Line Management Jobs

Line Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 2 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 112 124 108
Rank change year-on-year +12 -16 +54
Permanent jobs citing Line Management 1,322 2,182 3,468
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 2.62% 2.35% 3.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.80% 2.71% 3.28%
Number of salaries quoted 721 1,598 1,671
10th Percentile £25,313 £29,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,683 £40,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £65,600
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -19.97% +9.33%
75th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £101,250 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £56,000 £49,000 £61,700
% change year-on-year +14.29% -20.58% +12.18%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 47,280 80,404 105,819
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.55% 86.78% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 25,837 58,088 61,888
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,250 £34,095
25th Percentile £44,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,033 £55,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.51% -10.57% +2.50%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,600 £50,000 £54,590
% change year-on-year +5.20% -8.41% +3.98%

Line Management
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Line Management in the UK

Line Management
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Line Management in the UK

Line Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Line Management over the 6 months to 2 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Line Management in the UK

Line 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 Line Management within the UK over the 6 months to 2 April 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
England +13 1,198 £56,000 +1.82% 1,091
UK excluding London +39 1,006 £56,000 +14.29% 638
North of England +64 450 £56,000 +6.67% 145
Work from Home +6 448 £56,121 -0.56% 430
North West +50 265 £56,000 +1.82% 87
London -92 228 £75,000 +3.45% 520
Yorkshire +65 181 £25,625 -51.19% 44
Midlands +34 181 £52,500 +21.45% 111
West Midlands +25 144 £52,500 +19.07% 67
South West +34 126 £52,600 +6.26% 96
South East -26 126 £50,000 +5.26% 172
Scotland +91 68 £55,000 +10.00% 26
East of England -32 57 £62,000 +37.78% 74
East Midlands +28 37 £67,500 +63.64% 42
North East -8 4 £60,318 +36.80% 15
Wales -6 3 £67,000 +55.57% 18
Northern Ireland +38 1 £59,430 +1.07% 7

