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 9 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 296 247 203
Rank change year-on-year -49 -44 +68
Permanent jobs citing People Management 432 705 856
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.77% 1.13% 1.70%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.91% 1.31% 1.81%
Number of salaries quoted 271 327 392
10th Percentile £46,250 £45,000 £47,500
25th Percentile £56,213 £52,000 £57,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £69,315 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.99% -0.98% +7.69%
75th Percentile £88,750 £90,000 £92,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £110,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £61,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -5.38% +4.00% +4.17%

All Process and 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 47,424 53,892 47,309
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 84.09% 86.75% 93.74%
Number of salaries quoted 28,060 28,022 36,472
10th Percentile £28,250 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -0.83%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -1.87%

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 9 December 2025.

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 9 December 2025. 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 -38 390 £70,000 +0.99% 281
UK excluding London -30 261 £61,500 -5.38% 231
Work from Home +81 156 £72,500 -4.33% 226
London -12 137 £88,750 +4.41% 80
North of England +20 104 £65,000 +18.18% 66
South East -5 55 £70,000 +3.70% 63
North West +8 53 £62,500 +18.48% 29
Yorkshire +28 49 £67,500 -22.86% 32
Midlands +12 33 £61,500 -23.13% 33
South West -32 29 £55,000 +5.36% 21
East of England +5 19 £55,000 -29.03% 37
East Midlands +15 18 £43,750 -37.50% 10
West Midlands +10 15 £65,000 -18.75% 21
Wales +6 12 £36,000 -62.11% 5
Scotland -21 9 £74,500 +10.37% 12
North East +1 2 £65,000 +1.96% 7
Northern Ireland -8 2 - - 3

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 7 (1.62%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.93%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.69%) Apache
3 3 (0.69%) Apache Airflow
3 3 (0.69%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.23%) CICS
4 1 (0.23%) Jupyter
4 1 (0.23%) TPMS
4 1 (0.23%) WebSphere
4 1 (0.23%) WordPress
Applications
1 26 (6.02%) Microsoft Office
2 24 (5.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (4.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.93%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.46%) Trello
6 1 (0.23%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 4 (0.93%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.69%) Oracle ERP
2 3 (0.69%) Teamcenter
3 2 (0.46%) Magento
3 2 (0.46%) Primavera
3 2 (0.46%) Sage 200
3 2 (0.46%) Shopify
3 2 (0.46%) Unit4 Business World
4 1 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.23%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.23%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 56 (12.96%) AWS
2 53 (12.27%) Azure
3 40 (9.26%) SaaS
4 20 (4.63%) Microsoft 365
5 18 (4.17%) GCP
5 18 (4.17%) Power Platform
6 11 (2.55%) GitHub
7 7 (1.62%) Entra ID
8 5 (1.16%) Slack
9 4 (0.93%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 4 (0.93%) Amazon S3
9 4 (0.93%) AWS CloudFormation
9 4 (0.93%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (0.93%) dbt
9 4 (0.93%) GitHub Actions
9 4 (0.93%) Snowflake
10 3 (0.69%) AWS Step Functions
10 3 (0.69%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (0.69%) Google Analytics
