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

6 months to
28 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 312 271 256
Rank change year-on-year -41 -15 +6
Permanent jobs citing People Management 392 586 800
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.62% 1.12% 1.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.77% 1.22% 1.32%
Number of salaries quoted 231 301 435
10th Percentile £46,250 £47,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £56,250 £52,989 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £69,315 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.99% +6.64% -
75th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £108,750 £102,500 £99,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £66,367 £62,500
% change year-on-year -5.83% +6.19% +11.61%

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 50,653 47,952 60,543
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 80.28% 91.49% 88.83%
Number of salaries quoted 29,910 23,033 46,850
10th Percentile £28,738 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,250 £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 £75,900 £80,000 £76,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
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 28 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 28 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 -45 361 £70,000 +0.99% 284
UK excluding London -60 234 £62,500 -5.83% 269
Work from Home +79 182 £72,500 +3.57% 159
London +2 130 £82,500 -2.94% 53
North of England -19 73 £70,000 +13.82% 52
South East -21 66 £60,000 -7.69% 90
South West +9 40 £55,000 -8.33% 27
North West -20 40 £71,000 +29.09% 22
Yorkshire -10 31 £70,000 -20.00% 20
Midlands -21 27 £61,500 -23.13% 36
East of England 0 15 £52,500 -24.46% 43
East Midlands -5 15 £50,000 -28.57% 22
West Midlands -6 12 £65,000 -18.75% 13
Wales +1 7 £85,000 -10.53% 12
Scotland -25 6 £70,750 +4.81% 13
North East -9 2 £65,000 +1.96% 10
Northern Ireland -21 2 - - 7

