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 20 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 415 304 320
Rank change year-on-year -111 +16 -133
Permanent jobs citing People Management 374 455 939
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.40% 1.01% 0.86%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.54% 1.10% 1.05%
Number of salaries quoted 264 241 610
10th Percentile £39,300 £43,887 £33,975
25th Percentile £47,938 £60,000 £46,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £72,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.19% +20.00% -14.29%
75th Percentile £92,500 £91,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £110,875 £120,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,515 £69,018 £57,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +20.03% -7.26%

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 68,746 41,496 89,251
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.03% 92.46% 81.73%
Number of salaries quoted 47,319 22,262 63,244
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,822 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.54%
75th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -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 20 June 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 20 June 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 -127 331 £65,000 -9.72% 153
UK excluding London -96 236 £57,515 -16.67% 132
Work from Home +3 143 £72,500 -3.33% 72
London -47 120 £87,500 - 64
South East -70 56 £57,500 -20.69% 50
North of England -46 52 £65,000 -6.23% 29
Midlands -45 50 £51,250 -29.31% 19
North West 0 40 £75,000 +8.20% 19
East of England +2 30 £60,100 -3.06% 9
West Midlands -46 29 £62,500 -13.79% 10
East Midlands -25 21 £42,500 -38.18% 9
Scotland +17 16 £55,000 -8.33% 8
South West -61 16 £55,000 -17.13% 10
Wales -36 13 £47,500 -26.92% 2
North East - 8 £62,500 - 5
Yorkshire -64 4 £108,000 +54.29% 5
Northern Ireland -32 3 £63,750 - 8

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 17 (4.55%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.60%) Apache Airflow
3 5 (1.34%) CMS
4 4 (1.07%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 4 (1.07%) Drupal
5 2 (0.53%) SAS
6 1 (0.27%) Confluence
6 1 (0.27%) OpenStack
Applications
1 19 (5.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.94%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (2.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.60%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (1.07%) Acrobat
6 3 (0.80%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.80%) InVision
6 3 (0.80%) Sketch
7 2 (0.53%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.53%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.27%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (1.60%) NetSuite
2 5 (1.34%) Visualfiles
3 3 (0.80%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.53%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (0.53%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
4 2 (0.53%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.53%) SAP HCM
4 2 (0.53%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.27%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.27%) Maximo
5 1 (0.27%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.27%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.27%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 54 (14.44%) Azure
2 30 (8.02%) Power Platform
3 29 (7.75%) Microsoft 365
4 28 (7.49%) AWS
5 27 (7.22%) SaaS
6 26 (6.95%) Figma
7 11 (2.94%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (1.87%) Snowflake
