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

6 months to
4 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 136 129 84
Rank change year-on-year -7 -45 +45
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 369 423 1,157
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.92% 2.85% 3.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.33% 3.01% 3.85%
Number of salaries quoted 242 312 669
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,275 £37,420
25th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £45,000
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 £73,886 £72,375
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,900 £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,835 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.74% +5.15% -

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 15,838 14,066 30,071
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.29% 94.75% 89.71%
Number of salaries quoted 11,315 8,250 23,532
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £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 £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.69%

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 June 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 44 (11.92%) SharePoint
2 26 (7.05%) Microsoft Exchange
3 18 (4.88%) Confluence
4 2 (0.54%) CMS
5 1 (0.27%) SAS
Applications
1 15 (4.07%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.90%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (1.36%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (1.08%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.54%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.27%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 9 (2.44%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (2.17%) Dynamics NAV
3 7 (1.90%) Magento
3 7 (1.90%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (1.90%) Shopify
4 5 (1.36%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.81%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.81%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.54%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.54%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.54%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.27%) iTrent
7 1 (0.27%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.27%) Odoo
7 1 (0.27%) Oracle Financials
7 1 (0.27%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.27%) SAP IBP
7 1 (0.27%) SAP MII
7 1 (0.27%) SAP PP
7 1 (0.27%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 89 (24.12%) Azure
2 58 (15.72%) SaaS
3 53 (14.36%) Microsoft 365
4 49 (13.28%) Entra ID
5 32 (8.67%) AWS
6 20 (5.42%) Power Platform
7 19 (5.15%) Dynamics 365
8 16 (4.34%) Mimecast
9 11 (2.98%) Intacct
10 8 (2.17%) GitHub
10 8 (2.17%) GitHub Actions
10 8 (2.17%) Microsoft Copilot
11 7 (1.90%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (1.63%) OneDrive
13 5 (1.36%) Boomi
14 4 (1.08%) Amazon S3
14 4 (1.08%) Azure Event Grid
14 4 (1.08%) Azure Service Bus
14 4 (1.08%) Lucidchart
15 3 (0.81%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 26 (7.05%) Broadband
2 14 (3.79%) Firewall
3 9 (2.44%) WAN
4 8 (2.17%) DHCP
4 8 (2.17%) DNS
4 8 (2.17%) LAN
4 8 (2.17%) TCP/IP
5 5 (1.36%) SD-WAN
6 4 (1.08%) VLAN
7 3 (0.81%) Network Security
7 3 (0.81%) NGN
8 2 (0.54%) Cisco ASA
8 2 (0.54%) Cisco Firepower
8 2 (0.54%) VPN
8 2 (0.54%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.27%) Ethernet VPN
9 1 (0.27%) NX-OS
9 1 (0.27%) PSTN
9 1 (0.27%) SSL
9 1 (0.27%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (6.23%) PostgreSQL
2 22 (5.96%) MongoDB
3 15 (4.07%) SQL Server
4 11 (2.98%) Azure SQL Database
5 10 (2.71%) Power BI
6 2 (0.54%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.27%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.27%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.27%) Metadata
7 1 (0.27%) MySQL
7 1 (0.27%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (0.27%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 59 (15.99%) JIRA
2 9 (2.44%) Git
3 6 (1.63%) Visual Studio Code
4 4 (1.08%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.81%) Bitbucket
5 3 (0.81%) Eclipse
6 2 (0.54%) Yeoman
7 1 (0.27%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 1 (0.27%) GitLab
7 1 (0.27%) Subversion
7 1 (0.27%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 166 (44.99%) Social Skills
2 153 (41.46%) Finance
3 71 (19.24%) Analytical Skills
4 43 (11.65%) Law
5 41 (11.11%) Legal
6 37 (10.03%) Marketing
7 26 (7.05%) Organisational Skills
8 25 (6.78%) Presentation Skills
9 24 (6.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 24 (6.50%) Retail
10 23 (6.23%) Banking
11 22 (5.96%) Back Office
11 22 (5.96%) Games
11 22 (5.96%) Influencing Skills
12 15 (4.07%) Manufacturing
13 14 (3.79%) Italian Language
14 13 (3.52%) German Language
15 12 (3.25%) Public Sector
16 8 (2.17%) Documentation Skills
17 6 (1.63%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 58 (15.72%) Senior
2 44 (11.92%) Analyst
3 40 (10.84%) Support Engineer
4 38 (10.30%) Lead
4 38 (10.30%) Project Manager
5 30 (8.13%) Consultant
5 30 (8.13%) IT Manager
6 20 (5.42%) Applications Support
