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 29 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 419 296 288
Rank change year-on-year -123 -8 -115
Permanent jobs citing People Management 404 481 818
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.40% 0.97% 0.94%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.54% 1.09% 1.16%
Number of salaries quoted 291 270 470
10th Percentile £39,000 £42,500 £33,732
25th Percentile £45,407 £52,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £70,000 £61,305
Median % change year-on-year -14.14% +14.18% -12.42%
75th Percentile £87,500 £91,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £120,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £67,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -18.52% +17.39% -11.54%

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 74,889 44,229 70,800
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.63% 89.64% 81.30%
Number of salaries quoted 51,640 25,065 47,390
10th Percentile £30,500 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +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 29 July 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 29 July 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 -131 351 £62,500 -13.19% 327
UK excluding London -81 284 £55,000 -18.52% 194
Work from Home -34 142 £72,500 -6.45% 129
London -81 97 £95,000 +8.57% 167
North of England -50 73 £62,500 -7.41% 48
Midlands -30 64 £45,000 -35.71% 35
South East -70 62 £57,303 -27.23% 58
North West -29 42 £55,000 -21.43% 28
West Midlands -37 33 £52,500 -26.32% 15
East Midlands -13 31 £45,000 -35.71% 20
East of England -18 27 £60,100 -3.06% 15
North East - 25 £62,500 - 8
South West -58 21 £55,000 - 20
Scotland +22 20 £55,000 -20.00% 12
Wales -55 13 £47,500 +31.94% 6
Yorkshire -56 6 £65,000 -3.70% 13
Northern Ireland - 4 £63,750 - 6

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 19 (4.70%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.99%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 3 (0.74%) Apache Airflow
3 3 (0.74%) CMS
3 3 (0.74%) SAS
4 2 (0.50%) Drupal
5 1 (0.25%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.25%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 23 (5.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (1.49%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.49%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.99%) Acrobat
5 2 (0.50%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.50%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.50%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.25%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.25%) InVision
6 1 (0.25%) Sketch
6 1 (0.25%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (1.98%) NetSuite
2 5 (1.24%) Visualfiles
3 2 (0.50%) Adobe Campaign
3 2 (0.50%) Infor CloudSuite
3 2 (0.50%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
3 2 (0.50%) SAP HCM
3 2 (0.50%) SAP Payroll
3 2 (0.50%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.25%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.25%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.25%) Maximo
4 1 (0.25%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.25%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.25%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.25%) Sage 50
4 1 (0.25%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.25%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 61 (15.10%) Azure
2 36 (8.91%) Microsoft 365
3 33 (8.17%) SaaS
4 26 (6.44%) AWS
5 23 (5.69%) Power Platform
6 16 (3.96%) Azure DevOps
7 11 (2.72%) IaaS
8 8 (1.98%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 8 (1.98%) Azure Monitor
