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 23 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 317 262 252
Rank change year-on-year -55 -10 +16
Permanent jobs citing People Management 383 587 762
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.62% 1.10% 1.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.76% 1.21% 1.34%
Number of salaries quoted 232 305 407
10th Percentile £46,250 £46,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £56,176 £52,500 £50,933
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £69,315 £65,620
Median % change year-on-year +0.99% +5.63% +0.95%
75th Percentile £87,500 £89,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £107,375 £102,500 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £67,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% +9.17%

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 50,076 48,429 57,012
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 80.42% 91.10% 89.12%
Number of salaries quoted 29,566 23,408 43,853
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -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 23 January 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 23 January 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 -32 352 £70,000 +0.99% 356
UK excluding London -65 233 £62,500 -7.41% 352
Work from Home +87 174 £72,500 +3.57% 137
London -12 122 £80,250 -5.59% 51
North of England -20 74 £70,000 +14.18% 67
South East -21 63 £60,000 -7.69% 109
South West +11 42 £55,000 +26.44% 40
North West -24 40 £71,000 +29.09% 28
Yorkshire -2 32 £70,000 -20.00% 28
Midlands -6 26 £61,500 -23.13% 54
East Midlands 0 15 £50,000 -28.57% 36
East of England -1 15 £52,500 -24.46% 53
West Midlands -10 11 £65,000 -21.21% 15
Wales +3 7 £85,000 -10.53% 16
Scotland -24 6 £70,750 +4.81% 16
North East -7 2 £65,000 +1.96% 11
Northern Ireland -19 2 - - 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 6 (1.57%) Apache Airflow
2 3 (0.78%) Apache
2 3 (0.78%) Apache Spark
3 2 (0.52%) CMS
3 2 (0.52%) Drupal
3 2 (0.52%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.26%) CICS
4 1 (0.26%) Jupyter
4 1 (0.26%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.26%) TPMS
4 1 (0.26%) WebSphere
4 1 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 36 (9.40%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (4.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (4.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.78%) Trello
4 2 (0.52%) Adobe XD
4 2 (0.52%) InVision
4 2 (0.52%) Sketch
5 1 (0.26%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 4 (1.04%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.78%) Oracle ERP
2 3 (0.78%) Teamcenter
3 2 (0.52%) Shopify
3 2 (0.52%) Unit4 Business World
4 1 (0.26%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.26%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.26%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.26%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 42 (10.97%) AWS
2 39 (10.18%) Microsoft 365
3 37 (9.66%) Azure
4 34 (8.88%) SaaS
5 18 (4.70%) GCP
5 18 (4.70%) Power Platform
6 17 (4.44%) Figma
7 11 (2.87%) GitHub
8 8 (2.09%) Power Automate
8 8 (2.09%) PowerApps
9 7 (1.83%) Entra ID
9 7 (1.83%) Slack
10 6 (1.57%) Snowflake
11 4 (1.04%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 4 (1.04%) AWS CloudFormation
11 4 (1.04%) dbt
11 4 (1.04%) GitHub Actions
12 3 (0.78%) AWS Lambda
12 3 (0.78%) AWS Step Functions
12 3 (0.78%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 16 (4.18%) Broadband
2 6 (1.57%) Firewall
3 4 (1.04%) BGP
3 4 (1.04%) LAN
3 4 (1.04%) MPLS
3 4 (1.04%) Network Security
3 4 (1.04%) WAN
3 4 (1.04%) Wireless
4 3 (0.78%) Internet
4 3 (0.78%) Software-Defined Networking
5 2 (0.52%) DHCP
5 2 (0.52%) DNS
5 2 (0.52%) SAN
5 2 (0.52%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.26%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.26%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.92%) Power BI
2 8 (2.09%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (1.83%) Data Lake
4 5 (1.31%) BigQuery
4 5 (1.31%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (1.04%) Semantic Layer
6 3 (0.78%) Amazon Aurora
6 3 (0.78%) Amazon Redshift
6 3 (0.78%) Apache Iceberg
6 3 (0.78%) Data Vault
7 2 (0.52%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.52%) Tableau
8 1 (0.26%) DB2
8 1 (0.26%) Looker
8 1 (0.26%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 7 (1.83%) JIRA
2 5 (1.31%) GitLab
2 5 (1.31%) Jenkins
2 5 (1.31%) Selenium
3 1 (0.26%) Cucumber
3 1 (0.26%) Cypress.io
General
1 127 (33.16%) Social Skills
2 115 (30.03%) Finance
3 52 (13.58%) Legal
4 38 (9.92%) Analytical Skills
5 32 (8.36%) Presentation Skills
5 32 (8.36%) Retail
6 26 (6.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 26 (6.79%) Law
7 25 (6.53%) Back Office
8 16 (4.18%) Manufacturing
8 16 (4.18%) Marketing
9 13 (3.39%) Public Sector
10 10 (2.61%) Financial Institution
10 10 (2.61%) Organisational Skills
11 9 (2.35%) Banking
12 7 (1.83%) Documentation Skills
13 6 (1.57%) Telecoms
14 5 (1.31%) Local Government
15 4 (1.04%) Influencing Skills
