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 26 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 62 120 115
Rank change year-on-year +58 -5 +44
Permanent jobs citing Line Management 2,028 2,307 3,204
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 3.93% 2.35% 3.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.22% 2.73% 3.19%
Number of salaries quoted 691 1,685 1,546
10th Percentile £25,313 £28,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £43,220 £39,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,396 £65,600
Median % change year-on-year +6.88% -20.13% +9.33%
75th Percentile £71,250 £73,750 £84,056
90th Percentile £87,500 £105,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £48,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +13.40% -19.17% +12.97%

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 48,105 84,479 100,577
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.22% 86.05% 95.64%
Number of salaries quoted 26,550 59,789 58,948
10th Percentile £30,750 £29,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,600
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -10.71% +2.67%
75th Percentile £76,250 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%

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 26 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Line Management in the UK

Line Management
Top 16 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 26 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 +54 1,912 £56,000 +2.38% 1,214
UK excluding London +83 1,663 £55,000 +13.40% 697
North of England +97 956 £56,000 +6.67% 205
North West +97 768 £56,000 +1.82% 102
Work from Home +56 756 £56,121 +0.83% 538
London -60 275 £73,750 +2.08% 620
South East +57 220 £57,211 +20.44% 155
Midlands +46 206 £57,500 +30.40% 103
Yorkshire +66 185 £25,625 -51.19% 89
South West +48 147 £52,600 +6.26% 97
West Midlands +47 147 £55,000 +18.28% 54
East of England -16 77 £62,000 +44.19% 78
East Midlands +47 59 £65,000 +62.50% 45
Scotland +73 53 £55,000 +10.00% 48
Wales -3 8 £60,000 +41.18% 23
North East 0 3 £61,206 +38.81% 16

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 25 (1.23%) Microsoft Exchange
2 23 (1.13%) SharePoint
3 14 (0.69%) WordPress
4 7 (0.35%) Confluence
5 6 (0.30%) CMS
6 3 (0.15%) OpenEdge
6 3 (0.15%) SharePoint Server
7 2 (0.099%) Apache
7 2 (0.099%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.099%) BizTalk Server
7 2 (0.099%) Drupal
7 2 (0.099%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.049%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.049%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.049%) ColdFusion
8 1 (0.049%) IIS
8 1 (0.049%) Luigi
8 1 (0.049%) Tomcat
Applications
1 88 (4.34%) Microsoft Office
2 53 (2.61%) Microsoft Excel
3 25 (1.23%) Simulink
4 17 (0.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.25%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.25%) Photoshop
6 3 (0.15%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 3 (0.15%) InDesign
6 3 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.15%) Trello
7 2 (0.099%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.049%) Mingle
Business Applications
1 7 (0.35%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.30%) Raiser’s Edge
3 5 (0.25%) Magento
3 5 (0.25%) Shopify
4 3 (0.15%) Adobe Campaign
4 3 (0.15%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.099%) Infor M3
6 1 (0.049%) Distributed Ledger
6 1 (0.049%) Maximo
6 1 (0.049%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.049%) PlanetPress Connect
6 1 (0.049%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.049%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.049%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 307 (15.14%) AWS
2 198 (9.76%) Azure
3 97 (4.78%) Microsoft 365
4 54 (2.66%) Power Platform
5 50 (2.47%) Amazon EKS
5 50 (2.47%) AWS CloudFormation
6 46 (2.27%) SaaS
7 28 (1.38%) Serverless
8 24 (1.18%) Azure DevOps
9 22 (1.08%) AWS Lambda
10 20 (0.99%) Dynamics 365
11 19 (0.94%) Entra ID