Line 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 27 (2.04%) Microsoft Exchange
2 23 (1.74%) SharePoint
3 11 (0.83%) WordPress
4 10 (0.76%) Confluence
5 9 (0.68%) CMS
6 3 (0.23%) OpenEdge
6 3 (0.23%) SharePoint Server
7 2 (0.15%) BizTalk Server
7 2 (0.15%) Drupal
7 2 (0.15%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.076%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.076%) Apache
8 1 (0.076%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.076%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.076%) Cloud Foundry
8 1 (0.076%) IIS
8 1 (0.076%) Luigi
8 1 (0.076%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.076%) Strapi
8 1 (0.076%) Umbraco
Applications
1 88 (6.66%) Microsoft Office
2 50 (3.78%) Microsoft Excel
3 25 (1.89%) Simulink
4 16 (1.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (0.45%) InDesign
6 5 (0.38%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 5 (0.38%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.38%) Photoshop
7 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.23%) Trello
8 2 (0.15%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.076%) Mingle
Business Applications
1 8 (0.61%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.45%) Raiser’s Edge
3 3 (0.23%) Adobe Campaign
3 3 (0.23%) Magento
3 3 (0.23%) SAP Business One
3 3 (0.23%) Shopify
4 2 (0.15%) Infor M3
4 2 (0.15%) PlanetPress Connect
5 1 (0.076%) Distributed Ledger
5 1 (0.076%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.076%) SDL Web 8
5 1 (0.076%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 262 (19.82%) AWS
2 148 (11.20%) Azure
3 109 (8.25%) Microsoft 365
4 60 (4.54%) Power Platform
5 41 (3.10%) SaaS
6 28 (2.12%) Azure DevOps
7 26 (1.97%) Serverless
8 24 (1.82%) Dynamics 365
9 20 (1.51%) AWS Lambda
10 19 (1.44%) PowerApps
11 18 (1.36%) Entra ID
12 15 (1.13%) AWS Step Functions
13 12 (0.91%) Amazon EventBridge
13 12 (0.91%) GCP
14 11 (0.83%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 11 (0.83%) Amazon SQS
14 11 (0.83%) AWS CodeBuild
14 11 (0.83%) AWS CodeDeploy
14 11 (0.83%) Boomi
14 11 (0.83%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 33 (2.50%) Firewall
2 27 (2.04%) WAN
3 24 (1.82%) Broadband
4 22 (1.66%) Network Security
5 21 (1.59%) Internet
6 16 (1.21%) LAN
7 15 (1.13%) VPN
8 14 (1.06%) TCP/IP
9 13 (0.98%) Wi-Fi
10 12 (0.91%) DNS
11 11 (0.83%) OSPF
12 9 (0.68%) VoIP
13 8 (0.61%) DHCP
13 8 (0.61%) HTTP
13 8 (0.61%) SD-WAN
13 8 (0.61%) VLAN
14 7 (0.53%) SSH
15 6 (0.45%) EIGRP
15 6 (0.45%) FTP
15 6 (0.45%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (2.50%) SQL Server
2 28 (2.12%) Power BI
3 23 (1.74%) Relational Database
4 16 (1.21%) Big Data
5 15 (1.13%) Data Warehouse
6 12 (0.91%) NoSQL
7 10 (0.76%) PostgreSQL
8 9 (0.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 8 (0.61%) RDBMS
10 5 (0.38%) Data Lake
11 4 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
11 4 (0.30%) Dremio
11 4 (0.30%) Metadata
12 3 (0.23%) Elasticsearch
12 3 (0.23%) GIS
12 3 (0.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 2 (0.15%) Azure SQL Database
13 2 (0.15%) Oracle Database
13 2 (0.15%) Power Query
13 2 (0.15%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 21 (1.59%) Jenkins
2 19 (1.44%) JIRA
3 14 (1.06%) Git
4 8 (0.61%) Maven
5 6 (0.45%) GitLab
6 5 (0.38%) TeamCity
7 4 (0.30%) Balsamiq
7 4 (0.30%) Oracle Forms
8 2 (0.15%) Eclipse
8 2 (0.15%) JUnit
8 2 (0.15%) Octopus Deploy
8 2 (0.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 2 (0.15%) Subversion
8 2 (0.15%) Team Foundation Server
8 2 (0.15%) Visual Studio Code
9 1 (0.076%) Artifactory
9 1 (0.076%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.076%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 565 (42.74%) Social Skills
2 299 (22.62%) Finance
3 228 (17.25%) Presentation Skills
4 114 (8.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 102 (7.72%) Banking
6 93 (7.03%) Analytical Skills
7 76 (5.75%) Organisational Skills
8 56 (4.24%) Marketing
9 55 (4.16%) Law
10 53 (4.01%) Public Sector
11 41 (3.10%) Retail
12 34 (2.57%) Financial Institution
12 34 (2.57%) Legal
13 31 (2.34%) Games
14 29 (2.19%) Telecoms
15 25 (1.89%) Aerospace
16 20 (1.51%) Local Government
17 19 (1.44%) Publishing
18 18 (1.36%) Tech for Good
19 12 (0.91%) Police
Job Titles
1 220 (16.64%) IT Support
2 200 (15.13%) Lead
3 163 (12.33%) Senior
4 104 (7.87%) Project Manager
5 100 (7.56%) Systems Engineer
6 74 (5.60%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 66 (4.99%) Product Manager
8 60 (4.54%) Team Leader
9 57 (4.31%) Delivery Project Manager
10 48 (3.63%) Lead Systems Engineer
11 41 (3.10%) Architect
12 39 (2.95%) Developer
12 39 (2.95%) Senior Manager
13 33 (2.50%) Analyst
14 32 (2.42%) IT Manager
15 28 (2.12%) Credit Risk Manager
15 28 (2.12%) Development Manager
15 28 (2.12%) Programme Manager
15 28 (2.12%) Risk Manager
16 21 (1.59%) Head of Digital
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (4.54%) Software Packaging
2 47 (3.56%) .NET
3 26 (1.97%) React
4 24 (1.82%) RESTful
