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 21 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 307 262 258
Rank change year-on-year -45 -4 +11
Permanent jobs citing People Management 387 583 755
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.63% 1.10% 1.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.78% 1.21% 1.34%
Number of salaries quoted 236 299 400
10th Percentile £46,250 £46,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £56,250 £52,500 £51,092
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £69,315 £65,620
Median % change year-on-year +0.99% +5.63% +0.95%
75th Percentile £87,500 £90,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £106,875 £102,750 £97,625
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £66,577 £62,500
% change year-on-year -6.12% +6.52% +10.62%

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 49,597 48,194 56,134
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 80.59% 90.99% 89.24%
Number of salaries quoted 29,262 23,336 43,211
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £75,246 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -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 21 January 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 21 January 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 -33 356 £70,000 +0.99% 355
UK excluding London -48 235 £62,500 -6.12% 350
Work from Home +81 173 £72,500 +3.57% 133
London -1 124 £80,500 -5.29% 52
North of England -15 76 £68,750 +12.14% 66
South East -23 62 £61,250 -5.77% 109
South West +16 42 £55,000 +26.44% 40
North West -17 40 £71,000 +29.09% 27
Yorkshire +2 34 £70,000 -20.00% 28
Midlands -1 27 £65,000 -18.75% 51
East Midlands -2 15 £57,500 -17.86% 35
East of England -8 15 £52,500 -24.46% 54
West Midlands -5 12 £65,000 -18.75% 15
Wales +3 7 £85,000 -10.53% 16
Scotland -20 6 £70,750 +4.81% 16
North East +1 2 £65,000 +1.96% 11
Northern Ireland -16 2 - - 8

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 6 (1.55%) Apache Airflow
2 3 (0.78%) Apache
2 3 (0.78%) Apache Spark
3 2 (0.52%) CMS
3 2 (0.52%) Drupal
3 2 (0.52%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.26%) CICS
4 1 (0.26%) Jupyter
4 1 (0.26%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.26%) TPMS
4 1 (0.26%) WebSphere
4 1 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 35 (9.04%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (4.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 15 (3.88%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.78%) Trello
5 2 (0.52%) Adobe XD
5 2 (0.52%) InVision
5 2 (0.52%) Sketch
6 1 (0.26%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 4 (1.03%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.78%) Oracle ERP
2 3 (0.78%) Teamcenter
3 2 (0.52%) Shopify
3 2 (0.52%) Unit4 Business World
4 1 (0.26%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.26%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.26%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.26%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 44 (11.37%) AWS
2 40 (10.34%) Azure
3 39 (10.08%) Microsoft 365
4 33 (8.53%) SaaS
5 19 (4.91%) Power Platform
6 18 (4.65%) GCP
7 17 (4.39%) Figma
8 11 (2.84%) GitHub
9 8 (2.07%) Power Automate
9 8 (2.07%) PowerApps
10 7 (1.81%) Entra ID
11 6 (1.55%) Slack
11 6 (1.55%) Snowflake
12 4 (1.03%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 4 (1.03%) AWS CloudFormation
12 4 (1.03%) dbt
12 4 (1.03%) GitHub Actions
13 3 (0.78%) Amazon SQS
