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 4 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 329 300 267
Rank change year-on-year -29 -33 -99
Permanent jobs citing People Management 646 469 756
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.55% 0.94% 1.02%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.75% 1.06% 1.24%
Number of salaries quoted 404 277 339
10th Percentile £36,625 £42,500 £33,550
25th Percentile £45,000 £52,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +7.69% -7.14%
75th Percentile £82,500 £91,250 £87,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £118,500 £103,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £64,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year -17.97% +4.07% -3.91%

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 86,432 44,324 60,758
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.12% 89.10% 81.90%
Number of salaries quoted 59,358 24,582 33,017
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -6.78% -1.67%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
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 4 October 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 4 October 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 -47 564 £60,000 -16.67% 892
UK excluding London +1 454 £52,500 -17.97% 607
Work from Home +6 204 £72,113 -3.85% 466
London -78 157 £88,750 +8.90% 447
South East -4 125 £65,000 +2.36% 149
North of England -37 120 £52,500 -22.22% 128
North West -7 67 £45,000 -35.08% 75
Midlands -20 67 £45,000 -37.93% 71
South West -35 52 £55,000 - 54
West Midlands -29 37 £51,875 -28.45% 42
East of England -18 35 £60,050 +14.38% 36
North East -26 35 £62,500 -3.85% 15
East Midlands -31 30 £45,000 -36.84% 29
Wales -59 26 £35,000 -2.78% 45
Scotland +17 22 £55,000 -26.17% 93
Yorkshire -64 18 £50,000 -25.93% 39
Northern Ireland -75 7 £63,750 - 35

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 (3.56%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.08%) SAS
3 4 (0.62%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 4 (0.62%) CMS
3 4 (0.62%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.31%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.15%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.15%) Confluence
Applications
1 40 (6.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (4.64%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (2.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.08%) Acrobat
5 5 (0.77%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.46%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.46%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.31%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.15%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.15%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.15%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 12 (1.86%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.08%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.46%) Visualfiles
3 3 (0.46%) Workday HCM
4 2 (0.31%) Adobe Campaign
4 2 (0.31%) BambooHR
4 2 (0.31%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.31%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (0.31%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
5 1 (0.15%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.15%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.15%) Sage 50
5 1 (0.15%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 81 (12.54%) Azure
2 59 (9.13%) Microsoft 365
3 51 (7.89%) SaaS
4 43 (6.66%) AWS
5 24 (3.72%) Power Platform
6 23 (3.56%) Azure DevOps
7 17 (2.63%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 16 (2.48%) Azure Key Vault
8 16 (2.48%) Entra ID
9 15 (2.32%) Azure Monitor
10 13 (2.01%) Dynamics 365
11 12 (1.86%) Azure Service Bus
12 11 (1.70%) IaaS
13 10 (1.55%) GCP
14 9 (1.39%) Microsoft Purview
15 8 (1.24%) GitHub
16 7 (1.08%) GitHub Actions