5 22 (1.66%) HTML
6 21 (1.59%) CSS
7 19 (1.44%) .NET Core
8 15 (1.13%) AngularJS
9 11 (0.83%) JWT
9 11 (0.83%) OAuth
10 9 (0.68%) EDI
11 8 (0.61%) Android Jetpack
11 8 (0.61%) Jetpack Compose
11 8 (0.61%) Node.js
11 8 (0.61%) REST
12 6 (0.45%) .NET Framework
12 6 (0.45%) Kafka
12 6 (0.45%) Lambda Expressions
12 6 (0.45%) LDAP
12 6 (0.45%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 219 (16.57%) Enterprise Software
2 111 (8.40%) Management Information System
3 65 (4.92%) Product Ownership
4 58 (4.39%) Social Media
5 30 (2.27%) Onboarding
6 28 (2.12%) Credit Risk
7 27 (2.04%) Data Protection Act
7 27 (2.04%) Virtual Team
8 24 (1.82%) Self-Motivation
9 23 (1.74%) FMCG
10 19 (1.44%) PMI
11 16 (1.21%) Data Centre
11 16 (1.21%) Public Cloud
12 14 (1.06%) Driving Licence
12 14 (1.06%) Mobile App
13 9 (0.68%) Digital Media
14 8 (0.61%) Cloud Native
14 8 (0.61%) Online Banking
14 8 (0.61%) Security Operations Centre
15 7 (0.53%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 293 (22.16%) Windows
2 19 (1.44%) Windows Server
3 18 (1.36%) Windows 10
4 12 (0.91%) Android
4 12 (0.91%) Linux
5 10 (0.76%) Apple iOS
5 10 (0.76%) Mac OS
6 9 (0.68%) Windows Server 2016
7 8 (0.61%) Windows Vista
8 6 (0.45%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.23%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.15%) Unix
11 1 (0.076%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 323 (24.43%) Agile
2 316 (23.90%) Mathematics
3 313 (23.68%) Problem-Solving
4 243 (18.38%) Project Management
5 185 (13.99%) Roadmaps
6 179 (13.54%) Continuous Improvement
7 175 (13.24%) Software Engineering
8 161 (12.18%) Coaching
9 140 (10.59%) Mentoring
10 131 (9.91%) Stakeholder Management
11 126 (9.53%) Artificial Intelligence
12 124 (9.38%) Project Delivery
13 119 (9.00%) Cybersecurity
14 113 (8.55%) Analytics
15 106 (8.02%) Decision-Making
16 101 (7.64%) DevOps
17 99 (7.49%) Systems Engineering
18 96 (7.26%) Risk Management
19 78 (5.90%) Fintech
20 74 (5.60%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 59 (4.46%) SQL
2 49 (3.71%) Python
3 47 (3.56%) Java
4 46 (3.48%) C#
5 39 (2.95%) JavaScript
6 25 (1.89%) C
7 23 (1.74%) TypeScript
8 22 (1.66%) PowerShell
9 18 (1.36%) PHP
10 13 (0.98%) Bash
11 11 (0.83%) C++
11 11 (0.83%) Ruby
12 8 (0.61%) Kotlin
13 6 (0.45%) Go
13 6 (0.45%) Perl
14 5 (0.38%) Bicep
14 5 (0.38%) T-SQL
15 4 (0.30%) Scala
16 3 (0.23%) Progress 4GL
16 3 (0.23%) R
Qualifications
1 296 (22.39%) Degree
2 82 (6.20%) Security Cleared
3 62 (4.69%) DBS Check
4 61 (4.61%) BPSS Clearance
5 50 (3.78%) SC Cleared
6 37 (2.80%) DV Cleared
7 24 (1.82%) HND
8 20 (1.51%) PMI Certification
9 13 (0.98%) CISSP
10 12 (0.91%) Azure Certification
10 12 (0.91%) CISM
11 9 (0.68%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (0.53%) CISA
12 7 (0.53%) Computer Science Degree
12 7 (0.53%) Master's Degree
12 7 (0.53%) MCSE
13 6 (0.45%) Cisco Certification
13 6 (0.45%) CRISC
13 6 (0.45%) GSLC
14 5 (0.38%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (4.08%) Accessibility
2 44 (3.33%) GDPR
3 37 (2.80%) QA
4 34 (2.57%) SLA
5 15 (1.13%) NIST
6 14 (1.06%) Data Quality
6 14 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 11 (0.83%) WCAG
8 8 (0.61%) PMO
9 4 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.30%) ISO 9001
9 4 (0.30%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.30%) PERC
10 3 (0.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.15%) GRC
12 1 (0.076%) COBIT
12 1 (0.076%) Disclosure Scotland
12 1 (0.076%) ITGC
12 1 (0.076%) NCSC
System Software
1 78 (5.90%) Active Directory
2 24 (1.82%) Virtual Machines
3 20 (1.51%) Docker
4 13 (0.98%) VMware Infrastructure
5 10 (0.76%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.30%) BitLocker
6 4 (0.30%) Firmware
6 4 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.15%) vSphere
8 1 (0.076%) LXC
8 1 (0.076%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.076%) Samba
8 1 (0.076%) Snort
8 1 (0.076%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 28 (2.12%) Terraform
2 24 (1.82%) Kubernetes
3 21 (1.59%) Microsoft Intune
4 14 (1.06%) SCCM
5 11 (0.83%) Ansible
6 8 (0.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 8 (0.61%) FortiGate
7 6 (0.45%) QRadar
8 5 (0.38%) Progress Chef
8 5 (0.38%) Puppet
8 5 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (0.38%) WSUS
9 2 (0.15%) Forefront Identity Manager
10 1 (0.076%) Failover Clustering
10 1 (0.076%) Grafana
10 1 (0.076%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.076%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
10 1 (0.076%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 243 (18.38%) Microsoft
2 41 (3.10%) SAP
3 28 (2.12%) Avaloq
3 28 (2.12%) VMware
4 27 (2.04%) Google
5 25 (1.89%) MathWorks
6 23 (1.74%) Cisco
7 18 (1.36%) Salesforce
8 17 (1.29%) Adobe
8 17 (1.29%) ServiceNow
9 14 (1.06%) Splunk
10 11 (0.83%) Apple
10 11 (0.83%) Informatica
10 11 (0.83%) Meraki
10 11 (0.83%) MuleSoft
11 9 (0.68%) Atlassian
12 8 (0.61%) CheckPoint
12 8 (0.61%) Oracle
13 7 (0.53%) Facebook
13 7 (0.53%) HP