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 20 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 429 328 317
Rank change year-on-year -101 -11 -111
Permanent jobs citing People Management 358 412 883
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.39% 0.93% 0.91%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.53% 1.00% 1.07%
Number of salaries quoted 237 240 577
10th Percentile £41,250 £43,849 £34,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £56,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £69,018 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.44% +15.03% -14.29%
75th Percentile £92,500 £85,625 £83,750
90th Percentile £105,000 £106,250 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £67,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +17.39% -4.17%

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 67,959 41,142 82,492
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.66% 93.29% 84.82%
Number of salaries quoted 43,928 22,326 59,700
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,750 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,269 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.97% +5.94% -10.10%
75th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +0.96% +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 20 May 2026.

Salary histogram for People Management in the UK

People Management
Top 16 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 20 May 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 -87 323 £62,500 -9.83% 199
UK excluding London -87 230 £60,000 -11.11% 153
Work from Home +32 144 £70,000 -2.78% 90
London -16 109 £70,750 -11.56% 73
South East -78 51 £53,652 -17.46% 44
North of England -48 48 £85,000 +22.63% 44
Midlands -53 45 £57,500 -17.86% 24
South West -43 33 £57,000 -14.11% 14
North West -6 31 £91,250 +31.65% 32
East of England -3 30 £60,100 -3.06% 18
West Midlands -65 24 £62,500 -13.79% 17
East Midlands -19 21 £42,500 -38.18% 7
Wales -16 13 £47,500 -26.92% 3
Scotland 0 10 £57,500 -14.81% 4
Yorkshire -57 9 £80,000 +6.67% 7
North East - 8 £62,500 - 5

