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 18 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 403 295 289
Rank change year-on-year -108 -6 -118
Permanent jobs citing People Management 460 481 769
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.43% 0.96% 0.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.58% 1.08% 1.15%
Number of salaries quoted 322 275 416
10th Percentile £37,500 £42,500 £33,659
25th Percentile £45,000 £52,500 £45,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +13.82% -12.14%
75th Percentile £83,400 £91,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £107,250 £119,000 £101,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +13.04% -11.54%

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 78,793 44,552 66,983
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.35% 89.17% 80.87%
Number of salaries quoted 54,339 25,245 43,003
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.71%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,650 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -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 18 August 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 18 August 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 -107 401 £60,100 -14.14% 235
UK excluding London -76 328 £55,000 -15.38% 203
Work from Home -21 151 £72,500 -4.61% 102
London -86 108 £90,000 +2.86% 84
North of England -40 89 £62,500 -7.41% 41
South East -48 75 £65,000 -16.13% 70
Midlands -18 71 £45,000 -37.93% 35
North West -11 48 £55,000 -21.43% 21
West Midlands -28 36 £51,875 -28.45% 18
East Midlands -4 35 £45,000 -36.84% 17
North East - 32 £62,500 - 11
South West -57 29 £55,000 - 25
East of England -27 25 £60,100 -3.06% 11
Scotland +11 23 £55,000 -20.00% 11
Wales -62 12 £46,250 +28.47% 13
Yorkshire -54 9 £65,000 -3.70% 12
Northern Ireland - 4 £63,750 - 2

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 22 (4.78%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.87%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 4 (0.87%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.65%) CMS
3 3 (0.65%) SAS
4 2 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.43%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.22%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.22%) Confluence
Applications
1 26 (5.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (3.48%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (2.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.30%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.87%) Acrobat
6 3 (0.65%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.65%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.43%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (1.52%) NetSuite
2 5 (1.09%) Visualfiles
3 4 (0.87%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.43%) Adobe Campaign
4 2 (0.43%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (0.43%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
5 1 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.22%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.22%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.22%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.22%) Sage 50
5 1 (0.22%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.22%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.22%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.22%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 68 (14.78%) Azure
2 45 (9.78%) Microsoft 365
3 43 (9.35%) SaaS
4 32 (6.96%) AWS
5 20 (4.35%) Azure DevOps
5 20 (4.35%) Power Platform
6 14 (3.04%) Azure Monitor
7 12 (2.61%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 11 (2.39%) Azure Key Vault