8 8 (1.98%) Entra ID
9 7 (1.73%) Azure Key Vault
9 7 (1.73%) Azure Service Bus
10 5 (1.24%) Adobe Creative Cloud
10 5 (1.24%) GCP
11 4 (0.99%) Azure AI
11 4 (0.99%) GitHub
11 4 (0.99%) OneDrive
11 4 (0.99%) Slack
12 3 (0.74%) Anthropic Claude
12 3 (0.74%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.23%) Network Security
2 6 (1.49%) DNS
2 6 (1.49%) Firewall
2 6 (1.49%) VoIP
3 4 (0.99%) PBX
3 4 (0.99%) VLAN
3 4 (0.99%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (0.74%) Broadband
4 3 (0.74%) DKIM
4 3 (0.74%) DMARC
4 3 (0.74%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.74%) Unified Communications
4 3 (0.74%) VPN
5 2 (0.50%) HTTP
5 2 (0.50%) Intranet
6 1 (0.25%) FTP
6 1 (0.25%) SMTP
6 1 (0.25%) SSL
6 1 (0.25%) WAN
6 1 (0.25%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (4.95%) Power BI
2 12 (2.97%) SQL Server
3 10 (2.48%) Tableau
4 7 (1.73%) Elasticsearch
5 4 (0.99%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.74%) Data Lake
6 3 (0.74%) MongoDB
6 3 (0.74%) Redis
7 2 (0.50%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.50%) Looker
7 2 (0.50%) Metadata
7 2 (0.50%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.25%) Amazon Aurora
8 1 (0.25%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.25%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.25%) Big Data
8 1 (0.25%) BigQuery
8 1 (0.25%) Flink
8 1 (0.25%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.25%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 15 (3.71%) JIRA
2 14 (3.47%) Git
3 3 (0.74%) Claude Code
4 1 (0.25%) IntelliJ
4 1 (0.25%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.25%) Postman
4 1 (0.25%) RSpec
General
1 148 (36.63%) Social Skills
2 108 (26.73%) Finance
3 56 (13.86%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (7.43%) Retail
5 28 (6.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 22 (5.45%) Aerospace
6 22 (5.45%) Public Sector
7 20 (4.95%) Law
8 18 (4.46%) Marketing
9 15 (3.71%) Legal
10 14 (3.47%) Banking
11 12 (2.97%) Influencing Skills
12 10 (2.48%) Organisational Skills
12 10 (2.48%) Telecoms
13 8 (1.98%) Advertising
13 8 (1.98%) Manufacturing
14 7 (1.73%) Back Office
14 7 (1.73%) Billing
14 7 (1.73%) Presentation Skills
15 6 (1.49%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 88 (21.78%) Lead
2 58 (14.36%) Senior
3 34 (8.42%) Team Leader
4 30 (7.43%) Data Manager
5 25 (6.19%) Developer
5 25 (6.19%) Engineering Manager
5 25 (6.19%) IT Manager
6 22 (5.45%) Senior Manager
7 21 (5.20%) Data Centre Manager
8 19 (4.70%) Lead Developer
9 18 (4.46%) Systems Engineer
10 15 (3.71%) Principal Engineer
11 14 (3.47%) Development Manager
11 14 (3.47%) Service Manager
11 14 (3.47%) Support Manager
12 13 (3.22%) Architect
12 13 (3.22%) IT Support
12 13 (3.22%) Senior Systems Engineer
13 12 (2.97%) Software Engineer
14 11 (2.72%) Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.71%) .NET
2 9 (2.23%) REST
3 8 (1.98%) .NET Core
3 8 (1.98%) Blazor
4 7 (1.73%) ASP.NET
4 7 (1.73%) gRPC
4 7 (1.73%) React
5 5 (1.24%) Spring
6 3 (0.74%) AngularJS
6 3 (0.74%) CSS
6 3 (0.74%) HTML
6 3 (0.74%) Kafka
6 3 (0.74%) LangChain
6 3 (0.74%) Node.js
6 3 (0.74%) Semantic Kernel
6 3 (0.74%) Spring Boot
7 2 (0.50%) Google JAX
7 2 (0.50%) JAX
7 2 (0.50%) NestJS
7 2 (0.50%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 31 (7.67%) Driving Licence
2 30 (7.43%) Management Information System
3 28 (6.93%) Onboarding
4 21 (5.20%) Data Centre
5 20 (4.95%) Cloud Native
6 17 (4.21%) Product Ownership
7 13 (3.22%) Enterprise Software
8 12 (2.97%) Self-Motivation
9 10 (2.48%) NHS
10 9 (2.23%) Legacy Applications
11 8 (1.98%) Distributed Systems
