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 13 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 358 296 289
Rank change year-on-year -62 -7 -116
Permanent jobs citing People Management 558 478 738
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.49% 0.96% 0.94%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.67% 1.09% 1.16%
Number of salaries quoted 364 281 357
10th Percentile £36,625 £42,500 £33,350
25th Percentile £45,000 £52,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £72,000 £64,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +12.50% -8.57%
75th Percentile £85,000 £92,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £120,000 £106,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -15.38% +8.33% -7.69%

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 82,691 43,965 63,361
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 72.84% 88.66% 80.94%
Number of salaries quoted 57,506 24,819 36,681
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £41,500 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,250 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -3.23%

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 13 September 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 13 September 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 -69 484 £60,100 -16.53% 639
UK excluding London -28 391 £55,000 -15.38% 336
Work from Home -20 180 £72,500 -5.54% 246
London -75 137 £90,000 +7.46% 379
South East -23 102 £65,000 -9.41% 87
North of England -46 98 £55,000 -18.52% 81
Midlands -38 66 £45,000 -37.93% 44
North West -14 54 £52,500 -24.26% 43
South West -40 47 £55,000 - 32
West Midlands -38 34 £44,241 -38.98% 24
East Midlands -16 32 £45,000 -37.93% 20
North East - 32 £62,500 - 10
East of England -23 27 £60,100 +14.48% 35
Scotland +20 22 £55,000 -29.03% 31
Wales -64 22 £35,000 -2.78% 18
Yorkshire -66 12 £50,000 -25.93% 30
Northern Ireland -73 7 £63,750 - 15

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 (4.12%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.25%) SAS
3 4 (0.72%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 4 (0.72%) CMS
3 4 (0.72%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.36%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.36%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.18%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.18%) Confluence
Applications
1 38 (6.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (4.84%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (2.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.25%) Acrobat
5 6 (1.08%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.54%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.54%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.36%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 11 (1.97%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.25%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.90%) Visualfiles
4 2 (0.36%) Adobe Campaign
4 2 (0.36%) BambooHR
4 2 (0.36%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.36%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (0.36%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
5 1 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.18%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.18%) Sage 50
5 1 (0.18%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 75 (13.44%) Azure
2 56 (10.04%) Microsoft 365
3 48 (8.60%) SaaS
4 36 (6.45%) AWS
5 24 (4.30%) Azure DevOps
6 22 (3.94%) Power Platform
7 16 (2.87%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 15 (2.69%) Azure Monitor
9 14 (2.51%) Azure Key Vault
10 13 (2.33%) Dynamics 365
11 12 (2.15%) Azure Service Bus
12 11 (1.97%) Entra ID
12 11 (1.97%) IaaS