12 18 (0.89%) AWS Step Functions
13 15 (0.74%) Amazon EventBridge
13 15 (0.74%) PowerApps
14 14 (0.69%) Amazon SQS
14 14 (0.69%) AWS CodeBuild
14 14 (0.69%) AWS CodeDeploy
14 14 (0.69%) AWS CodePipeline
14 14 (0.69%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 412 (20.32%) VPN
2 411 (20.27%) DNS
3 32 (1.58%) Firewall
4 27 (1.33%) WAN
5 23 (1.13%) Network Security
6 20 (0.99%) Internet
7 16 (0.79%) LAN
8 15 (0.74%) TCP/IP
9 14 (0.69%) Wi-Fi
10 11 (0.54%) OSPF
11 9 (0.44%) HTTP
12 8 (0.39%) DHCP
12 8 (0.39%) SD-WAN
12 8 (0.39%) VoIP
13 7 (0.35%) Broadband
13 7 (0.35%) FTP
13 7 (0.35%) SMTP
13 7 (0.35%) SSH
13 7 (0.35%) VLAN
14 6 (0.30%) RIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (2.56%) Elasticsearch
2 31 (1.53%) SQL Server
3 29 (1.43%) Power BI
4 24 (1.18%) Relational Database
5 19 (0.94%) Big Data
6 14 (0.69%) Data Warehouse
7 12 (0.59%) NoSQL
8 10 (0.49%) Metadata
8 10 (0.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 9 (0.44%) PostgreSQL
10 8 (0.39%) RDBMS
11 5 (0.25%) Data Lake
12 4 (0.20%) Dremio
12 4 (0.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 3 (0.15%) Amazon RDS
14 2 (0.099%) Apache Cassandra
14 2 (0.099%) Azure SQL Database
14 2 (0.099%) GIS
14 2 (0.099%) Power Query
14 2 (0.099%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 20 (0.99%) Jenkins
2 18 (0.89%) JIRA
3 15 (0.74%) Git
4 8 (0.39%) Maven
5 6 (0.30%) GitLab
6 4 (0.20%) Balsamiq
6 4 (0.20%) Oracle Forms
6 4 (0.20%) TeamCity
7 2 (0.099%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.099%) Eclipse
7 2 (0.099%) JUnit
7 2 (0.099%) Octopus Deploy
7 2 (0.099%) Subversion
7 2 (0.099%) Team Foundation Server
7 2 (0.099%) Visual Studio Code
8 1 (0.049%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 1 (0.049%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.049%) Visual Studio
General
1 823 (40.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 703 (34.66%) Finance
3 580 (28.60%) Social Skills
4 539 (26.58%) Analytical Skills
5 351 (17.31%) Law
6 322 (15.88%) Legal
7 231 (11.39%) Presentation Skills
8 103 (5.08%) Banking
9 84 (4.14%) Organisational Skills
10 65 (3.21%) Marketing
11 57 (2.81%) Public Sector
12 56 (2.76%) Retail
13 41 (2.02%) Financial Institution
14 27 (1.33%) Local Government
15 25 (1.23%) Aerospace
16 16 (0.79%) Esports
16 16 (0.79%) Telecoms
17 14 (0.69%) Police
17 14 (0.69%) Publishing
17 14 (0.69%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 490 (24.16%) Developer
2 455 (22.44%) Software Developer
3 228 (11.24%) Lead
4 220 (10.85%) IT Support
5 181 (8.93%) Senior
6 115 (5.67%) Systems Engineer
7 86 (4.24%) Senior Systems Engineer
8 75 (3.70%) Team Leader
9 71 (3.50%) Project Manager
10 65 (3.21%) Product Manager
11 48 (2.37%) Lead Systems Engineer
12 45 (2.22%) Senior Manager
13 33 (1.63%) Credit Risk Manager
13 33 (1.63%) Delivery Project Manager
13 33 (1.63%) Risk Manager
14 30 (1.48%) IT Manager
15 27 (1.33%) Software Team Leader
16 26 (1.28%) Analyst
16 26 (1.28%) Architect
17 23 (1.13%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 98 (4.83%) .NET
2 60 (2.96%) Software Packaging
3 57 (2.81%) Node.js
4 49 (2.42%) Pandas
5 27 (1.33%) RESTful
6 26 (1.28%) React
7 25 (1.23%) HTML
8 22 (1.08%) .NET Core
9 21 (1.04%) CSS
10 16 (0.79%) AngularJS
11 14 (0.69%) JWT
11 14 (0.69%) OAuth
12 8 (0.39%) Android Jetpack
12 8 (0.39%) EDI
12 8 (0.39%) Jetpack Compose
13 7 (0.35%) Kafka
13 7 (0.35%) Lambda Expressions
13 7 (0.35%) LDAP
14 6 (0.30%) Spring
14 6 (0.30%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 731 (36.05%) Cyberattack
2 219 (10.80%) Enterprise Software
3 111 (5.47%) Management Information System
4 64 (3.16%) Product Ownership
5 62 (3.06%) Social Media
6 33 (1.63%) Credit Risk
7 31 (1.53%) Self-Motivation
8 25 (1.23%) Virtual Team
9 24 (1.18%) Onboarding
10 20 (0.99%) Data Protection Act
10 20 (0.99%) FMCG
11 19 (0.94%) PMI
12 15 (0.74%) Mobile App
12 15 (0.74%) Public Cloud
13 12 (0.59%) Driving Licence
14 11 (0.54%) Online Banking
15 10 (0.49%) NHS
16 9 (0.44%) Cloud Native
16 9 (0.44%) Data Centre
