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

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 115 140 60
Rank change year-on-year +25 -80 +48
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 549 408 985
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.42% 2.47% 3.96%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.92% 2.66% 4.51%
Number of salaries quoted 329 295 477
10th Percentile £33,350 £32,600 £36,550
25th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £43,227
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £53,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.48% -2.73% -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,600 £88,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% +1.85%

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 18,792 15,324 21,855
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.93% 92.94% 87.76%
Number of salaries quoted 13,561 9,021 15,723
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,750 £43,593
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,000 £58,800
Median % change year-on-year +1.69% +0.34% -5.92%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.71%

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 8 August 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 65 (11.84%) SharePoint
2 43 (7.83%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (2.55%) Confluence
4 9 (1.64%) IIS
5 2 (0.36%) CMS
6 1 (0.18%) SAS
Applications
1 24 (4.37%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (2.91%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (2.00%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (1.09%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.55%) Simulink
5 3 (0.55%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.18%) Houdini
7 1 (0.18%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 37 (6.74%) Dynamics CRM
2 27 (4.92%) Dynamics GP
3 8 (1.46%) Remedy ITSM
4 6 (1.09%) SAP S/4HANA
5 4 (0.73%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.55%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 3 (0.55%) Oracle Payables
6 3 (0.55%) Oracle Receivables
6 3 (0.55%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.55%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.55%) Teamcenter
7 2 (0.36%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (0.36%) Unit4 Business World
8 1 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
8 1 (0.18%) Magento
8 1 (0.18%) NetSuite
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.18%) Primavera
8 1 (0.18%) SAP MII
8 1 (0.18%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 130 (23.68%) Azure
2 86 (15.66%) SaaS
3 77 (14.03%) Microsoft 365
4 62 (11.29%) Entra ID
5 53 (9.65%) AWS
6 41 (7.47%) Power Platform
7 31 (5.65%) Mimecast
8 25 (4.55%) Dynamics 365
9 15 (2.73%) Azure DevOps
10 14 (2.55%) Microsoft Copilot
11 11 (2.00%) OneDrive
12 8 (1.46%) GitHub
12 8 (1.46%) Intacct
12 8 (1.46%) Power Automate
13 7 (1.28%) GitHub Actions
14 5 (0.91%) Amazon EKS
14 5 (0.91%) GCP
15 4 (0.73%) Boomi
15 4 (0.73%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
15 4 (0.73%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 41 (7.47%) Broadband
2 25 (4.55%) DNS
2 25 (4.55%) TCP/IP
3 24 (4.37%) Firewall
4 22 (4.01%) VPN
5 20 (3.64%) DHCP
6 10 (1.82%) WAN
6 10 (1.82%) Wi-Fi
7 9 (1.64%) LAN
8 7 (1.28%) Network Security
9 4 (0.73%) Cisco Firepower
9 4 (0.73%) NGN
9 4 (0.73%) VLAN
10 3 (0.55%) SSL
11 2 (0.36%) BGP
11 2 (0.36%) HTTP
11 2 (0.36%) Intranet
11 2 (0.36%) OSPF
11 2 (0.36%) SD-WAN
11 2 (0.36%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (7.10%) PostgreSQL
2 34 (6.19%) SQL Server
3 31 (5.65%) MongoDB
4 20 (3.64%) Power BI
5 12 (2.19%) Azure SQL Database
6 7 (1.28%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (1.09%) MySQL
8 5 (0.91%) Relational Database
8 5 (0.91%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.91%) Tableau
9 4 (0.73%) Data Lake
9 4 (0.73%) Delta Lake
9 4 (0.73%) Metadata
9 4 (0.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
10 1 (0.18%) BigQuery
10 1 (0.18%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.18%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 1 (0.18%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 76 (13.84%) JIRA
2 20 (3.64%) Git
3 6 (1.09%) Visual Studio Code
4 4 (0.73%) Eclipse
4 4 (0.73%) GitLab
4 4 (0.73%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.73%) Rational DOORS
4 4 (0.73%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.55%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.36%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 2 (0.36%) Yeoman
7 1 (0.18%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 255 (46.45%) Social Skills
2 185 (33.70%) Finance
3 123 (22.40%) Analytical Skills
4 80 (14.57%) Legal
5 63 (11.48%) Marketing
6 50 (9.11%) Law
7 49 (8.93%) Organisational Skills
8 40 (7.29%) Influencing Skills
9 39 (7.10%) Presentation Skills
10 36 (6.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 35 (6.38%) Games
11 35 (6.38%) Retail
12 22 (4.01%) Banking
13 18 (3.28%) Back Office
14 15 (2.73%) German Language
14 15 (2.73%) Italian Language
14 15 (2.73%) Manufacturing
15 13 (2.37%) Documentation Skills
16 10 (1.82%) French Language
16 10 (1.82%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 102 (18.58%) Senior
2 59 (10.75%) Analyst
3 57 (10.38%) Lead
4 53 (9.65%) Support Engineer
5 46 (8.38%) Consultant
