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

6 months to
26 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 103 82
Rank change year-on-year -20 -21 +50
Permanent jobs citing Change Management 377 414 1,143
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.09% 3.07% 3.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.52% 3.24% 3.84%
Number of salaries quoted 264 308 670
10th Percentile £37,000 £39,000 £37,101
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £43,817
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,938 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,875 £97,811 £90,125
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 14,981 12,789 29,731
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.95% 94.78% 91.36%
Number of salaries quoted 10,485 8,897 23,598
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,690 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.64% +6.09% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +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 26 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 49 (13.00%) SharePoint
2 33 (8.75%) Microsoft Exchange
3 21 (5.57%) Confluence
4 2 (0.53%) CMS
5 1 (0.27%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.27%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.27%) WebSphere
5 1 (0.27%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 19 (5.04%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (4.24%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.80%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.80%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.80%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.27%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 11 (2.92%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (2.65%) Dynamics NAV
2 10 (2.65%) Shopify
3 9 (2.39%) Magento
4 7 (1.86%) SAP S/4HANA
5 6 (1.59%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.80%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.53%) iTrent
7 2 (0.53%) Remedy ITSM
7 2 (0.53%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.27%) Oracle General Ledger
8 1 (0.27%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.27%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.27%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.27%) SAP IBP
8 1 (0.27%) SAP MII
8 1 (0.27%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 108 (28.65%) Azure
2 63 (16.71%) Entra ID
3 61 (16.18%) Microsoft 365
4 52 (13.79%) SaaS
5 30 (7.96%) AWS
6 21 (5.57%) Power Platform
7 20 (5.31%) Dynamics 365
8 16 (4.24%) Mimecast
9 14 (3.71%) GitHub
9 14 (3.71%) GitHub Actions
10 9 (2.39%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (2.39%) Intacct
11 8 (2.12%) GCP
11 8 (2.12%) Microsoft Copilot
11 8 (2.12%) OneDrive
12 5 (1.33%) Amazon S3
12 5 (1.33%) AWS Lambda
12 5 (1.33%) Serverless
13 4 (1.06%) Boomi
13 4 (1.06%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 19 (5.04%) WAN
2 16 (4.24%) Firewall
3 13 (3.45%) LAN
4 12 (3.18%) DHCP
4 12 (3.18%) DNS
4 12 (3.18%) TCP/IP
5 10 (2.65%) Broadband
5 10 (2.65%) SD-WAN
6 8 (2.12%) VPN
7 7 (1.86%) VLAN
8 4 (1.06%) Wireless
9 3 (0.80%) Cisco ASA
9 3 (0.80%) Network Security
9 3 (0.80%) NGN
10 2 (0.53%) Cisco Firepower
10 2 (0.53%) NX-OS
10 2 (0.53%) SSL
10 2 (0.53%) VoIP
10 2 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.27%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (4.24%) SQL Server
2 12 (3.18%) Azure SQL Database
3 10 (2.65%) Power BI
4 8 (2.12%) PostgreSQL
5 7 (1.86%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.27%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.27%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.27%) DB2
6 1 (0.27%) Metadata
6 1 (0.27%) MS Access
6 1 (0.27%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (0.27%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.27%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 61 (16.18%) JIRA
2 8 (2.12%) Bitbucket
3 7 (1.86%) Git
3 7 (1.86%) GitLab
3 7 (1.86%) Subversion
4 5 (1.33%) Visual Studio Code
5 4 (1.06%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.27%) git-flow
6 1 (0.27%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.27%) Selenium
6 1 (0.27%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 174 (46.15%) Social Skills
2 154 (40.85%) Finance
3 69 (18.30%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (11.14%) Legal
5 40 (10.61%) Law
6 31 (8.22%) Marketing
7 27 (7.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 26 (6.90%) Presentation Skills
9 25 (6.63%) Banking
9 25 (6.63%) Public Sector
10 24 (6.37%) Back Office
11 20 (5.31%) Influencing Skills
11 20 (5.31%) Retail
12 19 (5.04%) Organisational Skills
13 17 (4.51%) Manufacturing
14 14 (3.71%) Italian Language
15 11 (2.92%) Documentation Skills
15 11 (2.92%) Pharmaceutical
16 10 (2.65%) German Language
16 10 (2.65%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 61 (16.18%) Senior
2 48 (12.73%) Analyst
3 39 (10.34%) Project Manager
4 38 (10.08%) Support Engineer
5 36 (9.55%) Consultant
6 35 (9.28%) Lead
7 30 (7.96%) IT Manager
8 27 (7.16%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 25 (6.63%) Infrastructure Support
10 20 (5.31%) 3rd Line Support
