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 26 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 381 304 321
Rank change year-on-year -77 +17 -104
Permanent jobs citing People Management 378 413 869
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.42% 0.98% 0.91%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.57% 1.06% 1.06%
Number of salaries quoted 244 253 553
10th Percentile £45,000 £46,500 £39,439
25th Percentile £52,188 £54,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +3.85% -7.14%
75th Percentile £92,500 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £107,100 £100,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £61,500 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.38% +13.04% -4.17%

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 66,694 39,010 81,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 74.98% 92.82% 85.70%
Number of salaries quoted 41,292 22,669 59,633
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.57%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +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 26 April 2026.

Salary histogram for People Management in the UK

People Management
Top 16 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 26 April 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 -76 335 £65,000 -3.70% 127
UK excluding London -105 241 £61,500 -5.38% 108
Work from Home +38 170 £75,000 +8.67% 67
London -20 110 £82,500 +3.13% 36
North of England -60 59 £77,500 +11.81% 35
South East -98 50 £57,303 -11.84% 26
South West -17 42 £59,000 -11.10% 5
Midlands -63 39 £61,500 -12.14% 26
North West -27 35 £80,000 +23.08% 24
East of England -26 25 £60,100 -3.06% 12
East Midlands -40 24 £42,500 -37.04% 6
Yorkshire -61 18 £80,000 -1.54% 9
West Midlands -68 15 £76,500 +7.37% 20
Wales - 14 £47,500 -
Scotland -27 12 £60,000 -17.24% 2
North East - 6 £62,500 - 2