13 3 (0.78%) AWS Lambda
13 3 (0.78%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 16 (4.13%) Broadband
2 6 (1.55%) Firewall
3 4 (1.03%) BGP
3 4 (1.03%) LAN
3 4 (1.03%) MPLS
3 4 (1.03%) Network Security
3 4 (1.03%) WAN
3 4 (1.03%) Wireless
4 3 (0.78%) Internet
4 3 (0.78%) Software-Defined Networking
5 2 (0.52%) DHCP
5 2 (0.52%) DNS
5 2 (0.52%) SAN
5 2 (0.52%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.26%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.26%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (4.13%) Power BI
2 8 (2.07%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (1.81%) Data Lake
4 5 (1.29%) BigQuery
4 5 (1.29%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (1.03%) Semantic Layer
6 3 (0.78%) Amazon Aurora
6 3 (0.78%) Amazon Redshift
6 3 (0.78%) Apache Iceberg
6 3 (0.78%) Data Vault
7 2 (0.52%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.52%) Tableau
8 1 (0.26%) DB2
8 1 (0.26%) Looker
8 1 (0.26%) Power Query
8 1 (0.26%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (1.81%) JIRA
2 5 (1.29%) GitLab
2 5 (1.29%) Jenkins
2 5 (1.29%) Selenium
3 1 (0.26%) Cucumber
3 1 (0.26%) Cypress.io
3 1 (0.26%) Git
General
1 127 (32.82%) Social Skills
2 116 (29.97%) Finance
3 52 (13.44%) Legal
4 37 (9.56%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (8.53%) Retail
6 32 (8.27%) Presentation Skills
7 27 (6.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 25 (6.46%) Back Office
9 24 (6.20%) Law
10 17 (4.39%) Manufacturing
11 14 (3.62%) Marketing
12 13 (3.36%) Public Sector
13 10 (2.58%) Financial Institution
13 10 (2.58%) Organisational Skills
14 9 (2.33%) Banking
15 7 (1.81%) Documentation Skills
15 7 (1.81%) Telecoms
16 5 (1.29%) Local Government
17 4 (1.03%) Influencing Skills
17 4 (1.03%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 79 (20.41%) Lead
2 52 (13.44%) Senior
3 28 (7.24%) Engineering Manager
4 25 (6.46%) IT Manager
5 24 (6.20%) Desktop Engineer
5 24 (6.20%) Desktop Support
5 24 (6.20%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 24 (6.20%) Site Engineer
5 24 (6.20%) Support Engineer
6 21 (5.43%) Analyst
7 20 (5.17%) Senior Manager
8 18 (4.65%) Team Leader
9 17 (4.39%) Development Manager
10 15 (3.88%) Business Analyst
11 14 (3.62%) Data Manager
11 14 (3.62%) Infrastructure Manager
12 13 (3.36%) Support Manager
13 12 (3.10%) IT Infrastructure Manager
13 12 (3.10%) Service Manager
14 11 (2.84%) Lead Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.88%) React
2 13 (3.36%) .NET
3 8 (2.07%) Node.js
4 7 (1.81%) Spring
4 7 (1.81%) Spring Boot
5 5 (1.29%) Micronaut
6 4 (1.03%) CSS
6 4 (1.03%) HTML
7 3 (0.78%) .NET Framework
7 3 (0.78%) EDI
7 3 (0.78%) Entity Framework
7 3 (0.78%) Pandas
8 2 (0.52%) .NET Core
8 2 (0.52%) Kafka
8 2 (0.52%) Razor View Engine
8 2 (0.52%) Vue
9 1 (0.26%) ASP.NET Core
9 1 (0.26%) Jest
9 1 (0.26%) PySpark
9 1 (0.26%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 31 (8.01%) Management Information System
2 21 (5.43%) Onboarding
3 17 (4.39%) Product Ownership
4 15 (3.88%) Cloud Native
4 15 (3.88%) Mobile App
4 15 (3.88%) Self-Motivation
5 12 (3.10%) Algorithms
6 10 (2.58%) Data Protection Act
7 8 (2.07%) Low-Code
8 7 (1.81%) Virtual Team
9 6 (1.55%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (1.29%) Data Centre
10 5 (1.29%) Distributed Systems
10 5 (1.29%) Driving Licence
10 5 (1.29%) Social Media
11 4 (1.03%) Public Cloud
12 3 (0.78%) Cyber Threat
12 3 (0.78%) Cyberattack
12 3 (0.78%) Derivative
12 3 (0.78%) Manufacturing Execution System