13 8 (1.43%) GCP
14 7 (1.25%) OneDrive
15 6 (1.08%) Anthropic Claude
16 5 (0.90%) Adobe Creative Cloud
16 5 (0.90%) GitHub
16 5 (0.90%) GitHub Actions
16 5 (0.90%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.79%) DNS
1 10 (1.79%) Firewall
2 9 (1.61%) VLAN
3 8 (1.43%) Network Security
3 8 (1.43%) VPN
4 6 (1.08%) VoIP
5 5 (0.90%) DHCP
5 5 (0.90%) SSH
6 4 (0.72%) HTTP
6 4 (0.72%) PBX
6 4 (0.72%) Wi-Fi
7 3 (0.54%) Broadband
7 3 (0.54%) DKIM
7 3 (0.54%) DMARC
7 3 (0.54%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.54%) Unified Communications
8 2 (0.36%) Intranet
9 1 (0.18%) Internet
9 1 (0.18%) SSL
9 1 (0.18%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (3.23%) SQL Server
2 16 (2.87%) Power BI
3 13 (2.33%) Elasticsearch
4 10 (1.79%) Tableau
5 6 (1.08%) NoSQL
6 5 (0.90%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.72%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.54%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.54%) Metadata
8 3 (0.54%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.54%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.54%) Redis
9 2 (0.36%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.36%) Big Data
9 2 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.36%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.36%) Hadoop
10 1 (0.18%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.18%) Flink
10 1 (0.18%) GIS
Development Applications
1 30 (5.38%) Git
2 23 (4.12%) JIRA
3 8 (1.43%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.08%) Postman
5 4 (0.72%) Cypress.io
5 4 (0.72%) IntelliJ
6 3 (0.54%) Claude Code
6 3 (0.54%) Gatling
6 3 (0.54%) GitLab
6 3 (0.54%) JMeter
6 3 (0.54%) Maven
6 3 (0.54%) Newman
6 3 (0.54%) REST Assured
6 3 (0.54%) Selenium
7 2 (0.36%) RSpec
8 1 (0.18%) Mocha
General
1 201 (36.02%) Social Skills
2 157 (28.14%) Finance
3 65 (11.65%) Analytical Skills
4 51 (9.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 50 (8.96%) Legal
6 43 (7.71%) Retail
7 38 (6.81%) Law
8 33 (5.91%) Marketing
9 32 (5.73%) Aerospace
10 28 (5.02%) Manufacturing
11 26 (4.66%) Public Sector
12 19 (3.41%) Organisational Skills
13 17 (3.05%) Banking
14 14 (2.51%) Influencing Skills
15 13 (2.33%) Telecoms
16 9 (1.61%) Electronics
17 8 (1.43%) Back Office
17 8 (1.43%) Billing
18 7 (1.25%) Pharmaceutical
19 5 (0.90%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 111 (19.89%) Lead
2 89 (15.95%) Senior
3 40 (7.17%) Team Leader
4 35 (6.27%) Developer
4 35 (6.27%) Service Manager
5 33 (5.91%) Engineering Manager
6 31 (5.56%) Software Engineer
7 29 (5.20%) Data Manager
8 28 (5.02%) Senior Manager
9 27 (4.84%) IT Manager
10 26 (4.66%) Principal Engineer
11 25 (4.48%) Data Centre Manager
11 25 (4.48%) Lead Developer
12 20 (3.58%) Operations Manager
12 20 (3.58%) Systems Engineer
13 19 (3.41%) Development Manager
14 17 (3.05%) Architect
15 16 (2.87%) Support Manager
16 15 (2.69%) Principal Software Engineer
17 13 (2.33%) Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (4.66%) REST
2 25 (4.48%) .NET
3 15 (2.69%) Terraform
4 14 (2.51%) ASP.NET
4 14 (2.51%) Blazor
4 14 (2.51%) React
5 13 (2.33%) .NET Core
6 12 (2.15%) gRPC
7 10 (1.79%) EDI
8 9 (1.61%) HTML
9 7 (1.25%) Spring
10 6 (1.08%) AngularJS
10 6 (1.08%) Kafka
11 5 (0.90%) Node.js
11 5 (0.90%) Playwright
11 5 (0.90%) Spring Boot
12 4 (0.72%) Lightning Web Components
12 4 (0.72%) RESTful
12 4 (0.72%) XML
13 3 (0.54%) LangChain
Miscellaneous
1 51 (9.14%) Onboarding
2 44 (7.89%) Management Information System
3 35 (6.27%) Driving Licence
4 25 (4.48%) Data Centre
5 17 (3.05%) Cloud Native
6 15 (2.69%) Self-Motivation
7 13 (2.33%) Product Ownership
8 11 (1.97%) Enterprise Software
9 10 (1.79%) NHS
10 9 (1.61%) IoT
11 8 (1.43%) Distributed Systems
