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 13 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 411 302 289
Rank change year-on-year -109 -13 -120
Permanent jobs citing People Management 444 477 776
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.42% 0.96% 0.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.57% 1.07% 1.15%
Number of salaries quoted 314 273 424
10th Percentile £37,750 £42,500 £33,622
25th Percentile £45,000 £52,500 £45,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +13.82% -12.14%
75th Percentile £85,563 £91,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £110,125 £119,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +13.04% -11.54%

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 78,044 44,596 67,662
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.46% 89.30% 81.10%
Number of salaries quoted 53,720 25,240 43,624
10th Percentile £30,773 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.84%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,237 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,773 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.13% -4.45% -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 13 August 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 13 August 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 -121 387 £60,100 -15.35% 469
UK excluding London -81 315 £55,000 -15.38% 277
Work from Home -17 149 £72,500 -6.45% 216
London -99 105 £90,000 +1.41% 252
North of England -47 85 £62,500 -7.41% 56
South East -43 72 £64,250 -8.21% 82
Midlands -26 68 £45,000 -37.93% 50
North West -11 46 £55,000 -22.81% 33
West Midlands -31 36 £52,500 -27.59% 24
East Midlands -12 32 £45,000 -36.84% 26
North East - 31 £62,500 - 11
East of England -19 27 £60,100 -3.06% 18
South West -50 26 £55,000 - 33
Scotland +25 21 £55,000 -20.00% 27
Wales -60 12 £47,500 +31.94% 11
Yorkshire -48 8 £65,000 -3.70% 16
Northern Ireland - 4 £63,750 - 6

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 22 (4.95%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.90%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 4 (0.90%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.68%) SAS
4 2 (0.45%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.45%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.45%) CMS
5 1 (0.23%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.23%) Confluence
Applications
1 24 (5.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (2.70%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (2.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.35%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.90%) Acrobat
6 3 (0.68%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.68%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.45%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (1.58%) NetSuite
2 5 (1.13%) Visualfiles
3 2 (0.45%) Adobe Campaign
3 2 (0.45%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.45%) Infor CloudSuite
3 2 (0.45%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
3 2 (0.45%) SAP HCM
3 2 (0.45%) SAP Payroll
3 2 (0.45%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.23%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.23%) Maximo
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.23%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.23%) Sage 50
4 1 (0.23%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.23%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 64 (14.41%) Azure
2 44 (9.91%) Microsoft 365
3 39 (8.78%) SaaS
4 33 (7.43%) AWS
5 21 (4.73%) Power Platform
6 20 (4.50%) Azure DevOps
7 13 (2.93%) Azure Monitor
8 12 (2.70%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 11 (2.48%) Azure Key Vault