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 7 (1.96%) Apache Airflow
2 5 (1.40%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.12%) CMS
3 4 (1.12%) Drupal
4 2 (0.56%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.28%) Confluence
5 1 (0.28%) OpenStack
Applications
1 28 (7.82%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (3.07%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.12%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.84%) Adobe XD
4 3 (0.84%) InVision
4 3 (0.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.84%) Sketch
5 2 (0.56%) Acrobat
5 2 (0.56%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.28%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.28%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (1.40%) Visualfiles
2 3 (0.84%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.56%) Infor CloudSuite
3 2 (0.56%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
3 2 (0.56%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.56%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.56%) SAP HCM
3 2 (0.56%) SAP Payroll
4 1 (0.28%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.28%) Maximo
4 1 (0.28%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.28%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 42 (11.73%) Azure
2 33 (9.22%) Microsoft 365
3 29 (8.10%) Power Platform
4 27 (7.54%) SaaS
5 26 (7.26%) Figma
6 25 (6.98%) AWS
7 9 (2.51%) Power Automate
7 9 (2.51%) PowerApps
8 7 (1.96%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (1.96%) Snowflake
9 6 (1.68%) Slack
10 5 (1.40%) Anthropic Claude
10 5 (1.40%) GCP
11 4 (1.12%) GitHub
11 4 (1.12%) Google Analytics
11 4 (1.12%) Google Sheets
11 4 (1.12%) Google Tag Manager
12 3 (0.84%) Azure Machine Learning
12 3 (0.84%) Contentsquare
12 3 (0.84%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 24 (6.70%) Broadband
2 5 (1.40%) Network Security
3 2 (0.56%) DNS
3 2 (0.56%) Firewall
3 2 (0.56%) Intranet
3 2 (0.56%) VoIP
4 1 (0.28%) Internet
4 1 (0.28%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (6.98%) Power BI
2 7 (1.96%) Data Warehouse
2 7 (1.96%) SQL Server
3 5 (1.40%) BigQuery
3 5 (1.40%) Data Lake
3 5 (1.40%) Semantic Layer
3 5 (1.40%) Tableau
4 3 (0.84%) Looker
4 3 (0.84%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.56%) Metadata
5 2 (0.56%) Redis
5 2 (0.56%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.28%) Amazon Aurora
6 1 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.28%) Electronic Patient Records
6 1 (0.28%) Flink
6 1 (0.28%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 11 (3.07%) JIRA
2 5 (1.40%) Claude Code
2 5 (1.40%) Git
3 2 (0.56%) GitLab
4 1 (0.28%) Jenkins
General
1 111 (31.01%) Social Skills
2 91 (25.42%) Finance
3 39 (10.89%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (8.10%) Presentation Skills
5 25 (6.98%) Back Office
6 23 (6.42%) Law
7 20 (5.59%) Retail
8 19 (5.31%) Banking
8 19 (5.31%) Public Sector
9 18 (5.03%) Legal
10 17 (4.75%) Marketing
11 14 (3.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 12 (3.35%) Documentation Skills
13 11 (3.07%) Aerospace
14 10 (2.79%) Organisational Skills
15 7 (1.96%) Advertising
16 5 (1.40%) Manufacturing
16 5 (1.40%) Social Housing
16 5 (1.40%) Telecoms
17 4 (1.12%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 79 (22.07%) Lead
2 57 (15.92%) Senior
3 31 (8.66%) Team Leader
4 23 (6.42%) Data Manager
5 21 (5.87%) IT Manager
6 19 (5.31%) Developer
6 19 (5.31%) Support Manager
7 18 (5.03%) Senior Manager
8 16 (4.47%) Desktop Engineer
8 16 (4.47%) Desktop Support
8 16 (4.47%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 16 (4.47%) Site Engineer
8 16 (4.47%) Support Engineer
9 12 (3.35%) Lead Developer
10 11 (3.07%) Engineering Manager
10 11 (3.07%) IT Support
10 11 (3.07%) Principal Engineer
11 10 (2.79%) Data Centre Manager
11 10 (2.79%) Designer
12 9 (2.51%) Infrastructure Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.07%) .NET
2 5 (1.40%) .NET Core
2 5 (1.40%) Spring
3 4 (1.12%) Spring Boot
4 3 (0.84%) CSS
4 3 (0.84%) HTML
4 3 (0.84%) Kafka
4 3 (0.84%) LangChain
4 3 (0.84%) Semantic Kernel
5 2 (0.56%) EDI
5 2 (0.56%) J2EE
5 2 (0.56%) NestJS
5 2 (0.56%) Node.js
5 2 (0.56%) RabbitMQ
6 1 (0.28%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.28%) JSON
6 1 (0.28%) MACH
6 1 (0.28%) Micronaut
6 1 (0.28%) SAP Fiori
6 1 (0.28%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 21 (5.87%) Cloud Native
1 21 (5.87%) Management Information System
1 21 (5.87%) Mobile App
2 19 (5.31%) Onboarding
3 18 (5.03%) Product Ownership
4 12 (3.35%) Driving Licence
5 11 (3.07%) Data Centre
5 11 (3.07%) Enterprise Software
6 9 (2.51%) Legacy Applications
6 9 (2.51%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (2.23%) Distributed Systems
8 7 (1.96%) Legacy Systems
8 7 (1.96%) Low-Code
9 5 (1.40%) Mobile Computing
9 5 (1.40%) NHS
10 4 (1.12%) AI Agents
11 3 (0.84%) Culture of Ownership
11 3 (0.84%) Enterprise Cloud
11 3 (0.84%) Hybrid Cloud
11 3 (0.84%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 26 (7.26%) Windows
2 16 (4.47%) Windows 10
3 6 (1.68%) Linux
4 3 (0.84%) Unix
4 3 (0.84%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (28.77%) Continuous Improvement
2 79 (22.07%) Problem-Solving
3 77 (21.51%) Mentoring
4 70 (19.55%) Line Management
5 68 (18.99%) Coaching
6 62 (17.32%) Agile
7 58 (16.20%) Software Engineering
8 53 (14.80%) Stakeholder Management
8 53 (14.80%) Technical Leadership
9 52 (14.53%) Customer Experience
10 45 (12.57%) AI
10 45 (12.57%) Analytics
11 44 (12.29%) Cybersecurity
12 41 (11.45%) Project Delivery
13 39 (10.89%) DevOps
14 37 (10.34%) Service Delivery
15 36 (10.06%) Collaborative Culture
16 35 (9.78%) Customer Service
16 35 (9.78%) Decision-Making
16 35 (9.78%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 34 (9.50%) SQL
2 29 (8.10%) Python
3 17 (4.75%) Java
4 10 (2.79%) C#
5 6 (1.68%) TypeScript
6 4 (1.12%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.84%) ABAP
8 2 (0.56%) Bash
8 2 (0.56%) C++
8 2 (0.56%) VBA
9 1 (0.28%) Go
9 1 (0.28%) Perl
9 1 (0.28%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 63 (17.60%) Degree
2 38 (10.61%) Security Cleared
3 32 (8.94%) SC Cleared
4 16 (4.47%) CTC Cleared
5 15 (4.19%) BPSS Clearance
6 13 (3.63%) DBS Check
7 9 (2.51%) CIPD
8 7 (1.96%) CISM
8 7 (1.96%) CISSP
8 7 (1.96%) PMI Certification
9 6 (1.68%) CISA
9 6 (1.68%) PMP
10 5 (1.40%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (1.12%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (1.12%) ACCA
11 4 (1.12%) Chartered Engineer
11 4 (1.12%) CIMA
11 4 (1.12%) HNC
11 4 (1.12%) HND
11 4 (1.12%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (7.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (6.98%) SLA
3 12 (3.35%) GDPR
3 12 (3.35%) ISO 9001
4 11 (3.07%) QA
5 9 (2.51%) NIST
6 8 (2.23%) Accessibility
6 8 (2.23%) PCI DSS
7 6 (1.68%) ISO 14000
8 5 (1.40%) Automotive SPICE
8 5 (1.40%) ISO 26262
9 4 (1.12%) COBIT
9 4 (1.12%) Data Quality
9 4 (1.12%) PMO
10 3 (0.84%) GRC
10 3 (0.84%) ISO 14001
10 3 (0.84%) ITGC
10 3 (0.84%) TickIT
11 2 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 3 (0.84%) Docker
2 1 (0.28%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.28%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 11 (3.07%) Kubernetes
2 8 (2.23%) Terraform
3 4 (1.12%) Ansible
4 3 (0.84%) Check_MK
4 3 (0.84%) Functional Safety
4 3 (0.84%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.84%) Puppet
5 2 (0.56%) Argo
5 2 (0.56%) Salt
6 1 (0.28%) Grafana
6 1 (0.28%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.28%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.28%) SCCM
Vendors
1 45 (12.57%) Microsoft
2 27 (7.54%) Adobe
3 24 (6.70%) Cisco
4 18 (5.03%) Google
5 10 (2.79%) Oracle
5 10 (2.79%) ServiceNow
6 7 (1.96%) Informatica
6 7 (1.96%) UiPath
7 5 (1.40%) Foundry
7 5 (1.40%) SAP
8 4 (1.12%) Meraki
8 4 (1.12%) VMware
8 4 (1.12%) Xero
9 3 (0.84%) Databricks
9 3 (0.84%) Hotjar
9 3 (0.84%) IBM
9 3 (0.84%) Salesforce
10 2 (0.56%) Cvent
10 2 (0.56%) Infor
11 1 (0.28%) HubSpot