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

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 107 141 67
Rank change year-on-year +34 -74 +39
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 589 369 937
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.46% 2.27% 4.02%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.03% 2.44% 4.59%
Number of salaries quoted 340 262 388
10th Percentile £32,250 £35,125 £37,675
25th Percentile £46,250 £43,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £54,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.48% -1.82% -8.33%
75th Percentile £76,375 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £94,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +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 19,442 15,153 20,421
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.35% 93.11% 87.69%
Number of salaries quoted 13,983 8,632 12,822
10th Percentile £34,000 £29,854 £35,500
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

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 14 September 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 76 (12.90%) SharePoint
2 50 (8.49%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (2.21%) Confluence
4 9 (1.53%) IIS
5 2 (0.34%) CMS
6 1 (0.17%) FactoryTalk
6 1 (0.17%) SAS
Applications
1 20 (3.40%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (2.21%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (1.53%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (1.19%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.51%) Simulink
6 1 (0.17%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.17%) Houdini
6 1 (0.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.17%) NUKE
6 1 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 40 (6.79%) Dynamics CRM
2 27 (4.58%) Dynamics GP
3 8 (1.36%) Remedy ITSM
4 6 (1.02%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.51%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 3 (0.51%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.51%) Teamcenter
6 2 (0.34%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.34%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.34%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 2 (0.34%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.34%) Primavera
6 2 (0.34%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.34%) Unit4 Business World
7 1 (0.17%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.17%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.17%) Odoo
7 1 (0.17%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 138 (23.43%) Azure
2 84 (14.26%) Microsoft 365
3 79 (13.41%) SaaS
4 62 (10.53%) Entra ID
5 60 (10.19%) AWS
6 44 (7.47%) Power Platform
7 31 (5.26%) Mimecast
8 25 (4.24%) Dynamics 365
9 14 (2.38%) OneDrive
10 13 (2.21%) Microsoft Copilot
11 12 (2.04%) Azure DevOps
12 10 (1.70%) Power Automate
13 8 (1.36%) GCP
13 8 (1.36%) IaaS
13 8 (1.36%) PaaS
14 7 (1.19%) Boomi
14 7 (1.19%) Serverless
15 6 (1.02%) GitHub
15 6 (1.02%) Intacct
16 5 (0.85%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 37 (6.28%) Broadband
2 34 (5.77%) Firewall
3 31 (5.26%) DNS
3 31 (5.26%) TCP/IP
4 26 (4.41%) DHCP
5 24 (4.07%) VPN
6 21 (3.57%) LAN
6 21 (3.57%) WAN
7 20 (3.40%) VLAN
8 11 (1.87%) BGP
8 11 (1.87%) Network Security
8 11 (1.87%) OSPF
9 10 (1.70%) Wi-Fi
10 8 (1.36%) Cisco Nexus
11 7 (1.19%) Structured Cabling
12 6 (1.02%) Ethernet VPN
12 6 (1.02%) VoIP
12 6 (1.02%) VXLAN
13 5 (0.85%) SD-WAN
