Line Management Jobs in the UK excluding London

Line Management
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Line Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Line Management over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 55 122 98
Rank change year-on-year +67 -24 +11
Permanent jobs citing Line Management 1,849 1,641 1,937
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.66% 2.19% 3.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.04% 2.66% 3.54%
Number of salaries quoted 553 1,058 764
10th Percentile £25,313 £27,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £43,630
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,600 £47,507 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.72% -19.48% +12.38%
75th Percentile £63,500 £63,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £75,772 £92,500
UK median annual salary £54,793 £52,396 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.58% -19.39% +8.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,721 61,614 54,758
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 92.53% 82.28% 95.52%
Number of salaries quoted 17,560 42,296 28,644
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,564 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.13% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £57,000 £55,000 £60,899
% change year-on-year +3.64% -9.69% +1.50%

Line Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Line Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Line Management in the UK excluding London

Line Management
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Line Management in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Line Management in the UK excluding London

Line Management
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Line Management in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Line Management in the UK excluding London

Line Management
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Line Management within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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
North of England +81 1,142 £54,793 +4.37% 152
North West +89 989 £56,000 +7.69% 56
South East +16 250 £55,000 +15.79% 73
Midlands +1 171 £62,500 +41.74% 71
South West +46 148 £52,600 +12.02% 51
Yorkshire +37 147 £25,625 -51.19% 77
West Midlands +9 105 £60,000 +29.03% 56
East of England -42 74 £62,000 +73.15% 40
East Midlands +36 66 £65,000 +62.50% 15
Scotland +63 52 £52,207 +4.41% 20
Wales +3 15 £61,000 +43.53% 11
North East -2 6 £45,000 +2.06% 21
Line Management
UK