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 8 (2.12%) Apache Airflow
2 4 (1.06%) CMS
2 4 (1.06%) Drupal
3 2 (0.53%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.26%) Apache
4 1 (0.26%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.26%) Confluence
4 1 (0.26%) OpenStack
Applications
1 35 (9.26%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (3.44%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (2.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.06%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.79%) Adobe XD
5 3 (0.79%) InVision
5 3 (0.79%) Sketch
6 1 (0.26%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.26%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (1.32%) Visualfiles
2 3 (0.79%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.79%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.53%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.53%) SAP HCM
3 2 (0.53%) SAP Payroll
4 1 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.26%) Maximo
4 1 (0.26%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.26%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 47 (12.43%) Azure
2 40 (10.58%) Microsoft 365
3 37 (9.79%) AWS
4 30 (7.94%) SaaS
5 27 (7.14%) Figma
6 22 (5.82%) Power Platform
7 9 (2.38%) GCP
8 8 (2.12%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (2.12%) GitHub
8 8 (2.12%) Slack
8 8 (2.12%) Snowflake
9 7 (1.85%) Power Automate
9 7 (1.85%) PowerApps
10 5 (1.32%) Anthropic Claude
11 4 (1.06%) Google Analytics
11 4 (1.06%) Google Sheets
11 4 (1.06%) Google Tag Manager
12 3 (0.79%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 3 (0.79%) Contentsquare
12 3 (0.79%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 26 (6.88%) Broadband
2 7 (1.85%) Firewall
3 5 (1.32%) Network Security
4 4 (1.06%) DNS
5 3 (0.79%) BGP
5 3 (0.79%) Internet
5 3 (0.79%) LAN
5 3 (0.79%) MPLS
5 3 (0.79%) WAN
5 3 (0.79%) Wireless
6 2 (0.53%) DHCP
6 2 (0.53%) SAN
6 2 (0.53%) Software-Defined Networking
6 2 (0.53%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.26%) Ethernet
7 1 (0.26%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (5.29%) Power BI
2 8 (2.12%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (1.59%) Data Lake
4 5 (1.32%) BigQuery
4 5 (1.32%) Semantic Layer
4 5 (1.32%) SQL Server
5 3 (0.79%) Looker
5 3 (0.79%) MongoDB
5 3 (0.79%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.53%) Amazon Aurora
6 2 (0.53%) Metadata
6 2 (0.53%) Redis
6 2 (0.53%) SAP HANA
7 1 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.26%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.26%) Apache Iceberg
7 1 (0.26%) Data Vault
7 1 (0.26%) Flink
Development Applications
1 13 (3.44%) JIRA
2 5 (1.32%) Claude Code
2 5 (1.32%) Git
3 4 (1.06%) GitLab
4 3 (0.79%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.79%) Selenium
5 1 (0.26%) Cucumber
General
1 121 (32.01%) Social Skills
2 98 (25.93%) Finance
3 33 (8.73%) Analytical Skills
3 33 (8.73%) Back Office
4 31 (8.20%) Presentation Skills
5 23 (6.08%) Law
6 21 (5.56%) Legal
7 19 (5.03%) Banking
8 18 (4.76%) Public Sector
8 18 (4.76%) Retail
9 17 (4.50%) Marketing
10 12 (3.17%) Documentation Skills
10 12 (3.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 11 (2.91%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (1.85%) Advertising
12 7 (1.85%) Aerospace
12 7 (1.85%) Financial Institution
12 7 (1.85%) Telecoms
13 5 (1.32%) Social Housing
14 4 (1.06%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 93 (24.60%) Lead
2 59 (15.61%) Senior
3 32 (8.47%) Team Leader
4 27 (7.14%) IT Manager
5 24 (6.35%) Desktop Engineer
5 24 (6.35%) Desktop Support
5 24 (6.35%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 24 (6.35%) Site Engineer
5 24 (6.35%) Support Engineer
6 19 (5.03%) Data Manager
6 19 (5.03%) Developer
6 19 (5.03%) Support Manager
7 15 (3.97%) Infrastructure Manager
7 15 (3.97%) Senior Manager
8 13 (3.44%) Engineering Manager
9 12 (3.17%) Lead Developer
10 11 (2.91%) Designer
10 11 (2.91%) Head of Operations
11 10 (2.65%) Data Engineer
12 9 (2.38%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.70%) .NET
2 5 (1.32%) .NET Core
2 5 (1.32%) Node.js
2 5 (1.32%) Spring
2 5 (1.32%) Spring Boot
3 4 (1.06%) CSS
3 4 (1.06%) HTML
3 4 (1.06%) Kafka
4 3 (0.79%) LangChain
4 3 (0.79%) Micronaut
4 3 (0.79%) Semantic Kernel
5 2 (0.53%) EDI
5 2 (0.53%) J2EE
5 2 (0.53%) NestJS
5 2 (0.53%) RabbitMQ
5 2 (0.53%) React
6 1 (0.26%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.26%) ADO
6 1 (0.26%) XML
6 1 (0.26%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 22 (5.82%) Cloud Native
1 22 (5.82%) Mobile App
2 21 (5.56%) Product Ownership
3 20 (5.29%) Management Information System
3 20 (5.29%) Onboarding
4 10 (2.65%) Distributed Systems
4 10 (2.65%) Enterprise Software
5 9 (2.38%) Data Centre
5 9 (2.38%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (2.12%) Driving Licence
6 8 (2.12%) Legacy Applications
7 7 (1.85%) Low-Code
8 5 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
8 5 (1.32%) Mobile Computing
9 4 (1.06%) AI Agents
9 4 (1.06%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (0.79%) Cyber Threat
10 3 (0.79%) Cyberattack
10 3 (0.79%) IoT
10 3 (0.79%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 33 (8.73%) Windows
2 24 (6.35%) Windows 10
3 6 (1.59%) Linux
4 4 (1.06%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.79%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (29.89%) Continuous Improvement
2 84 (22.22%) Mentoring
3 72 (19.05%) Problem-Solving
4 70 (18.52%) Coaching
5 64 (16.93%) Agile
6 63 (16.67%) Line Management
7 59 (15.61%) Customer Experience
7 59 (15.61%) Software Engineering
8 56 (14.81%) Stakeholder Management
9 54 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
10 50 (13.23%) Technical Leadership
11 48 (12.70%) Analytics
12 47 (12.43%) Customer Service
13 44 (11.64%) AI
13 44 (11.64%) DevOps
14 42 (11.11%) Project Delivery
15 41 (10.85%) ITIL
16 38 (10.05%) CI/CD
17 35 (9.26%) Collaborative Culture
17 35 (9.26%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 35 (9.26%) Python
2 27 (7.14%) SQL
3 16 (4.23%) Java
4 14 (3.70%) C#
5 9 (2.38%) TypeScript
6 6 (1.59%) JavaScript
6 6 (1.59%) PowerShell
7 3 (0.79%) ABAP
8 2 (0.53%) Bash
9 1 (0.26%) Go
9 1 (0.26%) Perl
9 1 (0.26%) PHP
Qualifications
1 57 (15.08%) Degree
2 44 (11.64%) Security Cleared
3 41 (10.85%) SC Cleared
4 24 (6.35%) CTC Cleared
5 11 (2.91%) DBS Check
6 9 (2.38%) BPSS Clearance
6 9 (2.38%) CIPD
7 7 (1.85%) CISM
7 7 (1.85%) CISSP
8 6 (1.59%) CISA
9 5 (1.32%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (1.32%) PMI Certification
10 4 (1.06%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (1.06%) ACCA
10 4 (1.06%) CIMA
10 4 (1.06%) OSCP
10 4 (1.06%) PMP
11 2 (0.53%) CIPFA
11 2 (0.53%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.53%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (8.47%) SLA
2 24 (6.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 19 (5.03%) QA
4 17 (4.50%) GDPR
5 9 (2.38%) ISO 9001
5 9 (2.38%) NIST
6 8 (2.12%) Accessibility
6 8 (2.12%) Data Quality
6 8 (2.12%) PCI DSS
7 5 (1.32%) Automotive SPICE
7 5 (1.32%) ISO 26262
8 4 (1.06%) COBIT
8 4 (1.06%) PMO
9 3 (0.79%) ISO 14000
9 3 (0.79%) ITGC
9 3 (0.79%) TickIT
10 2 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.53%) GAAP
10 2 (0.53%) IFRS
10 2 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 5 (1.32%) Docker
2 2 (0.53%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.53%) Firmware
2 2 (0.53%) Hyper-V
2 2 (0.53%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 13 (3.44%) Kubernetes
2 12 (3.17%) Terraform
3 7 (1.85%) Ansible
4 6 (1.59%) Grafana
4 6 (1.59%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.79%) Check_MK
5 3 (0.79%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.79%) Puppet
6 2 (0.53%) Argo
6 2 (0.53%) Salt
7 1 (0.26%) QRadar
7 1 (0.26%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 45 (11.90%) Microsoft
2 32 (8.47%) Cisco
3 26 (6.88%) Adobe
4 19 (5.03%) Google
5 14 (3.70%) ServiceNow
6 9 (2.38%) Oracle
7 8 (2.12%) Salesforce
8 7 (1.85%) Informatica
8 7 (1.85%) SAP
8 7 (1.85%) UiPath
8 7 (1.85%) VMware
9 5 (1.32%) Foundry
10 4 (1.06%) Splunk
10 4 (1.06%) Xero
11 3 (0.79%) Databricks
11 3 (0.79%) F5
11 3 (0.79%) Fortinet
11 3 (0.79%) Hotjar
11 3 (0.79%) IBM
11 3 (0.79%) SolarWinds