16 7 (1.08%) OneDrive
17 6 (0.93%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 6 (0.93%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 18 (2.79%) Firewall
2 14 (2.17%) Network Security
3 10 (1.55%) DNS
4 9 (1.39%) VLAN
5 8 (1.24%) VPN
6 6 (0.93%) VoIP
7 5 (0.77%) DHCP
7 5 (0.77%) Internet
7 5 (0.77%) SSH
7 5 (0.77%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.62%) HTTP
8 4 (0.62%) PBX
8 4 (0.62%) Wi-Fi
9 3 (0.46%) Cisco IPT
9 3 (0.46%) DKIM
9 3 (0.46%) DMARC
9 3 (0.46%) Unified Communications
10 2 (0.31%) Intranet
10 2 (0.31%) NAS
10 2 (0.31%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (2.48%) SQL Server
2 15 (2.32%) Power BI
3 13 (2.01%) Elasticsearch
4 10 (1.55%) Tableau
5 7 (1.08%) Data Lake
5 7 (1.08%) NoSQL
6 4 (0.62%) Relational Database
7 3 (0.46%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.46%) Metadata
7 3 (0.46%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.31%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.31%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.31%) Big Data
8 2 (0.31%) DynamoDB
8 2 (0.31%) Electronic Patient Records
8 2 (0.31%) Hadoop
8 2 (0.31%) Redis
9 1 (0.15%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.15%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.15%) GIS
Development Applications
1 29 (4.49%) Git
2 21 (3.25%) JIRA
3 9 (1.39%) Jenkins
4 8 (1.24%) Postman
5 5 (0.77%) Cypress.io
5 5 (0.77%) GitLab
5 5 (0.77%) Selenium
6 4 (0.62%) IntelliJ
6 4 (0.62%) Maven
6 4 (0.62%) REST Assured
7 3 (0.46%) Gatling
7 3 (0.46%) JMeter
7 3 (0.46%) Newman
8 2 (0.31%) Claude Code
8 2 (0.31%) RSpec
8 2 (0.31%) Visual Website Optimizer
9 1 (0.15%) Android Studio
9 1 (0.15%) Mocha
9 1 (0.15%) Rational DOORS
9 1 (0.15%) WebDriver
General
1 235 (36.38%) Social Skills
2 186 (28.79%) Finance
3 71 (10.99%) Analytical Skills
4 62 (9.60%) Retail
5 52 (8.05%) Legal
6 51 (7.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 45 (6.97%) Marketing
8 38 (5.88%) Law
9 35 (5.42%) Aerospace
9 35 (5.42%) Manufacturing
10 26 (4.02%) Organisational Skills
10 26 (4.02%) Public Sector
11 18 (2.79%) Banking
12 17 (2.63%) Telecoms
13 15 (2.32%) Influencing Skills
14 13 (2.01%) Electronics
15 9 (1.39%) Billing
16 8 (1.24%) Pharmaceutical
16 8 (1.24%) Publishing
17 5 (0.77%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 132 (20.43%) Lead
2 100 (15.48%) Senior
3 43 (6.66%) Team Leader
4 42 (6.50%) Service Manager
5 40 (6.19%) Developer
6 35 (5.42%) Software Engineer
7 33 (5.11%) Senior Manager
8 31 (4.80%) Engineering Manager
8 31 (4.80%) Principal Engineer
9 30 (4.64%) IT Manager
10 29 (4.49%) Data Manager
11 26 (4.02%) Data Centre Manager
11 26 (4.02%) Lead Developer
12 23 (3.56%) Delivery Manager
12 23 (3.56%) Systems Engineer
13 19 (2.94%) Operations Manager
13 19 (2.94%) Support Manager
14 18 (2.79%) Development Manager
15 17 (2.63%) Architect
16 15 (2.32%) Senior Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (5.11%) REST
2 27 (4.18%) .NET
3 18 (2.79%) React
4 17 (2.63%) Terraform
5 14 (2.17%) ASP.NET
5 14 (2.17%) Blazor
6 12 (1.86%) .NET Core
6 12 (1.86%) gRPC
7 10 (1.55%) EDI
7 10 (1.55%) HTML
7 10 (1.55%) Spring
8 9 (1.39%) Kafka
9 8 (1.24%) Spring Boot
10 7 (1.08%) Node.js
10 7 (1.08%) Playwright
11 6 (0.93%) AngularJS
12 5 (0.77%) RabbitMQ
12 5 (0.77%) RESTful
13 4 (0.62%) CSS
13 4 (0.62%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 60 (9.29%) Onboarding
2 53 (8.20%) Management Information System
3 39 (6.04%) Driving Licence
4 29 (4.49%) Data Centre
5 17 (2.63%) Self-Motivation
6 15 (2.32%) Cloud Native
7 13 (2.01%) Product Ownership
8 12 (1.86%) Enterprise Software
8 12 (1.86%) IoT
9 11 (1.70%) Life Science
10 10 (1.55%) NHS
11 9 (1.39%) Distributed Systems
12 8 (1.24%) Podcast
13 7 (1.08%) Biopharmaceutical
13 7 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
14 6 (0.93%) CCTV
14 6 (0.93%) Cyber Defence
14 6 (0.93%) Hybrid Cloud
