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

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 403 299 293
Rank change year-on-year -104 -6 -125
Permanent jobs citing People Management 456 481 769
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.43% 0.96% 0.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.58% 1.08% 1.14%
Number of salaries quoted 323 274 414
10th Percentile £37,500 £42,500 £33,622
25th Percentile £45,000 £52,500 £45,550
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +13.82% -12.14%
75th Percentile £85,000 £91,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £110,500 £119,250 £104,250
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 78,311 44,508 67,246
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.48% 89.25% 80.98%
Number of salaries quoted 53,938 25,218 43,343
10th Percentile £30,775 £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 £97,250 £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 15 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 15 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 -100 396 £60,100 -14.14% 691
UK excluding London -80 324 £55,000 -15.38% 379
Work from Home -31 150 £72,500 -6.45% 308
London -96 108 £92,500 +4.23% 409
North of England -41 88 £62,500 -7.41% 79
South East -52 73 £65,000 -7.14% 103
Midlands -18 70 £45,000 -36.84% 53
North West -17 47 £55,000 -22.81% 49
West Midlands -32 36 £52,500 -26.32% 27
East Midlands -5 34 £45,000 -36.84% 26
North East - 32 £62,500 - 14
South West -66 28 £55,000 - 36
East of England -17 25 £60,100 -3.06% 31
Scotland +16 23 £55,000 -20.00% 41
Wales -54 13 £47,500 +31.94% 19
Yorkshire -53 9 £65,000 -3.70% 18
Northern Ireland - 4 £63,750 - 22

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 (4.82%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.88%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 4 (0.88%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.66%) SAS
4 2 (0.44%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.44%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.44%) CMS
5 1 (0.22%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.22%) Confluence
Applications
1 25 (5.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (2.85%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.32%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.88%) Acrobat
6 3 (0.66%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.66%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.44%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (1.54%) NetSuite
2 5 (1.10%) Visualfiles
3 3 (0.66%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.44%) Adobe Campaign
4 2 (0.44%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (0.44%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
4 2 (0.44%) SAP HCM
4 2 (0.44%) SAP Payroll
4 2 (0.44%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.22%) Maximo
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%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 68 (14.91%) Azure
2 45 (9.87%) Microsoft 365
3 41 (8.99%) SaaS
4 32 (7.02%) AWS
5 21 (4.61%) Power Platform
6 20 (4.39%) Azure DevOps
7 13 (2.85%) Azure Monitor
8 12 (2.63%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 11 (2.41%) Azure Key Vault
9 11 (2.41%) Azure Service Bus
9 11 (2.41%) IaaS
10 9 (1.97%) Entra ID
11 7 (1.54%) GCP
11 7 (1.54%) OneDrive
12 5 (1.10%) Adobe Creative Cloud
12 5 (1.10%) GitHub
12 5 (1.10%) Google Workspace
13 4 (0.88%) Azure AI
13 4 (0.88%) Microsoft Copilot
