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

6 months to
6 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 112 107 87
Rank change year-on-year -5 -20 +49
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 388 400 1,034
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.28% 3.10% 3.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.73% 3.27% 3.60%
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 14,197 12,222 28,738
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 83.45% 94.81% 91.62%
Number of salaries quoted 9,911 8,883 23,314
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £34,000
25th Percentile £43,375 £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% -10.57%

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 6 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 45 (11.60%) SharePoint
2 33 (8.51%) Microsoft Exchange
3 20 (5.15%) Confluence
4 6 (1.55%) Anypoint
5 4 (1.03%) Tomcat
5 4 (1.03%) WebSphere
5 4 (1.03%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 32 (8.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (5.41%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (3.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.55%) 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 (3.87%) Shopify
2 11 (2.84%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (2.58%) Dynamics NAV
4 9 (2.32%) Magento
5 7 (1.80%) SAP S/4HANA
6 6 (1.55%) Dynamics AX
7 5 (1.29%) NetSuite
8 3 (0.77%) SAP BPC
9 2 (0.52%) iTrent
9 2 (0.52%) Remedy ITSM
9 2 (0.52%) 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 (26.80%) Azure
2 69 (17.78%) Microsoft 365
3 61 (15.72%) Entra ID
4 49 (12.63%) SaaS
5 42 (10.82%) AWS
6 26 (6.70%) Power Platform
7 20 (5.15%) Dynamics 365
8 16 (4.12%) Mimecast
9 14 (3.61%) GitHub
9 14 (3.61%) GitHub Actions
10 9 (2.32%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (2.32%) Boomi
10 9 (2.32%) GCP
10 9 (2.32%) Intacct
11 8 (2.06%) Amazon S3
11 8 (2.06%) AWS Lambda
11 8 (2.06%) Microsoft Copilot
11 8 (2.06%) Serverless
12 6 (1.55%) Miro
12 6 (1.55%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 20 (5.15%) WAN
2 15 (3.87%) Firewall
3 14 (3.61%) LAN
4 11 (2.84%) VPN
5 10 (2.58%) Broadband
5 10 (2.58%) DHCP
5 10 (2.58%) DNS
5 10 (2.58%) SD-WAN
5 10 (2.58%) TCP/IP
6 7 (1.80%) VLAN
7 5 (1.29%) 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 (0.52%) Cisco Firepower
10 2 (0.52%) VoIP
10 2 (0.52%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (0.52%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (4.38%) Power BI
2 13 (3.35%) PostgreSQL
2 13 (3.35%) SQL Server
3 10 (2.58%) Azure SQL Database
4 7 (1.80%) MongoDB
4 7 (1.80%) Relational Database
5 4 (1.03%) DB2
6 2 (0.52%) Amazon Aurora
6 2 (0.52%) 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 (15.21%) JIRA
2 9 (2.32%) Bitbucket
3 8 (2.06%) GitLab
3 8 (2.06%) Subversion
4 6 (1.55%) 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
1 179 (46.13%) Social Skills
2 157 (40.46%) Finance
3 73 (18.81%) Analytical Skills
4 43 (11.08%) Legal
5 42 (10.82%) Law
6 38 (9.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 29 (7.47%) Marketing
8 28 (7.22%) Public Sector
9 26 (6.70%) Banking
10 25 (6.44%) Back Office
11 22 (5.67%) Presentation Skills
12 21 (5.41%) Retail
13 20 (5.15%) Organisational Skills
14 18 (4.64%) Manufacturing
15 16 (4.12%) Influencing Skills
15 16 (4.12%) Telecoms
16 12 (3.09%) Italian Language
16 12 (3.09%) Pharmaceutical
17 11 (2.84%) Documentation Skills
18 8 (2.06%) German Language
Job Titles
1 63 (16.24%) Senior
2 52 (13.40%) Analyst
3 45 (11.60%) Lead
4 40 (10.31%) Project Manager
4 40 (10.31%) Support Engineer
5 37 (9.54%) Consultant
6 30 (7.73%) IT Manager
7 28 (7.22%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 27 (6.96%) Infrastructure Support
9 22 (5.67%) IT Project Manager
10 21 (5.41%) Business Analyst
11 20 (5.15%) 3rd Line Support
12 18 (4.64%) Applications Support
12 18 (4.64%) Change Manager
13 16 (4.12%) Azure Engineer
13 16 (4.12%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
13 16 (4.12%) IT Support
13 16 (4.12%) Support Analyst
14 15 (3.87%) Senior Analyst
15 14 (3.61%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (5.41%) REST
2 14 (3.61%) SOAP
3 13 (3.35%) Middleware
4 8 (2.06%) HTML
5 6 (1.55%) JSON
6 5 (1.29%) Node.js
6 5 (1.29%) React
6 5 (1.29%) RESTful
6 5 (1.29%) Web Services
6 5 (1.29%) 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 (0.52%) ADO