9 6 (1.60%) Entra ID
9 6 (1.60%) GCP
9 6 (1.60%) Power Automate
9 6 (1.60%) PowerApps
9 6 (1.60%) Slack
10 5 (1.34%) Anthropic Claude
10 5 (1.34%) Google Analytics
11 4 (1.07%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 4 (1.07%) GitHub
11 4 (1.07%) Google Sheets
11 4 (1.07%) Google Tag Manager
12 3 (0.80%) Azure Machine Learning
Communications & Networking
1 24 (6.42%) Broadband
2 8 (2.14%) Network Security
3 5 (1.34%) DNS
3 5 (1.34%) Firewall
3 5 (1.34%) VoIP
4 4 (1.07%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (0.80%) DKIM
5 3 (0.80%) DMARC
5 3 (0.80%) PBX
5 3 (0.80%) Unified Communications
5 3 (0.80%) VLAN
6 2 (0.53%) Intranet
7 1 (0.27%) FTP
7 1 (0.27%) HTTP
7 1 (0.27%) Internet
7 1 (0.27%) LAN
7 1 (0.27%) SMTP
7 1 (0.27%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.27%) WAN
7 1 (0.27%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (6.95%) Power BI
2 9 (2.41%) Data Warehouse
2 9 (2.41%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.87%) Tableau
4 6 (1.60%) Data Lake
5 4 (1.07%) BigQuery
5 4 (1.07%) Semantic Layer
6 3 (0.80%) Looker
6 3 (0.80%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.53%) Elasticsearch
7 2 (0.53%) Metadata
7 2 (0.53%) Redis
7 2 (0.53%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.27%) Amazon Aurora
8 1 (0.27%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.27%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.27%) Electronic Patient Records
8 1 (0.27%) Flink
Development Applications
1 12 (3.21%) JIRA
2 8 (2.14%) Git
3 5 (1.34%) Claude Code
4 2 (0.53%) GitLab
5 1 (0.27%) Jenkins
General
1 109 (29.14%) Social Skills
2 102 (27.27%) Finance
3 53 (14.17%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (7.75%) Presentation Skills
5 27 (7.22%) Retail
6 23 (6.15%) Law
7 22 (5.88%) Public Sector
8 20 (5.35%) Banking
9 17 (4.55%) Aerospace
9 17 (4.55%) Marketing
10 15 (4.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 14 (3.74%) Legal
12 11 (2.94%) Influencing Skills
13 9 (2.41%) Back Office
13 9 (2.41%) Documentation Skills
13 9 (2.41%) Telecoms
14 8 (2.14%) Advertising
14 8 (2.14%) Organisational Skills
15 7 (1.87%) Manufacturing
16 5 (1.34%) Billing
Job Titles
1 84 (22.46%) Lead
2 65 (17.38%) Senior
3 29 (7.75%) Team Leader
4 25 (6.68%) Data Manager
5 22 (5.88%) Developer
5 22 (5.88%) Senior Manager
6 21 (5.61%) IT Manager
7 18 (4.81%) Support Manager
8 15 (4.01%) Lead Developer
9 14 (3.74%) Architect
9 14 (3.74%) Engineering Manager
9 14 (3.74%) Systems Engineer
10 12 (3.21%) IT Support
11 11 (2.94%) Principal Engineer
12 10 (2.67%) Data Centre Manager
12 10 (2.67%) Data Engineer
12 10 (2.67%) Designer
13 9 (2.41%) Business Intelligence Manager
13 9 (2.41%) Principal Developer
13 9 (2.41%) Senior Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.74%) .NET
2 7 (1.87%) .NET Core
3 5 (1.34%) Spring
4 3 (0.80%) CSS
4 3 (0.80%) HTML
4 3 (0.80%) Kafka
4 3 (0.80%) LangChain
4 3 (0.80%) Semantic Kernel
4 3 (0.80%) Spring Boot
5 2 (0.53%) ASP.NET
5 2 (0.53%) Blazor
5 2 (0.53%) gRPC
5 2 (0.53%) J2EE
5 2 (0.53%) NestJS
5 2 (0.53%) Node.js
5 2 (0.53%) RabbitMQ
5 2 (0.53%) REST
6 1 (0.27%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.27%) ADO
6 1 (0.27%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 28 (7.49%) Management Information System
2 23 (6.15%) Onboarding
3 22 (5.88%) Cloud Native
4 21 (5.61%) Mobile App
5 17 (4.55%) Product Ownership
6 11 (2.94%) Data Centre
6 11 (2.94%) Driving Licence
6 11 (2.94%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (2.41%) Legacy Applications
7 9 (2.41%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (2.14%) Distributed Systems