9 11 (2.48%) Azure Service Bus
9 11 (2.48%) IaaS
10 9 (2.03%) Entra ID
11 7 (1.58%) GCP
11 7 (1.58%) OneDrive
12 5 (1.13%) Adobe Creative Cloud
12 5 (1.13%) GitHub
12 5 (1.13%) Google Workspace
13 4 (0.90%) Azure AI
13 4 (0.90%) Microsoft Copilot
14 3 (0.68%) Anthropic Claude
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.80%) Network Security
2 7 (1.58%) DNS
2 7 (1.58%) Firewall
3 6 (1.35%) VLAN
3 6 (1.35%) VoIP
4 5 (1.13%) VPN
5 4 (0.90%) PBX
5 4 (0.90%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (0.68%) Broadband
6 3 (0.68%) DKIM
6 3 (0.68%) DMARC
6 3 (0.68%) HTTP
6 3 (0.68%) TCP/IP
6 3 (0.68%) Unified Communications
7 2 (0.45%) DHCP
7 2 (0.45%) Intranet
7 2 (0.45%) SSH
8 1 (0.23%) FTP
8 1 (0.23%) Wireless
8 1 (0.23%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (3.83%) Power BI
2 16 (3.60%) SQL Server
3 11 (2.48%) Elasticsearch
4 10 (2.25%) Tableau
5 4 (0.90%) Redis
6 3 (0.68%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.68%) MongoDB
6 3 (0.68%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.45%) Amazon Redshift
7 2 (0.45%) Big Data
7 2 (0.45%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.45%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.45%) DynamoDB
7 2 (0.45%) Hadoop
7 2 (0.45%) Metadata
7 2 (0.45%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.45%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.23%) Amazon Aurora
8 1 (0.23%) Electronic Patient Records
8 1 (0.23%) GIS
Development Applications
1 21 (4.73%) Git
2 19 (4.28%) JIRA
3 3 (0.68%) Claude Code
3 3 (0.68%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.45%) IntelliJ
4 2 (0.45%) Postman
4 2 (0.45%) RSpec
5 1 (0.23%) Maven
General
1 168 (37.84%) Social Skills
2 119 (26.80%) Finance
3 54 (12.16%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (9.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 34 (7.66%) Retail
6 25 (5.63%) Law
6 25 (5.63%) Legal
7 23 (5.18%) Aerospace
8 22 (4.95%) Public Sector
9 20 (4.50%) Marketing
10 15 (3.38%) Banking
10 15 (3.38%) Organisational Skills
11 12 (2.70%) Telecoms
12 10 (2.25%) Influencing Skills
12 10 (2.25%) Manufacturing
13 8 (1.80%) Billing
14 7 (1.58%) Electronics
15 5 (1.13%) Advertising
15 5 (1.13%) Back Office
15 5 (1.13%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 98 (22.07%) Lead
2 66 (14.86%) Senior
3 40 (9.01%) Team Leader
4 33 (7.43%) Developer
5 29 (6.53%) Data Manager
5 29 (6.53%) Engineering Manager
6 26 (5.86%) Lead Developer
6 26 (5.86%) Senior Manager
7 25 (5.63%) IT Manager
8 23 (5.18%) Data Centre Manager
9 18 (4.05%) Principal Engineer
9 18 (4.05%) Service Manager
9 18 (4.05%) Software Engineer
9 18 (4.05%) Systems Engineer
10 17 (3.83%) Development Manager
11 14 (3.15%) Delivery Manager
11 14 (3.15%) Operations Manager
11 14 (3.15%) Support Manager
12 13 (2.93%) IT Support
12 13 (2.93%) Senior Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (4.50%) .NET
2 16 (3.60%) REST
3 13 (2.93%) Blazor
4 12 (2.70%) .NET Core
5 11 (2.48%) ASP.NET
5 11 (2.48%) gRPC
6 7 (1.58%) React
7 5 (1.13%) AngularJS
7 5 (1.13%) Spring
8 4 (0.90%) HTML
8 4 (0.90%) Node.js
9 3 (0.68%) CSS
9 3 (0.68%) Kafka
9 3 (0.68%) LangChain
9 3 (0.68%) Ruby on Rails
9 3 (0.68%) Semantic Kernel
9 3 (0.68%) Spring Boot
10 2 (0.45%) Google JAX
10 2 (0.45%) JAX
10 2 (0.45%) Sidekiq
Miscellaneous
1 37 (8.33%) Management Information System
2 36 (8.11%) Driving Licence
3 33 (7.43%) Onboarding
4 23 (5.18%) Data Centre
5 19 (4.28%) Cloud Native
6 18 (4.05%) Product Ownership
7 13 (2.93%) Enterprise Software
8 12 (2.70%) Self-Motivation
9 10 (2.25%) NHS
10 9 (2.03%) Legacy Applications
11 8 (1.80%) Distributed Systems
12 5 (1.13%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (1.13%) Microsoft Licensing
