Line Management Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Line Management
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Line Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 209 112 112
Rank change year-on-year -97 0 -32
Permanent jobs citing Line Management 402 891 868
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.96% 2.39% 2.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.20% 2.71% 3.11%
Number of salaries quoted 325 313 509
10th Percentile - £36,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £28,250 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,454 £59,430 £55,148
Median % change year-on-year -38.66% +7.77% -8.09%
75th Percentile £68,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £48,500 £62,759 £65,000
% change year-on-year -22.72% -3.45% -

All Process & 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 33,518 32,882 27,917
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 79.71% 88.16% 90.59%
Number of salaries quoted 19,196 15,153 20,782
10th Percentile £27,707 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,750 £41,250 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -3.83%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,700 £80,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Line Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Line Management job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Line Management
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Line Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Line Management

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 30 December 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 30 December 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 -60 141 £31,500 -47.25% 143
South East -36 74 £61,750 +47.90% 157
North West -21 68 £35,000 -39.19% 72
Yorkshire -61 61 £32,500 -48.00% 63
Midlands -83 61 £41,500 -22.79% 99
South West -20 58 £41,355 -34.36% 61
West Midlands -62 43 £33,000 -40.54% 50
Scotland -4 33 £30,500 -54.04% 50
East of England +16 32 £42,500 -32.81% 66
East Midlands -64 17 £52,500 +16.67% 46
North East +2 12 £30,500 -48.68% 10
Wales -14 5 £72,000 +21.15% 20
Line Management
UK

Line Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 20 (4.98%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.99%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.75%) CMS
3 3 (0.75%) Confluence
4 2 (0.50%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.50%) Umbraco
5 1 (0.25%) Apache Solr
5 1 (0.25%) Exchange Server 2003
5 1 (0.25%) Headless CMS
5 1 (0.25%) LiveLink
Applications
1 36 (8.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (6.47%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (2.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.49%) InDesign
5 2 (0.50%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.50%) Trello
6 1 (0.25%) CATIA
6 1 (0.25%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.25%) Navisworks
6 1 (0.25%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 5 (1.24%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.00%) Remedy ITSM
3 3 (0.75%) Oracle ERP
3 3 (0.75%) ResourceLink
3 3 (0.75%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.50%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.50%) SAP IBP
5 1 (0.25%) assyst
5 1 (0.25%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 1 (0.25%) Maximo
5 1 (0.25%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 43 (10.70%) Azure
2 31 (7.71%) Microsoft 365
3 21 (5.22%) SaaS
4 20 (4.98%) Power Platform
5 16 (3.98%) AWS
6 15 (3.73%) Entra ID
7 9 (2.24%) GCP
8 7 (1.74%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (1.49%) OneDrive