10 3 (0.69%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.62%) Firewall
2 5 (1.16%) BGP
2 5 (1.16%) LAN
2 5 (1.16%) WAN
2 5 (1.16%) Wireless
3 4 (0.93%) DHCP
3 4 (0.93%) DNS
3 4 (0.93%) MPLS
4 3 (0.69%) Network Security
4 3 (0.69%) Software-Defined Networking
5 2 (0.46%) Broadband
5 2 (0.46%) Internet
5 2 (0.46%) SAN
5 2 (0.46%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.23%) EIGRP
6 1 (0.23%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.23%) OSPF
6 1 (0.23%) RTP
6 1 (0.23%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.23%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (2.78%) Power BI
2 6 (1.39%) Electronic Patient Records
3 5 (1.16%) Data Lake
3 5 (1.16%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (0.93%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.69%) Amazon Aurora
5 3 (0.69%) Amazon Redshift
5 3 (0.69%) Apache Iceberg
5 3 (0.69%) Data Vault
5 3 (0.69%) Tableau
6 2 (0.46%) Looker
6 2 (0.46%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.46%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.23%) Big Data
7 1 (0.23%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.23%) DB2
7 1 (0.23%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 6 (1.39%) JIRA
1 6 (1.39%) Selenium
2 5 (1.16%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.69%) GitLab
4 1 (0.23%) Cucumber
4 1 (0.23%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.23%) Git
4 1 (0.23%) Postman
4 1 (0.23%) SoapUI
4 1 (0.23%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.23%) WaveMaker
General
1 141 (32.64%) Social Skills
2 137 (31.71%) Finance
3 56 (12.96%) Analytical Skills
4 49 (11.34%) Legal
5 46 (10.65%) Retail
6 43 (9.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 30 (6.94%) Law
8 24 (5.56%) Marketing
9 23 (5.32%) Presentation Skills
10 17 (3.94%) Manufacturing
11 15 (3.47%) Organisational Skills
12 13 (3.01%) Banking
13 12 (2.78%) Public Sector
13 12 (2.78%) Telecoms
14 10 (2.31%) Financial Institution
15 9 (2.08%) Pharmaceutical
16 8 (1.85%) Back Office
16 8 (1.85%) Local Government
17 7 (1.62%) Advertising
17 7 (1.62%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 95 (21.99%) Lead
2 62 (14.35%) Senior
3 39 (9.03%) Engineering Manager
4 34 (7.87%) Senior Manager
5 30 (6.94%) Analyst
5 30 (6.94%) IT Manager
5 30 (6.94%) Team Leader
6 24 (5.56%) Delivery Manager
7 23 (5.32%) Business Analyst
8 19 (4.40%) Development Manager
9 18 (4.17%) Service Manager
10 17 (3.94%) Project Manager
11 16 (3.70%) Lead Business Analyst
12 15 (3.47%) Support Team Leader
13 14 (3.24%) Infrastructure Manager
13 14 (3.24%) Service Delivery Manager
14 12 (2.78%) IT Infrastructure Manager
14 12 (2.78%) Software Engineer
15 11 (2.55%) Developer
16 10 (2.31%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (4.40%) .NET
2 16 (3.70%) React
3 10 (2.31%) Spring Boot
4 9 (2.08%) Spring
5 8 (1.85%) Node.js
6 5 (1.16%) Micronaut
6 5 (1.16%) Software Packaging
7 4 (0.93%) REST
8 3 (0.69%) .NET Framework
8 3 (0.69%) CSS
8 3 (0.69%) EDI
8 3 (0.69%) Entity Framework
8 3 (0.69%) Hibernate
8 3 (0.69%) HTML
8 3 (0.69%) Pandas
9 2 (0.46%) JSON
9 2 (0.46%) Kafka
9 2 (0.46%) Razor View Engine
9 2 (0.46%) RxJava
9 2 (0.46%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 28 (6.48%) Product Ownership
2 24 (5.56%) Management Information System
3 23 (5.32%) Onboarding
4 16 (3.70%) Cloud Native
4 16 (3.70%) NHS
5 15 (3.47%) Algorithms
5 15 (3.47%) Self-Motivation
6 12 (2.78%) Distributed Systems
7 10 (2.31%) Data Protection Act
7 10 (2.31%) Virtual Team
8 7 (1.62%) Data Centre
9 5 (1.16%) Derivative
