98%) Atlassian
13 8 (1.98%) Epicor
13 8 (1.98%) IFS
13 8 (1.98%) Infor
14 7 (1.73%) SnapLogic