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

6 months to
5 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 435 291 296
Rank change year-on-year -144 +5 -126
Permanent jobs citing People Management 411 483 778
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.39% 0.97% 0.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.54% 1.09% 1.14%
Number of salaries quoted 294 273 435
10th Percentile £39,000 £42,500 £33,227
25th Percentile £45,000 £52,500 £45,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £70,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.14% +13.82% -12.14%
75th Percentile £87,500 £91,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £119,500 £99,389
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £66,250 £57,500
% change year-on-year -16.98% +15.22% -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 76,763 44,374 67,952
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.58% 89.45% 81.06%
Number of salaries quoted 52,880 25,244 44,456
10th Percentile £30,750 £28,500 £31,246
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.71%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,246 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £49,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +12.24% -2.00% -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 5 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 5 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 -125 361 £61,500 -14.58% 445
UK excluding London -95 295 £55,000 -16.98% 248
Work from Home -22 143 £72,500 -6.45% 198
London -112 96 £95,000 +11.76% 245
North of England -45 77 £62,500 -7.41% 62
Midlands -24 67 £45,000 -35.71% 41
South East -61 65 £57,303 -26.06% 75
North West -9 45 £55,000 -22.81% 37
West Midlands -37 35 £52,500 -26.32% 18
East Midlands -8 32 £45,000 -35.71% 23
East of England -20 27 £60,100 -3.06% 20
North East - 26 £62,500 - 9
South West -56 24 £55,000 - 21
Scotland +19 19 £55,000 -20.00% 13
Wales -51 12 £47,500 +31.94% 10
Yorkshire -58 6 £65,000 -3.70% 17
Northern Ireland - 4 £63,750 - 11

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 21 (5.11%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.97%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 3 (0.73%) Apache Airflow
3 3 (0.73%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.73%) SAS
4 2 (0.49%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.49%) CMS
5 1 (0.24%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.24%) Confluence
5 1 (0.24%) Drupal
Applications
1 22 (5.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (1.70%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (1.46%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.97%) Acrobat
6 3 (0.73%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.49%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.49%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.24%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (1.95%) NetSuite
2 5 (1.22%) Visualfiles
3 2 (0.49%) Adobe Campaign
3 2 (0.49%) Infor CloudSuite
3 2 (0.49%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
3 2 (0.49%) SAP HCM
3 2 (0.49%) SAP Payroll
3 2 (0.49%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.24%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.24%) Maximo
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.24%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.24%) Sage 50
4 1 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.24%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 62 (15.09%) Azure
2 39 (9.49%) Microsoft 365
3 36 (8.76%) SaaS
4 28 (6.81%) AWS
5 22 (5.35%) Power Platform
6 18 (4.38%) Azure DevOps
7 11 (2.68%) IaaS
