Line Management Job Trends in Scotland

Line Management
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Line Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 101 93 131
Rank change year-on-year -8 +38 -51
Permanent jobs citing Line Management 38 51 64
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 1.39% 1.91% 2.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.73% 2.07% 2.25%
Number of salaries quoted 22 26 32
10th Percentile £26,500 £47,500 £29,262
25th Percentile £27,500 £51,825 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £66,367 £55,148
Median % change year-on-year -54.04% +20.34% -21.11%
75th Percentile £32,750 £75,125 £68,125
90th Percentile £33,650 £125,000 £83,382
UK median annual salary £50,000 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% -3.85% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Scotland

Line 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 requiring process or methodology skills in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,195 2,463 2,847
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 80.55% 92.35% 94.87%
Number of salaries quoted 1,071 1,043 1,775
10th Percentile £26,250 £32,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,779 £41,250 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.64% +4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £69,800
90th Percentile £82,500 £88,750 £83,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Line Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Line Management relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Line Management job vacancy trend in Scotland

Line Management
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Line Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Line Management

Line Management
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Line Management within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 3 January 2026. 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
Edinburgh -4 24 £30,500 -55.64% 22
Glasgow +16 5 £30,500 -44.55% 2
Aberdeen +4 3 £30,500 -55.80% 1
Fife +9 2 - - 19
West Lothian -4 1 - - 9
Midlothian - 1 - - 43
Stirling - 1 - - 11
Line Management
UK

Line Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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 4 (10.53%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 1 (2.63%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 4 (10.53%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (5.26%) Azure
2 2 (5.26%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 6 (15.79%) Broadband
2 5 (13.16%) Network Security
3 1 (2.63%) LAN
3 1 (2.63%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.63%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (2.63%) BusinessObjects
1 1 (2.63%) Crystal Reports
1 1 (2.63%) MS Access
1 1 (2.63%) SQL Server
General
1 17 (44.74%) Multimedia
2 9 (23.68%) Finance
2 9 (23.68%) Social Skills
3 8 (21.05%) Marketing
4 7 (18.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 7 (18.42%) Presentation Skills
5 6 (15.79%) Games
5 6 (15.79%) Telecoms
6 1 (2.63%) Manufacturing
6 1 (2.63%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 17 (44.74%) Trainee
2 6 (15.79%) Architect
3 4 (10.53%) ICT Officer
3 4 (10.53%) ICT Support
3 4 (10.53%) ICT Support Officer
3 4 (10.53%) Support Officer
3 4 (10.53%) Systems Architect
4 3 (7.89%) Principal Architect
5 2 (5.26%) Applications Support
5 2 (5.26%) Lead
6 1 (2.63%) Application Support Team Leader
6 1 (2.63%) Applications Support Analyst
6 1 (2.63%) Chief Architect
6 1 (2.63%) Client Director
6 1 (2.63%) Enterprise Architect
6 1 (2.63%) Lead Architect
6 1 (2.63%) Principal Solutions Architect
6 1 (2.63%) Services Director
6 1 (2.63%) Support Team Leader
6 1 (2.63%) Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 7 (18.42%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (13.16%) Onboarding
3 1 (2.63%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (2.63%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (2.63%) Freedom of Information
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.63%) Windows
1 1 (2.63%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (55.26%) Cybersecurity
2 18 (47.37%) Mentoring
3 17 (44.74%) Ethical Hacking
4 8 (21.05%) Coaching
5 7 (18.42%) Business Development
5 7 (18.42%) Business Strategy
5 7 (18.42%) Marketing Strategy
5 7 (18.42%) Project Management
5 7 (18.42%) Strategic Thinking
6 6 (15.79%) Agile
6 6 (15.79%) CRM
6 6 (15.79%) Customer Engagement
6 6 (15.79%) Customer Experience
6 6 (15.79%) IT Strategy
6 6 (15.79%) Release Train
6 6 (15.79%) Roadmaps
6 6 (15.79%) Software Engineering
6 6 (15.79%) Technology Roadmap
6 6 (15.79%) Technology Strategy
7 2 (5.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.26%) SQL
2 1 (2.63%) Bash
2 1 (2.63%) PowerShell
2 1 (2.63%) VB
Qualifications
1 17 (44.74%) A+ Certification
1 17 (44.74%) CEH
1 17 (44.74%) CompTIA Security+
1 17 (44.74%) Network+ Certification
2 7 (18.42%) CFA
3 4 (10.53%) HNC
3 4 (10.53%) HND
4 1 (2.63%) CCIE
4 1 (2.63%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (2.63%) Degree
4 1 (2.63%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (10.53%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 2 (5.26%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (10.53%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.63%) Cisco
2 1 (2.63%) SAP