9 7 (1.87%) Legacy Systems
9 7 (1.87%) NHS
10 5 (1.34%) Microsoft Licensing
10 5 (1.34%) Mobile Computing
11 4 (1.07%) AI Agents
11 4 (1.07%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (1.07%) Low-Code
12 3 (0.80%) Culture of Ownership
12 3 (0.80%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 17 (4.55%) Windows
2 7 (1.87%) Windows Server
3 6 (1.60%) Linux
4 3 (0.80%) Unix
5 2 (0.53%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.27%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.27%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (26.47%) Continuous Improvement
2 88 (23.53%) Mentoring
3 85 (22.73%) Problem-Solving
4 83 (22.19%) Line Management
5 71 (18.98%) Agile
5 71 (18.98%) Coaching
6 65 (17.38%) Software Engineering
7 62 (16.58%) Stakeholder Management
7 62 (16.58%) Technical Leadership
8 49 (13.10%) AI
9 48 (12.83%) Customer Experience
10 47 (12.57%) Decision-Making
10 47 (12.57%) Service Delivery
11 45 (12.03%) DevOps
12 44 (11.76%) Project Delivery
13 39 (10.43%) Collaborative Culture
13 39 (10.43%) Roadmaps
14 37 (9.89%) Cybersecurity
15 36 (9.63%) CI/CD
16 34 (9.09%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 38 (10.16%) SQL
2 29 (7.75%) Python
3 17 (4.55%) Java
4 12 (3.21%) C#
5 7 (1.87%) TypeScript
6 5 (1.34%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.80%) ABAP
8 2 (0.53%) Bash
8 2 (0.53%) C++
8 2 (0.53%) VBA
9 1 (0.27%) Go
9 1 (0.27%) Perl
9 1 (0.27%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 60 (16.04%) Degree
2 27 (7.22%) Security Cleared
3 22 (5.88%) BPSS Clearance
4 19 (5.08%) SC Cleared
5 14 (3.74%) DBS Check
6 9 (2.41%) CISM
7 8 (2.14%) CIPD
7 8 (2.14%) CISSP
8 7 (1.87%) Chartered Engineer
8 7 (1.87%) HNC
8 7 (1.87%) HND
8 7 (1.87%) PMI Certification
9 6 (1.60%) ACCA
9 6 (1.60%) CIMA
9 6 (1.60%) CISA
9 6 (1.60%) PMP
10 5 (1.34%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (1.34%) ICAEW
11 4 (1.07%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (1.07%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (8.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (4.01%) ISO 9001
3 13 (3.48%) NIST
4 12 (3.21%) GDPR
5 9 (2.41%) QA
6 8 (2.14%) Accessibility
6 8 (2.14%) PCI DSS
6 8 (2.14%) SLA
7 7 (1.87%) COBIT
8 6 (1.60%) ISO 14000
9 5 (1.34%) Automotive SPICE
9 5 (1.34%) ISO 26262
9 5 (1.34%) PMO
10 4 (1.07%) Data Quality
10 4 (1.07%) ISO 14001
10 4 (1.07%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.80%) GRC
11 3 (0.80%) ITGC
11 3 (0.80%) TickIT
12 2 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 5 (1.34%) Docker
1 5 (1.34%) Hyper-V
1 5 (1.34%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (0.80%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 10 (2.67%) Kubernetes
2 8 (2.14%) Terraform
3 4 (1.07%) Ansible
3 4 (1.07%) Functional Safety
3 4 (1.07%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.80%) Check_MK
4 3 (0.80%) cPanel
4 3 (0.80%) Plesk
4 3 (0.80%) Puppet
5 2 (0.53%) Argo
5 2 (0.53%) Salt
5 2 (0.53%) SCCM
5 2 (0.53%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 1 (0.27%) Grafana
6 1 (0.27%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.27%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 62 (16.58%) Microsoft
2 29 (7.75%) Adobe
3 18 (4.81%) Google
4 11 (2.94%) Oracle
5 8 (2.14%) Cisco
5 8 (2.14%) VMware
6 7 (1.87%) Informatica
7 6 (1.60%) ServiceNow
8 5 (1.34%) Databricks
8 5 (1.34%) Foundry
8 5 (1.34%) Juniper
8 5 (1.34%) Palo Alto
8 5 (1.34%) SAP
9 4 (1.07%) Meraki
9 4 (1.07%) UiPath
9 4 (1.07%) Xero
10 3 (0.80%) Acronis
10 3 (0.80%) Hotjar
10 3 (0.80%) Salesforce
10 3 (0.80%) WatchGuard