15 5 (0.77%) Media Streaming
15 5 (0.77%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 34 (5.26%) Windows
2 13 (2.01%) Linux
3 11 (1.70%) Windows Server
4 10 (1.55%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.62%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.46%) Android
7 2 (0.31%) Kali Linux
7 2 (0.31%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.15%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 198 (30.65%) Continuous Improvement
2 160 (24.77%) Stakeholder Management
3 145 (22.45%) Coaching
4 142 (21.98%) Problem-Solving
5 135 (20.90%) Mentoring
6 117 (18.11%) Decision-Making
7 111 (17.18%) Technical Leadership
8 105 (16.25%) Agile
8 105 (16.25%) Service Delivery
9 96 (14.86%) Software Engineering
10 89 (13.78%) AI
11 82 (12.69%) Line Management
12 77 (11.92%) Roadmaps
13 70 (10.84%) Performance Management
14 67 (10.37%) Customer Experience
15 66 (10.22%) DevOps
16 60 (9.29%) Cybersecurity
17 59 (9.13%) Project Delivery
18 57 (8.82%) Commercial Awareness
18 57 (8.82%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 49 (7.59%) SQL
2 31 (4.80%) Java
3 30 (4.64%) C#
3 30 (4.64%) Python
4 22 (3.41%) TypeScript
5 19 (2.94%) JavaScript
6 8 (1.24%) PowerShell
7 6 (0.93%) Bicep
8 5 (0.77%) C++
9 4 (0.62%) Apex Code
9 4 (0.62%) Go
9 4 (0.62%) PHP
9 4 (0.62%) Ruby
9 4 (0.62%) SOQL
10 3 (0.46%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.31%) Bash
11 2 (0.31%) C
11 2 (0.31%) VBA
12 1 (0.15%) MATLAB
12 1 (0.15%) Swift
Qualifications
1 100 (15.48%) Degree
2 41 (6.35%) Security Cleared
3 31 (4.80%) BPSS Clearance
4 28 (4.33%) SC Cleared
5 24 (3.72%) ACCA
6 23 (3.56%) CIMA
7 20 (3.10%) Chartered Engineer
8 16 (2.48%) ITIL Certification
9 15 (2.32%) CIPD
9 15 (2.32%) Master's Degree
10 14 (2.17%) DBS Check
11 13 (2.01%) CISM
12 12 (1.86%) CISSP
13 11 (1.70%) HNC
13 11 (1.70%) HND
13 11 (1.70%) MBA
14 9 (1.39%) Computer Science Degree
15 8 (1.24%) DV Cleared
16 7 (1.08%) ICAEW
17 6 (0.93%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (6.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 41 (6.35%) QA
3 31 (4.80%) SLA
4 22 (3.41%) GDPR
5 17 (2.63%) ISO 14000
5 17 (2.63%) ISO 9001
6 12 (1.86%) GRC
7 10 (1.55%) NIST
8 9 (1.39%) Cyber Essentials
9 8 (1.24%) ISO 14001
10 5 (0.77%) COBIT
10 5 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 5 (0.77%) PMO
10 5 (0.77%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 4 (0.62%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.62%) IFRS
12 3 (0.46%) Data Quality
12 3 (0.46%) ISO 20022
12 3 (0.46%) TickIT
13 2 (0.31%) GMP
System Software
1 19 (2.94%) Docker
2 14 (2.17%) Active Directory
3 13 (2.01%) Firmware
4 10 (1.55%) Embedded Firmware
5 8 (1.24%) VMware Infrastructure
6 5 (0.77%) Hyper-V
7 3 (0.46%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (0.46%) vSphere
8 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 2 (0.31%) Snort
8 2 (0.31%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.31%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.31%) VMware Workstation
9 1 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (2.17%) Kubernetes
1 14 (2.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (1.70%) Ansible
3 7 (1.08%) Grafana
4 5 (0.77%) Functional Safety
5 3 (0.46%) cPanel
5 3 (0.46%) Plesk
6 2 (0.31%) Argo
6 2 (0.31%) Autotask
6 2 (0.31%) Bugsnag
6 2 (0.31%) Packer
6 2 (0.31%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.31%) SCCM
6 2 (0.31%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 1 (0.15%) Kibana
Vendors
1 132 (20.43%) Microsoft
2 24 (3.72%) Salesforce
3 18 (2.79%) VMware
4 16 (2.48%) Sage
5 15 (2.32%) Google
6 14 (2.17%) Adobe
7 13 (2.01%) YouTube
8 12 (1.86%) Cisco
9 7 (1.08%) Databricks
10 6 (0.93%) Workday
11 5 (0.77%) Juniper
11 5 (0.77%) Oracle
11 5 (0.77%) Palo Alto
12 4 (0.62%) Anaplan
12 4 (0.62%) Meraki
12 4 (0.62%) Veeam
12 4 (0.62%) Xero
13 3 (0.46%) CrowdStrike
13 3 (0.46%) OneTrust
13 3 (0.46%) Thales