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 19 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 346 298 288
Rank change year-on-year -48 -10 -114
Permanent jobs citing People Management 591 477 739
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.51% 0.97% 0.95%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.70% 1.09% 1.16%
Number of salaries quoted 383 283 353
10th Percentile £36,500 £42,500 £33,800
25th Percentile £45,000 £53,125 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +7.69% -7.72%
75th Percentile £85,000 £91,250 £87,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £130,000 £104,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -15.38% +8.33% -7.69%

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 84,848 43,853 63,499
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.08% 88.72% 81.26%
Number of salaries quoted 58,707 24,746 35,929
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £41,585 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,750 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -2.78%

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 19 September 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 19 September 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 -59 518 £60,000 -16.67% 858
UK excluding London -28 413 £55,000 -15.38% 467
Work from Home -14 191 £72,500 -3.33% 350
London -95 145 £87,500 +4.48% 475
South East -17 111 £64,250 +1.98% 114
North of England -51 109 £55,000 -18.52% 111
Midlands -27 66 £45,000 -37.93% 60
North West -11 61 £45,000 -35.08% 63
South West -41 50 £55,000 - 49
West Midlands -41 35 £47,746 -34.14% 34
North East -36 33 £62,500 -3.85% 11
East Midlands -20 31 £45,000 -37.93% 26
East of England -16 29 £60,100 +14.48% 41
Wales -63 22 £35,000 -2.78% 24
Scotland +15 19 £55,000 -16.67% 51
Yorkshire -65 15 £50,000 -25.93% 39
Northern Ireland -67 7 £63,750 - 23

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 23 (3.89%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.18%) SAS
3 4 (0.68%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 4 (0.68%) CMS
3 4 (0.68%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.34%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.17%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.17%) Confluence
Applications
1 38 (6.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 29 (4.91%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (2.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.18%) Acrobat
5 5 (0.85%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.51%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.51%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.34%) SOLIDWORKS
7 2 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.17%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.17%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 12 (2.03%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.18%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.85%) Visualfiles
4 2 (0.34%) Adobe Campaign
4 2 (0.34%) BambooHR
4 2 (0.34%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.34%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (0.34%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
5 1 (0.17%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.17%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.17%) Sage 50
5 1 (0.17%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.17%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 78 (13.20%) Azure
2 57 (9.64%) Microsoft 365
3 52 (8.80%) SaaS
4 40 (6.77%) AWS
5 26 (4.40%) Azure DevOps
6 22 (3.72%) Power Platform
7 17 (2.88%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 15 (2.54%) Azure Monitor
9 14 (2.37%) Azure Key Vault
9 14 (2.37%) Dynamics 365
10 13 (2.20%) Entra ID
11 12 (2.03%) Azure Service Bus
12 11 (1.86%) IaaS
13 9 (1.52%) GCP
14 7 (1.18%) OneDrive
15 6 (1.02%) Anthropic Claude