8 11 (2.39%) Azure Service Bus
8 11 (2.39%) IaaS
9 9 (1.96%) Entra ID
10 8 (1.74%) GCP
11 7 (1.52%) OneDrive
12 5 (1.09%) Adobe Creative Cloud
12 5 (1.09%) Google Workspace
13 4 (0.87%) Azure AI
13 4 (0.87%) Microsoft Copilot
14 3 (0.65%) Anthropic Claude
14 3 (0.65%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.74%) Network Security
2 7 (1.52%) DNS
2 7 (1.52%) Firewall
3 6 (1.30%) VLAN
3 6 (1.30%) VoIP
4 5 (1.09%) VPN
5 4 (0.87%) HTTP
5 4 (0.87%) PBX
5 4 (0.87%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (0.65%) Broadband
6 3 (0.65%) DKIM
6 3 (0.65%) DMARC
6 3 (0.65%) TCP/IP
6 3 (0.65%) Unified Communications
7 2 (0.43%) DHCP
7 2 (0.43%) Intranet
7 2 (0.43%) SSH
8 1 (0.22%) SSL
8 1 (0.22%) Wireless
8 1 (0.22%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (3.70%) SQL Server
2 16 (3.48%) Power BI
3 12 (2.61%) Elasticsearch
4 10 (2.17%) Tableau
5 4 (0.87%) Redis
6 3 (0.65%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.65%) Metadata
6 3 (0.65%) MongoDB
6 3 (0.65%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.65%) PostgreSQL
6 3 (0.65%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.43%) Amazon Redshift
7 2 (0.43%) Big Data
7 2 (0.43%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.43%) DynamoDB
7 2 (0.43%) Hadoop
8 1 (0.22%) Flink
8 1 (0.22%) GIS
8 1 (0.22%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 23 (5.00%) Git
2 19 (4.13%) JIRA
3 4 (0.87%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.65%) Claude Code
4 3 (0.65%) Postman
5 2 (0.43%) IntelliJ
5 2 (0.43%) Maven
5 2 (0.43%) RSpec
6 1 (0.22%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.22%) Mocha
General
1 175 (38.04%) Social Skills
2 126 (27.39%) Finance
3 55 (11.96%) Analytical Skills
4 43 (9.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 36 (7.83%) Retail
6 31 (6.74%) Legal
7 29 (6.30%) Law
8 24 (5.22%) Aerospace
9 23 (5.00%) Marketing
10 21 (4.57%) Public Sector
11 15 (3.26%) Organisational Skills
12 14 (3.04%) Banking
13 12 (2.61%) Manufacturing
14 11 (2.39%) Influencing Skills
14 11 (2.39%) Telecoms
15 8 (1.74%) Billing
15 8 (1.74%) Electronics
16 6 (1.30%) Documentation Skills
17 5 (1.09%) Advertising
17 5 (1.09%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 101 (21.96%) Lead
2 68 (14.78%) Senior
3 40 (8.70%) Team Leader
4 32 (6.96%) Developer
5 30 (6.52%) Engineering Manager
6 29 (6.30%) Data Manager
7 26 (5.65%) Lead Developer
8 25 (5.43%) Senior Manager
9 24 (5.22%) Data Centre Manager
9 24 (5.22%) IT Manager
10 21 (4.57%) Software Engineer
11 20 (4.35%) Principal Engineer
12 19 (4.13%) Development Manager
12 19 (4.13%) Service Manager
13 18 (3.91%) Systems Engineer
14 16 (3.48%) Operations Manager
15 14 (3.04%) Delivery Manager
16 13 (2.83%) Architect
16 13 (2.83%) Senior Systems Engineer
17 12 (2.61%) Infrastructure Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (4.57%) .NET
2 19 (4.13%) REST
3 13 (2.83%) Blazor
4 12 (2.61%) .NET Core
4 12 (2.61%) ASP.NET
5 11 (2.39%) gRPC
6 9 (1.96%) React
7 6 (1.30%) HTML
8 5 (1.09%) AngularJS
8 5 (1.09%) Node.js
8 5 (1.09%) Spring
9 3 (0.65%) CSS
9 3 (0.65%) Kafka
9 3 (0.65%) LangChain
9 3 (0.65%) Ruby on Rails
9 3 (0.65%) Semantic Kernel
9 3 (0.65%) Spring Boot
10 2 (0.43%) Google JAX
10 2 (0.43%) JAX
10 2 (0.43%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 38 (8.26%) Management Information System
2 36 (7.83%) Driving Licence
3 35 (7.61%) Onboarding
4 24 (5.22%) Data Centre
5 17 (3.70%) Cloud Native
6 15 (3.26%) Product Ownership
7 12 (2.61%) Self-Motivation
8 10 (2.17%) Enterprise Software
8 10 (2.17%) NHS
9 8 (1.74%) Distributed Systems
10 7 (1.52%) Legacy Applications
11 5 (1.09%) IoT
11 5 (1.09%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (1.09%) Microsoft Licensing