Operating Systems
1 34 (8.79%) Windows
2 24 (6.20%) Windows 10
3 10 (2.58%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.55%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (22.48%) Continuous Improvement
2 74 (19.12%) Agile
3 72 (18.60%) Mentoring
4 67 (17.31%) Problem-Solving
5 66 (17.05%) Coaching
6 61 (15.76%) Stakeholder Management
7 52 (13.44%) Cybersecurity
8 51 (13.18%) Customer Service
9 49 (12.66%) Project Delivery
10 48 (12.40%) Analytics
10 48 (12.40%) Service Delivery
11 47 (12.14%) Project Management
12 46 (11.89%) Line Management
12 46 (11.89%) Roadmaps
13 41 (10.59%) Customer Experience
13 41 (10.59%) Software Engineering
14 40 (10.34%) Decision-Making
15 36 (9.30%) ITIL
16 34 (8.79%) Risk Management
17 33 (8.53%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 37 (9.56%) Python
2 26 (6.72%) SQL
3 20 (5.17%) C#
4 16 (4.13%) Java
5 12 (3.10%) TypeScript
6 9 (2.33%) PowerShell
7 6 (1.55%) JavaScript
8 4 (1.03%) MATLAB
9 2 (0.52%) Bash
10 1 (0.26%) ABAP
10 1 (0.26%) Ada
10 1 (0.26%) C
10 1 (0.26%) C++
10 1 (0.26%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.26%) Perl
10 1 (0.26%) PHP
10 1 (0.26%) R
10 1 (0.26%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 45 (11.63%) Degree
2 44 (11.37%) Security Cleared
3 43 (11.11%) SC Cleared
4 24 (6.20%) CTC Cleared
5 16 (4.13%) CISM
5 16 (4.13%) CISSP
6 12 (3.10%) CIPD
6 12 (3.10%) CRISC
7 10 (2.58%) CISA
8 9 (2.33%) BPSS Clearance
9 8 (2.07%) ACCA
9 8 (2.07%) CIMA
9 8 (2.07%) DBS Check
10 3 (0.78%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 3 (0.78%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.78%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.52%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.52%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.52%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 2 (0.52%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (9.82%) SLA
2 26 (6.72%) QA
3 17 (4.39%) Data Quality
4 16 (4.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (3.62%) Cyber Essentials
6 13 (3.36%) GDPR
7 11 (2.84%) PMO
8 6 (1.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (1.55%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 4 (1.03%) GAAP
9 4 (1.03%) GRC
9 4 (1.03%) IFRS
10 2 (0.52%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.26%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (0.26%) FINRA
11 1 (0.26%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.26%) NIST
11 1 (0.26%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.26%) SOC 2
System Software
1 12 (3.10%) Docker
2 7 (1.81%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.29%) Firmware
4 2 (0.52%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.52%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.26%) RACF
5 1 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 16 (4.13%) Terraform
2 11 (2.84%) Grafana
2 11 (2.84%) Kubernetes
3 9 (2.33%) Ansible
3 9 (2.33%) Prometheus
4 3 (0.78%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.26%) Puppet
5 1 (0.26%) QRadar
5 1 (0.26%) SCCM
Vendors
1 43 (11.11%) Microsoft
2 32 (8.27%) Cisco
3 18 (4.65%) Adobe
4 16 (4.13%) ServiceNow
5 14 (3.62%) Google
6 10 (2.58%) SAP
7 8 (2.07%) Oracle
8 7 (1.81%) Salesforce
8 7 (1.81%) UiPath
8 7 (1.81%) VMware
9 6 (1.55%) Splunk
10 5 (1.29%) Alteryx
10 5 (1.29%) Databricks
10 5 (1.29%) Informatica
11 4 (1.03%) F5
11 4 (1.03%) Fortinet
11 4 (1.03%) Siemens
11 4 (1.03%) SolarWinds
12 2 (0.52%) Foundry
12 2 (0.52%) Workday