14 4 (0.68%) HSRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (6.45%) SQL Server
2 37 (6.28%) PostgreSQL
3 28 (4.75%) MongoDB
4 25 (4.24%) Power BI
5 11 (1.87%) Azure SQL Database
6 8 (1.36%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (1.02%) MySQL
8 5 (0.85%) Relational Database
8 5 (0.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.85%) Tableau
9 4 (0.68%) Data Lake
9 4 (0.68%) Delta Lake
9 4 (0.68%) Metadata
9 4 (0.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.34%) Power Query
11 1 (0.17%) Amazon RDS
11 1 (0.17%) Big Data
11 1 (0.17%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.17%) Oracle Database
11 1 (0.17%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 71 (12.05%) JIRA
2 24 (4.07%) Git
3 5 (0.85%) Sonatype Nexus
3 5 (0.85%) Visual Studio Code
4 4 (0.68%) Eclipse
4 4 (0.68%) GitLab
4 4 (0.68%) Rational DOORS
4 4 (0.68%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.51%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.34%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 2 (0.34%) Yeoman
General
1 262 (44.48%) Social Skills
2 175 (29.71%) Finance
3 146 (24.79%) Analytical Skills
4 81 (13.75%) Legal
5 60 (10.19%) Law
6 56 (9.51%) Marketing
7 54 (9.17%) Organisational Skills
8 49 (8.32%) Influencing Skills
9 41 (6.96%) Presentation Skills
10 37 (6.28%) Games
11 36 (6.11%) Retail
12 34 (5.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 34 (5.77%) Public Sector
13 22 (3.74%) Banking
14 20 (3.40%) French Language
15 16 (2.72%) Telecoms
16 14 (2.38%) Aerospace
17 13 (2.21%) Documentation Skills
17 13 (2.21%) German Language
18 12 (2.04%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 117 (19.86%) Senior
2 82 (13.92%) Analyst
3 64 (10.87%) Lead
4 54 (9.17%) Support Engineer
5 37 (6.28%) Support Analyst
6 35 (5.94%) Consultant
7 30 (5.09%) Marketing Manager
8 29 (4.92%) Developer
8 29 (4.92%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 28 (4.75%) Project Manager
10 27 (4.58%) Technology Manager
11 25 (4.24%) Applications Support
11 25 (4.24%) IT Support
12 24 (4.07%) IT Manager
12 24 (4.07%) Systems Engineer
13 22 (3.74%) Senior Analyst
14 20 (3.40%) Process Analyst
14 20 (3.40%) Service Analyst
15 18 (3.06%) Architect
15 18 (3.06%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (4.75%) RESTful
2 14 (2.38%) Middleware
2 14 (2.38%) Terraform
3 11 (1.87%) .NET
4 6 (1.02%) Oracle Fusion
4 6 (1.02%) REST
5 5 (0.85%) PySpark
5 5 (0.85%) Web Services
6 4 (0.68%) ASP.NET
6 4 (0.68%) YAML
7 3 (0.51%) ADO
8 2 (0.34%) CSS
8 2 (0.34%) HTML
8 2 (0.34%) JSON
8 2 (0.34%) SAP PI
9 1 (0.17%) Apache Camel
9 1 (0.17%) DOM
9 1 (0.17%) Kafka
9 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Graph
9 1 (0.17%) VCL
Miscellaneous
1 40 (6.79%) Cloud Native
2 38 (6.45%) Low-Code
2 38 (6.45%) Management Information System
3 31 (5.26%) Self-Motivation
4 30 (5.09%) Distributed Systems
5 28 (4.75%) Marketing Technology
5 28 (4.75%) Video\Live Streaming
6 27 (4.58%) Blog
7 23 (3.90%) Onboarding
8 20 (3.40%) Enterprise Software
8 20 (3.40%) Product Ownership
9 18 (3.06%) Data Centre
10 10 (1.70%) Analytical Mindset
10 10 (1.70%) Client/Server
11 8 (1.36%) Derivative
11 8 (1.36%) Virtual Team
12 7 (1.19%) Algorithms
12 7 (1.19%) Driving Licence
12 7 (1.19%) Public Cloud
13 6 (1.02%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 40 (6.79%) Windows
2 30 (5.09%) Windows Server
3 21 (3.57%) Linux
4 2 (0.34%) FreeRTOS
4 2 (0.34%) VxWorks
5 1 (0.17%) AIX
5 1 (0.17%) Solaris
5 1 (0.17%) Unix