8 9 (2.19%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 9 (2.19%) Azure Monitor
8 9 (2.19%) Entra ID
9 8 (1.95%) Azure Key Vault
9 8 (1.95%) Azure Service Bus
10 7 (1.70%) GCP
11 6 (1.46%) OneDrive
12 5 (1.22%) Adobe Creative Cloud
13 4 (0.97%) Azure AI
13 4 (0.97%) GitHub
14 3 (0.73%) Anthropic Claude
14 3 (0.73%) Microsoft Copilot
14 3 (0.73%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.95%) Network Security
2 6 (1.46%) VoIP
3 5 (1.22%) DNS
3 5 (1.22%) Firewall
4 4 (0.97%) PBX
4 4 (0.97%) VLAN
4 4 (0.97%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (0.73%) Broadband
5 3 (0.73%) DKIM
5 3 (0.73%) DMARC
5 3 (0.73%) TCP/IP
5 3 (0.73%) Unified Communications
5 3 (0.73%) VPN
6 2 (0.49%) HTTP
6 2 (0.49%) Intranet
7 1 (0.24%) FTP
7 1 (0.24%) LAN
7 1 (0.24%) SMTP
7 1 (0.24%) SSL
7 1 (0.24%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (4.62%) Power BI
2 13 (3.16%) SQL Server
3 10 (2.43%) Tableau
4 8 (1.95%) Elasticsearch
5 3 (0.73%) Data Lake
5 3 (0.73%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.73%) MongoDB
5 3 (0.73%) Redis
6 2 (0.49%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.49%) Big Data
6 2 (0.49%) Hadoop
6 2 (0.49%) Metadata
6 2 (0.49%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.49%) SAP HANA
7 1 (0.24%) Amazon Aurora
7 1 (0.24%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.24%) DynamoDB
7 1 (0.24%) Electronic Patient Records
7 1 (0.24%) Looker
7 1 (0.24%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 17 (4.14%) Git
1 17 (4.14%) JIRA
2 3 (0.73%) Claude Code
3 2 (0.49%) IntelliJ
4 1 (0.24%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.24%) Postman
4 1 (0.24%) RSpec
General
1 152 (36.98%) Social Skills
2 110 (26.76%) Finance
3 55 (13.38%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (7.79%) Retail
5 30 (7.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 23 (5.60%) Aerospace
7 21 (5.11%) Law
8 20 (4.87%) Public Sector
9 17 (4.14%) Legal
10 16 (3.89%) Marketing
11 15 (3.65%) Banking
12 12 (2.92%) Organisational Skills
13 11 (2.68%) Influencing Skills
13 11 (2.68%) Telecoms
14 8 (1.95%) Billing
14 8 (1.95%) Manufacturing
15 7 (1.70%) Advertising
16 6 (1.46%) Back Office
16 6 (1.46%) Documentation Skills
16 6 (1.46%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 90 (21.90%) Lead
2 61 (14.84%) Senior
3 35 (8.52%) Team Leader
4 30 (7.30%) Data Manager
5 28 (6.81%) Developer
6 26 (6.33%) Engineering Manager
7 25 (6.08%) IT Manager
8 24 (5.84%) Senior Manager
9 22 (5.35%) Data Centre Manager
10 21 (5.11%) Lead Developer
11 18 (4.38%) Principal Engineer
11 18 (4.38%) Systems Engineer
12 15 (3.65%) Development Manager
12 15 (3.65%) Software Engineer
13 14 (3.41%) Service Manager
14 13 (3.16%) Delivery Manager
14 13 (3.16%) IT Support
14 13 (3.16%) Operations Manager
14 13 (3.16%) Senior Systems Engineer
14 13 (3.16%) Support Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.65%) .NET
2 12 (2.92%) REST
3 9 (2.19%) .NET Core
3 9 (2.19%) Blazor
4 8 (1.95%) ASP.NET
4 8 (1.95%) gRPC
5 7 (1.70%) React
6 5 (1.22%) Spring
7 4 (0.97%) AngularJS
8 3 (0.73%) Kafka
8 3 (0.73%) LangChain
8 3 (0.73%) Node.js
8 3 (0.73%) Semantic Kernel
8 3 (0.73%) Spring Boot
9 2 (0.49%) CSS
9 2 (0.49%) Google JAX
9 2 (0.49%) HTML
9 2 (0.49%) Jakarta EE
9 2 (0.49%) RabbitMQ
9 2 (0.49%) Ruby on Rails
Miscellaneous
1 34 (8.27%) Management Information System
2 32 (7.79%) Driving Licence
3 28 (6.81%) Onboarding
4 22 (5.35%) Data Centre
5 18 (4.38%) Cloud Native
6 17 (4.14%) Product Ownership
7 13 (3.16%) Enterprise Software
8 12 (2.92%) Self-Motivation
9 10 (2.43%) NHS
10 9 (2.19%) Legacy Applications
11 8 (1.95%) Distributed Systems
12 5 (1.22%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (1.22%) Microsoft Licensing
