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

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 403 293 298
Rank change year-on-year -110 +5 -130
Permanent jobs citing People Management 437 476 780
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.41% 0.96% 0.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.56% 1.07% 1.15%
Number of salaries quoted 307 272 431
10th Percentile £37,750 £42,500 £33,567
25th Percentile £45,000 £52,500 £45,600
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £70,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.14% +13.82% -12.14%
75th Percentile £86,057 £91,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £106,000 £119,750 £102,500
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 78,019 44,452 67,790
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.52% 89.29% 81.16%
Number of salaries quoted 53,759 25,267 43,796
10th Percentile £30,750 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £48,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +14.58% -4.00% -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 11 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 11 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 -112 381 £60,100 -14.14% 458
UK excluding London -76 311 £55,000 -15.38% 265
Work from Home -32 147 £72,500 -6.45% 205
London -86 101 £92,500 +7.25% 250
North of England -47 85 £62,500 -7.41% 59
Midlands -36 69 £45,000 -36.84% 45
South East -66 69 £63,500 -9.29% 75
North West -22 46 £55,000 -22.81% 36
West Midlands -40 37 £52,500 -26.32% 25
East Midlands -8 32 £45,000 -36.84% 20
North East - 31 £62,500 - 12
East of England -26 26 £60,100 -3.06% 21
South West -64 26 £55,000 - 29
Scotland +20 21 £55,000 -20.00% 25
Wales -59 11 £47,500 +31.94% 11
Yorkshire -56 8 £65,000 -3.70% 15
Northern Ireland - 4 £63,750 - 7

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 (5.03%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.92%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 4 (0.92%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.69%) SAS
4 2 (0.46%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.46%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.46%) CMS
5 1 (0.23%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.23%) Confluence
Applications
1 24 (5.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (2.75%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (2.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.37%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.92%) Acrobat
6 3 (0.69%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.69%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.46%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (1.60%) NetSuite
2 5 (1.14%) Visualfiles
3 2 (0.46%) Adobe Campaign
3 2 (0.46%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.46%) Infor CloudSuite
3 2 (0.46%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
3 2 (0.46%) SAP HCM
3 2 (0.46%) SAP Payroll
3 2 (0.46%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.23%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.23%) Maximo
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.23%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.23%) Sage 50
4 1 (0.23%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.23%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 64 (14.65%) Azure
2 40 (9.15%) Microsoft 365
3 39 (8.92%) SaaS
4 33 (7.55%) AWS
5 20 (4.58%) Power Platform
6 18 (4.12%) Azure DevOps
7 11 (2.52%) Azure Monitor
7 11 (2.52%) IaaS
8 10 (2.29%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 9 (2.06%) Azure Key Vault
9 9 (2.06%) Azure Service Bus
9 9 (2.06%) Entra ID
