People Management
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for People Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited People Management over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 321 225 293
Rank change year-on-year -96 +68 +45
Permanent jobs citing People Management 873 1,762 2,158
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.89% 1.68% 1.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.04% 1.76% 1.46%
Number of salaries quoted 553 715 1,039
10th Percentile £39,439 £37,223 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% - +9.68%
75th Percentile £85,000 £88,750 £87,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

People Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,305 100,095 147,310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.99% 95.64% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 59,591 58,745 83,129
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

People Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing People Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for People Management in the UK

People Management
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing People Management.

Salary trend for People Management in the UK

People Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing People Management over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for People Management in the UK

People Management
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing People Management within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -82 803 £65,000 -7.80% 314
UK excluding London -56 551 £57,500 -4.17% 217
Work from Home -85 293 £65,000 -10.34% 120
London -49 271 £75,000 -16.67% 115
North of England +40 241 £58,750 +1.95% 53
North West -5 140 £65,000 +36.84% 33
South East -4 117 £57,500 -23.33% 47
Yorkshire +112 87 £57,500 -11.54% 17
Midlands -86 77 £60,000 +9.09% 42
South West +5 52 £60,000 +31.15% 30
West Midlands -80 39 £65,000 +15.56% 28
East Midlands -17 38 £47,500 -9.52% 14
East of England -27 35 £55,000 +15.84% 21
Scotland -85 25 £55,000 -12.00% 15
North East +3 18 £42,500 -22.73% 3
Wales +16 9 £40,000 +29.03% 7
Northern Ireland +27 3 £57,500 +109.09% 5

People Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 15 (1.72%) Confluence
2 14 (1.60%) SharePoint
3 8 (0.92%) Apache Pig
4 6 (0.69%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (0.57%) Umbraco
6 4 (0.46%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.23%) CMS
7 2 (0.23%) GlassFish
7 2 (0.23%) JCAPS
7 2 (0.23%) WebLogic
7 2 (0.23%) WebSphere
7 2 (0.23%) WebSphere Application Server
8 1 (0.11%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.11%) nginx
8 1 (0.11%) Office Communications Server
Applications
1 38 (4.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (2.75%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (1.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (1.15%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.69%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.57%) Simulink
7 1 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.11%) SPSS
7 1 (0.11%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (1.37%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (1.15%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (0.80%) Aladdin
3 7 (0.80%) NetSuite
3 7 (0.80%) thinkFolio
4 5 (0.57%) SAP CRM
4 5 (0.57%) SAP CX
4 5 (0.57%) SAP GTS
4 5 (0.57%) SAP SD
4 5 (0.57%) SAP WM
5 4 (0.46%) SAP SCM
5 4 (0.46%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 3 (0.34%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.34%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.23%) Adaptiv
7 2 (0.23%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.23%) Primavera
7 2 (0.23%) SAP MM
7 2 (0.23%) SAP PM
8 1 (0.11%) SAP R/3
Cloud Services
1 112 (12.83%) Azure
2 56 (6.41%) AWS
3 43 (4.93%) Microsoft 365
4 30 (3.44%) Azure DevOps
5 28 (3.21%) Power Platform
6 27 (3.09%) SaaS
7 23 (2.63%) Dynamics 365
8 22 (2.52%) GCP
9 21 (2.41%) PaaS
10 20 (2.29%) IaaS
11 19 (2.18%) Microsoft Purview
12 15 (1.72%) Serverless
13 12 (1.37%) Azure Sentinel
13 12 (1.37%) Cloud Computing
14 8 (0.92%) GitHub
15 6 (0.69%) Azure Data Factory
15 6 (0.69%) Google Analytics
16 5 (0.57%) Azure Service Bus
16 5 (0.57%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 5 (0.57%) Google Data Studio
Communications & Networking
1 33 (3.78%) Firewall
2 21 (2.41%) LAN
2 21 (2.41%) WAN
3 20 (2.29%) Wireless
4 18 (2.06%) Network Security
5 11 (1.26%) TCP/IP
5 11 (1.26%) Wireshark
6 7 (0.80%) DNS
7 6 (0.69%) SD-WAN
7 6 (0.69%) VPN
8 3 (0.34%) VSAN
8 3 (0.34%) WebEx
9 2 (0.23%) Broadband
9 2 (0.23%) Cisco IOS
9 2 (0.23%) Converged Networks
9 2 (0.23%) DHCP
9 2 (0.23%) Ethernet
9 2 (0.23%) FTP
9 2 (0.23%) Internet
9 2 (0.23%) RIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (1.95%) Power BI
2 15 (1.72%) OLAP
3 13 (1.49%) SQL Server
4 9 (1.03%) Big Data
4 9 (1.03%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (0.92%) Apache Hive
5 8 (0.92%) Hadoop
6 5 (0.57%) Metadata
6 5 (0.57%) NoSQL
7 4 (0.46%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.46%) Geospatial Data
7 4 (0.46%) GIS
7 4 (0.46%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.46%) Tableau
8 3 (0.34%) Azure SQL Database
8 3 (0.34%) DataStage
8 3 (0.34%) IBM InfoSphere
8 3 (0.34%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.23%) MySQL
9 2 (0.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 28 (3.21%) JIRA
2 10 (1.15%) Git
2 10 (1.15%) JUnit
3 9 (1.03%) Jenkins
4 8 (0.92%) Checkstyle
4 8 (0.92%) SonarQube
5 6 (0.69%) Selenium
5 6 (0.69%) Spinnaker
6 5 (0.57%) Android Studio
6 5 (0.57%) Cypress.io
6 5 (0.57%) Postman
6 5 (0.57%) SoapUI
6 5 (0.57%) TestRail
6 5 (0.57%) Visual Studio
7 3 (0.34%) GCC
7 3 (0.34%) Maven
8 2 (0.23%) GitLab
8 2 (0.23%) Octopus Deploy
8 2 (0.23%) Subversion
8 2 (0.23%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 297 (34.02%) Finance
2 287 (32.88%) Social Skills
3 108 (12.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 86 (9.85%) Presentation Skills
5 85 (9.74%) Analytical Skills
6 82 (9.39%) Public Sector
7 80 (9.16%) Billing
8 59 (6.76%) Manufacturing
9 56 (6.41%) Legal
10 44 (5.04%) Local Government
11 40 (4.58%) Organisational Skills
12 39 (4.47%) Marketing
13 35 (4.01%) Influencing Skills
13 35 (4.01%) Law
13 35 (4.01%) Retail
14 32 (3.67%) Banking
15 28 (3.21%) Telecoms
16 13 (1.49%) Aerospace
17 12 (1.37%) Pharmaceutical
18 9 (1.03%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 128 (14.66%) Lead
2 77 (8.82%) Senior
3 65 (7.45%) Project Manager
4 58 (6.64%) Audit Manager
5 56 (6.41%) Software Manager
6 52 (5.96%) Service Manager
7 50 (5.73%) Development Manager
8 45 (5.15%) Team Leader
9 39 (4.47%) Consultant
10 38 (4.35%) Developer
11 35 (4.01%) Software Development Manager
12 34 (3.89%) IT Manager
12 34 (3.89%) Senior Manager
13 31 (3.55%) Engineering Manager
14 29 (3.32%) Delivery Manager
15 26 (2.98%) Operations Manager
16 25 (2.86%) Architect
17 24 (2.75%) Service Delivery Manager
18 22 (2.52%) Applications Manager
19 21 (2.41%) Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 65 (7.45%) .NET