14 3 (0.66%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.75%) Network Security
2 7 (1.54%) DNS
2 7 (1.54%) Firewall
3 6 (1.32%) VLAN
3 6 (1.32%) VoIP
4 5 (1.10%) VPN
5 4 (0.88%) PBX
5 4 (0.88%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (0.66%) Broadband
6 3 (0.66%) DKIM
6 3 (0.66%) DMARC
6 3 (0.66%) HTTP
6 3 (0.66%) TCP/IP
6 3 (0.66%) Unified Communications
7 2 (0.44%) DHCP
7 2 (0.44%) Intranet
7 2 (0.44%) SSH
8 1 (0.22%) SSL
8 1 (0.22%) Wireless
8 1 (0.22%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (3.73%) Power BI
1 17 (3.73%) SQL Server
2 12 (2.63%) Elasticsearch
3 10 (2.19%) Tableau
4 4 (0.88%) Redis
5 3 (0.66%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (0.66%) MongoDB
5 3 (0.66%) NoSQL
5 3 (0.66%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.44%) Amazon Redshift
6 2 (0.44%) Big Data
6 2 (0.44%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.44%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.44%) DynamoDB
6 2 (0.44%) Hadoop
6 2 (0.44%) Metadata
6 2 (0.44%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.44%) SAP HANA
7 1 (0.22%) Flink
7 1 (0.22%) GIS
Development Applications
1 21 (4.61%) Git
2 19 (4.17%) JIRA
3 3 (0.66%) Claude Code
3 3 (0.66%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.44%) IntelliJ
4 2 (0.44%) Postman
4 2 (0.44%) RSpec
5 1 (0.22%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.22%) Maven
5 1 (0.22%) Mocha
General
1 174 (38.16%) Social Skills
2 122 (26.75%) Finance
3 55 (12.06%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (9.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 35 (7.68%) Retail
6 28 (6.14%) Legal
7 27 (5.92%) Law
8 24 (5.26%) Aerospace
9 22 (4.82%) Public Sector
10 21 (4.61%) Marketing
11 15 (3.29%) Banking
11 15 (3.29%) Organisational Skills
12 11 (2.41%) Influencing Skills
12 11 (2.41%) Manufacturing
13 10 (2.19%) Telecoms
14 8 (1.75%) Billing
14 8 (1.75%) Electronics
15 5 (1.10%) Advertising
15 5 (1.10%) Cantonese Language
15 5 (1.10%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 99 (21.71%) Lead
2 67 (14.69%) Senior
3 39 (8.55%) Team Leader
4 32 (7.02%) Developer
5 29 (6.36%) Data Manager
5 29 (6.36%) Engineering Manager
6 25 (5.48%) IT Manager
6 25 (5.48%) Lead Developer
6 25 (5.48%) Senior Manager
7 23 (5.04%) Data Centre Manager
8 20 (4.39%) Software Engineer
9 19 (4.17%) Development Manager
9 19 (4.17%) Principal Engineer
9 19 (4.17%) Service Manager
10 18 (3.95%) Systems Engineer
11 16 (3.51%) Operations Manager
12 14 (3.07%) Delivery Manager
12 14 (3.07%) Support Manager
13 13 (2.85%) Architect
13 13 (2.85%) Senior Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (4.61%) .NET
2 17 (3.73%) REST
3 13 (2.85%) Blazor
4 12 (2.63%) .NET Core
4 12 (2.63%) ASP.NET
5 11 (2.41%) gRPC
6 9 (1.97%) React
7 5 (1.10%) AngularJS
7 5 (1.10%) HTML
7 5 (1.10%) Node.js
7 5 (1.10%) Spring
8 3 (0.66%) CSS
8 3 (0.66%) Kafka
8 3 (0.66%) LangChain
8 3 (0.66%) Ruby on Rails
8 3 (0.66%) Semantic Kernel
8 3 (0.66%) Spring Boot
9 2 (0.44%) Lightning Web Components
9 2 (0.44%) NestJS
9 2 (0.44%) OpenTelemetry
Miscellaneous
1 37 (8.11%) Management Information System
2 36 (7.89%) Driving Licence
3 33 (7.24%) Onboarding
4 23 (5.04%) Data Centre
5 17 (3.73%) Cloud Native
6 15 (3.29%) Product Ownership
7 12 (2.63%) Self-Motivation
8 11 (2.41%) Enterprise Software
9 10 (2.19%) NHS
10 8 (1.75%) Distributed Systems
11 7 (1.54%) Legacy Applications
12 5 (1.10%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (1.10%) Microsoft Licensing
13 4 (0.88%) AI Agents
13 4 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