10 7 (1.60%) GCP
10 7 (1.60%) OneDrive
11 5 (1.14%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 5 (1.14%) GitHub
12 4 (0.92%) Azure AI
12 4 (0.92%) Google Workspace
13 3 (0.69%) Anthropic Claude
13 3 (0.69%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.83%) Network Security
2 6 (1.37%) VoIP
3 5 (1.14%) DNS
3 5 (1.14%) Firewall
4 4 (0.92%) PBX
4 4 (0.92%) VLAN
4 4 (0.92%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (0.69%) Broadband
5 3 (0.69%) DKIM
5 3 (0.69%) DMARC
5 3 (0.69%) HTTP
5 3 (0.69%) TCP/IP
5 3 (0.69%) Unified Communications
5 3 (0.69%) VPN
6 2 (0.46%) Intranet
7 1 (0.23%) FTP
7 1 (0.23%) LAN
7 1 (0.23%) SMTP
7 1 (0.23%) SSL
7 1 (0.23%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (3.89%) Power BI
2 14 (3.20%) SQL Server
3 10 (2.29%) Tableau
4 9 (2.06%) Elasticsearch
5 4 (0.92%) Redis
6 3 (0.69%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.69%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.46%) Amazon Redshift
7 2 (0.46%) Big Data
7 2 (0.46%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.46%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.46%) DynamoDB
7 2 (0.46%) Hadoop
7 2 (0.46%) Metadata
7 2 (0.46%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.46%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.46%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.23%) Amazon Aurora
8 1 (0.23%) Electronic Patient Records
8 1 (0.23%) GIS
Development Applications
1 19 (4.35%) Git
2 17 (3.89%) JIRA
3 3 (0.69%) Claude Code
3 3 (0.69%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.46%) IntelliJ
4 2 (0.46%) Postman
4 2 (0.46%) RSpec
5 1 (0.23%) Maven
General
1 165 (37.76%) Social Skills
2 118 (27.00%) Finance
3 54 (12.36%) Analytical Skills
4 38 (8.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 34 (7.78%) Retail
6 24 (5.49%) Law
6 24 (5.49%) Legal
7 23 (5.26%) Aerospace
8 21 (4.81%) Public Sector
9 20 (4.58%) Marketing
10 15 (3.43%) Banking
10 15 (3.43%) Organisational Skills
11 12 (2.75%) Telecoms
12 11 (2.52%) Influencing Skills
13 10 (2.29%) Manufacturing
14 8 (1.83%) Billing
15 7 (1.60%) Advertising
15 7 (1.60%) Documentation Skills
15 7 (1.60%) Electronics
16 5 (1.14%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 98 (22.43%) Lead
2 65 (14.87%) Senior
3 40 (9.15%) Team Leader
4 31 (7.09%) Developer
5 29 (6.64%) Data Manager
5 29 (6.64%) Engineering Manager
6 26 (5.95%) Senior Manager
7 24 (5.49%) IT Manager
7 24 (5.49%) Lead Developer
8 23 (5.26%) Data Centre Manager
9 18 (4.12%) Principal Engineer
9 18 (4.12%) Service Manager
9 18 (4.12%) Software Engineer
9 18 (4.12%) Systems Engineer
10 15 (3.43%) Development Manager
11 14 (3.20%) Delivery Manager
11 14 (3.20%) Operations Manager
12 13 (2.97%) Architect
12 13 (2.97%) Senior Systems Engineer
13 12 (2.75%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (4.12%) .NET
2 14 (3.20%) REST
3 11 (2.52%) Blazor
4 10 (2.29%) .NET Core
5 9 (2.06%) ASP.NET
5 9 (2.06%) gRPC
6 7 (1.60%) React
7 5 (1.14%) AngularJS
7 5 (1.14%) Spring
8 4 (0.92%) HTML
8 4 (0.92%) Node.js
9 3 (0.69%) CSS
9 3 (0.69%) Kafka
9 3 (0.69%) LangChain
9 3 (0.69%) Ruby on Rails
9 3 (0.69%) Semantic Kernel
9 3 (0.69%) Spring Boot
10 2 (0.46%) Apache NiFi
10 2 (0.46%) Sidekiq
10 2 (0.46%) WebAssembly
Miscellaneous
1 36 (8.24%) Management Information System
2 34 (7.78%) Driving Licence
3 32 (7.32%) Onboarding
4 23 (5.26%) Data Centre
5 19 (4.35%) Cloud Native
6 18 (4.12%) Product Ownership
7 13 (2.97%) Enterprise Software
8 10 (2.29%) NHS
8 10 (2.29%) Self-Motivation
9 9 (2.06%) Legacy Applications
10 8 (1.83%) Distributed Systems
11 5 (1.14%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (1.14%) Microsoft Licensing