10 5 (1.24%) Dynamics 365
11 4 (1.00%) PowerApps
12 3 (0.75%) Microsoft Copilot
12 3 (0.75%) Power Automate
13 2 (0.50%) Azure Logic Apps
13 2 (0.50%) Azure Service Bus
13 2 (0.50%) OCI
13 2 (0.50%) Serverless
14 1 (0.25%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
14 1 (0.25%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 1 (0.25%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.99%) LAN
2 10 (2.49%) Network Security
3 9 (2.24%) VPN
4 8 (1.99%) WAN
5 7 (1.74%) Wireless
6 6 (1.49%) DHCP
6 6 (1.49%) DNS
6 6 (1.49%) Unified Communications
7 5 (1.24%) BGP
7 5 (1.24%) Firewall
7 5 (1.24%) Internet
7 5 (1.24%) Intranet
7 5 (1.24%) OSPF
8 3 (0.75%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.50%) MPLS
9 2 (0.50%) SNMP
9 2 (0.50%) SSH
9 2 (0.50%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.50%) VLAN
9 2 (0.50%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (2.74%) Power BI
2 6 (1.49%) Oracle Database
3 5 (1.24%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.75%) RDBMS
4 3 (0.75%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.25%) Apache Cassandra
6 1 (0.25%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.25%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.25%) Crystal Reports
6 1 (0.25%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.25%) Electronic Patient Records
6 1 (0.25%) MS Access
6 1 (0.25%) MySQL
6 1 (0.25%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.25%) Oracle Database 10g
6 1 (0.25%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 13 (3.23%) GitLab
2 7 (1.74%) JIRA
3 4 (1.00%) Git
4 1 (0.25%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.25%) Rational DOORS
General
1 122 (30.35%) Multimedia
2 110 (27.36%) Social Skills
3 92 (22.89%) Finance
4 28 (6.97%) Telecoms
5 24 (5.97%) Marketing
6 21 (5.22%) Law
7 20 (4.98%) Organisational Skills
8 19 (4.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 16 (3.98%) Public Sector
10 14 (3.48%) Analytical Skills
10 14 (3.48%) Legal
11 11 (2.74%) Police
12 10 (2.49%) Manufacturing
13 9 (2.24%) Influencing Skills
13 9 (2.24%) Presentation Skills
14 6 (1.49%) Retail
15 5 (1.24%) Local Government
16 3 (0.75%) Aerospace
16 3 (0.75%) Electronics
16 3 (0.75%) Military
Job Titles
1 122 (30.35%) Trainee
2 57 (14.18%) Lead
3 22 (5.47%) Analyst
4 21 (5.22%) Head of Procurement
4 21 (5.22%) Senior
5 19 (4.73%) Delivery Manager
6 17 (4.23%) Service Manager
7 16 (3.98%) Service Delivery Manager
8 12 (2.99%) Support Analyst
8 12 (2.99%) Technical Support
9 11 (2.74%) Developer
9 11 (2.74%) IT Manager
9 11 (2.74%) IT Support
10 10 (2.49%) DevOps Engineer
11 9 (2.24%) 2nd Line Support
11 9 (2.24%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
11 9 (2.24%) Lead DevOps Engineer
11 9 (2.24%) Support Engineer
11 9 (2.24%) Team Leader
11 9 (2.24%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.98%) .NET
2 6 (1.49%) .NET Framework
3 5 (1.24%) .NET Core
3 5 (1.24%) ASP.NET
4 4 (1.00%) Oracle Fusion
5 3 (0.75%) CSS
5 3 (0.75%) HTML
5 3 (0.75%) React
5 3 (0.75%) REST
6 2 (0.50%) AngularJS
6 2 (0.50%) ASP.NET Core
6 2 (0.50%) Gherkin
6 2 (0.50%) Razor View Engine
6 2 (0.50%) RESTful
6 2 (0.50%) SAML
7 1 (0.25%) Entity Framework
7 1 (0.25%) Kafka
7 1 (0.25%) MACH
7 1 (0.25%) Next.js
7 1 (0.25%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 26 (6.47%) Management Information System
2 23 (5.72%) Self-Motivation
3 17 (4.23%) Onboarding
4 12 (2.99%) Cloud Native
5 8 (1.99%) Driving Licence
5 8 (1.99%) Social Media
6 7 (1.74%) Product Ownership
7 6 (1.49%) Web Conferencing
8 5 (1.24%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (1.00%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (1.00%) Legacy Systems