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 (1.53%) Apache Airflow
2 2 (0.51%) Apache
2 2 (0.51%) Apache Spark
2 2 (0.51%) CMS
2 2 (0.51%) Drupal
2 2 (0.51%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.26%) CICS
3 1 (0.26%) Jupyter
3 1 (0.26%) OpenStack
3 1 (0.26%) TPMS
3 1 (0.26%) WebSphere
3 1 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 37 (9.44%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (4.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (4.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.77%) Trello
4 2 (0.51%) Adobe XD
4 2 (0.51%) InVision
4 2 (0.51%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 4 (1.02%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.77%) Oracle ERP
2 3 (0.77%) Teamcenter
3 2 (0.51%) Shopify
3 2 (0.51%) 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 43 (10.97%) AWS
2 39 (9.95%) Azure
2 39 (9.95%) Microsoft 365
3 34 (8.67%) SaaS
4 25 (6.38%) Figma
5 18 (4.59%) GCP
5 18 (4.59%) Power Platform
6 10 (2.55%) GitHub
7 8 (2.04%) Power Automate
7 8 (2.04%) PowerApps
8 7 (1.79%) Entra ID
8 7 (1.79%) Slack
8 7 (1.79%) Snowflake
9 4 (1.02%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 4 (1.02%) GitHub Actions
10 3 (0.77%) AWS CloudFormation
10 3 (0.77%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (0.77%) dbt
10 3 (0.77%) Google Analytics
10 3 (0.77%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 23 (5.87%) Broadband
2 6 (1.53%) Firewall
3 4 (1.02%) BGP
3 4 (1.02%) LAN
3 4 (1.02%) MPLS
3 4 (1.02%) Network Security
3 4 (1.02%) WAN
3 4 (1.02%) Wireless
4 3 (0.77%) Internet
4 3 (0.77%) Software-Defined Networking
5 2 (0.51%) DHCP
5 2 (0.51%) DNS
5 2 (0.51%) SAN
5 2 (0.51%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.26%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.26%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.83%) Power BI
2 8 (2.04%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (1.53%) Data Lake
4 5 (1.28%) BigQuery
4 5 (1.28%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (1.02%) Semantic Layer
6 2 (0.51%) Amazon Aurora
6 2 (0.51%) Amazon Redshift
6 2 (0.51%) Apache Iceberg
6 2 (0.51%) Data Vault
6 2 (0.51%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.51%) SQL Server
6 2 (0.51%) Tableau
7 1 (0.26%) DB2
7 1 (0.26%) Looker
7 1 (0.26%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 8 (2.04%) JIRA
2 5 (1.28%) GitLab
2 5 (1.28%) Jenkins
2 5 (1.28%) Selenium
3 2 (0.51%) Claude Code
4 1 (0.26%) Cucumber
4 1 (0.26%) Cypress.io
General
1 124 (31.63%) Social Skills
2 120 (30.61%) Finance
3 52 (13.27%) Legal
4 39 (9.95%) Presentation Skills
5 37 (9.44%) Analytical Skills
6 34 (8.67%) Retail
7 26 (6.63%) Back Office
7 26 (6.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 25 (6.38%) Law
9 17 (4.34%) Marketing
10 16 (4.08%) Manufacturing
11 14 (3.57%) Public Sector
12 13 (3.32%) Banking
13 11 (2.81%) Financial Institution
14 10 (2.55%) Organisational Skills
15 7 (1.79%) Documentation Skills
16 6 (1.53%) Telecoms
17 5 (1.28%) Front Office
17 5 (1.28%) Local Government
18 4 (1.02%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 82 (20.92%) Lead
2 58 (14.80%) Senior
3 29 (7.40%) Engineering Manager
4 26 (6.63%) IT Manager
5 24 (6.12%) Desktop Engineer
5 24 (6.12%) Desktop Support
5 24 (6.12%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 24 (6.12%) Site Engineer
5 24 (6.12%) Support Engineer
6 23 (5.87%) Senior Manager
7 20 (5.10%) Analyst
8 16 (4.08%) Team Leader
9 15 (3.83%) Development Manager
9 15 (3.83%) Support Manager
10 14 (3.57%) Business Analyst
10 14 (3.57%) Infrastructure Manager
11 13 (3.32%) Data Manager
12 12 (3.06%) IT Infrastructure Manager
13 11 (2.81%) Service Manager
14 10 (2.55%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.32%) .NET
1 13 (3.32%) React
2 8 (2.04%) Node.js
3 7 (1.79%) Spring
3 7 (1.79%) Spring Boot
4 5 (1.28%) Micronaut
5 4 (1.02%) .NET Core
6 3 (0.77%) .NET Framework
6 3 (0.77%) CSS
6 3 (0.77%) EDI
6 3 (0.77%) HTML
7 2 (0.51%) Entity Framework
7 2 (0.51%) Kafka
7 2 (0.51%) Pandas
7 2 (0.51%) Razor View Engine
8 1 (0.26%) CSS3
8 1 (0.26%) Redux
8 1 (0.26%) REST
8 1 (0.26%) SAP Fiori
8 1 (0.26%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 33 (8.42%) Management Information System
2 22 (5.61%) Mobile App
2 22 (5.61%) Onboarding
3 18 (4.59%) Product Ownership
4 17 (4.34%) Cloud Native
4 17 (4.34%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (2.55%) Algorithms
5 10 (2.55%) Data Protection Act
6 8 (2.04%) Low-Code
7 7 (1.79%) Legacy Systems
8 5 (1.28%) Data Centre
8 5 (1.28%) Distributed Systems
8 5 (1.28%) Social Media
8 5 (1.28%) Virtual Team
9 4 (1.02%) Driving Licence
9 4 (1.02%) Public Cloud
10 3 (0.77%) Cyber Threat
10 3 (0.77%) Cyberattack
10 3 (0.77%) Derivative
10 3 (0.77%) Manufacturing Execution System
Operating Systems
1 34 (8.67%) Windows
2 24 (6.12%) Windows 10
3 10 (2.55%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.53%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (22.45%) Continuous Improvement
2 76 (19.39%) Mentoring
3 73 (18.62%) Problem-Solving
4 70 (17.86%) Agile
5 68 (17.35%) Coaching
6 59 (15.05%) Stakeholder Management
7 51 (13.01%) Customer Service
7 51 (13.01%) Cybersecurity
8 49 (12.50%) Customer Experience
8 49 (12.50%) Software Engineering
9 48 (12.24%) Analytics
10 47 (11.99%) Line Management
10 47 (11.99%) Project Delivery
11 46 (11.73%) Roadmaps
11 46 (11.73%) Service Delivery
12 45 (11.48%) Project Management
13 40 (10.20%) Decision-Making
14 39 (9.95%) Collaborative Culture
15 36 (9.18%) ITIL
16 34 (8.67%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 37 (9.44%) Python
2 24 (6.12%) SQL
3 20 (5.10%) C#
4 15 (3.83%) Java
5 11 (2.81%) TypeScript
6 9 (2.30%) PowerShell
7 5 (1.28%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.77%) MATLAB
9 2 (0.51%) Bash
10 1 (0.26%) ABAP
10 1 (0.26%) Ada
10 1 (0.26%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.26%) Perl
10 1 (0.26%) PHP
10 1 (0.26%) R
Qualifications
1 44 (11.22%) Security Cleared
2 43 (10.97%) Degree
3 42 (10.71%) SC Cleared
4 24 (6.12%) CTC Cleared
5 16 (4.08%) CISM
5 16 (4.08%) CISSP
6 12 (3.06%) CIPD
6 12 (3.06%) CRISC
7 10 (2.55%) CISA
8 9 (2.30%) BPSS Clearance
9 8 (2.04%) ACCA
9 8 (2.04%) CIMA
9 8 (2.04%) DBS Check
10 3 (0.77%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 3 (0.77%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.77%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.51%) CIPFA
11 2 (0.51%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.51%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 2 (0.51%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (9.44%) SLA
2 25 (6.38%) QA
3 16 (4.08%) Data Quality
3 16 (4.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 14 (3.57%) Cyber Essentials
5 13 (3.32%) GDPR
6 11 (2.81%) PMO
7 6 (1.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 6 (1.53%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 4 (1.02%) GAAP
8 4 (1.02%) GRC
8 4 (1.02%) IFRS
9 3 (0.77%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.26%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.26%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.26%) ITGC
10 1 (0.26%) NIST
10 1 (0.26%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.26%) SOC 2
System Software
1 11 (2.81%) Docker
2 7 (1.79%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.28%) Firmware
4 2 (0.51%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.51%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.26%) RACF
5 1 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 16 (4.08%) Terraform
2 11 (2.81%) Grafana
2 11 (2.81%) Kubernetes
3 9 (2.30%) Ansible
3 9 (2.30%) Prometheus
4 3 (0.77%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.26%) Puppet
5 1 (0.26%) QRadar
5 1 (0.26%) SCCM
Vendors
1 41 (10.46%) Microsoft
2 32 (8.16%) Cisco
3 25 (6.38%) Adobe
4 16 (4.08%) ServiceNow
5 15 (3.83%) Google
6 10 (2.55%) SAP
7 9 (2.30%) Oracle
8 7 (1.79%) Salesforce
8 7 (1.79%) UiPath
8 7 (1.79%) VMware
9 6 (1.53%) Informatica
9 6 (1.53%) Splunk
10 4 (1.02%) Databricks
10 4 (1.02%) F5
10 4 (1.02%) Fortinet
10 4 (1.02%) Siemens
10 4 (1.02%) SolarWinds
11 3 (0.77%) Alteryx
12 2 (0.51%) Foundry
12 2 (0.51%) Workday