15 6 (1.02%) Serverless
16 5 (0.85%) Adobe Creative Cloud
16 5 (0.85%) GitHub Actions
16 5 (0.85%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.20%) Firewall
2 10 (1.69%) DNS
2 10 (1.69%) Network Security
3 9 (1.52%) VLAN
4 8 (1.35%) VPN
5 6 (1.02%) VoIP
6 5 (0.85%) DHCP
6 5 (0.85%) SSH
7 4 (0.68%) HTTP
7 4 (0.68%) PBX
7 4 (0.68%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (0.51%) DKIM
8 3 (0.51%) DMARC
8 3 (0.51%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.51%) Unified Communications
9 2 (0.34%) Cisco IPT
9 2 (0.34%) Internet
9 2 (0.34%) Intranet
10 1 (0.17%) Wireless
10 1 (0.17%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (2.88%) SQL Server
2 15 (2.54%) Power BI
3 13 (2.20%) Elasticsearch
4 10 (1.69%) Tableau
5 7 (1.18%) NoSQL
6 5 (0.85%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.68%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.51%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.51%) Metadata
8 3 (0.51%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.51%) Redis
9 2 (0.34%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.34%) Big Data
9 2 (0.34%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.34%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.34%) Electronic Patient Records
9 2 (0.34%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.34%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.17%) Flink
10 1 (0.17%) GIS
Development Applications
1 31 (5.25%) Git
2 22 (3.72%) JIRA
3 8 (1.35%) Jenkins
4 7 (1.18%) Postman
5 5 (0.85%) Cypress.io
6 4 (0.68%) IntelliJ
6 4 (0.68%) Selenium
7 3 (0.51%) Claude Code
7 3 (0.51%) Gatling
7 3 (0.51%) GitLab
7 3 (0.51%) JMeter
7 3 (0.51%) Maven
7 3 (0.51%) Newman
7 3 (0.51%) REST Assured
8 2 (0.34%) RSpec
9 1 (0.17%) Android Studio
9 1 (0.17%) Mocha
9 1 (0.17%) Rational DOORS
9 1 (0.17%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.17%) Visual Website Optimizer
General
1 215 (36.38%) Social Skills
2 166 (28.09%) Finance
3 68 (11.51%) Analytical Skills
4 50 (8.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 50 (8.46%) Legal
5 49 (8.29%) Retail
6 39 (6.60%) Marketing
7 38 (6.43%) Law
8 32 (5.41%) Aerospace
9 30 (5.08%) Manufacturing
10 25 (4.23%) Public Sector
11 23 (3.89%) Organisational Skills
12 16 (2.71%) Banking
13 15 (2.54%) Influencing Skills
13 15 (2.54%) Telecoms
14 11 (1.86%) Electronics
15 9 (1.52%) Billing
16 8 (1.35%) Pharmaceutical
17 5 (0.85%) Automotive
17 5 (0.85%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 119 (20.14%) Lead
2 88 (14.89%) Senior
3 43 (7.28%) Team Leader
4 40 (6.77%) Service Manager
5 38 (6.43%) Developer
6 33 (5.58%) Engineering Manager
6 33 (5.58%) Software Engineer
7 30 (5.08%) IT Manager
8 29 (4.91%) Data Manager
8 29 (4.91%) Principal Engineer
9 28 (4.74%) Senior Manager
10 26 (4.40%) Lead Developer
11 25 (4.23%) Data Centre Manager
12 21 (3.55%) Operations Manager
13 20 (3.38%) Development Manager
13 20 (3.38%) Systems Engineer
14 19 (3.21%) Delivery Manager
15 18 (3.05%) Architect
15 18 (3.05%) Support Manager
16 16 (2.71%) Principal Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (4.74%) REST
2 25 (4.23%) .NET
3 16 (2.71%) React
4 15 (2.54%) Terraform
5 14 (2.37%) ASP.NET
5 14 (2.37%) Blazor
6 12 (2.03%) .NET Core
6 12 (2.03%) gRPC
7 10 (1.69%) EDI
7 10 (1.69%) HTML
8 9 (1.52%) Spring
9 7 (1.18%) Kafka
9 7 (1.18%) Spring Boot
10 6 (1.02%) AngularJS
10 6 (1.02%) Node.js
10 6 (1.02%) Playwright
11 5 (0.85%) RESTful
12 4 (0.68%) Lightning Web Components
12 4 (0.68%) Middleware
12 4 (0.68%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 57 (9.64%) Onboarding
2 47 (7.95%) Management Information System
3 36 (6.09%) Driving Licence
4 26 (4.40%) Data Centre
5 17 (2.88%) Self-Motivation
6 14 (2.37%) Cloud Native
7 13 (2.20%) Product Ownership
8 12 (2.03%) Enterprise Software
9 10 (1.69%) IoT
9 10 (1.69%) Life Science
9 10 (1.69%) NHS
10 8 (1.35%) Distributed Systems