12 5 (1.24%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (1.24%) Microsoft Licensing
12 5 (1.24%) Mobile Computing
13 4 (0.99%) AI Agents
13 4 (0.99%) Analytical Mindset
13 4 (0.99%) Culture of Ownership
14 3 (0.74%) Enterprise Cloud
14 3 (0.74%) Hybrid Cloud
14 3 (0.74%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 21 (5.20%) Windows
2 8 (1.98%) Windows Server
3 7 (1.73%) Linux
4 3 (0.74%) Mac OS
4 3 (0.74%) Unix
5 2 (0.50%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.25%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (28.71%) Continuous Improvement
2 89 (22.03%) Coaching
2 89 (22.03%) Mentoring
3 87 (21.53%) Stakeholder Management
4 82 (20.30%) Technical Leadership
5 79 (19.55%) Line Management
6 76 (18.81%) Problem-Solving
7 74 (18.32%) Agile
8 64 (15.84%) Decision-Making
9 63 (15.59%) Software Engineering
10 61 (15.10%) Service Delivery
11 58 (14.36%) AI
12 52 (12.87%) DevOps
12 52 (12.87%) Project Delivery
13 45 (11.14%) Roadmaps
14 44 (10.89%) Project Management
15 43 (10.64%) Cybersecurity
16 40 (9.90%) Commercial Awareness
17 39 (9.65%) CI/CD
17 39 (9.65%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 37 (9.16%) SQL
2 19 (4.70%) Python
3 17 (4.21%) Java
4 15 (3.71%) C#
5 13 (3.22%) TypeScript
6 6 (1.49%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.50%) ABAP
7 2 (0.50%) C++
7 2 (0.50%) Go
7 2 (0.50%) Ruby
7 2 (0.50%) VBA
8 1 (0.25%) Apex Code
8 1 (0.25%) Bash
8 1 (0.25%) Bicep
8 1 (0.25%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.25%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.25%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 68 (16.83%) Degree
2 27 (6.68%) Security Cleared
3 26 (6.44%) BPSS Clearance
4 18 (4.46%) SC Cleared
5 15 (3.71%) DBS Check
6 13 (3.22%) ACCA
7 12 (2.97%) CIMA
8 11 (2.72%) Chartered Engineer
9 10 (2.48%) CISM
10 8 (1.98%) CISSP
10 8 (1.98%) PMI Certification
10 8 (1.98%) PMP
11 7 (1.73%) HNC
11 7 (1.73%) HND
11 7 (1.73%) ICAEW
12 6 (1.49%) CRISC
13 5 (1.24%) CIPD
13 5 (1.24%) CISA
14 4 (0.99%) Computer Science Degree
14 4 (0.99%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (11.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (4.70%) ISO 9001
3 17 (4.21%) ISO 14000
3 17 (4.21%) QA
4 15 (3.71%) NIST
4 15 (3.71%) SLA
5 14 (3.47%) GDPR
6 9 (2.23%) GRC
7 8 (1.98%) COBIT
7 8 (1.98%) ISO 14001
7 8 (1.98%) PCI DSS
8 6 (1.49%) Accessibility
8 6 (1.49%) PMO
9 5 (1.24%) Automotive SPICE
9 5 (1.24%) ISO 26262
9 5 (1.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 4 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 3 (0.74%) Data Quality
11 3 (0.74%) TickIT
System Software
1 9 (2.23%) Active Directory
1 9 (2.23%) Docker
2 6 (1.49%) Firmware
3 5 (1.24%) Embedded Firmware
3 5 (1.24%) Hyper-V
3 5 (1.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (2.23%) Kubernetes
1 9 (2.23%) Terraform
2 8 (1.98%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (1.49%) Ansible
4 4 (0.99%) Functional Safety
5 3 (0.74%) Argo
5 3 (0.74%) Check_MK
5 3 (0.74%) cPanel
5 3 (0.74%) Plesk
6 2 (0.50%) Puppet
6 2 (0.50%) Salt
6 2 (0.50%) SCCM
6 2 (0.50%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 1 (0.25%) Bugsnag
7 1 (0.25%) Grafana
7 1 (0.25%) Packer
7 1 (0.25%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.25%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 63 (15.59%) Microsoft
2 13 (3.22%) Google
3 9 (2.23%) Adobe
3 9 (2.23%) Cisco
3 9 (2.23%) VMware
4 7 (1.73%) Oracle
5 6 (1.49%) Salesforce
6 5 (1.24%) Juniper
6 5 (1.24%) Palo Alto
6 5 (1.24%) SAP
7 4 (0.99%) Databricks
7 4 (0.99%) Foundry
7 4 (0.99%) Meraki
7 4 (0.99%) ServiceNow
8 3 (0.74%) Acronis
8 3 (0.74%) Infor
8 3 (0.74%) NETGEAR
8 3 (0.74%) Sage
8 3 (0.74%) SonicWALL
8 3 (0.74%) WatchGuard