13 4 (0.88%) Blog
13 4 (0.88%) Culture of Ownership
13 4 (0.88%) IoT
13 4 (0.88%) Social Media
14 3 (0.66%) Biopharmaceutical
Operating Systems
1 22 (4.82%) Windows
2 9 (1.97%) Windows Server
3 8 (1.75%) Linux
4 3 (0.66%) Mac OS
4 3 (0.66%) Unix
5 2 (0.44%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.44%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 126 (27.63%) Continuous Improvement
2 103 (22.59%) Stakeholder Management
3 101 (22.15%) Mentoring
4 99 (21.71%) Coaching
5 94 (20.61%) Technical Leadership
6 92 (20.18%) Problem-Solving
7 83 (18.20%) Agile
8 79 (17.32%) Software Engineering
9 78 (17.11%) Decision-Making
10 73 (16.01%) Service Delivery
11 72 (15.79%) Line Management
12 66 (14.47%) AI
13 57 (12.50%) DevOps
14 55 (12.06%) Roadmaps
15 54 (11.84%) Project Delivery
16 48 (10.53%) Project Management
17 44 (9.65%) CI/CD
17 44 (9.65%) Commercial Awareness
18 43 (9.43%) Cybersecurity
18 43 (9.43%) Performance Management
Programming Languages
1 40 (8.77%) SQL
2 23 (5.04%) C#
3 20 (4.39%) Java
4 19 (4.17%) Python
5 14 (3.07%) TypeScript
6 10 (2.19%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.66%) C++
7 3 (0.66%) Ruby
8 2 (0.44%) ABAP
8 2 (0.44%) Apex Code
8 2 (0.44%) Bicep
8 2 (0.44%) Kusto Query Language
8 2 (0.44%) PowerShell
8 2 (0.44%) SOQL
8 2 (0.44%) VBA
9 1 (0.22%) Bash
9 1 (0.22%) Go
9 1 (0.22%) Swift
Qualifications
1 75 (16.45%) Degree
2 30 (6.58%) Security Cleared
3 28 (6.14%) BPSS Clearance
4 20 (4.39%) SC Cleared
5 15 (3.29%) ACCA
6 14 (3.07%) CIMA
6 14 (3.07%) DBS Check
7 13 (2.85%) Chartered Engineer
8 10 (2.19%) CIPD
9 9 (1.97%) CISM
9 9 (1.97%) HNC
9 9 (1.97%) HND
10 8 (1.75%) Master's Degree
11 7 (1.54%) CISSP
11 7 (1.54%) ICAEW
11 7 (1.54%) ITIL Certification
11 7 (1.54%) PMI Certification
11 7 (1.54%) PMP
12 6 (1.32%) DV Cleared
12 6 (1.32%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (10.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 28 (6.14%) QA
3 25 (5.48%) SLA
4 22 (4.82%) ISO 9001
5 17 (3.73%) ISO 14000
6 16 (3.51%) GDPR
7 13 (2.85%) NIST
8 8 (1.75%) GRC
8 8 (1.75%) ISO 14001
9 7 (1.54%) COBIT
10 6 (1.32%) Accessibility
10 6 (1.32%) PCI DSS
10 6 (1.32%) PMO
11 5 (1.10%) Automotive SPICE
11 5 (1.10%) ISO 26262
11 5 (1.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 4 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials
12 4 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 3 (0.66%) IFRS
13 3 (0.66%) TickIT
System Software
1 15 (3.29%) Docker
2 12 (2.63%) Active Directory
3 9 (1.97%) Firmware
4 7 (1.54%) Embedded Firmware
5 6 (1.32%) VMware Infrastructure
6 5 (1.10%) 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 (2.85%) Terraform
2 11 (2.41%) Ansible
3 10 (2.19%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (1.97%) Kubernetes
5 4 (0.88%) Argo
5 4 (0.88%) Functional Safety
6 3 (0.66%) Check_MK
6 3 (0.66%) cPanel
6 3 (0.66%) Grafana
6 3 (0.66%) Plesk
7 2 (0.44%) Bugsnag
7 2 (0.44%) Packer
7 2 (0.44%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.44%) Puppet
7 2 (0.44%) Salt
7 2 (0.44%) SCCM
7 2 (0.44%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 1 (0.22%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 81 (17.76%) Microsoft
2 16 (3.51%) Google
3 11 (2.41%) Salesforce
4 10 (2.19%) VMware
5 9 (1.97%) Adobe
5 9 (1.97%) Cisco
6 8 (1.75%) Sage
7 5 (1.10%) Juniper
7 5 (1.10%) Oracle
7 5 (1.10%) Palo Alto
8 4 (0.88%) Foundry
8 4 (0.88%) Meraki
8 4 (0.88%) SAP
8 4 (0.88%) ServiceNow
8 4 (0.88%) Veeam
9 3 (0.66%) Acronis
9 3 (0.66%) Infor
9 3 (0.66%) NETGEAR
9 3 (0.66%) SonicWALL
9 3 (0.66%) WatchGuard