16 9 (0.44%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 457 (22.53%) Android
2 455 (22.44%) Linux
3 297 (14.64%) Windows
4 16 (0.79%) Windows 10
4 16 (0.79%) Windows Vista
5 15 (0.74%) Windows Server
6 9 (0.44%) Apple iOS
7 8 (0.39%) Mac OS
8 7 (0.35%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (0.20%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.099%) Unix
11 1 (0.049%) Robot Operating System
11 1 (0.049%) Solaris
11 1 (0.049%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 772 (38.07%) Mathematics
2 764 (37.67%) Agile
3 464 (22.88%) Design Patterns
4 456 (22.49%) Android Development
5 449 (22.14%) OOP
6 448 (22.09%) OO
7 387 (19.08%) Cybersecurity
8 334 (16.47%) Problem-Solving
9 302 (14.89%) Creative Thinking
10 222 (10.95%) Software Engineering
11 218 (10.75%) Project Management
12 169 (8.33%) Roadmaps
13 161 (7.94%) Continuous Improvement
14 156 (7.69%) Coaching
15 134 (6.61%) Artificial Intelligence
16 131 (6.46%) Stakeholder Management
17 123 (6.07%) Mentoring
18 116 (5.72%) CI/CD
19 114 (5.62%) Systems Engineering
20 112 (5.52%) Containerisation
Programming Languages
1 517 (25.49%) Java
2 489 (24.11%) Python
3 459 (22.63%) C++
4 451 (22.24%) Go
5 90 (4.44%) JavaScript
6 76 (3.75%) C#
7 70 (3.45%) Rust
8 63 (3.11%) SQL
9 26 (1.28%) C
10 22 (1.08%) TypeScript
11 20 (0.99%) PowerShell
12 17 (0.84%) PHP
13 12 (0.59%) Bash
14 10 (0.49%) Ruby
15 8 (0.39%) Kotlin
16 6 (0.30%) Perl
17 5 (0.25%) Delphi
17 5 (0.25%) T-SQL
18 4 (0.20%) Bicep
19 3 (0.15%) Progress 4GL
Qualifications
1 526 (25.94%) Security Cleared
2 486 (23.96%) DV Cleared
3 288 (14.20%) Degree
4 70 (3.45%) DBS Check
5 61 (3.01%) BPSS Clearance
6 42 (2.07%) SC Cleared
7 23 (1.13%) HND
8 19 (0.94%) PMI Certification
9 9 (0.44%) Azure Certification
9 9 (0.44%) Master's Degree
10 8 (0.39%) Microsoft Certification
11 7 (0.35%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (0.35%) CISSP
12 6 (0.30%) CISM
12 6 (0.30%) Computer Science Degree
12 6 (0.30%) MCSE
13 4 (0.20%) CCNA
13 4 (0.20%) Oracle Certification
13 4 (0.20%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 3 (0.15%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 286 (14.10%) NCSC
2 55 (2.71%) Accessibility
3 39 (1.92%) QA
4 34 (1.68%) GDPR
5 33 (1.63%) SLA
6 16 (0.79%) Data Quality
7 13 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 10 (0.49%) WCAG
9 9 (0.44%) NIST
10 8 (0.39%) PMO
11 4 (0.20%) ISO 9001
11 4 (0.20%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 2 (0.099%) Cyber Essentials
13 2 (0.099%) GRC
14 1 (0.049%) COBIT
14 1 (0.049%) Disclosure Scotland
14 1 (0.049%) ECSS
14 1 (0.049%) ITGC
14 1 (0.049%) PERC
System Software
1 466 (22.98%) Docker
2 75 (3.70%) Active Directory
3 24 (1.18%) Virtual Machines
4 9 (0.44%) VMware Infrastructure
5 7 (0.35%) Hyper-V
6 5 (0.25%) BitLocker
6 5 (0.25%) Firmware
7 4 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.099%) vSphere
9 1 (0.049%) LXC
9 1 (0.049%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.049%) Samba
9 1 (0.049%) Snort
9 1 (0.049%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 455 (22.44%) Ansible
2 77 (3.80%) Terraform
3 73 (3.60%) Kubernetes
4 22 (1.08%) Microsoft Intune
5 13 (0.64%) SCCM
6 8 (0.39%) FortiGate
7 6 (0.30%) QRadar
8 5 (0.25%) WSUS
9 4 (0.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (0.20%) Progress Chef
9 4 (0.20%) Puppet
10 3 (0.15%) Single Sign-On
11 2 (0.099%) Forefront Identity Manager
12 1 (0.049%) Failover Clustering
12 1 (0.049%) Grafana
12 1 (0.049%) Jamf Pro
12 1 (0.049%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
12 1 (0.049%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 256 (12.62%) Microsoft
2 43 (2.12%) SAP
3 33 (1.63%) Avaloq
4 32 (1.58%) Google
5 25 (1.23%) MathWorks
6 24 (1.18%) VMware
7 23 (1.13%) Salesforce
8 20 (0.99%) ServiceNow
9 18 (0.89%) Cisco
10 17 (0.84%) Adobe
11 15 (0.74%) Informatica
11 15 (0.74%) Splunk
12 14 (0.69%) MuleSoft
13 13 (0.64%) Apple
14 10 (0.49%) TikTok
15 9 (0.44%) Oracle
16 8 (0.39%) Databricks
16 8 (0.39%) HP
16 8 (0.39%) Meraki
17 7 (0.35%) Atlassian