11 7 (1.18%) Biopharmaceutical
11 7 (1.18%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (0.85%) CCTV
12 5 (0.85%) Hybrid Cloud
12 5 (0.85%) Legacy Applications
12 5 (0.85%) Microsoft Licensing
12 5 (0.85%) Podcast
13 4 (0.68%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 33 (5.58%) Windows
2 10 (1.69%) Linux
2 10 (1.69%) Mac OS
2 10 (1.69%) Windows Server
3 3 (0.51%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.34%) Android
4 2 (0.34%) Unix
4 2 (0.34%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.17%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 183 (30.96%) Continuous Improvement
2 142 (24.03%) Stakeholder Management
3 133 (22.50%) Coaching
4 126 (21.32%) Problem-Solving
5 121 (20.47%) Mentoring
6 110 (18.61%) Decision-Making
7 101 (17.09%) Agile
7 101 (17.09%) Technical Leadership
8 99 (16.75%) Service Delivery
9 96 (16.24%) Software Engineering
10 85 (14.38%) Line Management
11 80 (13.54%) AI
12 69 (11.68%) Roadmaps
13 65 (11.00%) DevOps
14 61 (10.32%) Performance Management
15 58 (9.81%) Customer Experience
16 56 (9.48%) Project Delivery
17 54 (9.14%) ITIL
18 53 (8.97%) Commercial Awareness
19 52 (8.80%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 48 (8.12%) SQL
2 29 (4.91%) Java
3 28 (4.74%) C#
4 25 (4.23%) Python
5 19 (3.21%) JavaScript
5 19 (3.21%) TypeScript
6 4 (0.68%) Apex Code
6 4 (0.68%) Bicep
6 4 (0.68%) C++
6 4 (0.68%) Go
6 4 (0.68%) PowerShell
6 4 (0.68%) SOQL
7 3 (0.51%) Kusto Query Language
7 3 (0.51%) Ruby
8 2 (0.34%) PHP
8 2 (0.34%) VBA
9 1 (0.17%) Bash
9 1 (0.17%) C
9 1 (0.17%) MATLAB
9 1 (0.17%) Swift
Qualifications
1 91 (15.40%) Degree
2 39 (6.60%) Security Cleared
3 28 (4.74%) BPSS Clearance
4 27 (4.57%) SC Cleared
5 23 (3.89%) ACCA
6 22 (3.72%) CIMA
7 16 (2.71%) Chartered Engineer
7 16 (2.71%) ITIL Certification
8 14 (2.37%) CIPD
8 14 (2.37%) DBS Check
8 14 (2.37%) Master's Degree
9 12 (2.03%) CISM
10 11 (1.86%) CISSP
10 11 (1.86%) HNC
10 11 (1.86%) HND
10 11 (1.86%) MBA
11 8 (1.35%) Computer Science Degree
11 8 (1.35%) DV Cleared
12 7 (1.18%) ICAEW
13 6 (1.02%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (7.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 41 (6.94%) QA
3 30 (5.08%) SLA
4 22 (3.72%) GDPR
5 21 (3.55%) ISO 9001
6 17 (2.88%) ISO 14000
7 11 (1.86%) GRC
8 9 (1.52%) NIST
9 8 (1.35%) Cyber Essentials
9 8 (1.35%) ISO 14001
10 5 (0.85%) COBIT
10 5 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 5 (0.85%) PMO
10 5 (0.85%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 4 (0.68%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.68%) Automotive SPICE
11 4 (0.68%) IFRS
11 4 (0.68%) ISO 26262
12 3 (0.51%) ISO 20022
12 3 (0.51%) TickIT
System Software
1 17 (2.88%) Docker
2 14 (2.37%) Active Directory
3 12 (2.03%) Firmware
4 9 (1.52%) Embedded Firmware
5 7 (1.18%) VMware Infrastructure
6 5 (0.85%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.34%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.34%) vSphere
8 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 13 (2.20%) Kubernetes
1 13 (2.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (2.03%) Ansible
3 5 (0.85%) Grafana
4 4 (0.68%) Functional Safety
5 3 (0.51%) Argo
5 3 (0.51%) cPanel
5 3 (0.51%) Plesk
6 2 (0.34%) Bugsnag
6 2 (0.34%) Check_MK
6 2 (0.34%) Packer
6 2 (0.34%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.34%) SCCM
6 2 (0.34%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 1 (0.17%) Autotask
7 1 (0.17%) Kibana
7 1 (0.17%) Puppet
7 1 (0.17%) Salt
Vendors
1 123 (20.81%) Microsoft
2 21 (3.55%) Salesforce
3 17 (2.88%) VMware
4 16 (2.71%) Sage
5 13 (2.20%) Adobe
5 13 (2.20%) Google
6 11 (1.86%) YouTube
7 10 (1.69%) Cisco
8 5 (0.85%) Juniper
8 5 (0.85%) Oracle
8 5 (0.85%) Palo Alto
9 4 (0.68%) Anaplan
9 4 (0.68%) Databricks
9 4 (0.68%) Meraki
9 4 (0.68%) ServiceNow
9 4 (0.68%) Veeam
9 4 (0.68%) Workday
9 4 (0.68%) Xero
10 3 (0.51%) SonicWALL
10 3 (0.51%) WatchGuard