People Management Job Trends

People Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring People Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 404 308 313
Rank change year-on-year -96 +5 -120
Permanent jobs citing People Management 377 440 927
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.41% 0.99% 0.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.56% 1.07% 1.06%
Number of salaries quoted 255 233 607
10th Percentile £41,250 £43,887 £33,900
25th Percentile £46,250 £59,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £70,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% +16.67% -14.29%
75th Percentile £93,500 £87,500 £80,874
90th Percentile £110,750 £117,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £69,018 £57,500
% change year-on-year -13.07% +20.03% -6.50%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

People 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 66,949 41,023 87,141
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 72.83% 92.72% 82.59%
Number of salaries quoted 45,661 21,815 61,905
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.54%
75th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,055 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.89% +0.11% -9.09%

People Management
Job Vacancy Trend

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

People Management job vacancy trend in the UK

People Management
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing People Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing People Management

People Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing People Management over the 6 months to 9 June 2026.

Salary histogram for People Management in the UK

People 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 People Management within the UK over the 6 months to 9 June 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
England -98 335 £65,000 -7.14% 167
UK excluding London -102 241 £60,000 -13.07% 142
Work from Home +24 153 £73,250 -2.33% 69
London -59 117 £87,500 +4.48% 56
South East -78 52 £57,303 -11.84% 47
North of England -55 51 £74,000 +6.76% 37
Midlands -45 49 £55,625 -21.93% 27
North West +1 39 £82,500 +19.02% 24
South West -28 30 £55,000 -17.13% 11
East of England +7 29 £60,100 -3.06% 9
West Midlands -52 28 £62,500 -13.79% 19
East Midlands -17 21 £42,500 -38.18% 8
Wales -28 15 £47,500 -26.92% 2
Scotland +14 13 £55,000 -8.33% 6
North East - 8 £62,500 - 5
Yorkshire -60 4 £108,000 +54.29% 8
Northern Ireland -39 2 £63,750 - 8

People Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 14 (3.71%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.86%) Apache Airflow
3 5 (1.33%) CMS
4 4 (1.06%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 4 (1.06%) Drupal
5 1 (0.27%) Confluence
5 1 (0.27%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.27%) SAS
Applications
1 27 (7.16%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (4.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (2.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.33%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (1.06%) Acrobat
6 3 (0.80%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.80%) InVision
6 3 (0.80%) Sketch
7 2 (0.53%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.27%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.27%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (1.33%) Visualfiles
2 4 (1.06%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.80%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.53%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (0.53%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
4 2 (0.53%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.53%) SAP HCM
4 2 (0.53%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.27%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.27%) Maximo
5 1 (0.27%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.27%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 48 (12.73%) Azure
2 43 (11.41%) Microsoft 365
3 29 (7.69%) Power Platform
4 26 (6.90%) AWS
4 26 (6.90%) Figma
4 26 (6.90%) SaaS
5 9 (2.39%) Azure DevOps
6 7 (1.86%) Power Automate
6 7 (1.86%) PowerApps
6 7 (1.86%) Snowflake
7 6 (1.59%) GCP
7 6 (1.59%) Slack
8 5 (1.33%) Anthropic Claude
8 5 (1.33%) Entra ID
8 5 (1.33%) Google Analytics
9 4 (1.06%) Adobe Creative Cloud
9 4 (1.06%) GitHub
9 4 (1.06%) Google Sheets
9 4 (1.06%) Google Tag Manager
10 3 (0.80%) Azure Machine Learning
Communications & Networking
1 24 (6.37%) Broadband
2 7 (1.86%) Network Security
3 4 (1.06%) DNS
3 4 (1.06%) Firewall
3 4 (1.06%) VoIP
4 3 (0.80%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.53%) DKIM
5 2 (0.53%) DMARC
5 2 (0.53%) Intranet
5 2 (0.53%) PBX
5 2 (0.53%) Unified Communications
5 2 (0.53%) VLAN
6 1 (0.27%) FTP
6 1 (0.27%) HTTP
6 1 (0.27%) Internet
6 1 (0.27%) LAN
6 1 (0.27%) SMTP
6 1 (0.27%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.27%) WAN
6 1 (0.27%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (6.63%) Power BI
2 8 (2.12%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (1.86%) SQL Server
4 6 (1.59%) Data Lake
4 6 (1.59%) Tableau
5 5 (1.33%) BigQuery
5 5 (1.33%) Semantic Layer
6 3 (0.80%) Looker
6 3 (0.80%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.53%) Metadata
7 2 (0.53%) Redis
7 2 (0.53%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.27%) Amazon Aurora
8 1 (0.27%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.27%) Electronic Patient Records
8 1 (0.27%) Flink
Development Applications
1 12 (3.18%) JIRA
2 6 (1.59%) Git
3 5 (1.33%) Claude Code
4 2 (0.53%) GitLab
5 1 (0.27%) Jenkins
General
1 121 (32.10%) Social Skills
2 93 (24.67%) Finance
3 50 (13.26%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (7.69%) Presentation Skills
5 27 (7.16%) Retail
6 25 (6.63%) Back Office
6 25 (6.63%) Law
7 22 (5.84%) Public Sector
8 20 (5.31%) Banking
9 17 (4.51%) Marketing
10 16 (4.24%) Legal
11 13 (3.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 11 (2.92%) Aerospace
12 11 (2.92%) Influencing Skills
13 10 (2.65%) Documentation Skills
14 9 (2.39%) Organisational Skills
15 8 (2.12%) Advertising
15 8 (2.12%) Telecoms
16 7 (1.86%) Manufacturing
17 5 (1.33%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 81 (21.49%) Lead
2 61 (16.18%) Senior
3 29 (7.69%) Team Leader
4 24 (6.37%) Data Manager
5 21 (5.57%) Senior Manager
6 20 (5.31%) Developer
6 20 (5.31%) IT Manager
7 18 (4.77%) Support Manager
8 16 (4.24%) Desktop Engineer
8 16 (4.24%) Desktop Support
8 16 (4.24%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 16 (4.24%) Site Engineer
8 16 (4.24%) Support Engineer
9 13 (3.45%) Engineering Manager
9 13 (3.45%) Lead Developer
10 12 (3.18%) Architect
10 12 (3.18%) IT Support
10 12 (3.18%) Principal Engineer
11 10 (2.65%) Data Engineer
11 10 (2.65%) Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.18%) .NET
2 5 (1.33%) .NET Core
2 5 (1.33%) Spring
3 3 (0.80%) CSS