Line Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 11 (0.59%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (0.49%) SharePoint
3 8 (0.43%) WordPress
4 4 (0.22%) Confluence
5 3 (0.16%) SharePoint Server
6 2 (0.11%) Apache
6 2 (0.11%) BizTalk Server
6 2 (0.11%) ColdFusion
6 2 (0.11%) MTS
7 1 (0.054%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.054%) IIS
7 1 (0.054%) Tomcat
Applications
1 81 (4.38%) Microsoft Office
2 42 (2.27%) Microsoft Excel
3 25 (1.35%) Simulink
4 6 (0.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.22%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.11%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (0.43%) Magento
1 8 (0.43%) Shopify
2 5 (0.27%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.16%) SAP Business One
3 3 (0.16%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 2 (0.11%) Infor M3
4 2 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.054%) Distributed Ledger
5 1 (0.054%) Maximo
5 1 (0.054%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.054%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 200 (10.82%) AWS
2 116 (6.27%) Azure
3 62 (3.35%) Microsoft 365
4 43 (2.33%) SaaS
5 37 (2.00%) Amazon EKS
6 36 (1.95%) AWS CloudFormation
7 18 (0.97%) Serverless
8 17 (0.92%) Power Platform
9 14 (0.76%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 14 (0.76%) Amazon EventBridge
9 14 (0.76%) Amazon SQS
9 14 (0.76%) AWS CodeBuild
9 14 (0.76%) AWS CodeDeploy
9 14 (0.76%) AWS CodePipeline
9 14 (0.76%) AWS Lambda
9 14 (0.76%) AWS Step Functions
9 14 (0.76%) Boomi
9 14 (0.76%) Salsify
10 10 (0.54%) Entra ID
11 9 (0.49%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 665 (35.97%) VPN
2 401 (21.69%) DNS
3 260 (14.06%) Cisco IOS
4 24 (1.30%) Firewall
5 21 (1.14%) WAN
6 19 (1.03%) Network Security
7 16 (0.87%) Internet
7 16 (0.87%) TCP/IP
8 12 (0.65%) LAN
9 11 (0.59%) OSPF
10 10 (0.54%) Wi-Fi
11 9 (0.49%) DHCP
12 8 (0.43%) FTP
12 8 (0.43%) HTTP
12 8 (0.43%) SMTP
13 7 (0.38%) SSH
13 7 (0.38%) VLAN
13 7 (0.38%) Wireless
14 6 (0.32%) RIP
14 6 (0.32%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (2.00%) Elasticsearch
2 20 (1.08%) Metadata
3 19 (1.03%) SQL Server
4 16 (0.87%) Big Data
5 14 (0.76%) Power BI
6 12 (0.65%) Relational Database
7 6 (0.32%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (0.22%) Data Warehouse
9 3 (0.16%) MySQL
10 2 (0.11%) Amazon Aurora
10 2 (0.11%) CockroachDB
10 2 (0.11%) NoSQL
11 1 (0.054%) Data Lake
11 1 (0.054%) DTS
11 1 (0.054%) MongoDB
11 1 (0.054%) Oracle Database
11 1 (0.054%) Power Query
11 1 (0.054%) SAP HANA
11 1 (0.054%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 14 (0.76%) JIRA
2 11 (0.59%) Git
3 10 (0.54%) Jenkins
4 8 (0.43%) Maven
5 7 (0.38%) Rational DOORS
6 4 (0.22%) Balsamiq
7 3 (0.16%) ERwin
8 2 (0.11%) Octopus Deploy
8 2 (0.11%) Team Foundation Server
8 2 (0.11%) TeamCity
8 2 (0.11%) WaveMaker
9 1 (0.054%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.054%) GitLab
9 1 (0.054%) Snyk
9 1 (0.054%) Visual Studio
General
1 974 (52.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 754 (40.78%) Analytical Skills
3 598 (32.34%) Finance
4 393 (21.25%) Social Skills
5 306 (16.55%) Law
6 273 (14.76%) Legal
7 138 (7.46%) Presentation Skills
8 92 (4.98%) Banking
9 71 (3.84%) Organisational Skills
10 40 (2.16%) Financial Institution
10 40 (2.16%) Retail
11 34 (1.84%) Public Sector
12 33 (1.78%) Esports
13 32 (1.73%) Marketing
14 25 (1.35%) Aerospace
15 17 (0.92%) Police
16 14 (0.76%) Manufacturing
17 12 (0.65%) Local Government
18 11 (0.59%) Electronics
19 7 (0.38%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 465 (25.15%) Developer
2 438 (23.69%) Software Developer
3 269 (14.55%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 192 (10.38%) Lead
5 161 (8.71%) Senior
6 136 (7.36%) IT Support
7 125 (6.76%) Systems Engineer
8 105 (5.68%) Senior Systems Engineer
9 64 (3.46%) Team Leader
10 40 (2.16%) Lead Systems Engineer
11 39 (2.11%) Product Manager
11 39 (2.11%) Project Manager
12 33 (1.78%) Senior Manager
13 28 (1.51%) Credit Risk Manager
13 28 (1.51%) Risk Manager
14 26 (1.41%) Administrator
15 25 (1.35%) Analyst
15 25 (1.35%) Delivery Project Manager
16 24 (1.30%) Software Team Leader
17 20 (1.08%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 260 (14.06%) Elastic Stack
2 65 (3.52%) .NET
3 60 (3.24%) Software Packaging
4 41 (2.22%) Node.js
5 36 (1.95%) Pandas
6 26 (1.41%) RESTful
7 22 (1.19%) HTML
7 22 (1.19%) React
8 17 (0.92%) .NET Core
9 14 (0.76%) CSS
9 14 (0.76%) JWT
9 14 (0.76%) OAuth
10 11 (0.59%) AngularJS
11 8 (0.43%) Android Jetpack
11 8 (0.43%) Jetpack Compose
11 8 (0.43%) LDAP
12 6 (0.32%) Lambda Expressions
12 6 (0.32%) WinForms
13 5 (0.27%) ASP.NET Web Forms