6 20 (5.42%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 20 (5.42%) IT Project Manager
7 17 (4.61%) Developer
7 17 (4.61%) Infrastructure Support
7 17 (4.61%) IT Engineer
7 17 (4.61%) IT Support
7 17 (4.61%) IT Support Engineer
7 17 (4.61%) Support Analyst
8 16 (4.34%) Azure Engineer
8 16 (4.34%) Business Analyst
8 16 (4.34%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
9 15 (4.07%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.07%) RESTful
2 14 (3.79%) REST
3 11 (2.98%) Middleware
4 7 (1.90%) SOAP
5 5 (1.36%) .NET
5 5 (1.36%) Oracle Fusion
6 4 (1.08%) ADO
6 4 (1.08%) HTML
6 4 (1.08%) SAP PI
7 3 (0.81%) Node.js
7 3 (0.81%) React
8 2 (0.54%) JSON
8 2 (0.54%) SAP Fiori
8 2 (0.54%) Web Services
9 1 (0.27%) CSS
9 1 (0.27%) DOM
9 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Graph
9 1 (0.27%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 30 (8.13%) Cloud Native
2 28 (7.59%) Low-Code
3 25 (6.78%) Product Ownership
4 22 (5.96%) Video\Live Streaming
5 15 (4.07%) Distributed Systems
5 15 (4.07%) Onboarding
6 13 (3.52%) Analytical Mindset
6 13 (3.52%) Driving Licence
7 12 (3.25%) Management Information System
8 11 (2.98%) Client/Server
8 11 (2.98%) Data Centre
9 9 (2.44%) Self-Motivation
10 8 (2.17%) Enterprise Software
11 7 (1.90%) Algorithms
11 7 (1.90%) Legacy Systems
11 7 (1.90%) Public Cloud
11 7 (1.90%) Virtual Team
12 6 (1.63%) CMDB
12 6 (1.63%) Private Cloud
12 6 (1.63%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 25 (6.78%) Windows
2 14 (3.79%) Windows Server
3 13 (3.52%) Linux
4 4 (1.08%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.54%) Unix
6 1 (0.27%) Android
6 1 (0.27%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.27%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.27%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 134 (36.31%) Continuous Improvement
2 87 (23.58%) Agile
3 85 (23.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 85 (23.04%) Stakeholder Management
4 75 (20.33%) Roadmaps
5 74 (20.05%) Problem-Solving
5 74 (20.05%) Project Delivery
6 72 (19.51%) ITIL
7 63 (17.07%) Project Management
8 55 (14.91%) AI
9 51 (13.82%) ERP
10 50 (13.55%) Decision-Making
11 44 (11.92%) Service Delivery
12 42 (11.38%) Coaching
13 38 (10.30%) Mentoring
13 38 (10.30%) Validation
14 36 (9.76%) Process Improvement
14 36 (9.76%) Risk Management
15 35 (9.49%) DevOps
16 34 (9.21%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 40 (10.84%) Python
2 39 (10.57%) SQL
3 22 (5.96%) Go
4 19 (5.15%) PowerShell
5 16 (4.34%) R
6 7 (1.90%) T-SQL
7 4 (1.08%) C#
7 4 (1.08%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.81%) Java
8 3 (0.81%) Kusto Query Language
9 2 (0.54%) PHP
10 1 (0.27%) Bash
Qualifications
1 49 (13.28%) Degree
2 18 (4.88%) Azure Certification
3 16 (4.34%) PMI Certification
4 14 (3.79%) PMP
5 13 (3.52%) Security Cleared
6 10 (2.71%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (2.44%) SC Cleared
8 7 (1.90%) APMG
9 6 (1.63%) IRCA
10 5 (1.36%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (1.36%) ITIL Certification
10 5 (1.36%) Master's Degree
11 4 (1.08%) CISM
11 4 (1.08%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (0.81%) CCNA
12 3 (0.81%) CISSP
13 2 (0.54%) CCNP
13 2 (0.54%) ISEB
13 2 (0.54%) MCSA
13 2 (0.54%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (6.50%) GDPR
1 24 (6.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (5.42%) QA
3 19 (5.15%) PMO
4 13 (3.52%) SLA
5 8 (2.17%) GRC
6 7 (1.90%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (1.90%) Data Quality
7 6 (1.63%) ISO 9001
8 5 (1.36%) Accessibility
9 4 (1.08%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (1.08%) GAAP
9 4 (1.08%) MiFID
9 4 (1.08%) NIST
10 3 (0.81%) PERC
10 3 (0.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.54%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.27%) IFRS
12 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 55 (14.91%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.08%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.54%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.27%) Docker
5 1 (0.27%) Firmware
5 1 (0.27%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.27%) KVM
5 1 (0.27%) Veritas Cluster Server
5 1 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.27%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 28 (7.59%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (4.34%) Ansible
3 13 (3.52%) Terraform
4 12 (3.25%) Kubernetes
5 6 (1.63%) Packer
6 4 (1.08%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (0.81%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (0.81%) SCCM
8 2 (0.54%) Grafana
8 2 (0.54%) PaperCut
8 2 (0.54%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.54%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.27%) Autotask
9 1 (0.27%) PowerCLI
9 1 (0.27%) SysTrack
9 1 (0.27%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 95 (25.75%) Microsoft
2 29 (7.86%) SAP
2 29 (7.86%) ServiceNow
3 18 (4.88%) Salesforce
4 16 (4.34%) CrowdStrike
5 15 (4.07%) Oracle
6 13 (3.52%) Cisco
7 11 (2.98%) Sage
8 9 (2.44%) VMware
9 8 (2.17%) ConnectWise
9 8 (2.17%) Palo Alto
10 7 (1.90%) F5
10 7 (1.90%) WooCommerce
11 6 (1.63%) EMC
12 5 (1.36%) Atlassian
12 5 (1.36%) Ubiquiti
13 4 (1.08%) MuleSoft
13 4 (1.08%) Okta
13 4 (1.08%) OneLogin
13 4 (1.08%) Workday