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 1 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 422 297 301
Rank change year-on-year -125 +4 -123
Permanent jobs citing People Management 373 465 960
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.39% 1.00% 0.91%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.53% 1.09% 1.11%
Number of salaries quoted 267 254 606
10th Percentile £39,000 £42,500 £33,659
25th Percentile £46,250 £58,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £72,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.19% +20.00% -14.29%
75th Percentile £92,500 £91,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £111,250 £130,150 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £69,018 £57,500
% change year-on-year -16.69% +20.03% -8.00%

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 70,838 42,616 86,708
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.43% 91.47% 82.17%
Number of salaries quoted 48,971 23,341 61,278
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,822 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.09%
75th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,171 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +6.34% - -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 1 July 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 1 July 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 -116 329 £64,585 -10.30% 287
UK excluding London -108 243 £57,500 -16.69% 171
Work from Home -10 136 £72,500 -4.61% 140
London -68 113 £90,000 +1.41% 146
North of England -64 60 £62,500 -9.83% 48
South East -77 53 £57,500 -25.81% 42
Midlands -51 52 £43,750 -39.66% 30
North West -16 42 £60,000 -13.44% 24
West Midlands -51 30 £61,250 -15.52% 15
East of England -1 29 £60,100 -3.06% 11
East Midlands -17 22 £42,500 -39.29% 15
Scotland +26 18 £55,000 -8.33% 14
South West -60 15 £55,000 -17.13% 18
North East - 14 £62,500 - 6
Wales -41 13 £47,500 +31.94% 4
Yorkshire -61 4 £108,000 +60.00% 18
Northern Ireland -30 3 £63,750 - 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 16 (4.29%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.07%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 4 (1.07%) Apache Airflow
2 4 (1.07%) CMS
3 3 (0.80%) Drupal
3 3 (0.80%) SAS
4 1 (0.27%) Confluence
4 1 (0.27%) OpenStack
Applications
1 22 (5.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.68%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (2.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.61%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (1.07%) Acrobat
6 2 (0.54%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.54%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.27%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.27%) InVision
7 1 (0.27%) Sketch
7 1 (0.27%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (2.14%) NetSuite
2 5 (1.34%) Visualfiles
3 3 (0.80%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.54%) Adobe Campaign
4 2 (0.54%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (0.54%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
4 2 (0.54%) SAP HCM
4 2 (0.54%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.27%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.27%) Maximo
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.27%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.27%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.27%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 53 (14.21%) Azure
2 30 (8.04%) SaaS
3 29 (7.77%) Microsoft 365
4 28 (7.51%) AWS
4 28 (7.51%) Power Platform
5 17 (4.56%) Figma