5 1 (0.17%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 243 (41.26%) Continuous Improvement
2 170 (28.86%) Stakeholder Management
3 141 (23.94%) Problem-Solving
4 139 (23.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 137 (23.26%) Decision-Making
6 133 (22.58%) AI
7 131 (22.24%) ITIL
8 129 (21.90%) Agile
9 91 (15.45%) Service Delivery
10 85 (14.43%) Project Delivery
11 76 (12.90%) Project Management
12 71 (12.05%) Coaching
13 65 (11.04%) Service Management
14 64 (10.87%) Roadmaps
15 62 (10.53%) Test Automation
16 61 (10.36%) DevOps
17 60 (10.19%) Incident Management
18 58 (9.85%) Analytics
18 58 (9.85%) ERP
19 57 (9.68%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 62 (10.53%) SQL
2 59 (10.02%) Python
3 35 (5.94%) R
4 29 (4.92%) Go
5 28 (4.75%) PowerShell
6 13 (2.21%) JavaScript
7 9 (1.53%) C#
7 9 (1.53%) T-SQL
8 6 (1.02%) C++
9 4 (0.68%) Java
10 3 (0.51%) MATLAB
11 2 (0.34%) Bash
11 2 (0.34%) C
11 2 (0.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.34%) PHP
12 1 (0.17%) Delphi
12 1 (0.17%) Pascal
12 1 (0.17%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.17%) Ruby
12 1 (0.17%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 83 (14.09%) Degree
2 29 (4.92%) Security Cleared
3 25 (4.24%) SC Cleared
4 20 (3.40%) PMP
5 18 (3.06%) Azure Certification
6 16 (2.72%) PMI Certification
7 15 (2.55%) APMG
8 13 (2.21%) DBS Check
9 10 (1.70%) BPSS Clearance
10 9 (1.53%) Computer Science Degree
10 9 (1.53%) DV Cleared
11 7 (1.19%) AWS Certification
11 7 (1.19%) CISM
11 7 (1.19%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 6 (1.02%) Master's Degree
13 5 (0.85%) Microsoft Certification
13 5 (0.85%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 4 (0.68%) CISSP
14 4 (0.68%) CRISC
14 4 (0.68%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (7.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 33 (5.60%) SLA
3 30 (5.09%) GDPR
4 28 (4.75%) Accessibility
5 26 (4.41%) QA
6 16 (2.72%) Data Quality
7 15 (2.55%) PMO
8 11 (1.87%) Cyber Essentials
9 10 (1.70%) GRC
10 5 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 4 (0.68%) Actionable Recommendations
11 4 (0.68%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 4 (0.68%) NIST
12 3 (0.51%) ISO 19650
12 3 (0.51%) PERC
12 3 (0.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 2 (0.34%) ISO 9001
13 2 (0.34%) MiFID
14 1 (0.17%) GAAP
14 1 (0.17%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 67 (11.38%) Active Directory
2 15 (2.55%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (2.38%) Hyper-V
4 7 (1.19%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (0.85%) Docker
6 1 (0.17%) GPFS
6 1 (0.17%) Lustre
6 1 (0.17%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.17%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 43 (7.30%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (2.55%) Kubernetes
3 13 (2.21%) Ansible
4 5 (0.85%) Packer
4 5 (0.85%) ZABBIX
5 3 (0.51%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 3 (0.51%) Autotask
5 3 (0.51%) Grafana
5 3 (0.51%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.17%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 158 (26.83%) Microsoft
2 49 (8.32%) SAP
3 34 (5.77%) ServiceNow
4 31 (5.26%) CrowdStrike
5 29 (4.92%) Oracle
6 25 (4.24%) Cisco
7 19 (3.23%) Salesforce
7 19 (3.23%) VMware
8 10 (1.70%) Workday
9 8 (1.36%) Palo Alto
9 8 (1.36%) Remedy
9 8 (1.36%) YouTube
10 7 (1.19%) IBM
11 6 (1.02%) Aruba
11 6 (1.02%) IFS
11 6 (1.02%) Sage
11 6 (1.02%) Veeam
12 5 (0.85%) EMC
12 5 (0.85%) F5
13 4 (0.68%) Epicor