11 8 (1.43%) Life Science
12 7 (1.25%) Biopharmaceutical
12 7 (1.25%) Legacy Systems
13 5 (0.90%) CCTV
13 5 (0.90%) Legacy Applications
13 5 (0.90%) Microsoft Licensing
14 4 (0.72%) Blog
14 4 (0.72%) Mobile App
14 4 (0.72%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 32 (5.73%) Windows
2 10 (1.79%) Mac OS
3 9 (1.61%) Linux
3 9 (1.61%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.54%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.54%) Unix
5 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.18%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 169 (30.29%) Continuous Improvement
2 129 (23.12%) Coaching
3 124 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
4 121 (21.68%) Problem-Solving
5 116 (20.79%) Mentoring
6 102 (18.28%) Decision-Making
7 97 (17.38%) Agile
7 97 (17.38%) Technical Leadership
8 95 (17.03%) Software Engineering
9 86 (15.41%) Service Delivery
10 83 (14.87%) AI
11 81 (14.52%) Line Management
12 64 (11.47%) DevOps
13 63 (11.29%) Roadmaps
14 58 (10.39%) Performance Management
15 55 (9.86%) Customer Experience
16 53 (9.50%) Project Delivery
17 52 (9.32%) CI/CD
17 52 (9.32%) ITIL
18 50 (8.96%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 49 (8.78%) SQL
2 30 (5.38%) Java
3 29 (5.20%) C#
4 26 (4.66%) Python
5 16 (2.87%) JavaScript
5 16 (2.87%) TypeScript
6 4 (0.72%) Apex Code
6 4 (0.72%) Bicep
6 4 (0.72%) C++
6 4 (0.72%) Go
6 4 (0.72%) PowerShell
6 4 (0.72%) SOQL
7 3 (0.54%) Kusto Query Language
7 3 (0.54%) Ruby
8 2 (0.36%) VBA
9 1 (0.18%) Bash
9 1 (0.18%) PHP
9 1 (0.18%) Swift
Qualifications
1 88 (15.77%) Degree
2 34 (6.09%) Security Cleared
3 29 (5.20%) BPSS Clearance
4 24 (4.30%) SC Cleared
5 22 (3.94%) ACCA
6 21 (3.76%) CIMA
7 16 (2.87%) Chartered Engineer
7 16 (2.87%) ITIL Certification
8 14 (2.51%) CIPD
8 14 (2.51%) Master's Degree
9 12 (2.15%) DBS Check
10 11 (1.97%) CISM
10 11 (1.97%) HNC
10 11 (1.97%) HND
10 11 (1.97%) MBA
11 9 (1.61%) CISSP
12 8 (1.43%) DV Cleared
13 7 (1.25%) Computer Science Degree
13 7 (1.25%) ICAEW
14 6 (1.08%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (8.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 39 (6.99%) QA
3 29 (5.20%) SLA
4 22 (3.94%) GDPR
4 22 (3.94%) ISO 9001
5 17 (3.05%) ISO 14000
6 10 (1.79%) GRC
7 9 (1.61%) NIST
8 8 (1.43%) Cyber Essentials
8 8 (1.43%) ISO 14001
9 6 (1.08%) Accessibility
10 5 (0.90%) COBIT
10 5 (0.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 4 (0.72%) Automotive SPICE
11 4 (0.72%) IFRS
11 4 (0.72%) ISO 26262
11 4 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 4 (0.72%) PMO
12 3 (0.54%) ISO 20022
12 3 (0.54%) TickIT
System Software
1 17 (3.05%) Docker
2 13 (2.33%) Active Directory
3 11 (1.97%) Firmware
4 8 (1.43%) Embedded Firmware
5 6 (1.08%) VMware Infrastructure
6 5 (0.90%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.18%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 13 (2.33%) Ansible
2 12 (2.15%) Kubernetes
3 11 (1.97%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (0.90%) Grafana
5 4 (0.72%) Argo
5 4 (0.72%) Functional Safety
6 3 (0.54%) Check_MK
6 3 (0.54%) cPanel
6 3 (0.54%) Plesk
7 2 (0.36%) Bugsnag
7 2 (0.36%) Packer
7 2 (0.36%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.36%) Puppet
7 2 (0.36%) Salt
7 2 (0.36%) SCCM
7 2 (0.36%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 1 (0.18%) Kibana
Vendors
1 115 (20.61%) Microsoft
2 19 (3.41%) Salesforce
3 17 (3.05%) Google
3 17 (3.05%) VMware
4 16 (2.87%) Sage
5 12 (2.15%) Adobe
6 8 (1.43%) Cisco
6 8 (1.43%) YouTube
7 5 (0.90%) Juniper
7 5 (0.90%) Oracle
7 5 (0.90%) Palo Alto
7 5 (0.90%) Xero
8 4 (0.72%) Anaplan
8 4 (0.72%) Databricks
8 4 (0.72%) Foundry
8 4 (0.72%) Meraki
8 4 (0.72%) ServiceNow
8 4 (0.72%) Veeam
9 3 (0.54%) Solace
9 3 (0.54%) Workday