6 12 (3.22%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (1.61%) Entra ID
7 6 (1.61%) Slack
7 6 (1.61%) Snowflake
8 5 (1.34%) Anthropic Claude
9 4 (1.07%) Adobe Creative Cloud
9 4 (1.07%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 4 (1.07%) GCP
9 4 (1.07%) GitHub
9 4 (1.07%) Google Analytics
9 4 (1.07%) Google Sheets
9 4 (1.07%) IaaS
9 4 (1.07%) Power Automate
9 4 (1.07%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.56%) Broadband
2 9 (2.41%) Network Security
3 5 (1.34%) DNS
3 5 (1.34%) Firewall
3 5 (1.34%) VoIP
4 4 (1.07%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (0.80%) DKIM
5 3 (0.80%) DMARC
5 3 (0.80%) PBX
5 3 (0.80%) Unified Communications
5 3 (0.80%) VLAN
6 2 (0.54%) Intranet
6 2 (0.54%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.27%) FTP
7 1 (0.27%) HTTP
7 1 (0.27%) Internet
7 1 (0.27%) LAN
7 1 (0.27%) SMTP
7 1 (0.27%) VPN
7 1 (0.27%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (6.70%) Power BI
2 10 (2.68%) SQL Server
3 8 (2.14%) Data Warehouse
3 8 (2.14%) Tableau
4 4 (1.07%) Data Lake
5 3 (0.80%) Elasticsearch
5 3 (0.80%) Looker
5 3 (0.80%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.54%) BigQuery
6 2 (0.54%) Metadata
6 2 (0.54%) Redis
6 2 (0.54%) SAP HANA
6 2 (0.54%) Semantic Layer
7 1 (0.27%) Amazon Aurora
7 1 (0.27%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.27%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.27%) Electronic Patient Records
7 1 (0.27%) Flink
Development Applications
1 12 (3.22%) JIRA
2 9 (2.41%) Git
3 5 (1.34%) Claude Code
4 2 (0.54%) GitLab
5 1 (0.27%) Jenkins
General
1 110 (29.49%) Social Skills
2 104 (27.88%) Finance
3 52 (13.94%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (7.77%) Retail
5 23 (6.17%) Law
6 22 (5.90%) Presentation Skills
7 18 (4.83%) Banking
7 18 (4.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 18 (4.83%) Marketing
7 18 (4.83%) Public Sector
8 17 (4.56%) Aerospace
9 14 (3.75%) Legal
10 11 (2.95%) Influencing Skills
11 9 (2.41%) Back Office
11 9 (2.41%) Organisational Skills
11 9 (2.41%) Telecoms
12 8 (2.14%) Advertising
13 7 (1.88%) Billing
13 7 (1.88%) Documentation Skills
13 7 (1.88%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 82 (21.98%) Lead
2 61 (16.35%) Senior
3 30 (8.04%) Team Leader
4 26 (6.97%) Data Manager
5 22 (5.90%) Developer
5 22 (5.90%) Senior Manager
6 20 (5.36%) Engineering Manager
6 20 (5.36%) IT Manager
7 16 (4.29%) Support Manager
8 15 (4.02%) Lead Developer
9 14 (3.75%) Architect
9 14 (3.75%) Data Centre Manager
9 14 (3.75%) Systems Engineer
10 12 (3.22%) IT Support
11 10 (2.68%) Infrastructure Manager
12 9 (2.41%) Principal Developer
12 9 (2.41%) Principal Engineer
12 9 (2.41%) Senior Systems Engineer
13 8 (2.14%) Account Executive
13 8 (2.14%) Java Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.75%) .NET
2 7 (1.88%) .NET Core
3 5 (1.34%) Spring
4 3 (0.80%) ASP.NET
4 3 (0.80%) Blazor
4 3 (0.80%) CSS
4 3 (0.80%) gRPC
4 3 (0.80%) HTML
4 3 (0.80%) Kafka
4 3 (0.80%) LangChain
4 3 (0.80%) React
4 3 (0.80%) REST
4 3 (0.80%) Semantic Kernel
4 3 (0.80%) Spring Boot
5 2 (0.54%) J2EE
5 2 (0.54%) NestJS
5 2 (0.54%) Node.js
5 2 (0.54%) RabbitMQ
6 1 (0.27%) ADO
6 1 (0.27%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 25 (6.70%) Management Information System
2 24 (6.43%) Onboarding
3 21 (5.63%) Cloud Native
4 16 (4.29%) Driving Licence
4 16 (4.29%) Product Ownership
5 15 (4.02%) Data Centre
6 14 (3.75%) Mobile App
7 11 (2.95%) Enterprise Software
8 10 (2.68%) Self-Motivation
9 9 (2.41%) Distributed Systems
9 9 (2.41%) Legacy Applications
10 8 (2.14%) NHS
