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 13 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 404 304 315
Rank change year-on-year -100 +11 -121
Permanent jobs citing People Management 374 445 922
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.40% 1.00% 0.86%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.55% 1.08% 1.04%
Number of salaries quoted 258 236 607
10th Percentile £40,875 £43,887 £33,900
25th Percentile £46,250 £59,688 £46,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £70,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% +16.67% -14.29%
75th Percentile £92,500 £87,813 £80,874
90th Percentile £110,375 £120,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,515 £69,018 £57,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +20.03% -5.74%

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 67,552 41,143 88,287
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 72.85% 92.63% 82.27%
Number of salaries quoted 46,362 21,911 62,510
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £29,556
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.69%
75th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +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 13 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 13 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 -102 333 £65,000 -7.14% 191
UK excluding London -102 239 £57,515 -16.67% 154
Work from Home +7 145 £72,500 -3.33% 95
London -31 117 £87,500 +2.94% 71
South East -64 58 £57,303 -11.84% 54
Midlands -38 50 £51,250 -28.07% 25
North of England -55 49 £67,500 -2.62% 41
North West -1 38 £75,000 +8.20% 30
East of England -2 29 £60,100 -3.06% 11
West Midlands -50 29 £62,500 -13.79% 15
South West -47 23 £55,000 -17.13% 13
East Midlands -14 21 £42,500 -38.18% 10
Scotland +20 14 £55,000 -8.33% 6
Wales -35 14 £47,500 -26.92% 3
North East - 8 £62,500 - 4
Yorkshire -57 3 £108,000 +60.00% 7
Northern Ireland -32 2 £63,750 - 6

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 13 (3.48%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.60%) Apache Airflow
3 5 (1.34%) CMS
4 4 (1.07%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 4 (1.07%) Drupal
5 1 (0.27%) Confluence
5 1 (0.27%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.27%) SAS
Applications
1 19 (5.08%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (4.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (2.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.34%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (1.07%) 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 (1.34%) NetSuite
1 5 (1.34%) Visualfiles
2 3 (0.80%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.53%) Infor CloudSuite
3 2 (0.53%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
3 2 (0.53%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.53%) SAP HCM
3 2 (0.53%) SAP Payroll
4 1 (0.27%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.27%) Maximo
4 1 (0.27%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.27%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 50 (13.37%) Azure
2 35 (9.36%) Microsoft 365
3 30 (8.02%) Power Platform
4 26 (6.95%) AWS
4 26 (6.95%) Figma
4 26 (6.95%) SaaS
5 10 (2.67%) Azure DevOps
6 7 (1.87%) Snowflake
7 6 (1.60%) Power Automate
7 6 (1.60%) PowerApps
7 6 (1.60%) Slack
8 5 (1.34%) Anthropic Claude
8 5 (1.34%) Entra ID
8 5 (1.34%) GCP
8 5 (1.34%) Google Analytics
9 4 (1.07%) Adobe Creative Cloud
9 4 (1.07%) GitHub
9 4 (1.07%) Google Sheets
9 4 (1.07%) Google Tag Manager
10 3 (0.80%) Contentsquare
Communications & Networking
1 24 (6.42%) Broadband
2 8 (2.14%) Network Security
3 4 (1.07%) DNS
3 4 (1.07%) Firewall
3 4 (1.07%) 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 26 (6.95%) Power BI
2 8 (2.14%) Data Warehouse
2 8 (2.14%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.87%) Tableau
4 5 (1.34%) Data Lake
5 4 (1.07%) BigQuery
5 4 (1.07%) 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%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.27%) Electronic Patient Records
8 1 (0.27%) Flink
Development Applications
1 12 (3.21%) JIRA
2 7 (1.87%) Git
3 5 (1.34%) Claude Code
4 2 (0.53%) GitLab
5 1 (0.27%) Jenkins
General
1 112 (29.95%) Social Skills
2 99 (26.47%) Finance
3 51 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (7.75%) Presentation Skills
5 26 (6.95%) Retail
6 23 (6.15%) Law
7 22 (5.88%) Public Sector
8 20 (5.35%) Banking
9 17 (4.55%) Aerospace
9 17 (4.55%) Back Office
9 17 (4.55%) Marketing
10 14 (3.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 14 (3.74%) Legal
11 11 (2.94%) Influencing Skills
12 9 (2.41%) Documentation Skills
13 8 (2.14%) Advertising
13 8 (2.14%) Telecoms