15 4 (1.04%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 77 (20.10%) Lead
2 53 (13.84%) Senior
3 27 (7.05%) Engineering Manager
4 26 (6.79%) IT Manager
5 24 (6.27%) Desktop Engineer
5 24 (6.27%) Desktop Support
5 24 (6.27%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 24 (6.27%) Site Engineer
5 24 (6.27%) Support Engineer
6 20 (5.22%) Analyst
6 20 (5.22%) Senior Manager
7 17 (4.44%) Team Leader
8 15 (3.92%) Development Manager
8 15 (3.92%) Support Manager
9 14 (3.66%) Business Analyst
9 14 (3.66%) Infrastructure Manager
10 13 (3.39%) Data Manager
11 12 (3.13%) IT Infrastructure Manager
11 12 (3.13%) Service Manager
12 10 (2.61%) Senior Risk Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.66%) React
2 11 (2.87%) .NET
3 8 (2.09%) Node.js
4 7 (1.83%) Spring
4 7 (1.83%) Spring Boot
5 5 (1.31%) Micronaut
6 3 (0.78%) CSS
6 3 (0.78%) EDI
6 3 (0.78%) HTML
6 3 (0.78%) Pandas
7 2 (0.52%) .NET Core
7 2 (0.52%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.52%) Entity Framework
7 2 (0.52%) Kafka
7 2 (0.52%) Razor View Engine
8 1 (0.26%) CSS3
8 1 (0.26%) Redux
8 1 (0.26%) REST
8 1 (0.26%) SAP Fiori
8 1 (0.26%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 32 (8.36%) Management Information System
2 20 (5.22%) Onboarding
3 17 (4.44%) Product Ownership
4 15 (3.92%) Cloud Native
4 15 (3.92%) Mobile App
4 15 (3.92%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (2.87%) Algorithms
6 10 (2.61%) Data Protection Act
7 8 (2.09%) Low-Code
8 6 (1.57%) Legacy Systems
8 6 (1.57%) Virtual Team
9 5 (1.31%) Data Centre
9 5 (1.31%) Distributed Systems
9 5 (1.31%) Driving Licence
9 5 (1.31%) Social Media
10 4 (1.04%) Public Cloud
11 3 (0.78%) Cyber Threat
11 3 (0.78%) Cyberattack
11 3 (0.78%) Derivative
11 3 (0.78%) Manufacturing Execution System
Operating Systems
1 34 (8.88%) Windows
2 24 (6.27%) Windows 10
3 10 (2.61%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.57%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (22.72%) Continuous Improvement
2 71 (18.54%) Agile
3 69 (18.02%) Mentoring
4 65 (16.97%) Coaching
4 65 (16.97%) Problem-Solving
5 60 (15.67%) Stakeholder Management
6 52 (13.58%) Cybersecurity
7 51 (13.32%) Customer Service
8 47 (12.27%) Analytics
8 47 (12.27%) Project Delivery
8 47 (12.27%) Project Management
8 47 (12.27%) Service Delivery
9 45 (11.75%) Line Management
9 45 (11.75%) Roadmaps
10 42 (10.97%) Customer Experience
11 41 (10.70%) Software Engineering
12 40 (10.44%) Decision-Making
13 37 (9.66%) ITIL
14 34 (8.88%) Risk Management
15 33 (8.62%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 35 (9.14%) Python
2 23 (6.01%) SQL
3 18 (4.70%) C#
4 16 (4.18%) Java
5 12 (3.13%) TypeScript
6 9 (2.35%) PowerShell
7 5 (1.31%) JavaScript
8 4 (1.04%) MATLAB
9 2 (0.52%) Bash
10 1 (0.26%) ABAP
10 1 (0.26%) Ada
10 1 (0.26%) C
10 1 (0.26%) C++
10 1 (0.26%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.26%) Perl
10 1 (0.26%) PHP
10 1 (0.26%) R
Qualifications
1 44 (11.49%) Degree
1 44 (11.49%) Security Cleared
2 43 (11.23%) SC Cleared
3 24 (6.27%) CTC Cleared
4 16 (4.18%) CISM
4 16 (4.18%) CISSP
5 12 (3.13%) CIPD
5 12 (3.13%) CRISC
6 10 (2.61%) CISA
7 9 (2.35%) BPSS Clearance
8 8 (2.09%) ACCA
8 8 (2.09%) CIMA
8 8 (2.09%) DBS Check
9 3 (0.78%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 3 (0.78%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.78%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.52%) CIPFA
10 2 (0.52%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.52%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 2 (0.52%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (9.92%) SLA
2 25 (6.53%) QA
3 17 (4.44%) Data Quality
4 16 (4.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (3.66%) Cyber Essentials
6 13 (3.39%) GDPR
7 11 (2.87%) PMO
8 6 (1.57%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (1.57%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 4 (1.04%) GAAP
9 4 (1.04%) GRC
9 4 (1.04%) IFRS
10 2 (0.52%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.26%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (0.26%) FINRA
11 1 (0.26%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.26%) NIST
11 1 (0.26%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.26%) SOC 2
System Software
1 12 (3.13%) Docker
2 7 (1.83%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.31%) Firmware
4 2 (0.52%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.52%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.26%) RACF
5 1 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 16 (4.18%) Terraform
2 11 (2.87%) Grafana
2 11 (2.87%) Kubernetes
3 9 (2.35%) Ansible
3 9 (2.35%) Prometheus
4 3 (0.78%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.26%) Puppet
5 1 (0.26%) QRadar
5 1 (0.26%) SCCM
Vendors
1 42 (10.97%) Microsoft
2 32 (8.36%) Cisco
3 18 (4.70%) Adobe
4 16 (4.18%) ServiceNow
5 15 (3.92%) Google
6 10 (2.61%) SAP
7 8 (2.09%) Oracle
8 7 (1.83%) Salesforce
8 7 (1.83%) UiPath
8 7 (1.83%) VMware
9 6 (1.57%) Splunk
10 5 (1.31%) Informatica
11 4 (1.04%) Alteryx
11 4 (1.04%) Databricks
11 4 (1.04%) F5
11 4 (1.04%) Fortinet
11 4 (1.04%) Siemens
11 4 (1.04%) SolarWinds
12 2 (0.52%) Foundry
12 2 (0.52%) YouTube