3 3 (0.80%) HTML
3 3 (0.80%) Kafka
3 3 (0.80%) LangChain
3 3 (0.80%) Semantic Kernel
3 3 (0.80%) Spring Boot
4 2 (0.53%) J2EE
4 2 (0.53%) NestJS
4 2 (0.53%) Node.js
4 2 (0.53%) RabbitMQ
5 1 (0.27%) ADO
5 1 (0.27%) AngularJS
5 1 (0.27%) LDAP
5 1 (0.27%) MACH
5 1 (0.27%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.27%) SPFx
5 1 (0.27%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 27 (7.16%) Management Information System
2 23 (6.10%) Onboarding
3 21 (5.57%) Cloud Native
3 21 (5.57%) Mobile App
4 17 (4.51%) Product Ownership
5 11 (2.92%) Data Centre
5 11 (2.92%) Driving Licence
6 10 (2.65%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (2.39%) Legacy Applications
7 9 (2.39%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (2.12%) Distributed Systems
9 7 (1.86%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.59%) NHS
11 5 (1.33%) Low-Code
11 5 (1.33%) Mobile Computing
12 4 (1.06%) AI Agents
12 4 (1.06%) Analytical Mindset
12 4 (1.06%) Microsoft Licensing
13 3 (0.80%) Culture of Ownership
13 3 (0.80%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 31 (8.22%) Windows
2 16 (4.24%) Windows 10
3 6 (1.59%) Linux
3 6 (1.59%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.80%) Unix
5 2 (0.53%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.27%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.27%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (29.97%) Continuous Improvement
2 83 (22.02%) Problem-Solving
3 82 (21.75%) Mentoring
4 80 (21.22%) Line Management
5 72 (19.10%) Coaching
6 70 (18.57%) Agile
7 65 (17.24%) Software Engineering
8 63 (16.71%) Customer Experience
9 62 (16.45%) Stakeholder Management
10 55 (14.59%) Technical Leadership
11 51 (13.53%) Cybersecurity
12 46 (12.20%) AI
12 46 (12.20%) Analytics
13 45 (11.94%) Service Delivery
14 44 (11.67%) Project Delivery
15 43 (11.41%) DevOps
16 40 (10.61%) Decision-Making
16 40 (10.61%) ITIL
17 38 (10.08%) Collaborative Culture
17 38 (10.08%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 36 (9.55%) SQL
2 29 (7.69%) Python
3 17 (4.51%) Java
4 10 (2.65%) C#
5 7 (1.86%) TypeScript
6 5 (1.33%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.80%) ABAP
8 2 (0.53%) Bash
8 2 (0.53%) C++
8 2 (0.53%) VBA
9 1 (0.27%) Go
9 1 (0.27%) Perl
9 1 (0.27%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 67 (17.77%) Degree
2 42 (11.14%) Security Cleared
3 34 (9.02%) SC Cleared
4 16 (4.24%) BPSS Clearance
4 16 (4.24%) CTC Cleared
5 15 (3.98%) DBS Check
6 9 (2.39%) CIPD
6 9 (2.39%) CISM
7 8 (2.12%) CISSP
8 7 (1.86%) CISA
8 7 (1.86%) PMI Certification
9 6 (1.59%) PMP
10 5 (1.33%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (1.06%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (1.06%) ACCA
11 4 (1.06%) Chartered Engineer
11 4 (1.06%) CIMA
11 4 (1.06%) HNC
11 4 (1.06%) HND
11 4 (1.06%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (7.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 24 (6.37%) SLA
3 15 (3.98%) ISO 9001
4 12 (3.18%) GDPR
4 12 (3.18%) NIST
5 8 (2.12%) Accessibility
5 8 (2.12%) PCI DSS
6 7 (1.86%) QA
7 6 (1.59%) COBIT
7 6 (1.59%) ISO 14000
8 5 (1.33%) Automotive SPICE
8 5 (1.33%) ISO 26262
8 5 (1.33%) PMO
9 4 (1.06%) Data Quality
9 4 (1.06%) GRC
9 4 (1.06%) ISO 14001
10 3 (0.80%) ITGC
10 3 (0.80%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.80%) TickIT
11 2 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 4 (1.06%) Hyper-V
1 4 (1.06%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (0.80%) Docker
3 2 (0.53%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 10 (2.65%) Kubernetes
2 8 (2.12%) Terraform
3 4 (1.06%) Ansible
3 4 (1.06%) Functional Safety
4 3 (0.80%) Check_MK
4 3 (0.80%) Puppet
5 2 (0.53%) Argo
5 2 (0.53%) cPanel
5 2 (0.53%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.53%) Plesk
5 2 (0.53%) Salt
5 2 (0.53%) SCCM
6 1 (0.27%) Grafana
6 1 (0.27%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.27%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.27%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 58 (15.38%) Microsoft
2 29 (7.69%) Adobe
3 24 (6.37%) Cisco
4 19 (5.04%) Google
5 11 (2.92%) Oracle
6 7 (1.86%) Informatica
6 7 (1.86%) ServiceNow
6 7 (1.86%) VMware
7 5 (1.33%) Foundry
7 5 (1.33%) Juniper
7 5 (1.33%) Palo Alto
7 5 (1.33%) SAP
7 5 (1.33%) UiPath
8 4 (1.06%) Databricks
8 4 (1.06%) Meraki
8 4 (1.06%) Xero
9 3 (0.80%) Hotjar
9 3 (0.80%) IBM
9 3 (0.80%) Infor
9 3 (0.80%) Salesforce