13 4 (0.90%) AI Agents
13 4 (0.90%) Analytical Mindset
13 4 (0.90%) Blog
13 4 (0.90%) Culture of Ownership
13 4 (0.90%) IoT
13 4 (0.90%) Social Media
14 3 (0.68%) Mobile Computing
Operating Systems
1 22 (4.95%) Windows
2 9 (2.03%) Windows Server
3 8 (1.80%) Linux
4 3 (0.68%) Mac OS
4 3 (0.68%) Unix
5 2 (0.45%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.45%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (27.25%) Continuous Improvement
2 99 (22.30%) Mentoring
2 99 (22.30%) Stakeholder Management
3 97 (21.85%) Coaching
4 94 (21.17%) Technical Leadership
5 87 (19.59%) Problem-Solving
6 82 (18.47%) Agile
7 74 (16.67%) Decision-Making
7 74 (16.67%) Software Engineering
8 73 (16.44%) Line Management
9 68 (15.32%) Service Delivery
10 67 (15.09%) AI
11 58 (13.06%) DevOps
12 53 (11.94%) Project Delivery
13 52 (11.71%) Roadmaps
14 46 (10.36%) CI/CD
14 46 (10.36%) Project Management
15 44 (9.91%) Commercial Awareness
16 42 (9.46%) Cybersecurity
17 41 (9.23%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 40 (9.01%) SQL
2 22 (4.95%) C#
3 19 (4.28%) Java
4 18 (4.05%) Python
5 12 (2.70%) TypeScript
6 9 (2.03%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.68%) C++
7 3 (0.68%) Ruby
8 2 (0.45%) ABAP
8 2 (0.45%) Apex Code
8 2 (0.45%) Bicep
8 2 (0.45%) Kusto Query Language
8 2 (0.45%) PowerShell
8 2 (0.45%) SOQL
8 2 (0.45%) VBA
9 1 (0.23%) Bash
9 1 (0.23%) Go
9 1 (0.23%) Swift
Qualifications
1 76 (17.12%) Degree
2 29 (6.53%) Security Cleared
3 28 (6.31%) BPSS Clearance
4 19 (4.28%) SC Cleared
5 15 (3.38%) DBS Check
6 14 (3.15%) ACCA
7 13 (2.93%) Chartered Engineer
7 13 (2.93%) CIMA
8 10 (2.25%) CIPD
9 9 (2.03%) CISM
9 9 (2.03%) HNC
9 9 (2.03%) HND
10 8 (1.80%) PMI Certification
10 8 (1.80%) PMP
11 7 (1.58%) CISSP
11 7 (1.58%) ICAEW
11 7 (1.58%) ITIL Certification
12 6 (1.35%) DV Cleared
12 6 (1.35%) Master's Degree
13 5 (1.13%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (10.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 28 (6.31%) QA
3 24 (5.41%) SLA
4 22 (4.95%) ISO 9001
5 17 (3.83%) ISO 14000
6 16 (3.60%) GDPR
7 13 (2.93%) NIST
8 8 (1.80%) GRC
8 8 (1.80%) ISO 14001
9 7 (1.58%) COBIT
10 6 (1.35%) PCI DSS
10 6 (1.35%) PMO
11 5 (1.13%) Accessibility
11 5 (1.13%) Automotive SPICE
11 5 (1.13%) ISO 26262
11 5 (1.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 4 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials
12 4 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 3 (0.68%) TickIT
14 2 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 14 (3.15%) Docker
2 12 (2.70%) Active Directory
3 8 (1.80%) Firmware
4 6 (1.35%) Embedded Firmware
4 6 (1.35%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (1.13%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.23%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 12 (2.70%) Terraform
2 10 (2.25%) Ansible
3 9 (2.03%) Microsoft Intune
4 8 (1.80%) Kubernetes
5 4 (0.90%) Argo
5 4 (0.90%) Functional Safety
6 3 (0.68%) Check_MK
6 3 (0.68%) cPanel
6 3 (0.68%) Grafana
6 3 (0.68%) Plesk
7 2 (0.45%) Bugsnag
7 2 (0.45%) Packer
7 2 (0.45%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.45%) Puppet
7 2 (0.45%) Salt
7 2 (0.45%) SCCM
7 2 (0.45%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 1 (0.23%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 75 (16.89%) Microsoft
2 16 (3.60%) Google
3 11 (2.48%) Salesforce
4 10 (2.25%) VMware
5 9 (2.03%) Adobe
6 8 (1.80%) Cisco
7 7 (1.58%) Sage
8 5 (1.13%) Juniper
8 5 (1.13%) Oracle
8 5 (1.13%) Palo Alto
9 4 (0.90%) Foundry
9 4 (0.90%) SAP
9 4 (0.90%) ServiceNow
9 4 (0.90%) Veeam
10 3 (0.68%) Acronis
10 3 (0.68%) IBM
10 3 (0.68%) Infor
10 3 (0.68%) NETGEAR
10 3 (0.68%) SonicWALL
10 3 (0.68%) WatchGuard