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

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 130 130 83
Rank change year-on-year 0 -47 +51
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 378 421 1,152
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.98% 2.90% 3.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.39% 3.06% 3.88%
Number of salaries quoted 248 312 676
10th Percentile £36,250 £38,300 £37,101
25th Percentile £46,446 £46,250 £44,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% +0.88%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,886 £72,375
90th Percentile £95,375 £95,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -

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 15,823 13,768 29,697
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 83.03% 94.85% 90.32%
Number of salaries quoted 11,289 8,032 23,418
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,826 £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 £106,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,375 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.78% +6.14% -9.84%

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 27 May 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 45 (11.90%) SharePoint
2 27 (7.14%) Microsoft Exchange
3 20 (5.29%) Confluence
4 2 (0.53%) CMS
Applications
1 16 (4.23%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.85%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (1.59%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (1.06%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.79%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.26%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 11 (2.91%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (2.65%) Dynamics NAV
3 9 (2.38%) Magento
3 9 (2.38%) Shopify
4 8 (2.12%) SAP S/4HANA
5 5 (1.32%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.79%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.53%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.53%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.53%) Remedy ITSM
7 2 (0.53%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.26%) iTrent
8 1 (0.26%) NetSuite
8 1 (0.26%) Odoo
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle Financials
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle General Ledger
8 1 (0.26%) SAP IBP
8 1 (0.26%) SAP MII
8 1 (0.26%) SAP PP
8 1 (0.26%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 97 (25.66%) Azure
2 57 (15.08%) SaaS
3 56 (14.81%) Microsoft 365
4 53 (14.02%) Entra ID
5 36 (9.52%) AWS
6 20 (5.29%) Dynamics 365
7 19 (5.03%) Power Platform
8 16 (4.23%) Mimecast
9 11 (2.91%) Intacct
10 10 (2.65%) GitHub
10 10 (2.65%) GitHub Actions
11 8 (2.12%) Microsoft Copilot
12 7 (1.85%) OneDrive
13 6 (1.59%) Azure DevOps
14 5 (1.32%) Boomi
15 4 (1.06%) Azure Event Grid
15 4 (1.06%) Azure Service Bus
15 4 (1.06%) GCP
15 4 (1.06%) Lucidchart
15 4 (1.06%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 26 (6.88%) Broadband
2 15 (3.97%) Firewall
3 13 (3.44%) WAN
4 10 (2.65%) LAN
5 9 (2.38%) DHCP
5 9 (2.38%) DNS
5 9 (2.38%) TCP/IP
6 7 (1.85%) SD-WAN
7 5 (1.32%) VPN
8 4 (1.06%) VLAN
9 3 (0.79%) Cisco ASA
9 3 (0.79%) Network Security
9 3 (0.79%) NGN
10 2 (0.53%) Cisco Firepower
10 2 (0.53%) NX-OS
10 2 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.26%) Ethernet VPN
11 1 (0.26%) PSTN
11 1 (0.26%) VSAN
11 1 (0.26%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (6.08%) PostgreSQL
2 22 (5.82%) MongoDB
3 17 (4.50%) SQL Server
4 11 (2.91%) Azure SQL Database
5 10 (2.65%) Power BI
6 1 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.26%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.26%) Metadata
6 1 (0.26%) MS Access
6 1 (0.26%) MySQL
6 1 (0.26%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (0.26%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.26%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.26%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 63 (16.67%) JIRA
2 9 (2.38%) Git
3 6 (1.59%) Visual Studio Code
4 5 (1.32%) Bitbucket
5 4 (1.06%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.79%) GitLab
6 3 (0.79%) Subversion
7 2 (0.53%) Eclipse
7 2 (0.53%) Yeoman
8 1 (0.26%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.26%) Selenium
8 1 (0.26%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 169 (44.71%) Social Skills
2 156 (41.27%) Finance
3 71 (18.78%) Analytical Skills
4 45 (11.90%) Law
5 43 (11.38%) Legal
6 36 (9.52%) Marketing
7 24 (6.35%) Back Office
7 24 (6.35%) Banking
7 24 (6.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 24 (6.35%) Organisational Skills
7 24 (6.35%) Presentation Skills
8 22 (5.82%) Games
8 22 (5.82%) Influencing Skills
8 22 (5.82%) Retail
9 17 (4.50%) Manufacturing
10 15 (3.97%) Public Sector
11 14 (3.70%) Italian Language
12 13 (3.44%) German Language
13 9 (2.38%) Documentation Skills
14 6 (1.59%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 61 (16.14%) Senior
2 48 (12.70%) Analyst
3 39 (10.32%) Support Engineer
4 38 (10.05%) Lead
5 37 (9.79%) Project Manager
6 29 (7.67%) Consultant
6 29 (7.67%) IT Manager
7 22 (5.82%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 20 (5.29%) IT Project Manager