2 20 (2.29%) HTML
3 19 (2.18%) CSS
4 17 (1.95%) .NET Core
5 16 (1.83%) EDI
6 10 (1.15%) J2EE
6 10 (1.15%) Spring
7 8 (0.92%) Kafka
7 8 (0.92%) Node.js
7 8 (0.92%) Spring Boot
8 7 (0.80%) React
8 7 (0.80%) RESTful
9 6 (0.69%) Middleware
10 5 (0.57%) .NET Framework
10 5 (0.57%) OAuth
10 5 (0.57%) Playwright
10 5 (0.57%) SOAP
11 4 (0.46%) OpenID
11 4 (0.46%) SAML
11 4 (0.46%) Unity DI Container
Miscellaneous
1 75 (8.59%) Management Information System
2 44 (5.04%) Product Ownership
3 37 (4.24%) NHS
4 34 (3.89%) Driving Licence
5 32 (3.67%) Housing Association
6 29 (3.32%) Self-Motivation
7 22 (2.52%) Reinsurance
8 18 (2.06%) Data Centre
9 17 (1.95%) Credit Risk
10 16 (1.83%) Distributed Systems
11 15 (1.72%) Onboarding
11 15 (1.72%) Virtual Team
12 11 (1.26%) Security Operations Centre
13 10 (1.15%) Greenfield Project
14 9 (1.03%) Public Cloud
15 8 (0.92%) Client/Server
15 8 (0.92%) Cloud Native
16 7 (0.80%) Fixed Income
16 7 (0.80%) FMCG
16 7 (0.80%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 42 (4.81%) Windows
2 22 (2.52%) Android
3 16 (1.83%) Apple iOS
4 10 (1.15%) Windows Server
5 9 (1.03%) Linux
6 3 (0.34%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.23%) Debian
7 2 (0.23%) Mac OS X
7 2 (0.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.23%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.23%) VMS
8 1 (0.11%) CentOS
8 1 (0.11%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.11%) Unix
8 1 (0.11%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.11%) Windows 8
8 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 223 (25.54%) Agile
2 180 (20.62%) Coaching
3 170 (19.47%) Project Management
4 160 (18.33%) Problem-Solving
5 140 (16.04%) Mentoring
6 139 (15.92%) Performance Management
7 132 (15.12%) Stakeholder Management
8 125 (14.32%) Continuous Improvement
9 118 (13.52%) Line Management
9 118 (13.52%) Service Management
10 100 (11.45%) Business Development
11 92 (10.54%) DevOps
12 86 (9.85%) Project Delivery
13 85 (9.74%) ITIL
14 77 (8.82%) Roadmaps
15 72 (8.25%) Service Delivery
16 71 (8.13%) Software Engineering
17 70 (8.02%) Artificial Intelligence
18 63 (7.22%) Customer Service
18 63 (7.22%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 68 (7.79%) SQL
2 52 (5.96%) C#
3 45 (5.15%) Python
4 31 (3.55%) Java
4 31 (3.55%) JavaScript
5 17 (1.95%) PowerShell
6 10 (1.15%) TypeScript
7 8 (0.92%) R
8 7 (0.80%) VB
9 6 (0.69%) C++
9 6 (0.69%) VB6
10 5 (0.57%) MATLAB
11 4 (0.46%) Bash
11 4 (0.46%) Go
11 4 (0.46%) Scala
12 3 (0.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.34%) PHP
12 3 (0.34%) Ruby
13 2 (0.23%) Perl
13 2 (0.23%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 182 (20.85%) Degree
2 78 (8.93%) ACCA
3 77 (8.82%) Security Cleared
4 50 (5.73%) SC Cleared
5 38 (4.35%) Computer Science Degree
6 22 (2.52%) APMP
7 20 (2.29%) CISSP
8 19 (2.18%) BPSS Clearance
9 17 (1.95%) HNC
10 16 (1.83%) Cisco Certification
10 16 (1.83%) Microsoft Certification
11 14 (1.60%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 14 (1.60%) DBS Check
12 13 (1.49%) CEH
12 13 (1.49%) Master's Degree
13 12 (1.37%) PMI Certification
13 12 (1.37%) SSCP
14 11 (1.26%) CCSP
14 11 (1.26%) SANS
15 9 (1.03%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (9.16%) IFRS
2 78 (8.93%) GAAP
3 65 (7.45%) QA
4 27 (3.09%) GDPR
5 24 (2.75%) PMO
6 18 (2.06%) SLA
7 16 (1.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 15 (1.72%) NIST
9 14 (1.60%) Data Quality
10 13 (1.49%) PCI DSS
11 11 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials
12 9 (1.03%) ITGC
13 7 (0.80%) ISO 9001
14 6 (0.69%) Def Stans
15 5 (0.57%) IFRS 17
15 5 (0.57%) NEBOSH
16 3 (0.34%) GMP
17 2 (0.23%) COBIT
18 1 (0.11%) ISO 9000
18 1 (0.11%) P3O
System Software
1 22 (2.52%) Active Directory
2 19 (2.18%) Virtual Desktop
3 16 (1.83%) Hyper-V
4 10 (1.15%) Docker
4 10 (1.15%) Firmware
5 8 (0.92%) HDFS
6 7 (0.80%) Virtual Machines
7 6 (0.69%) VMware Infrastructure
8 4 (0.46%) vSphere
9 3 (0.34%) Embedded Firmware
9 3 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.11%) KVM
10 1 (0.11%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 23 (2.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (1.95%) Kubernetes
3 11 (1.26%) Nmap
3 11 (1.26%) SCCM
4 10 (1.15%) FortiGate
5 7 (0.80%) NetBackup
5 7 (0.80%) SCOM
6 6 (0.69%) Terraform
7 3 (0.34%) Ansible
8 2 (0.23%) Control-M
9 1 (0.11%) PaperCut
9 1 (0.11%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.11%) Puppet
9 1 (0.11%) SysTrack
9 1 (0.11%) WMI
Vendors
1 179 (20.50%) Microsoft
2 81 (9.28%) CA
3 28 (3.21%) SAP
4 25 (2.86%) Salesforce
5 15 (1.72%) Google
6 14 (1.60%) VMware
7 13 (1.49%) IFS
8 12 (1.37%) Splunk
9 11 (1.26%) Qualys
9 11 (1.26%) Rapid7
9 11 (1.26%) ServiceNow
9 11 (1.26%) Thycotic
10 9 (1.03%) Cisco
11 7 (0.80%) Bloomberg
11 7 (0.80%) Charles River
11 7 (0.80%) Databricks
11 7 (0.80%) McAfee
12 6 (0.69%) HP
13 5 (0.57%) EMC
14 4 (0.46%) Dell