9 2 (0.52%) SAP Fiori
10 1 (0.26%) CSS
10 1 (0.26%) GraphQL
10 1 (0.26%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 24 (6.19%) Product Ownership
2 16 (4.12%) Low-Code
3 15 (3.87%) Onboarding
4 14 (3.61%) Data Centre
4 14 (3.61%) Driving Licence
5 13 (3.35%) Cloud Native
6 11 (2.84%) Management Information System
7 10 (2.58%) Client/Server
8 9 (2.32%) Analytical Mindset
9 8 (2.06%) Social Media
9 8 (2.06%) Virtual Team
10 7 (1.80%) Algorithms
10 7 (1.80%) CMDB
10 7 (1.80%) Video\Live Streaming
11 6 (1.55%) Public Cloud
11 6 (1.55%) Video Conferencing
12 5 (1.29%) Enterprise Software
13 4 (1.03%) Legacy Systems
13 4 (1.03%) Linux Command Line
13 4 (1.03%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 43 (11.08%) Windows
2 24 (6.19%) Windows Server
3 23 (5.93%) Linux
4 15 (3.87%) Unix
4 15 (3.87%) Windows 10
5 8 (2.06%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (1.29%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.52%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.26%) Android
8 1 (0.26%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 118 (30.41%) Continuous Improvement
2 97 (25.00%) Agile
3 85 (21.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 84 (21.65%) Stakeholder Management
5 82 (21.13%) ITIL
5 82 (21.13%) Problem-Solving
6 79 (20.36%) Project Management
7 72 (18.56%) Project Delivery
8 65 (16.75%) Roadmaps
9 48 (12.37%) ERP
10 46 (11.86%) Mentoring
11 44 (11.34%) Service Delivery
12 40 (10.31%) AI
12 40 (10.31%) Coaching
13 39 (10.05%) User Experience
14 38 (9.79%) Risk Management
15 37 (9.54%) Customer Service
16 35 (9.02%) DevOps
16 35 (9.02%) PRINCE2
16 35 (9.02%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 42 (10.82%) SQL
2 31 (7.99%) Python
3 23 (5.93%) PowerShell
4 16 (4.12%) R
5 11 (2.84%) JavaScript
6 9 (2.32%) T-SQL
7 7 (1.80%) Go
7 7 (1.80%) Kusto Query Language
8 5 (1.29%) C#
8 5 (1.29%) Java
8 5 (1.29%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.26%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 56 (14.43%) Degree
2 17 (4.38%) Microsoft Certification
3 16 (4.12%) PMI Certification
4 13 (3.35%) PMP
5 12 (3.09%) Azure Certification
5 12 (3.09%) ITIL Certification
6 11 (2.84%) Security Cleared
7 9 (2.32%) Cisco Certification
8 8 (2.06%) AWS Certification
8 8 (2.06%) SC Cleared
9 7 (1.80%) CCNA
10 6 (1.55%) DBS Check
10 6 (1.55%) IRCA
10 6 (1.55%) Master's Degree
11 5 (1.29%) ACCA
11 5 (1.29%) MCSA
12 4 (1.03%) CIMA
13 3 (0.77%) APMG
13 3 (0.77%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 2 (0.52%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (7.22%) QA
2 24 (6.19%) GDPR
3 22 (5.67%) SLA
4 20 (5.15%) PMO
5 18 (4.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 13 (3.35%) Accessibility
7 7 (1.80%) GRC
7 7 (1.80%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 6 (1.55%) ISO 9001
9 5 (1.29%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (1.29%) Data Quality
10 4 (1.03%) GAAP
11 3 (0.77%) MiFID
11 3 (0.77%) PERC
12 2 (0.52%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.26%) IFRS
13 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (0.26%) P3O
13 1 (0.26%) Solvency II
System Software
1 64 (16.49%) Active Directory
2 14 (3.61%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.55%) Docker
3 6 (1.55%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.55%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (1.03%) Veritas Cluster Server
5 3 (0.77%) Firmware
6 2 (0.52%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.26%) KVM
7 1 (0.26%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 37 (9.54%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (4.38%) Ansible
3 12 (3.09%) Kubernetes
4 11 (2.84%) Terraform
5 9 (2.32%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (1.55%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (1.03%) Packer
7 4 (1.03%) PaperCut
8 3 (0.77%) SCCM
9 2 (0.52%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.26%) Autotask
10 1 (0.26%) PowerCLI
10 1 (0.26%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 110 (28.35%) Microsoft
2 32 (8.25%) ServiceNow
3 23 (5.93%) SAP
4 22 (5.67%) Cisco
5 18 (4.64%) Oracle
6 16 (4.12%) CrowdStrike
6 16 (4.12%) Salesforce
7 14 (3.61%) VMware
8 11 (2.84%) Atlassian
9 10 (2.58%) ConnectWise
9 10 (2.58%) IBM
10 9 (2.32%) MuleSoft
10 9 (2.32%) Sage
10 9 (2.32%) WooCommerce
11 8 (2.06%) Red Hat
11 8 (2.06%) Workday
12 7 (1.80%) Adobe
12 7 (1.80%) IFS
13 6 (1.55%) Apple
13 6 (1.55%) TIBCO