9 5 (1.16%) Greenfield Project
9 5 (1.16%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (0.93%) Driving Licence
10 4 (0.93%) Public Cloud
10 4 (0.93%) Social Media
11 3 (0.69%) Analytical Mindset
11 3 (0.69%) Cyber Threat
11 3 (0.69%) Manufacturing Execution System
Operating Systems
1 22 (5.09%) Windows
2 12 (2.78%) Windows Server
3 10 (2.31%) Windows 10
4 9 (2.08%) Linux
5 3 (0.69%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.46%) Android
6 2 (0.46%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (26.85%) Agile
2 89 (20.60%) Coaching
3 86 (19.91%) Mentoring
4 85 (19.68%) Continuous Improvement
5 73 (16.90%) Project Delivery
6 72 (16.67%) Project Management
7 65 (15.05%) Problem-Solving
7 65 (15.05%) Roadmaps
7 65 (15.05%) Stakeholder Management
8 63 (14.58%) Service Delivery
9 51 (11.81%) Line Management
10 50 (11.57%) Decision-Making
11 48 (11.11%) Risk Management
12 41 (9.49%) Change Management
12 41 (9.49%) Customer Service
12 41 (9.49%) Software Engineering
13 40 (9.26%) CI/CD
14 38 (8.80%) DevOps
15 34 (7.87%) Cybersecurity
16 33 (7.64%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 42 (9.72%) Python
2 29 (6.71%) SQL
3 25 (5.79%) C#
4 21 (4.86%) Java
5 13 (3.01%) TypeScript
6 11 (2.55%) PowerShell
7 9 (2.08%) R
8 6 (1.39%) JavaScript
9 5 (1.16%) MATLAB
10 3 (0.69%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.23%) Ada
11 1 (0.23%) Bash
11 1 (0.23%) C
11 1 (0.23%) C++
11 1 (0.23%) PHP
11 1 (0.23%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 49 (11.34%) Degree
2 35 (8.10%) Security Cleared
3 32 (7.41%) SC Cleared
4 13 (3.01%) CISM
4 13 (3.01%) CISSP
5 12 (2.78%) BPSS Clearance
5 12 (2.78%) CIPD
5 12 (2.78%) CRISC
6 11 (2.55%) DBS Check
7 8 (1.85%) ACCA
7 8 (1.85%) CIMA
7 8 (1.85%) CTC Cleared
8 7 (1.62%) CISA
9 6 (1.39%) Azure Certification
10 5 (1.16%) Postgraduate
11 4 (0.93%) AWS Certification
11 4 (0.93%) Master's Degree
11 4 (0.93%) Numerate Degree
11 4 (0.93%) PMI Certification
11 4 (0.93%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (6.25%) QA
2 19 (4.40%) SLA
3 16 (3.70%) Data Quality
3 16 (3.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 14 (3.24%) Cyber Essentials
5 13 (3.01%) PMO
6 11 (2.55%) GDPR
7 6 (1.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 6 (1.39%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 4 (0.93%) GAAP
8 4 (0.93%) IFRS
9 3 (0.69%) GRC
10 2 (0.46%) Accessibility
10 2 (0.46%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.46%) NIST
11 1 (0.23%) FINRA
11 1 (0.23%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 15 (3.47%) Docker
2 12 (2.78%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.16%) Firmware
3 5 (1.16%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.93%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.23%) RACF
5 1 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 16 (3.70%) Terraform
2 14 (3.24%) Kubernetes
3 11 (2.55%) Ansible
4 10 (2.31%) Grafana
5 8 (1.85%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.69%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (0.69%) SCCM
6 3 (0.69%) SCOM
7 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
7 2 (0.46%) WSUS
8 1 (0.23%) QRadar
Vendors
1 67 (15.51%) Microsoft
2 20 (4.63%) Cisco
3 16 (3.70%) SAP
4 11 (2.55%) VMware
5 10 (2.31%) ServiceNow
6 9 (2.08%) Google
7 8 (1.85%) Oracle
8 6 (1.39%) Alteryx
8 6 (1.39%) Databricks
8 6 (1.39%) Salesforce
8 6 (1.39%) Splunk
9 5 (1.16%) Fortinet
10 4 (0.93%) F5
10 4 (0.93%) Siemens
10 4 (0.93%) SolarWinds
11 3 (0.69%) Adobe
11 3 (0.69%) Juniper
11 3 (0.69%) TikTok
11 3 (0.69%) Workday
12 2 (0.46%) Criteo