10 3 (0.75%) Data Centre
10 3 (0.75%) Low-Code
11 2 (0.50%) AI Agents
11 2 (0.50%) e-Learning
11 2 (0.50%) Embedded Systems
11 2 (0.50%) Fibre Optics
11 2 (0.50%) IoT
11 2 (0.50%) Mobile App
11 2 (0.50%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 19 (4.73%) Windows
2 8 (1.99%) Linux
3 3 (0.75%) Unix
3 3 (0.75%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.25%) HPUX
4 1 (0.25%) Solaris
4 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 168 (41.79%) Mentoring
2 167 (41.54%) Cybersecurity
3 122 (30.35%) Ethical Hacking
4 50 (12.44%) Agile
4 50 (12.44%) Stakeholder Management
5 43 (10.70%) Project Management
6 41 (10.20%) Contract Management
7 32 (7.96%) Continuous Improvement
7 32 (7.96%) Service Delivery
8 31 (7.71%) DevOps
8 31 (7.71%) Problem-Solving
9 30 (7.46%) Coaching
10 27 (6.72%) CRM
11 24 (5.97%) Analytics
11 24 (5.97%) Budgeting
11 24 (5.97%) People Management
11 24 (5.97%) Project Delivery
12 23 (5.72%) Decision-Making
13 22 (5.47%) Contract Negotiation
13 22 (5.47%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 22 (5.47%) SQL
2 15 (3.73%) Python
3 10 (2.49%) C#
4 5 (1.24%) C
4 5 (1.24%) JavaScript
5 4 (1.00%) Java
6 3 (0.75%) Bash
6 3 (0.75%) Embedded C
6 3 (0.75%) TypeScript
7 2 (0.50%) PHP
8 1 (0.25%) C++
8 1 (0.25%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.25%) R
8 1 (0.25%) Ruby
8 1 (0.25%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.25%) VB
Qualifications
1 124 (30.85%) CompTIA Security+
2 122 (30.35%) A+ Certification
2 122 (30.35%) CEH
2 122 (30.35%) Network+ Certification
3 45 (11.19%) Degree
4 30 (7.46%) Security Cleared
5 21 (5.22%) SC Cleared
6 14 (3.48%) BPSS Clearance
7 9 (2.24%) DBS Check
7 9 (2.24%) Master's Degree
8 8 (1.99%) ACCA
8 8 (1.99%) CIMA
9 7 (1.74%) CFA
10 4 (1.00%) HNC
10 4 (1.00%) HND
10 4 (1.00%) MBA
10 4 (1.00%) PMI Certification
10 4 (1.00%) PMP
11 3 (0.75%) CIPD
11 3 (0.75%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (3.23%) SLA
2 9 (2.24%) PMO
2 9 (2.24%) QA
3 8 (1.99%) Data Quality
4 7 (1.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (1.49%) ISO 9001
6 5 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (1.24%) GDPR
7 3 (0.75%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.50%) GRC
8 2 (0.50%) WCAG
9 1 (0.25%) ISO 19650
9 1 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 1 (0.25%) ITGC
9 1 (0.25%) NIST
9 1 (0.25%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 13 (3.23%) Active Directory
1 13 (3.23%) Docker
2 6 (1.49%) Firmware
3 5 (1.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.75%) BitLocker
5 2 (0.50%) vCloud
5 2 (0.50%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.50%) vSphere
6 1 (0.25%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (3.73%) Kubernetes
2 14 (3.48%) Terraform
3 11 (2.74%) Ansible
3 11 (2.74%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (2.24%) Grafana
4 9 (2.24%) Prometheus
5 6 (1.49%) Autotask
6 4 (1.00%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.75%) SCCM
8 2 (0.50%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.50%) SmoothWall
8 2 (0.50%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.25%) Argo
9 1 (0.25%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 58 (14.43%) Microsoft
2 15 (3.73%) Cisco
3 12 (2.99%) Oracle
4 8 (1.99%) Meraki
4 8 (1.99%) Salesforce
5 7 (1.74%) VMware
6 6 (1.49%) Adobe
6 6 (1.49%) Zoho
7 4 (1.00%) HP
7 4 (1.00%) Remedy
7 4 (1.00%) SAP
7 4 (1.00%) ServiceNow
8 3 (0.75%) Apple
8 3 (0.75%) CheckPoint
8 3 (0.75%) McAfee
8 3 (0.75%) MobileIron
8 3 (0.75%) Openreach
8 3 (0.75%) Sparx
9 2 (0.50%) Databricks
9 2 (0.50%) Xero