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

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 361 296 289
Rank change year-on-year -65 -7 -119
Permanent jobs citing People Management 572 471 737
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.50% 0.95% 0.95%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.69% 1.08% 1.17%
Number of salaries quoted 374 276 353
10th Percentile £36,625 £42,500 £33,800
25th Percentile £45,000 £52,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £71,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.49% +9.23% -7.14%
75th Percentile £85,000 £91,250 £87,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £126,250 £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 83,236 43,812 63,193
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 72.95% 88.75% 81.16%
Number of salaries quoted 57,755 24,707 35,897
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £41,750 £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 £96,250 £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 16 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 16 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 -54 502 £60,100 -16.53% 1,087
UK excluding London -23 401 £55,000 -15.38% 584
Work from Home -8 186 £72,500 -3.97% 445
London -78 141 £90,000 +9.09% 615
South East -29 106 £67,500 +6.30% 135
North of England -47 106 £55,000 -18.52% 140
Midlands -13 65 £45,000 -37.93% 79
North West -14 58 £45,000 -35.08% 81
South West -37 50 £55,000 - 61
West Midlands -38 34 £44,241 -38.98% 44
North East - 33 £62,500 - 11
East Midlands -15 31 £45,000 -37.93% 35
East of England -24 27 £60,100 +14.48% 54
Wales -66 22 £35,000 -2.78% 28
Scotland +14 18 £55,000 -18.52% 62
Yorkshire -52 15 £50,000 -25.93% 50
Northern Ireland -69 7 £63,750 - 32

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 (4.02%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.22%) SAS
3 4 (0.70%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 4 (0.70%) CMS
3 4 (0.70%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.35%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.35%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.17%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.17%) Confluence
Applications
1 38 (6.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 28 (4.90%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (2.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.22%) Acrobat
5 5 (0.87%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.52%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.52%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.35%) SOLIDWORKS
7 2 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.17%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.17%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 12 (2.10%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.22%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.87%) Visualfiles
4 2 (0.35%) Adobe Campaign
4 2 (0.35%) BambooHR
4 2 (0.35%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.35%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (0.35%) 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
Cloud Services
1 76 (13.29%) Azure
2 56 (9.79%) Microsoft 365
3 50 (8.74%) SaaS
4 38 (6.64%) AWS
5 26 (4.55%) Azure DevOps
6 22 (3.85%) Power Platform
7 17 (2.97%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 15 (2.62%) Azure Monitor
9 14 (2.45%) Azure Key Vault
10 13 (2.27%) Dynamics 365
11 12 (2.10%) Azure Service Bus
11 12 (2.10%) Entra ID
12 11 (1.92%) IaaS
13 8 (1.40%) GCP
14 7 (1.22%) OneDrive
15 6 (1.05%) Anthropic Claude
15 6 (1.05%) Serverless
16 5 (0.87%) GitHub Actions
16 5 (0.87%) Google Workspace