11 5 (1.14%) Mobile Computing
12 4 (0.92%) AI Agents
12 4 (0.92%) Analytical Mindset
12 4 (0.92%) Blog
12 4 (0.92%) Culture of Ownership
12 4 (0.92%) Social Media
13 3 (0.69%) IVR
Operating Systems
1 22 (5.03%) Windows
2 9 (2.06%) Windows Server
3 8 (1.83%) Linux
4 3 (0.69%) Mac OS
4 3 (0.69%) Unix
5 2 (0.46%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.23%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (27.92%) Continuous Improvement
2 99 (22.65%) Mentoring
3 97 (22.20%) Coaching
4 94 (21.51%) Stakeholder Management
5 92 (21.05%) Technical Leadership
6 86 (19.68%) Problem-Solving
7 83 (18.99%) Agile
8 75 (17.16%) Line Management
9 74 (16.93%) Software Engineering
10 73 (16.70%) Decision-Making
11 69 (15.79%) Service Delivery
12 66 (15.10%) AI
13 56 (12.81%) DevOps
14 55 (12.59%) Project Delivery
15 50 (11.44%) Roadmaps
16 46 (10.53%) CI/CD
16 46 (10.53%) Project Management
17 44 (10.07%) Commercial Awareness
18 43 (9.84%) Cybersecurity
19 39 (8.92%) Performance Management
Programming Languages
1 40 (9.15%) SQL
2 20 (4.58%) C#
3 19 (4.35%) Java
4 18 (4.12%) Python
5 12 (2.75%) TypeScript
6 9 (2.06%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.69%) C++
7 3 (0.69%) Ruby
8 2 (0.46%) ABAP
8 2 (0.46%) Apex Code
8 2 (0.46%) Bicep
8 2 (0.46%) Kusto Query Language
8 2 (0.46%) PowerShell
8 2 (0.46%) SOQL
8 2 (0.46%) VBA
9 1 (0.23%) Bash
9 1 (0.23%) Go
Qualifications
1 76 (17.39%) Degree
2 29 (6.64%) Security Cleared
3 27 (6.18%) BPSS Clearance
4 19 (4.35%) SC Cleared
5 15 (3.43%) DBS Check
6 14 (3.20%) ACCA
7 13 (2.97%) Chartered Engineer
7 13 (2.97%) CIMA
8 9 (2.06%) CIPD
8 9 (2.06%) CISM
8 9 (2.06%) HNC
8 9 (2.06%) HND
9 8 (1.83%) PMI Certification
9 8 (1.83%) PMP
10 7 (1.60%) CISSP
10 7 (1.60%) ICAEW
11 6 (1.37%) DV Cleared
11 6 (1.37%) Master's Degree
12 5 (1.14%) CRISC
12 5 (1.14%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (10.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 26 (5.95%) QA
3 23 (5.26%) SLA
4 21 (4.81%) ISO 9001
5 17 (3.89%) GDPR
5 17 (3.89%) ISO 14000
6 14 (3.20%) NIST
7 8 (1.83%) GRC
7 8 (1.83%) ISO 14001
8 7 (1.60%) COBIT
8 7 (1.60%) PCI DSS
9 6 (1.37%) PMO
10 5 (1.14%) Accessibility
10 5 (1.14%) Automotive SPICE
10 5 (1.14%) ISO 26262
10 5 (1.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 4 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials
11 4 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 3 (0.69%) TickIT
13 2 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 12 (2.75%) Docker
2 11 (2.52%) Active Directory
3 8 (1.83%) Firmware
4 6 (1.37%) Embedded Firmware
4 6 (1.37%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (1.14%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.23%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 12 (2.75%) Terraform
2 10 (2.29%) Ansible
3 8 (1.83%) Kubernetes
3 8 (1.83%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (0.92%) Argo
4 4 (0.92%) Functional Safety
5 3 (0.69%) Check_MK
5 3 (0.69%) cPanel
5 3 (0.69%) Grafana
5 3 (0.69%) Plesk
6 2 (0.46%) Bugsnag
6 2 (0.46%) Packer
6 2 (0.46%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.46%) Puppet
6 2 (0.46%) Salt
6 2 (0.46%) SCCM
6 2 (0.46%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 1 (0.23%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 73 (16.70%) Microsoft
2 15 (3.43%) Google
3 11 (2.52%) Salesforce
4 10 (2.29%) VMware
5 8 (1.83%) Adobe
5 8 (1.83%) Cisco
6 7 (1.60%) Sage
7 5 (1.14%) Juniper
7 5 (1.14%) Oracle
7 5 (1.14%) Palo Alto
7 5 (1.14%) SAP
8 4 (0.92%) Foundry
8 4 (0.92%) ServiceNow
8 4 (0.92%) Veeam
9 3 (0.69%) Acronis
9 3 (0.69%) IBM
9 3 (0.69%) Infor
9 3 (0.69%) NETGEAR
9 3 (0.69%) SonicWALL
9 3 (0.69%) WatchGuard