9 19 (5.03%) Infrastructure Support
10 18 (4.76%) Applications Support
10 18 (4.76%) Business Analyst
11 17 (4.50%) 3rd Line Support
11 17 (4.50%) Azure Engineer
11 17 (4.50%) Support Analyst
12 16 (4.23%) Developer
12 16 (4.23%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
12 16 (4.23%) IT Engineer
12 16 (4.23%) IT Support
12 16 (4.23%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.23%) REST
2 15 (3.97%) RESTful
3 14 (3.70%) Middleware
4 9 (2.38%) SOAP
5 5 (1.32%) .NET
6 4 (1.06%) ADO
6 4 (1.06%) HTML
6 4 (1.06%) Oracle Fusion
6 4 (1.06%) SAP PI
7 3 (0.79%) Node.js
7 3 (0.79%) React
8 2 (0.53%) JSON
8 2 (0.53%) SAP Fiori
8 2 (0.53%) Web Services
9 1 (0.26%) CSS
9 1 (0.26%) DOM
9 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Graph
9 1 (0.26%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 30 (7.94%) Cloud Native
2 28 (7.41%) Low-Code
3 27 (7.14%) Product Ownership
4 22 (5.82%) Video\Live Streaming
5 17 (4.50%) Onboarding
6 15 (3.97%) Distributed Systems
7 14 (3.70%) Data Centre
8 13 (3.44%) Analytical Mindset
8 13 (3.44%) Driving Licence
9 12 (3.17%) Management Information System
10 11 (2.91%) Client/Server
11 9 (2.38%) Enterprise Software
11 9 (2.38%) Self-Motivation
12 8 (2.12%) Public Cloud
12 8 (2.12%) Virtual Team
13 7 (1.85%) Algorithms
13 7 (1.85%) Legacy Systems
14 6 (1.59%) CMDB
14 6 (1.59%) Private Cloud
14 6 (1.59%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 29 (7.67%) Windows
2 18 (4.76%) Windows Server
3 15 (3.97%) Linux
4 5 (1.32%) Windows 10
5 4 (1.06%) Unix
6 2 (0.53%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.26%) Android
7 1 (0.26%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.26%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 133 (35.19%) Continuous Improvement
2 88 (23.28%) Agile
3 81 (21.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 80 (21.16%) Stakeholder Management
5 78 (20.63%) ITIL
5 78 (20.63%) Problem-Solving
6 77 (20.37%) Roadmaps
7 73 (19.31%) Project Delivery
8 64 (16.93%) Project Management
9 58 (15.34%) AI
10 53 (14.02%) ERP
11 46 (12.17%) Service Delivery
12 45 (11.90%) Coaching
12 45 (11.90%) Decision-Making
13 42 (11.11%) Mentoring
14 39 (10.32%) Validation
15 37 (9.79%) DevOps
15 37 (9.79%) Process Improvement
16 36 (9.52%) ITSM
17 35 (9.26%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 40 (10.58%) Python
2 39 (10.32%) SQL
3 22 (5.82%) Go
3 22 (5.82%) PowerShell
4 16 (4.23%) R
5 9 (2.38%) T-SQL
6 4 (1.06%) C#
6 4 (1.06%) JavaScript
6 4 (1.06%) Kusto Query Language
7 3 (0.79%) Java
8 2 (0.53%) PHP
9 1 (0.26%) Bash
Qualifications
1 52 (13.76%) Degree
2 18 (4.76%) Azure Certification
3 17 (4.50%) PMI Certification
4 15 (3.97%) PMP
5 13 (3.44%) Security Cleared
6 11 (2.91%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (2.38%) SC Cleared
8 7 (1.85%) ITIL Certification
9 6 (1.59%) APMG
9 6 (1.59%) IRCA
9 6 (1.59%) Master's Degree
10 5 (1.32%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (1.06%) CISM
11 4 (1.06%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (0.79%) CCNA
12 3 (0.79%) CISSP
12 3 (0.79%) DBS Check
13 2 (0.53%) CCNP
13 2 (0.53%) ISEB
13 2 (0.53%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (6.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (5.82%) GDPR
3 20 (5.29%) QA
4 19 (5.03%) PMO
5 16 (4.23%) SLA
6 8 (2.12%) GRC
7 7 (1.85%) Cyber Essentials
8 6 (1.59%) Accessibility
8 6 (1.59%) Data Quality
8 6 (1.59%) ISO 9001
9 4 (1.06%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (1.06%) GAAP
9 4 (1.06%) MiFID
9 4 (1.06%) NIST
10 3 (0.79%) PERC
10 3 (0.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.53%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.26%) IFRS
12 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 59 (15.61%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.91%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.06%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.79%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.53%) Firmware
5 2 (0.53%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.53%) Veritas Cluster Server
5 2 (0.53%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.26%) Docker
6 1 (0.26%) KVM
6 1 (0.26%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 29 (7.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (4.76%) Ansible
3 15 (3.97%) Terraform
4 12 (3.17%) Kubernetes
5 6 (1.59%) Packer
6 4 (1.06%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 4 (1.06%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.79%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (0.79%) SCCM
8 2 (0.53%) Grafana
8 2 (0.53%) PaperCut
8 2 (0.53%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.26%) Autotask
9 1 (0.26%) PowerCLI
9 1 (0.26%) SysTrack
9 1 (0.26%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 101 (26.72%) Microsoft
2 33 (8.73%) ServiceNow
3 29 (7.67%) SAP
4 18 (4.76%) Salesforce
5 16 (4.23%) Cisco
5 16 (4.23%) CrowdStrike
6 15 (3.97%) Oracle
7 11 (2.91%) Sage
7 11 (2.91%) VMware
8 10 (2.65%) ConnectWise
9 9 (2.38%) WooCommerce
10 8 (2.12%) Palo Alto
11 7 (1.85%) Atlassian
11 7 (1.85%) F5
12 6 (1.59%) EMC
13 5 (1.32%) Ubiquiti
14 4 (1.06%) MuleSoft
14 4 (1.06%) Okta
14 4 (1.06%) OneLogin
14 4 (1.06%) OpenAI