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

6 months to
28 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 407 296 306
Rank change year-on-year -111 +10 -124
Permanent jobs citing People Management 379 463 955
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.40% 1.00% 0.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.54% 1.09% 1.10%
Number of salaries quoted 267 253 606
10th Percentile £39,000 £42,500 £33,659
25th Percentile £46,250 £57,500 £46,250
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 £111,250 £120,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £69,018 £57,500
% change year-on-year -16.69% +20.03% -8.00%

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 70,129 42,382 86,929
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.45% 91.66% 82.23%
Number of salaries quoted 48,378 23,044 61,478
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,822 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.12%
75th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +6.00% - -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 28 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 28 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 -126 336 £65,000 -9.72% 199
UK excluding London -106 244 £57,500 -16.69% 132
Work from Home +3 144 £72,500 -3.33% 82
London -52 118 £90,000 +2.86% 102
North of England -73 59 £62,500 -9.83% 32
South East -67 56 £57,402 -23.46% 39
Midlands -48 51 £42,500 -41.38% 24
North West -10 42 £69,500 +0.27% 15
West Midlands -43 30 £61,250 -15.52% 12
East of England +3 29 £60,100 -3.06% 9
East Midlands -12 21 £42,500 -38.18% 12
Scotland +26 17 £55,000 -8.33% 10
South West -67 16 £55,000 -17.13% 13
Wales -32 13 £47,500 +31.94% 2
North East - 13 £62,500 - 6
Yorkshire -63 4 £108,000 +60.00% 11
Northern Ireland -32 3 £63,750 - 3

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 16 (4.22%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.32%) Apache Airflow
3 4 (1.06%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 4 (1.06%) CMS
4 3 (0.79%) Drupal
5 2 (0.53%) SAS
6 1 (0.26%) Confluence
6 1 (0.26%) OpenStack
Applications
1 21 (5.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.64%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (2.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.58%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (1.06%) Acrobat
6 2 (0.53%) Adobe XD
6 2 (0.53%) InVision
6 2 (0.53%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.53%) Sketch
6 2 (0.53%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (0.26%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.26%) Trello
Business Applications
1 7 (1.85%) NetSuite
2 5 (1.32%) Visualfiles
3 3 (0.79%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.53%) Adobe Campaign
4 2 (0.53%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (0.53%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
4 2 (0.53%) SAP HCM
4 2 (0.53%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.26%) Maximo
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.26%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.26%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.26%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.26%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 53 (13.98%) Azure
2 30 (7.92%) SaaS
3 29 (7.65%) Microsoft 365
4 28 (7.39%) AWS
4 28 (7.39%) Power Platform
5 25 (6.60%) Figma
6 12 (3.17%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (1.58%) Entra ID
7 6 (1.58%) Slack