12 4 (0.87%) Analytical Mindset
12 4 (0.87%) Blog
12 4 (0.87%) CCTV
12 4 (0.87%) Culture of Ownership
12 4 (0.87%) Mobile App
12 4 (0.87%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 22 (4.78%) Windows
2 9 (1.96%) Windows Server
3 8 (1.74%) Linux
4 3 (0.65%) Mac OS
4 3 (0.65%) Unix
5 2 (0.43%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.43%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (27.61%) Continuous Improvement
2 104 (22.61%) Stakeholder Management
3 102 (22.17%) Mentoring
4 100 (21.74%) Coaching
5 96 (20.87%) Problem-Solving
6 93 (20.22%) Technical Leadership
7 84 (18.26%) Agile
8 80 (17.39%) Software Engineering
9 78 (16.96%) Decision-Making
10 72 (15.65%) Line Management
10 72 (15.65%) Service Delivery
11 68 (14.78%) AI
12 57 (12.39%) DevOps
13 54 (11.74%) Roadmaps
14 53 (11.52%) Project Delivery
15 48 (10.43%) Project Management
16 46 (10.00%) Commercial Awareness
17 45 (9.78%) Performance Management
18 44 (9.57%) CI/CD
19 43 (9.35%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 43 (9.35%) SQL
2 23 (5.00%) C#
3 22 (4.78%) Java
4 21 (4.57%) Python
5 14 (3.04%) TypeScript
6 11 (2.39%) JavaScript
7 4 (0.87%) C++
8 3 (0.65%) Kusto Query Language
8 3 (0.65%) Ruby
9 2 (0.43%) Apex Code
9 2 (0.43%) Bicep
9 2 (0.43%) PowerShell
9 2 (0.43%) SOQL
9 2 (0.43%) VBA
10 1 (0.22%) ABAP
10 1 (0.22%) Bash
10 1 (0.22%) Go
10 1 (0.22%) Swift
Qualifications
1 77 (16.74%) Degree
2 29 (6.30%) Security Cleared
3 28 (6.09%) BPSS Clearance
4 20 (4.35%) SC Cleared
5 15 (3.26%) ACCA
6 14 (3.04%) Chartered Engineer
6 14 (3.04%) CIMA
6 14 (3.04%) DBS Check
7 10 (2.17%) CIPD
7 10 (2.17%) HNC
7 10 (2.17%) HND
8 9 (1.96%) CISM
8 9 (1.96%) Master's Degree
9 8 (1.74%) ITIL Certification
10 7 (1.52%) CISSP
10 7 (1.52%) ICAEW
10 7 (1.52%) MBA
10 7 (1.52%) PMI Certification
10 7 (1.52%) PMP
11 6 (1.30%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (10.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (6.52%) QA
3 26 (5.65%) SLA
4 22 (4.78%) ISO 9001
5 18 (3.91%) GDPR
6 17 (3.70%) ISO 14000
7 13 (2.83%) NIST
8 8 (1.74%) GRC
8 8 (1.74%) ISO 14001
9 7 (1.52%) COBIT
10 6 (1.30%) Accessibility
10 6 (1.30%) PCI DSS
10 6 (1.30%) PMO
11 5 (1.09%) Automotive SPICE
11 5 (1.09%) ISO 26262
11 5 (1.09%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 4 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials
12 4 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 3 (0.65%) IFRS
13 3 (0.65%) TickIT
System Software
1 16 (3.48%) Docker
2 12 (2.61%) Active Directory
3 10 (2.17%) Firmware
4 7 (1.52%) Embedded Firmware
5 6 (1.30%) VMware Infrastructure
6 5 (1.09%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.22%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.22%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 13 (2.83%) Terraform
2 12 (2.61%) Ansible
3 10 (2.17%) Kubernetes
3 10 (2.17%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (0.87%) Argo
4 4 (0.87%) Functional Safety
4 4 (0.87%) Grafana
5 3 (0.65%) Check_MK
5 3 (0.65%) cPanel
5 3 (0.65%) Plesk
6 2 (0.43%) Bugsnag
6 2 (0.43%) Packer
6 2 (0.43%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.43%) Puppet
6 2 (0.43%) Salt
6 2 (0.43%) SCCM
6 2 (0.43%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 1 (0.22%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 84 (18.26%) Microsoft
2 16 (3.48%) Google
3 12 (2.61%) Salesforce
4 10 (2.17%) VMware
5 9 (1.96%) Adobe
5 9 (1.96%) Cisco
5 9 (1.96%) Sage
6 5 (1.09%) Juniper
6 5 (1.09%) Oracle
6 5 (1.09%) Palo Alto
7 4 (0.87%) Foundry
7 4 (0.87%) Meraki
7 4 (0.87%) ServiceNow
7 4 (0.87%) Veeam
8 3 (0.65%) Acronis
8 3 (0.65%) Infor
8 3 (0.65%) NETGEAR
8 3 (0.65%) SAP
8 3 (0.65%) SonicWALL
8 3 (0.65%) WatchGuard