Skill report · Project & Program Management
Change Management: demand in job postings
Change Management is named in 2% of the 28,652 tech job postings Mettlespark read in the United States and Canada over the last 180 days (597 postings), most often for Site Reliability Engineer at 7%, Technical Product Manager at 7% and Platform Engineer at 5%. When a posting names it, 82% list it as required.
From 28,652 postings in the United States and Canada, April 23, 2026 to October 20, 2026. Updated October 20, 2026. How we count
- Postings naming it
- 5972% of all postings
- Required when named
- 82%rather than nice to have
- Senior level or above
- 63%of the postings naming it
Over time
Its share of postings has risen about 1.9 points since October 2023, comparing like with like, and the rise has sped up lately.
The roles that ask for it most
The share of each role's postings that name Change Management.
| Role | Share of the role's postings |
|---|---|
| Site Reliability Engineer | |
| Technical Product Manager | |
| Platform Engineer | |
| Product Manager | |
| Engineering Manager | |
| Forward Deployed Engineer | |
| Cloud Engineer | |
| Data Analyst |
Often asked for alongside
The share of postings naming Change Management that also name each.
- Agile35%
- Python29%
- Observability23%
- Incident Response22%
- Collaboration22%
- CI/CD21%
Industries
Where the postings naming it come from.
- Banking & Financial Services17%
- Healthcare14%
- Manufacturing & Industrial6%
- Enterprise Software & SaaS6%
Quick answers
Is Change Management in demand?
Change Management is named in 2% of tech job postings in the United States and Canada over the last 180 days, 597 postings, and required in 82% of those. Its share of postings has risen about 1.9 points since October 2023, comparing like with like, and the rise has sped up lately.
Which jobs ask for Change Management?
Site Reliability Engineer, Technical Product Manager, Platform Engineer and Product Manager postings name it most often: 7% of Site Reliability Engineer postings, 7% of Technical Product Manager postings, 5% of Platform Engineer postings.
What skills go with Change Management?
Postings that name Change Management most often also name Agile, Python, Observability and Incident Response.