16 5 (0.87%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.92%) Firewall
2 10 (1.75%) DNS
3 9 (1.57%) VLAN
4 8 (1.40%) Network Security
4 8 (1.40%) VPN
5 6 (1.05%) VoIP
6 5 (0.87%) DHCP
6 5 (0.87%) SSH
7 4 (0.70%) HTTP
7 4 (0.70%) PBX
7 4 (0.70%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (0.52%) DKIM
8 3 (0.52%) DMARC
8 3 (0.52%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.52%) Unified Communications
9 2 (0.35%) Cisco IPT
9 2 (0.35%) Internet
9 2 (0.35%) Intranet
10 1 (0.17%) Wireless
10 1 (0.17%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (3.15%) SQL Server
2 15 (2.62%) Power BI
3 13 (2.27%) Elasticsearch
4 10 (1.75%) Tableau
5 7 (1.22%) NoSQL
6 5 (0.87%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.70%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.52%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.52%) Metadata
8 3 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.52%) Redis
9 2 (0.35%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.35%) Big Data
9 2 (0.35%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.35%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.35%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.35%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.17%) Db2
10 1 (0.17%) Flink
10 1 (0.17%) GIS
Development Applications
1 31 (5.42%) Git
2 22 (3.85%) JIRA
3 8 (1.40%) Jenkins
4 7 (1.22%) Postman
5 5 (0.87%) Cypress.io
6 4 (0.70%) IntelliJ
6 4 (0.70%) Selenium
7 3 (0.52%) Claude Code
7 3 (0.52%) Gatling
7 3 (0.52%) GitLab
7 3 (0.52%) JMeter
7 3 (0.52%) Maven
7 3 (0.52%) Newman
7 3 (0.52%) REST Assured
8 2 (0.35%) 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
1 209 (36.54%) Social Skills
2 160 (27.97%) Finance
3 66 (11.54%) Analytical Skills
4 50 (8.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 49 (8.57%) Legal
6 45 (7.87%) Retail
7 37 (6.47%) Law
8 34 (5.94%) Marketing
9 32 (5.59%) Aerospace
10 29 (5.07%) Manufacturing
11 24 (4.20%) Public Sector
12 23 (4.02%) Organisational Skills
13 17 (2.97%) Banking
14 14 (2.45%) Influencing Skills
14 14 (2.45%) Telecoms
15 10 (1.75%) Electronics
16 8 (1.40%) Billing
17 7 (1.22%) Pharmaceutical
18 5 (0.87%) Automotive
18 5 (0.87%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 115 (20.10%) Lead
2 84 (14.69%) Senior
3 42 (7.34%) Team Leader
4 40 (6.99%) Service Manager
5 38 (6.64%) Developer
6 33 (5.77%) Engineering Manager
7 32 (5.59%) Software Engineer
8 29 (5.07%) Data Manager
8 29 (5.07%) IT Manager
8 29 (5.07%) Principal Engineer
9 26 (4.55%) Lead Developer
9 26 (4.55%) Senior Manager
10 25 (4.37%) Data Centre Manager
11 20 (3.50%) Development Manager
11 20 (3.50%) Operations Manager
11 20 (3.50%) Systems Engineer
12 18 (3.15%) Architect
12 18 (3.15%) Support Manager
13 16 (2.80%) Principal Software Engineer
14 15 (2.62%) Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (4.90%) REST
2 27 (4.72%) .NET
3 15 (2.62%) React
3 15 (2.62%) Terraform
4 14 (2.45%) ASP.NET
4 14 (2.45%) Blazor
5 13 (2.27%) .NET Core
6 12 (2.10%) gRPC
7 10 (1.75%) EDI
7 10 (1.75%) HTML
8 8 (1.40%) Spring
9 7 (1.22%) Kafka
10 6 (1.05%) AngularJS
10 6 (1.05%) Node.js
10 6 (1.05%) Playwright
10 6 (1.05%) Spring Boot
11 5 (0.87%) RabbitMQ
11 5 (0.87%) RESTful
12 4 (0.70%) CSS
12 4 (0.70%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 54 (9.44%) Onboarding
2 44 (7.69%) Management Information System
3 36 (6.29%) Driving Licence
4 25 (4.37%) Data Centre
5 17 (2.97%) Self-Motivation
6 14 (2.45%) Cloud Native
6 14 (2.45%) Product Ownership
7 11 (1.92%) Enterprise Software
8 10 (1.75%) IoT
8 10 (1.75%) Life Science
8 10 (1.75%) NHS
9 8 (1.40%) Distributed Systems
10 7 (1.22%) Biopharmaceutical
10 7 (1.22%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (0.87%) CCTV