11 6 (1.61%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (1.34%) Microsoft Licensing
12 5 (1.34%) Mobile Computing
13 4 (1.07%) AI Agents
13 4 (1.07%) Analytical Mindset
14 3 (0.80%) Culture of Ownership
14 3 (0.80%) Enterprise Cloud
15 2 (0.54%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 18 (4.83%) Windows
2 7 (1.88%) Windows Server
3 6 (1.61%) Linux
4 3 (0.80%) Unix
5 2 (0.54%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.54%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.27%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (26.81%) Continuous Improvement
2 83 (22.25%) Mentoring
3 82 (21.98%) Line Management
4 79 (21.18%) Problem-Solving
5 74 (19.84%) Coaching
6 69 (18.50%) Agile
7 65 (17.43%) Stakeholder Management
7 65 (17.43%) Technical Leadership
8 63 (16.89%) Software Engineering
9 51 (13.67%) Decision-Making
10 50 (13.40%) Service Delivery
11 49 (13.14%) AI
12 47 (12.60%) DevOps
13 44 (11.80%) Project Delivery
14 42 (11.26%) Customer Experience
15 37 (9.92%) Project Management
16 36 (9.65%) CI/CD
16 36 (9.65%) Cybersecurity
16 36 (9.65%) Roadmaps
17 31 (8.31%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 38 (10.19%) SQL
2 26 (6.97%) Python
3 17 (4.56%) Java
4 12 (3.22%) C#
5 10 (2.68%) TypeScript
6 5 (1.34%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.80%) ABAP
8 2 (0.54%) Bash
8 2 (0.54%) C++
8 2 (0.54%) VBA
9 1 (0.27%) Go
9 1 (0.27%) Perl
9 1 (0.27%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 60 (16.09%) Degree
2 25 (6.70%) Security Cleared
3 22 (5.90%) BPSS Clearance
4 17 (4.56%) SC Cleared
5 14 (3.75%) DBS Check
6 9 (2.41%) ACCA
6 9 (2.41%) CIMA
7 8 (2.14%) CIPD
7 8 (2.14%) CISM
8 7 (1.88%) Chartered Engineer
8 7 (1.88%) CISSP
8 7 (1.88%) HNC
8 7 (1.88%) HND
8 7 (1.88%) ICAEW
8 7 (1.88%) PMI Certification
9 6 (1.61%) PMP
10 5 (1.34%) CRISC
11 4 (1.07%) CISA
11 4 (1.07%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (0.80%) FFIEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (9.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (4.02%) ISO 9001
3 14 (3.75%) NIST
4 12 (3.22%) GDPR
5 10 (2.68%) ISO 14000
5 10 (2.68%) QA
6 8 (2.14%) COBIT
6 8 (2.14%) PCI DSS
7 7 (1.88%) Accessibility
7 7 (1.88%) SLA
8 5 (1.34%) Automotive SPICE
8 5 (1.34%) ISO 26262
8 5 (1.34%) PMO
8 5 (1.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 4 (1.07%) ISO 14001
10 3 (0.80%) Data Quality
10 3 (0.80%) GRC
10 3 (0.80%) ITGC
10 3 (0.80%) TickIT
11 2 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 6 (1.61%) Docker
2 5 (1.34%) Hyper-V
2 5 (1.34%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.07%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.27%) Embedded Firmware
4 1 (0.27%) Firmware
4 1 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 10 (2.68%) Kubernetes
2 8 (2.14%) Terraform
3 4 (1.07%) Ansible
3 4 (1.07%) Functional Safety
3 4 (1.07%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.80%) Check_MK
4 3 (0.80%) cPanel
4 3 (0.80%) Plesk
4 3 (0.80%) Puppet
5 2 (0.54%) Argo
5 2 (0.54%) Salt
5 2 (0.54%) SCCM
5 2 (0.54%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 1 (0.27%) Grafana
6 1 (0.27%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.27%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 60 (16.09%) Microsoft
2 22 (5.90%) Adobe
3 14 (3.75%) Google
4 11 (2.95%) Oracle
5 8 (2.14%) Cisco
5 8 (2.14%) VMware
6 6 (1.61%) Informatica
7 5 (1.34%) Juniper
7 5 (1.34%) Palo Alto
7 5 (1.34%) SAP
8 4 (1.07%) Databricks
8 4 (1.07%) Foundry
8 4 (1.07%) Meraki
8 4 (1.07%) Salesforce
8 4 (1.07%) ServiceNow
8 4 (1.07%) Xero
9 3 (0.80%) Acronis
9 3 (0.80%) Datto
9 3 (0.80%) Hotjar
9 3 (0.80%) IBM