7 6 (1.58%) Snowflake
8 5 (1.32%) Anthropic Claude
8 5 (1.32%) GCP
9 4 (1.06%) Adobe Creative Cloud
9 4 (1.06%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 4 (1.06%) GitHub
9 4 (1.06%) Google Analytics
9 4 (1.06%) Google Sheets
9 4 (1.06%) Power Automate
9 4 (1.06%) PowerApps
10 3 (0.79%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 24 (6.33%) Broadband
2 9 (2.37%) Network Security
3 5 (1.32%) DNS
3 5 (1.32%) Firewall
3 5 (1.32%) VoIP
4 4 (1.06%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (0.79%) DKIM
5 3 (0.79%) DMARC
5 3 (0.79%) PBX
5 3 (0.79%) Unified Communications
5 3 (0.79%) VLAN
6 2 (0.53%) Intranet
6 2 (0.53%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.26%) FTP
7 1 (0.26%) HTTP
7 1 (0.26%) Internet
7 1 (0.26%) SMTP
7 1 (0.26%) VPN
7 1 (0.26%) WAN
7 1 (0.26%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (6.60%) Power BI
2 10 (2.64%) SQL Server
3 8 (2.11%) Data Warehouse
3 8 (2.11%) Tableau
4 5 (1.32%) Data Lake
5 3 (0.79%) BigQuery
5 3 (0.79%) Elasticsearch
5 3 (0.79%) Looker
5 3 (0.79%) MongoDB
5 3 (0.79%) Semantic Layer
6 2 (0.53%) Metadata
6 2 (0.53%) Redis
6 2 (0.53%) SAP HANA
7 1 (0.26%) Amazon Aurora
7 1 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.26%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.26%) Electronic Patient Records
7 1 (0.26%) Flink
Development Applications
1 12 (3.17%) JIRA
2 9 (2.37%) Git
3 5 (1.32%) Claude Code
4 2 (0.53%) GitLab
5 1 (0.26%) Jenkins
General
1 111 (29.29%) Social Skills
2 104 (27.44%) Finance
3 53 (13.98%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (7.65%) Presentation Skills
5 28 (7.39%) Retail
6 23 (6.07%) Law
7 20 (5.28%) Public Sector
8 19 (5.01%) Banking
9 18 (4.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 18 (4.75%) Marketing
10 17 (4.49%) Aerospace
11 14 (3.69%) Legal
12 11 (2.90%) Influencing Skills
13 9 (2.37%) Back Office
13 9 (2.37%) Organisational Skills
13 9 (2.37%) Telecoms
14 8 (2.11%) Advertising
15 7 (1.85%) Documentation Skills
15 7 (1.85%) Manufacturing
16 6 (1.58%) Billing
Job Titles
1 87 (22.96%) Lead
2 65 (17.15%) Senior
3 31 (8.18%) Team Leader
4 25 (6.60%) Data Manager
5 23 (6.07%) Senior Manager
6 22 (5.80%) Developer
7 21 (5.54%) IT Manager
8 20 (5.28%) Engineering Manager
9 16 (4.22%) Support Manager
10 15 (3.96%) Lead Developer
11 14 (3.69%) Systems Engineer
12 13 (3.43%) Architect
12 13 (3.43%) Data Centre Manager
13 12 (3.17%) IT Support
14 10 (2.64%) Principal Engineer
15 9 (2.37%) Data Engineer
15 9 (2.37%) Designer
15 9 (2.37%) Infrastructure Manager
15 9 (2.37%) Principal Developer
15 9 (2.37%) Senior Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.69%) .NET
2 7 (1.85%) .NET Core
3 5 (1.32%) Spring
4 3 (0.79%) ASP.NET
4 3 (0.79%) Blazor
4 3 (0.79%) CSS
4 3 (0.79%) gRPC
4 3 (0.79%) HTML
4 3 (0.79%) Kafka
4 3 (0.79%) LangChain
4 3 (0.79%) React
4 3 (0.79%) REST
4 3 (0.79%) Semantic Kernel
4 3 (0.79%) Spring Boot
5 2 (0.53%) J2EE
5 2 (0.53%) NestJS
5 2 (0.53%) Node.js
5 2 (0.53%) RabbitMQ
6 1 (0.26%) AngularJS
6 1 (0.26%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 26 (6.86%) Management Information System
2 24 (6.33%) Onboarding
3 21 (5.54%) Cloud Native
3 21 (5.54%) Mobile App
4 16 (4.22%) Product Ownership
5 14 (3.69%) Data Centre
5 14 (3.69%) Driving Licence
6 11 (2.90%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (2.37%) Distributed Systems
7 9 (2.37%) Legacy Applications
7 9 (2.37%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (2.11%) NHS
9 6 (1.58%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (1.32%) Microsoft Licensing