11 5 (0.87%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (0.87%) Legacy Applications
11 5 (0.87%) Microsoft Licensing
12 4 (0.70%) Blog
12 4 (0.70%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 31 (5.42%) Windows
2 10 (1.75%) Mac OS
3 9 (1.57%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.40%) Linux
5 3 (0.52%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.35%) Android
6 2 (0.35%) Unix
6 2 (0.35%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 174 (30.42%) Continuous Improvement
2 134 (23.43%) Coaching
3 132 (23.08%) Stakeholder Management
4 124 (21.68%) Problem-Solving
5 117 (20.45%) Mentoring
6 105 (18.36%) Decision-Making
7 98 (17.13%) Agile
8 96 (16.78%) Software Engineering
8 96 (16.78%) Technical Leadership
9 93 (16.26%) Service Delivery
10 84 (14.69%) Line Management
11 81 (14.16%) AI
12 66 (11.54%) Roadmaps
13 65 (11.36%) DevOps
14 61 (10.66%) Performance Management
15 55 (9.62%) Customer Experience
15 55 (9.62%) Project Delivery
16 53 (9.27%) CI/CD
16 53 (9.27%) ITIL
17 50 (8.74%) Commercial Awareness
Programming Languages
1 50 (8.74%) SQL
2 30 (5.24%) C#
3 28 (4.90%) Java
4 25 (4.37%) Python
5 18 (3.15%) JavaScript
6 17 (2.97%) TypeScript
7 4 (0.70%) Apex Code
7 4 (0.70%) Bicep
7 4 (0.70%) C++
7 4 (0.70%) Go
7 4 (0.70%) PowerShell
7 4 (0.70%) SOQL
8 3 (0.52%) Kusto Query Language
8 3 (0.52%) Ruby
9 2 (0.35%) PHP
9 2 (0.35%) VBA
10 1 (0.17%) Bash
10 1 (0.17%) MATLAB
10 1 (0.17%) Swift
Qualifications
1 90 (15.73%) Degree
2 35 (6.12%) Security Cleared
3 28 (4.90%) BPSS Clearance
4 25 (4.37%) SC Cleared
5 22 (3.85%) ACCA
6 21 (3.67%) CIMA
7 16 (2.80%) Chartered Engineer
7 16 (2.80%) ITIL Certification
8 14 (2.45%) CIPD
8 14 (2.45%) Master's Degree
9 13 (2.27%) DBS Check
10 12 (2.10%) CISM
11 11 (1.92%) HNC
11 11 (1.92%) HND
11 11 (1.92%) MBA
12 10 (1.75%) CISSP
13 8 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
13 8 (1.40%) DV Cleared
14 7 (1.22%) ICAEW
15 6 (1.05%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (7.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 40 (6.99%) QA
3 29 (5.07%) SLA
4 21 (3.67%) GDPR
4 21 (3.67%) ISO 9001
5 17 (2.97%) ISO 14000
6 10 (1.75%) GRC
7 8 (1.40%) Cyber Essentials
7 8 (1.40%) ISO 14001
7 8 (1.40%) NIST
8 5 (0.87%) COBIT
8 5 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 5 (0.87%) PMO
8 5 (0.87%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 4 (0.70%) Accessibility
9 4 (0.70%) Automotive SPICE
9 4 (0.70%) IFRS
9 4 (0.70%) ISO 26262
10 3 (0.52%) ISO 20022
10 3 (0.52%) TickIT
System Software
1 17 (2.97%) Docker
2 14 (2.45%) Active Directory
3 12 (2.10%) Firmware
4 9 (1.57%) Embedded Firmware
5 6 (1.05%) VMware Infrastructure
6 5 (0.87%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.17%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.17%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 13 (2.27%) Ansible
2 12 (2.10%) Kubernetes
2 12 (2.10%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (0.87%) Grafana
4 4 (0.70%) Argo
4 4 (0.70%) Functional Safety
5 3 (0.52%) cPanel
5 3 (0.52%) Plesk
6 2 (0.35%) Bugsnag
6 2 (0.35%) Check_MK
6 2 (0.35%) Packer
6 2 (0.35%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.35%) Puppet
6 2 (0.35%) Salt
6 2 (0.35%) SCCM
6 2 (0.35%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 1 (0.17%) Kibana
Vendors
1 118 (20.63%) Microsoft
2 20 (3.50%) Salesforce
3 16 (2.80%) Sage
3 16 (2.80%) VMware
4 13 (2.27%) Adobe
4 13 (2.27%) Google
5 11 (1.92%) YouTube
6 9 (1.57%) Cisco
7 5 (0.87%) Juniper
7 5 (0.87%) Oracle
7 5 (0.87%) Palo Alto
7 5 (0.87%) ServiceNow
8 4 (0.70%) Anaplan
8 4 (0.70%) Databricks
8 4 (0.70%) Meraki
8 4 (0.70%) Veeam
8 4 (0.70%) Xero
9 3 (0.52%) Infor
9 3 (0.52%) SonicWALL
9 3 (0.52%) WatchGuard