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

6 months to
4 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 107 109 87
Rank change year-on-year +2 -22 +47
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 390 400 1,034
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.31% 3.11% 3.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.76% 3.28% 3.59%
Number of salaries quoted 262 296 653
10th Percentile £37,000 £37,375 £37,064
25th Percentile £48,875 £46,688 £43,750
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 £79,063 £72,500
90th Percentile £94,500 £95,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £58,200 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.22% +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 14,134 12,201 28,825
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 83.58% 94.80% 91.65%
Number of salaries quoted 9,864 8,867 23,394
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £34,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £46,250 £42,500
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 £81,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.50% +9.09% -11.00%

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 4 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 46 (11.79%) SharePoint
2 33 (8.46%) Microsoft Exchange
3 20 (5.13%) Confluence
4 6 (1.54%) Anypoint
5 4 (1.03%) Tomcat
5 4 (1.03%) WebSphere
5 4 (1.03%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 34 (8.72%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (5.64%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (3.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.54%) Adobe XD
5 4 (1.03%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.77%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.77%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.26%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 15 (3.85%) Shopify
2 11 (2.82%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (2.56%) Dynamics NAV
4 9 (2.31%) Magento
5 7 (1.79%) SAP S/4HANA
6 6 (1.54%) Dynamics AX
7 5 (1.28%) NetSuite
8 4 (1.03%) SAP BPC
9 2 (0.51%) iTrent
9 2 (0.51%) Remedy ITSM
9 2 (0.51%) Salesforce CRM
10 1 (0.26%) FLEXCUBE
10 1 (0.26%) Oracle General Ledger
10 1 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
10 1 (0.26%) Oracle Receivables
10 1 (0.26%) SAP IBP
10 1 (0.26%) SAP MII
10 1 (0.26%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 104 (26.67%) Azure
2 70 (17.95%) Microsoft 365
3 61 (15.64%) Entra ID
4 48 (12.31%) SaaS
5 42 (10.77%) AWS
6 27 (6.92%) Power Platform
7 20 (5.13%) Dynamics 365
8 16 (4.10%) Mimecast
9 14 (3.59%) GitHub
9 14 (3.59%) GitHub Actions
10 9 (2.31%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (2.31%) Boomi
10 9 (2.31%) GCP
10 9 (2.31%) Intacct
11 8 (2.05%) Amazon S3
11 8 (2.05%) AWS Lambda
11 8 (2.05%) Microsoft Copilot
11 8 (2.05%) Serverless
12 6 (1.54%) Miro
12 6 (1.54%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 20 (5.13%) WAN
2 15 (3.85%) Firewall
3 14 (3.59%) LAN
4 12 (3.08%) VPN
5 10 (2.56%) Broadband
5 10 (2.56%) DHCP
5 10 (2.56%) DNS
5 10 (2.56%) SD-WAN
5 10 (2.56%) TCP/IP
6 7 (1.79%) VLAN
7 5 (1.28%) SSL
8 4 (1.03%) Cisco ASA
8 4 (1.03%) Wireless
9 3 (0.77%) Network Security
9 3 (0.77%) NGN
9 3 (0.77%) NX-OS
10 2 (0.51%) Cisco Firepower
10 2 (0.51%) VoIP
10 2 (0.51%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (0.51%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (4.62%) Power BI
2 13 (3.33%) PostgreSQL
2 13 (3.33%) SQL Server
3 9 (2.31%) Azure SQL Database
4 7 (1.79%) MongoDB
4 7 (1.79%) Relational Database
5 4 (1.03%) DB2
6 2 (0.51%) Amazon Aurora
6 2 (0.51%) Apache Iceberg
7 1 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.26%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.26%) Crystal Reports
7 1 (0.26%) Data Lake
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 59 (15.13%) JIRA
2 9 (2.31%) Bitbucket
3 8 (2.05%) GitLab
3 8 (2.05%) Subversion
4 6 (1.54%) Git
5 4 (1.03%) Jenkins
5 4 (1.03%) 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
1 181 (46.41%) Social Skills
2 158 (40.51%) Finance
3 74 (18.97%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (10.77%) Legal
5 41 (10.51%) Law
6 38 (9.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 29 (7.44%) Marketing
8 28 (7.18%) Public Sector
9 26 (6.67%) Banking
10 25 (6.41%) Back Office
11 22 (5.64%) Presentation Skills
12 21 (5.38%) Organisational Skills
12 21 (5.38%) Retail
13 18 (4.62%) Manufacturing
14 16 (4.10%) Influencing Skills
14 16 (4.10%) Telecoms
15 12 (3.08%) Italian Language
15 12 (3.08%) Pharmaceutical
16 11 (2.82%) Documentation Skills
17 8 (2.05%) German Language
Job Titles
1 65 (16.67%) Senior
2 54 (13.85%) Analyst
3 45 (11.54%) Lead
4 40 (10.26%) Project Manager
5 39 (10.00%) Support Engineer
6 37 (9.49%) Consultant
7 30 (7.69%) IT Manager
8 28 (7.18%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 27 (6.92%) Infrastructure Support
10 22 (5.64%) IT Project Manager
11 21 (5.38%) Business Analyst
12 20 (5.13%) 3rd Line Support