6 36 (6.56%) Project Manager
7 31 (5.65%) Developer
7 31 (5.65%) Marketing Manager
8 28 (5.10%) IT Manager
9 27 (4.92%) Applications Support
9 27 (4.92%) Technology Manager
10 25 (4.55%) IT Support
11 23 (4.19%) Architect
12 22 (4.01%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 22 (4.01%) 3rd Line Support
12 22 (4.01%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
13 20 (3.64%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 20 (3.64%) IT Engineer
13 20 (3.64%) IT Support Engineer
13 20 (3.64%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (5.10%) RESTful
2 15 (2.73%) Middleware
3 11 (2.00%) .NET
4 9 (1.64%) REST
5 7 (1.28%) Oracle Fusion
6 5 (0.91%) Web Services
7 4 (0.73%) ADO
7 4 (0.73%) ASP.NET
7 4 (0.73%) PySpark
8 2 (0.36%) CSS
8 2 (0.36%) HTML
8 2 (0.36%) JSON
8 2 (0.36%) SAP Fiori
8 2 (0.36%) SAP PI
9 1 (0.18%) DOM
9 1 (0.18%) Kafka
9 1 (0.18%) RabbitMQ
9 1 (0.18%) SOAP
9 1 (0.18%) Unreal Engine
9 1 (0.18%) VCL
Miscellaneous
1 44 (8.01%) Cloud Native
2 41 (7.47%) Low-Code
3 31 (5.65%) Video\Live Streaming
4 30 (5.46%) Distributed Systems
5 28 (5.10%) Marketing Technology
6 27 (4.92%) Blog
7 25 (4.55%) Onboarding
8 22 (4.01%) Management Information System
9 21 (3.83%) Product Ownership
9 21 (3.83%) Self-Motivation
10 20 (3.64%) Enterprise Software
11 15 (2.73%) Analytical Mindset
12 14 (2.55%) Driving Licence
13 11 (2.00%) Client/Server
14 10 (1.82%) Algorithms
14 10 (1.82%) Derivative
15 9 (1.64%) Data Centre
15 9 (1.64%) Virtual Team
16 7 (1.28%) Legacy Systems
16 7 (1.28%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 36 (6.56%) Windows
2 27 (4.92%) Windows Server
3 21 (3.83%) Linux
4 2 (0.36%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.18%) Android
5 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.18%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.18%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 217 (39.53%) Continuous Improvement
2 152 (27.69%) Stakeholder Management
3 131 (23.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 130 (23.68%) Problem-Solving
5 127 (23.13%) Agile
6 123 (22.40%) AI
7 113 (20.58%) Decision-Making
8 103 (18.76%) ITIL
9 81 (14.75%) Project Management
10 79 (14.39%) Project Delivery
10 79 (14.39%) Roadmaps
10 79 (14.39%) Service Delivery
11 69 (12.57%) Analytics
11 69 (12.57%) Test Automation
12 62 (11.29%) DevOps
13 61 (11.11%) ERP
14 59 (10.75%) Coaching
14 59 (10.75%) CRM
15 57 (10.38%) Incident Management
16 52 (9.47%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 61 (11.11%) SQL
2 54 (9.84%) Python
3 34 (6.19%) R
4 32 (5.83%) Go
5 30 (5.46%) PowerShell
6 12 (2.19%) JavaScript
7 10 (1.82%) T-SQL
8 9 (1.64%) C#
9 4 (0.73%) Java
10 3 (0.55%) C++
10 3 (0.55%) MATLAB
11 2 (0.36%) Bash
11 2 (0.36%) PHP
12 1 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.18%) Delphi
12 1 (0.18%) Pascal
12 1 (0.18%) Ruby
12 1 (0.18%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 53 (9.65%) Degree
2 21 (3.83%) PMP
2 21 (3.83%) Security Cleared
3 18 (3.28%) Azure Certification
3 18 (3.28%) PMI Certification
4 16 (2.91%) SC Cleared
5 12 (2.19%) APMG
6 9 (1.64%) BPSS Clearance
7 8 (1.46%) DBS Check
7 8 (1.46%) DV Cleared
8 7 (1.28%) CISM
8 7 (1.28%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 6 (1.09%) IRCA
9 6 (1.09%) Master's Degree
10 5 (0.91%) CISSP
10 5 (0.91%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (0.91%) ISEB
10 5 (0.91%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (0.73%) AWS Certification
11 4 (0.73%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (8.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 36 (6.56%) GDPR
3 33 (6.01%) SLA
4 32 (5.83%) QA
5 22 (4.01%) Accessibility
6 17 (3.10%) Data Quality
7 16 (2.91%) PMO
8 10 (1.82%) GRC
9 6 (1.09%) ISO 9001
10 5 (0.91%) Cyber Essentials
11 4 (0.73%) Actionable Recommendations
11 4 (0.73%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 4 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 4 (0.73%) MiFID
11 4 (0.73%) NIST
11 4 (0.73%) PERC
12 3 (0.55%) ISO 19650
12 3 (0.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 2 (0.36%) GAAP
13 2 (0.36%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 68 (12.39%) Active Directory
2 16 (2.91%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (1.46%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.91%) Docker
5 4 (0.73%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.18%) GPFS
6 1 (0.18%) Lustre
6 1 (0.18%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.18%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 42 (7.65%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (3.10%) Kubernetes
3 13 (2.37%) Ansible
4 12 (2.19%) Terraform
5 6 (1.09%) Packer
6 5 (0.91%) ZABBIX
7 4 (0.73%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.55%) Autotask
8 3 (0.55%) Grafana
8 3 (0.55%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.36%) SCCM
10 1 (0.18%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.18%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 149 (27.14%) Microsoft
2 41 (7.47%) SAP
3 31 (5.65%) CrowdStrike
4 26 (4.74%) Oracle
4 26 (4.74%) ServiceNow
5 20 (3.64%) Salesforce
5 20 (3.64%) VMware
6 18 (3.28%) Cisco
7 9 (1.64%) Palo Alto
8 8 (1.46%) Remedy
8 8 (1.46%) Sage
9 7 (1.28%) IBM
9 7 (1.28%) IFS
10 6 (1.09%) EMC
10 6 (1.09%) F5
10 6 (1.09%) Workday
11 4 (0.73%) Aruba
11 4 (0.73%) Atlassian
11 4 (0.73%) Fortinet
11 4 (0.73%) Infor