13 5 (0.27%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 923 (49.92%) Cyberattack
2 135 (7.30%) Enterprise Software
3 68 (3.68%) Management Information System
4 56 (3.03%) Product Ownership
5 55 (2.97%) Social Media
6 32 (1.73%) Self-Motivation
7 28 (1.51%) Credit Risk
8 20 (1.08%) FMCG
9 19 (1.03%) Data Protection Act
9 19 (1.03%) PMI
10 16 (0.87%) Onboarding
11 14 (0.76%) Driving Licence
11 14 (0.76%) Taxonomies
11 14 (0.76%) Virtual Team
12 11 (0.59%) Cloud Native
12 11 (0.59%) Mobile App
13 10 (0.54%) Algorithms
13 10 (0.54%) NHS
13 10 (0.54%) Online Banking
13 10 (0.54%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 696 (37.64%) Android
2 692 (37.43%) Linux
3 473 (25.58%) Windows
4 33 (1.78%) Windows Vista
5 11 (0.59%) Windows Server
6 9 (0.49%) Mac OS
7 7 (0.38%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.27%) Windows 10
8 5 (0.27%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (0.27%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.11%) Unix
10 1 (0.054%) Robot Operating System
10 1 (0.054%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 939 (50.78%) Mathematics
2 640 (34.61%) Agile
3 487 (26.34%) Problem-Solving
4 435 (23.53%) Android Development
5 432 (23.36%) Design Patterns
6 429 (23.20%) OO
7 427 (23.09%) OOP
8 335 (18.12%) DevOps
9 334 (18.06%) Risk Management
10 329 (17.79%) Cybersecurity
11 273 (14.76%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 263 (14.22%) Platform Engineering
13 261 (14.12%) Task Automation
14 260 (14.06%) Storage Management
15 243 (13.14%) Creative Thinking
16 160 (8.65%) Software Engineering
17 146 (7.90%) Continuous Improvement
18 140 (7.57%) Project Management
19 128 (6.92%) Artificial Intelligence
19 128 (6.92%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 705 (38.13%) Python
2 484 (26.18%) Java
3 437 (23.63%) C++
4 429 (23.20%) Go
5 276 (14.93%) PowerShell
6 271 (14.66%) Bash
7 71 (3.84%) JavaScript
8 64 (3.46%) C#
9 57 (3.08%) Rust
10 34 (1.84%) SQL
11 18 (0.97%) C
11 18 (0.97%) TypeScript
12 14 (0.76%) PHP
13 8 (0.43%) Delphi
13 8 (0.43%) Kotlin
14 6 (0.32%) Perl
15 4 (0.22%) Ruby
16 3 (0.16%) T-SQL
17 2 (0.11%) Scala
17 2 (0.11%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 502 (27.15%) Security Cleared
2 469 (25.37%) DV Cleared
3 240 (12.98%) Degree
4 68 (3.68%) BPSS Clearance
5 64 (3.46%) DBS Check
6 35 (1.89%) SC Cleared
7 19 (1.03%) PMI Certification
8 16 (0.87%) HND
9 6 (0.32%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (0.32%) Master's Degree
9 6 (0.32%) Microsoft Certification
10 5 (0.27%) Chartered Engineer
10 5 (0.27%) CISSP
10 5 (0.27%) MCSE
11 4 (0.22%) CISM
11 4 (0.22%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 3 (0.16%) ACCA
12 3 (0.16%) APMP
12 3 (0.16%) MCSA
12 3 (0.16%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 237 (12.82%) NCSC
2 31 (1.68%) SLA
3 24 (1.30%) QA
4 17 (0.92%) Data Quality
5 15 (0.81%) Accessibility
5 15 (0.81%) GDPR
6 11 (0.59%) PMO
7 10 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 8 (0.43%) NIST
9 7 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 7 (0.38%) WCAG
10 5 (0.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.16%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.11%) GRC
12 2 (0.11%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.054%) COBIT
13 1 (0.054%) ECSS
13 1 (0.054%) ITGC
System Software
1 708 (38.29%) Docker
2 267 (14.44%) Hyper-V
3 260 (14.06%) VMware NSX
3 260 (14.06%) vSphere
4 52 (2.81%) Active Directory
5 16 (0.87%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (0.27%) BitLocker
6 5 (0.27%) Firmware
7 3 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.11%) VMware Infrastructure
9 1 (0.054%) LXC
9 1 (0.054%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.054%) NFS
9 1 (0.054%) Samba
9 1 (0.054%) Snort
9 1 (0.054%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 689 (37.26%) Ansible
2 316 (17.09%) Terraform
3 57 (3.08%) Kubernetes
4 19 (1.03%) Microsoft Intune
5 10 (0.54%) SCCM
6 6 (0.32%) QRadar
7 5 (0.27%) FortiGate
7 5 (0.27%) WSUS
8 2 (0.11%) Autotask
8 2 (0.11%) Progress Chef
8 2 (0.11%) Puppet
8 2 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.054%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.054%) Failover Clustering
9 1 (0.054%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 275 (14.87%) Splunk
2 271 (14.66%) Cisco
3 262 (14.17%) Juniper
4 260 (14.06%) 3PAR
5 193 (10.44%) Microsoft
6 47 (2.54%) SAP
7 28 (1.51%) Avaloq
8 25 (1.35%) MathWorks
9 20 (1.08%) Salesforce
10 19 (1.03%) ServiceNow
11 15 (0.81%) Oracle
12 14 (0.76%) Informatica
12 14 (0.76%) MuleSoft
13 12 (0.65%) Apple
14 9 (0.49%) VMware
15 8 (0.43%) HP
15 8 (0.43%) IBM
16 6 (0.32%) CheckPoint
16 6 (0.32%) Google
16 6 (0.32%) SolarWinds