10 5 (1.32%) Mobile Computing
11 4 (1.06%) Analytical Mindset
12 3 (0.79%) AI Agents
12 3 (0.79%) Culture of Ownership
12 3 (0.79%) Enterprise Cloud
13 2 (0.53%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 18 (4.75%) Windows
2 7 (1.85%) Windows Server
3 6 (1.58%) Linux
4 3 (0.79%) Unix
5 2 (0.53%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.53%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.26%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (26.12%) Continuous Improvement
2 89 (23.48%) Mentoring
3 86 (22.69%) Problem-Solving
4 82 (21.64%) Line Management
5 74 (19.53%) Coaching
6 71 (18.73%) Agile
7 70 (18.47%) Software Engineering
8 64 (16.89%) Stakeholder Management
8 64 (16.89%) Technical Leadership
9 51 (13.46%) Service Delivery
10 49 (12.93%) AI
10 49 (12.93%) Customer Experience
10 49 (12.93%) Decision-Making
11 47 (12.40%) DevOps
12 44 (11.61%) Project Delivery
13 38 (10.03%) Collaborative Culture
14 37 (9.76%) Cybersecurity
15 36 (9.50%) CI/CD
15 36 (9.50%) Project Management
15 36 (9.50%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 39 (10.29%) SQL
2 27 (7.12%) Python
3 17 (4.49%) Java
4 12 (3.17%) C#
5 10 (2.64%) TypeScript
6 5 (1.32%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.79%) ABAP
8 2 (0.53%) Bash
8 2 (0.53%) C++
8 2 (0.53%) VBA
9 1 (0.26%) Go
9 1 (0.26%) Perl
9 1 (0.26%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 60 (15.83%) Degree
2 26 (6.86%) Security Cleared
3 22 (5.80%) BPSS Clearance
4 18 (4.75%) SC Cleared
5 14 (3.69%) DBS Check
6 9 (2.37%) CISM
7 8 (2.11%) ACCA
7 8 (2.11%) CIMA
7 8 (2.11%) CIPD
7 8 (2.11%) CISSP
8 7 (1.85%) Chartered Engineer
8 7 (1.85%) HNC
8 7 (1.85%) HND
8 7 (1.85%) PMI Certification
9 6 (1.58%) ICAEW
9 6 (1.58%) PMP
10 5 (1.32%) CISA
10 5 (1.32%) CRISC
11 4 (1.06%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (1.06%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (8.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (3.96%) ISO 9001
3 14 (3.69%) NIST
4 12 (3.17%) GDPR
5 10 (2.64%) QA
6 9 (2.37%) ISO 14000
7 8 (2.11%) COBIT
7 8 (2.11%) PCI DSS
8 7 (1.85%) Accessibility
8 7 (1.85%) SLA
9 5 (1.32%) Automotive SPICE
9 5 (1.32%) ISO 26262
9 5 (1.32%) PMO
9 5 (1.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 4 (1.06%) ISO 14001
11 3 (0.79%) Data Quality
11 3 (0.79%) GRC
11 3 (0.79%) ITGC
11 3 (0.79%) TickIT
12 2 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 6 (1.58%) Docker
2 5 (1.32%) Hyper-V
2 5 (1.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.06%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.26%) Embedded Firmware
4 1 (0.26%) Firmware
4 1 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 10 (2.64%) Kubernetes
2 8 (2.11%) Terraform
3 4 (1.06%) Ansible
3 4 (1.06%) Functional Safety
3 4 (1.06%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.79%) Check_MK
4 3 (0.79%) cPanel
4 3 (0.79%) Plesk
4 3 (0.79%) 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 (0.26%) Grafana
6 1 (0.26%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.26%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 61 (16.09%) Microsoft
2 30 (7.92%) Adobe
3 16 (4.22%) Google
4 11 (2.90%) Oracle
5 8 (2.11%) Cisco
5 8 (2.11%) VMware
6 6 (1.58%) Informatica
7 5 (1.32%) Juniper
7 5 (1.32%) Palo Alto
7 5 (1.32%) SAP
8 4 (1.06%) Databricks
8 4 (1.06%) Foundry
8 4 (1.06%) Meraki
8 4 (1.06%) Salesforce
8 4 (1.06%) ServiceNow
8 4 (1.06%) Xero
9 3 (0.79%) Datto
9 3 (0.79%) Infor
9 3 (0.79%) SonicWALL
9 3 (0.79%) WatchGuard