12 5 (1.22%) Mobile Computing
13 4 (0.97%) AI Agents
13 4 (0.97%) Analytical Mindset
13 4 (0.97%) Culture of Ownership
14 3 (0.73%) Enterprise Cloud
14 3 (0.73%) Hybrid Cloud
14 3 (0.73%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 22 (5.35%) Windows
2 9 (2.19%) Windows Server
3 7 (1.70%) Linux
4 3 (0.73%) Mac OS
4 3 (0.73%) Unix
5 2 (0.49%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.24%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 114 (27.74%) Continuous Improvement
2 91 (22.14%) Mentoring
3 89 (21.65%) Coaching
3 89 (21.65%) Stakeholder Management
4 87 (21.17%) Technical Leadership
5 78 (18.98%) Agile
5 78 (18.98%) Line Management
6 76 (18.49%) Problem-Solving
7 68 (16.55%) Decision-Making
8 67 (16.30%) Software Engineering
9 62 (15.09%) Service Delivery
10 60 (14.60%) AI
11 55 (13.38%) DevOps
12 53 (12.90%) Project Delivery
13 48 (11.68%) Roadmaps
14 43 (10.46%) CI/CD
14 43 (10.46%) Project Management
15 42 (10.22%) Cybersecurity
16 40 (9.73%) Commercial Awareness
17 38 (9.25%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 38 (9.25%) SQL
2 19 (4.62%) Java
2 19 (4.62%) Python
3 17 (4.14%) C#
4 12 (2.92%) TypeScript
5 7 (1.70%) JavaScript
6 3 (0.73%) C++
7 2 (0.49%) ABAP
7 2 (0.49%) Apex Code
7 2 (0.49%) Bicep
7 2 (0.49%) PowerShell
7 2 (0.49%) Ruby
7 2 (0.49%) SOQL
7 2 (0.49%) VBA
8 1 (0.24%) Bash
8 1 (0.24%) Go
8 1 (0.24%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 71 (17.27%) Degree
2 27 (6.57%) BPSS Clearance
2 27 (6.57%) Security Cleared
3 18 (4.38%) SC Cleared
4 15 (3.65%) DBS Check
5 13 (3.16%) ACCA
6 12 (2.92%) CIMA
7 11 (2.68%) Chartered Engineer
8 10 (2.43%) CISM
9 8 (1.95%) CIPD
9 8 (1.95%) CISSP
9 8 (1.95%) PMI Certification
9 8 (1.95%) PMP
10 7 (1.70%) HNC
10 7 (1.70%) HND
10 7 (1.70%) ICAEW
11 6 (1.46%) CRISC
12 5 (1.22%) CISA
12 5 (1.22%) DV Cleared
13 4 (0.97%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (11.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 21 (5.11%) ISO 9001
3 19 (4.62%) QA
4 18 (4.38%) SLA
5 17 (4.14%) ISO 14000
6 14 (3.41%) NIST
7 13 (3.16%) GDPR
8 8 (1.95%) GRC
8 8 (1.95%) ISO 14001
9 7 (1.70%) COBIT
9 7 (1.70%) PCI DSS
10 6 (1.46%) Accessibility
10 6 (1.46%) PMO
11 5 (1.22%) Automotive SPICE
11 5 (1.22%) Cyber Essentials
11 5 (1.22%) ISO 26262
11 5 (1.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 4 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 3 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 3 (0.73%) Data Quality
System Software
1 11 (2.68%) Active Directory
1 11 (2.68%) Docker
2 6 (1.46%) Firmware
2 6 (1.46%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.22%) Embedded Firmware
3 5 (1.22%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.24%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (2.68%) Terraform
2 8 (1.95%) Kubernetes
2 8 (1.95%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (1.70%) Ansible
4 4 (0.97%) Functional Safety
5 3 (0.73%) Argo
5 3 (0.73%) Check_MK
5 3 (0.73%) cPanel
5 3 (0.73%) Plesk
6 2 (0.49%) Puppet
6 2 (0.49%) Salt
6 2 (0.49%) SCCM
6 2 (0.49%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 1 (0.24%) Bugsnag
7 1 (0.24%) Grafana
7 1 (0.24%) Packer
7 1 (0.24%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.24%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 66 (16.06%) Microsoft
2 15 (3.65%) Google
3 10 (2.43%) VMware
4 9 (2.19%) Salesforce
5 8 (1.95%) Adobe
5 8 (1.95%) Cisco
6 6 (1.46%) Oracle
7 5 (1.22%) Juniper
7 5 (1.22%) Palo Alto
7 5 (1.22%) Sage
7 5 (1.22%) SAP
8 4 (0.97%) Databricks
8 4 (0.97%) Foundry
8 4 (0.97%) ServiceNow
8 4 (0.97%) Veeam
9 3 (0.73%) Acronis
9 3 (0.73%) Infor
9 3 (0.73%) NETGEAR
9 3 (0.73%) SonicWALL
9 3 (0.73%) WatchGuard