12 20 (5.13%) Change Manager
13 17 (4.36%) Applications Support
13 17 (4.36%) IT Support
13 17 (4.36%) Support Analyst
14 16 (4.10%) Azure Engineer
14 16 (4.10%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
14 16 (4.10%) Senior Analyst
15 14 (3.59%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (5.38%) REST
2 14 (3.59%) SOAP
3 13 (3.33%) Middleware
4 8 (2.05%) HTML
5 6 (1.54%) JSON
6 5 (1.28%) Node.js
6 5 (1.28%) React
6 5 (1.28%) RESTful
6 5 (1.28%) Web Services
6 5 (1.28%) XML
7 4 (1.03%) LAPP Stack
7 4 (1.03%) LDAP
7 4 (1.03%) Oracle Fusion
7 4 (1.03%) WebSphere MQ
8 3 (0.77%) SAP PI
9 2 (0.51%) ADO
9 2 (0.51%) SAP Fiori
10 1 (0.26%) CSS
10 1 (0.26%) DOM
10 1 (0.26%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 24 (6.15%) Product Ownership
2 16 (4.10%) Low-Code
3 15 (3.85%) Driving Licence
3 15 (3.85%) Onboarding
4 14 (3.59%) Data Centre
5 13 (3.33%) Cloud Native
6 11 (2.82%) Management Information System
7 9 (2.31%) Analytical Mindset
7 9 (2.31%) Client/Server
8 8 (2.05%) Social Media
8 8 (2.05%) Virtual Team
9 7 (1.79%) Algorithms
9 7 (1.79%) CMDB
9 7 (1.79%) Video\Live Streaming
10 6 (1.54%) Public Cloud
10 6 (1.54%) Video Conferencing
11 5 (1.28%) Enterprise Software
12 4 (1.03%) iPad
12 4 (1.03%) iPhone
12 4 (1.03%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 44 (11.28%) Windows
2 24 (6.15%) Windows Server
3 23 (5.90%) Linux
4 16 (4.10%) Windows 10
5 15 (3.85%) Unix
6 8 (2.05%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (1.28%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.51%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.26%) Android
9 1 (0.26%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (30.51%) Continuous Improvement
2 98 (25.13%) Agile
3 86 (22.05%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 84 (21.54%) Stakeholder Management
5 83 (21.28%) ITIL
5 83 (21.28%) Problem-Solving
5 83 (21.28%) Project Management
6 71 (18.21%) Project Delivery
7 65 (16.67%) Roadmaps
8 49 (12.56%) ERP
9 46 (11.79%) Mentoring
10 44 (11.28%) Service Delivery
11 40 (10.26%) Coaching
11 40 (10.26%) User Experience
12 39 (10.00%) AI
12 39 (10.00%) Risk Management
13 38 (9.74%) Customer Service
14 36 (9.23%) PRINCE2
14 36 (9.23%) Service Management
15 34 (8.72%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 41 (10.51%) SQL
2 31 (7.95%) Python
3 23 (5.90%) PowerShell
4 16 (4.10%) R
5 11 (2.82%) JavaScript
6 9 (2.31%) T-SQL
7 7 (1.79%) Go
7 7 (1.79%) Kusto Query Language
8 5 (1.28%) C#
8 5 (1.28%) Java
8 5 (1.28%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.26%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 57 (14.62%) Degree
2 17 (4.36%) Microsoft Certification
2 17 (4.36%) PMI Certification
3 14 (3.59%) PMP
4 12 (3.08%) Azure Certification
4 12 (3.08%) ITIL Certification
5 11 (2.82%) Security Cleared
6 9 (2.31%) Cisco Certification
7 8 (2.05%) AWS Certification
7 8 (2.05%) SC Cleared
8 7 (1.79%) CCNA
9 6 (1.54%) ACCA
9 6 (1.54%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.54%) IRCA
9 6 (1.54%) Master's Degree
10 5 (1.28%) CIMA
10 5 (1.28%) MCSA
11 4 (1.03%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 3 (0.77%) APMG
12 3 (0.77%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (7.44%) QA
2 24 (6.15%) GDPR
3 22 (5.64%) SLA
4 21 (5.38%) PMO
5 18 (4.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 13 (3.33%) Accessibility
7 8 (2.05%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 7 (1.79%) GRC
9 6 (1.54%) ISO 9001
10 5 (1.28%) Cyber Essentials
10 5 (1.28%) Data Quality
11 4 (1.03%) GAAP
12 3 (0.77%) MiFID
12 3 (0.77%) PERC
13 2 (0.51%) ISO 22301
14 1 (0.26%) IFRS
14 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 1 (0.26%) P3O
14 1 (0.26%) Solvency II
System Software
1 64 (16.41%) Active Directory
2 14 (3.59%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.54%) Docker
3 6 (1.54%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.54%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (1.03%) Veritas Cluster Server
5 3 (0.77%) Firmware
6 2 (0.51%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.26%) KVM
7 1 (0.26%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 38 (9.74%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (4.36%) Ansible
3 12 (3.08%) Kubernetes
4 11 (2.82%) Terraform
5 9 (2.31%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (1.54%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (1.03%) Packer
7 4 (1.03%) PaperCut
8 3 (0.77%) SCCM
9 2 (0.51%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.26%) Autotask
10 1 (0.26%) PowerCLI
10 1 (0.26%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 111 (28.46%) Microsoft
2 32 (8.21%) ServiceNow
3 24 (6.15%) SAP
4 23 (5.90%) Cisco
5 18 (4.62%) Oracle
6 16 (4.10%) CrowdStrike
6 16 (4.10%) Salesforce
7 14 (3.59%) VMware
8 11 (2.82%) Atlassian
9 10 (2.56%) ConnectWise
9 10 (2.56%) IBM
10 9 (2.31%) MuleSoft
10 9 (2.31%) Sage
10 9 (2.31%) WooCommerce
11 8 (2.05%) Red Hat
11 8 (2.05%) Workday
12 7 (1.79%) Adobe
12 7 (1.79%) IFS
12 7 (1.79%) Meraki
13 6 (1.54%) Talend