10 20 (5.31%) IT Project Manager
11 19 (5.04%) Azure Engineer
11 19 (5.04%) Business Analyst
12 17 (4.51%) Applications Support
13 16 (4.24%) Change Manager
13 16 (4.24%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
13 16 (4.24%) Support Analyst
14 14 (3.71%) Business Consultant
14 14 (3.71%) Business Development Consultant
14 14 (3.71%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.51%) REST
2 13 (3.45%) Middleware
3 10 (2.65%) SOAP
4 6 (1.59%) HTML
5 5 (1.33%) Node.js
5 5 (1.33%) React
6 4 (1.06%) ADO
6 4 (1.06%) Oracle Fusion
7 3 (0.80%) JSON
7 3 (0.80%) SAP PI
7 3 (0.80%) Web Services
8 2 (0.53%) .NET
8 2 (0.53%) SAP Fiori
9 1 (0.27%) CSS
9 1 (0.27%) DOM
9 1 (0.27%) GraphQL
9 1 (0.27%) LAPP Stack
9 1 (0.27%) LDAP
9 1 (0.27%) Model Context Protocol
9 1 (0.27%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 24 (6.37%) Product Ownership
2 18 (4.77%) Onboarding
3 15 (3.98%) Cloud Native
3 15 (3.98%) Data Centre
4 13 (3.45%) Low-Code
5 12 (3.18%) Client/Server
5 12 (3.18%) Driving Licence
6 11 (2.92%) Management Information System
7 9 (2.39%) Analytical Mindset
7 9 (2.39%) Virtual Team
8 8 (2.12%) Social Media
9 7 (1.86%) Algorithms
9 7 (1.86%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (1.86%) Public Cloud
9 7 (1.86%) Video\Live Streaming
10 6 (1.59%) CMDB
10 6 (1.59%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.59%) Video Conferencing
11 5 (1.33%) Derivative
11 5 (1.33%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 40 (10.61%) Windows
2 25 (6.63%) Windows Server
3 18 (4.77%) Linux
4 12 (3.18%) Windows 10
5 8 (2.12%) Unix
6 5 (1.33%) Apple iOS
6 5 (1.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.53%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.27%) Android
8 1 (0.27%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 109 (28.91%) Continuous Improvement
2 83 (22.02%) Agile
3 82 (21.75%) Problem-Solving
4 80 (21.22%) Project Delivery
5 79 (20.95%) ITIL
6 74 (19.63%) Roadmaps
7 72 (19.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 72 (19.10%) Stakeholder Management
8 63 (16.71%) Project Management
9 45 (11.94%) Mentoring
10 44 (11.67%) Service Delivery
11 43 (11.41%) AI
12 41 (10.88%) DevOps
12 41 (10.88%) ERP
13 39 (10.34%) Coaching
14 37 (9.81%) ITSM
15 36 (9.55%) Customer Service
15 36 (9.55%) Risk Management
15 36 (9.55%) Service Management
16 35 (9.28%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 42 (11.14%) SQL
2 25 (6.63%) PowerShell
2 25 (6.63%) Python
3 16 (4.24%) R
4 9 (2.39%) T-SQL
5 7 (1.86%) Go
5 7 (1.86%) JavaScript
5 7 (1.86%) Kusto Query Language
6 3 (0.80%) C#
6 3 (0.80%) Java
7 1 (0.27%) PHP
7 1 (0.27%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 51 (13.53%) Degree
2 17 (4.51%) Microsoft Certification
3 16 (4.24%) PMI Certification
4 15 (3.98%) Azure Certification
5 13 (3.45%) PMP
5 13 (3.45%) Security Cleared
6 10 (2.65%) SC Cleared
7 9 (2.39%) Cisco Certification
7 9 (2.39%) ITIL Certification
8 7 (1.86%) CCNA
9 6 (1.59%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.59%) IRCA
9 6 (1.59%) Master's Degree
10 5 (1.33%) AWS Certification
10 5 (1.33%) MCSA
11 4 (1.06%) APMG
12 3 (0.80%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 2 (0.53%) ACCA
13 2 (0.53%) CCNP
13 2 (0.53%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (6.63%) QA
2 21 (5.57%) GDPR
2 21 (5.57%) SLA
3 20 (5.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 17 (4.51%) PMO
5 7 (1.86%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (1.86%) GRC
6 6 (1.59%) ISO 9001
7 5 (1.33%) Accessibility
7 5 (1.33%) Data Quality
8 4 (1.06%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (1.06%) GAAP
8 4 (1.06%) MiFID
8 4 (1.06%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.80%) PERC
10 2 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.53%) ISO 22301
11 1 (0.27%) IFRS
11 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.27%) P3O
System Software
1 65 (17.24%) Active Directory
2 15 (3.98%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.59%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.59%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (1.06%) Veritas Cluster Server
5 2 (0.53%) Docker
5 2 (0.53%) Firmware
5 2 (0.53%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.53%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.27%) KVM
6 1 (0.27%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 36 (9.55%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (4.77%) Ansible
3 14 (3.71%) Terraform
4 11 (2.92%) Kubernetes
5 8 (2.12%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (1.59%) Jamf Pro
7 5 (1.33%) Packer
8 4 (1.06%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 4 (1.06%) PaperCut
9 3 (0.80%) SCCM
10 1 (0.27%) Autotask
10 1 (0.27%) PowerCLI
10 1 (0.27%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 109 (28.91%) Microsoft
2 34 (9.02%) ServiceNow
3 20 (5.31%) Cisco
4 18 (4.77%) SAP
5 16 (4.24%) CrowdStrike
6 15 (3.98%) VMware
7 13 (3.45%) Oracle
7 13 (3.45%) Salesforce
8 11 (2.92%) Atlassian
9 10 (2.65%) ConnectWise
10 9 (2.39%) Sage
10 9 (2.39%) WooCommerce
11 7 (1.86%) Palo Alto
12 6 (1.59%) Apple
12 6 (1.59%) F5
12 6 (1.59%) NEC
12 6 (1.59%) Ubiquiti
13 5 (1.33%) EMC
13 5 (1.33%) Red Hat
14 4 (1.06%) BMC