14 7 (1.87%) Manufacturing
14 7 (1.87%) Organisational Skills
15 5 (1.34%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 83 (22.19%) Lead
2 63 (16.84%) Senior
3 29 (7.75%) Team Leader
4 24 (6.42%) Data Manager
5 21 (5.61%) Developer
5 21 (5.61%) Senior Manager
6 20 (5.35%) IT Manager
7 17 (4.55%) Support Manager
8 14 (3.74%) Lead Developer
8 14 (3.74%) Systems Engineer
9 13 (3.48%) Engineering Manager
10 12 (3.21%) Architect
10 12 (3.21%) IT Support
11 11 (2.94%) Principal Engineer
12 10 (2.67%) Data Centre Manager
12 10 (2.67%) Designer
13 9 (2.41%) Business Intelligence Manager
13 9 (2.41%) Data Engineer
13 9 (2.41%) Principal Developer
13 9 (2.41%) Senior Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.48%) .NET
2 6 (1.60%) .NET Core
3 5 (1.34%) Spring
4 3 (0.80%) CSS
4 3 (0.80%) HTML
4 3 (0.80%) Kafka
4 3 (0.80%) LangChain
4 3 (0.80%) Semantic Kernel
4 3 (0.80%) Spring Boot
5 2 (0.53%) J2EE
5 2 (0.53%) NestJS
5 2 (0.53%) Node.js
5 2 (0.53%) RabbitMQ
6 1 (0.27%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.27%) Blazor
6 1 (0.27%) JSON
6 1 (0.27%) MACH
6 1 (0.27%) REST
6 1 (0.27%) RESTful
6 1 (0.27%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 27 (7.22%) Management Information System
2 22 (5.88%) Onboarding
3 21 (5.61%) Cloud Native
3 21 (5.61%) Mobile App
4 17 (4.55%) Product Ownership
5 11 (2.94%) Data Centre
5 11 (2.94%) Driving Licence
6 10 (2.67%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (2.41%) Legacy Applications
7 9 (2.41%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (2.14%) Distributed Systems
9 7 (1.87%) Legacy Systems
9 7 (1.87%) NHS
10 5 (1.34%) Mobile Computing
11 4 (1.07%) AI Agents
11 4 (1.07%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (1.07%) Low-Code
11 4 (1.07%) Microsoft Licensing
12 3 (0.80%) Culture of Ownership
12 3 (0.80%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 23 (6.15%) Windows
2 8 (2.14%) Windows 10
3 6 (1.60%) Linux
3 6 (1.60%) 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
1 104 (27.81%) Continuous Improvement
2 84 (22.46%) Problem-Solving
3 83 (22.19%) Mentoring
4 81 (21.66%) Line Management
5 70 (18.72%) Agile
5 70 (18.72%) Coaching
6 65 (17.38%) Software Engineering
7 61 (16.31%) Stakeholder Management
7 61 (16.31%) Technical Leadership
8 55 (14.71%) Customer Experience
9 45 (12.03%) AI
9 45 (12.03%) Service Delivery
10 44 (11.76%) DevOps
10 44 (11.76%) Project Delivery
11 43 (11.50%) Cybersecurity
11 43 (11.50%) Decision-Making
12 39 (10.43%) Analytics
12 39 (10.43%) Collaborative Culture
13 38 (10.16%) Roadmaps
14 36 (9.63%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 36 (9.63%) SQL
2 28 (7.49%) Python
3 17 (4.55%) Java
4 11 (2.94%) C#
5 7 (1.87%) TypeScript
6 5 (1.34%) 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 66 (17.65%) Degree
2 34 (9.09%) Security Cleared
3 26 (6.95%) SC Cleared
4 22 (5.88%) BPSS Clearance
5 14 (3.74%) DBS Check
6 9 (2.41%) CISM
7 8 (2.14%) CIPD
7 8 (2.14%) CISSP
7 8 (2.14%) CTC Cleared
8 7 (1.87%) Chartered Engineer
8 7 (1.87%) HNC
8 7 (1.87%) HND
8 7 (1.87%) PMI Certification
9 6 (1.60%) CISA
9 6 (1.60%) PMP
10 5 (1.34%) ACCA
10 5 (1.34%) CIMA
10 5 (1.34%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (1.07%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (1.07%) ICAEW
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (8.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (4.01%) ISO 9001
2 15 (4.01%) SLA
3 13 (3.48%) NIST
4 12 (3.21%) GDPR
5 8 (2.14%) Accessibility
5 8 (2.14%) PCI DSS
5 8 (2.14%) QA
6 7 (1.87%) COBIT
7 6 (1.60%) ISO 14000
8 5 (1.34%) Automotive SPICE
8 5 (1.34%) ISO 26262
8 5 (1.34%) PMO
9 4 (1.07%) Data Quality
9 4 (1.07%) ISO 14001
9 4 (1.07%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.80%) GRC
10 3 (0.80%) ITGC
10 3 (0.80%) TickIT
11 2 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 4 (1.07%) Docker
1 4 (1.07%) Hyper-V
1 4 (1.07%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.53%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 10 (2.67%) Kubernetes
2 8 (2.14%) Terraform
3 4 (1.07%) Ansible
3 4 (1.07%) Functional Safety
4 3 (0.80%) Check_MK
4 3 (0.80%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.80%) Puppet
5 2 (0.53%) Argo
5 2 (0.53%) cPanel
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 57 (15.24%) Microsoft
2 29 (7.75%) Adobe
3 18 (4.81%) Google
4 16 (4.28%) Cisco
5 11 (2.94%) Oracle
6 7 (1.87%) Informatica
6 7 (1.87%) VMware
7 6 (1.60%) ServiceNow
8 5 (1.34%) Foundry
8 5 (1.34%) Juniper
8 5 (1.34%) Palo Alto
8 5 (1.34%) SAP
9 4 (1.07%) Databricks
9 4 (1.07%) Meraki
9 4 (1.07%) UiPath
9 4 (1.07%) Xero
10 3 (0.80%) Hotjar
10 3 (0.80%) IBM
10 3 (0.80%) Infor
10 3 (0.80%) Salesforce