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

6 months to
13 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 321 296 258
Rank change year-on-year -25 -38 -87
Permanent jobs citing People Management 665 460 749
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.56% 0.94% 1.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.77% 1.05% 1.28%
Number of salaries quoted 419 276 334
10th Percentile £37,500 £42,500 £33,050
25th Percentile £45,000 £52,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +7.69% -7.14%
75th Percentile £81,875 £91,250 £88,750
90th Percentile £104,000 £120,000 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £64,500 £62,556
% change year-on-year -18.60% +3.11% -0.70%

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 86,825 43,614 58,687
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.38% 88.89% 82.21%
Number of salaries quoted 59,360 24,460 31,261
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £32,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +17.02% -10.48% -2.78%

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 October 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 October 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 -48 583 £60,000 -16.67% 541
UK excluding London -10 467 £52,500 -18.60% 273
Work from Home +4 208 £72,113 -3.85% 232
London -61 161 £90,000 +9.09% 311
South East +12 134 £65,000 -15.58% 73
North of England -33 124 £51,250 -24.07% 68
North West -16 71 £45,000 -35.71% 49
Midlands -27 68 £45,000 -37.93% 41
South West -37 53 £57,500 +4.55% 26
West Midlands -27 37 £47,746 -34.14% 27
North East -35 35 £62,500 -3.85% 4
East of England -22 34 £60,000 +14.29% 20
East Midlands -20 31 £45,000 -36.84% 14
Scotland +21 24 £53,481 -28.21% 33
Wales -62 23 £35,000 -2.78% 6
Yorkshire -55 18 £50,000 -25.93% 15
Northern Ireland -70 7 £63,750 - 12

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 24 (3.61%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.05%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (1.05%) SAS
3 4 (0.60%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 4 (0.60%) CMS
4 2 (0.30%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.15%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.15%) Confluence
Applications
1 42 (6.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (4.96%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (2.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.05%) Acrobat
5 6 (0.90%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.45%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.45%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.30%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.30%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.15%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.15%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 12 (1.80%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.05%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.45%) Workday HCM
4 2 (0.30%) Adobe Campaign
4 2 (0.30%) BambooHR
4 2 (0.30%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.30%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (0.30%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
4 2 (0.30%) Visualfiles
5 1 (0.15%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.15%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.15%) Sage 50
5 1 (0.15%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 82 (12.33%) Azure
2 61 (9.17%) Microsoft 365
3 52 (7.82%) SaaS
4 45 (6.77%) AWS
5 25 (3.76%) Power Platform
6 22 (3.31%) Azure DevOps
7 19 (2.86%) Entra ID
8 17 (2.56%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 16 (2.41%) Azure Key Vault
10 15 (2.26%) Azure Monitor
11 13 (1.95%) Dynamics 365
12 12 (1.80%) Azure Service Bus
12 12 (1.80%) Microsoft Purview
13 11 (1.65%) GCP
13 11 (1.65%) IaaS
14 9 (1.35%) GitHub
15 8 (1.20%) GitHub Actions
16 7 (1.05%) OneDrive
17 6 (0.90%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 6 (0.90%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 18 (2.71%) Firewall
2 14 (2.11%) Network Security
3 10 (1.50%) DNS
4 9 (1.35%) VLAN
5 8 (1.20%) VPN
6 7 (1.05%) Internet
7 6 (0.90%) VoIP
8 5 (0.75%) Cisco IPT
8 5 (0.75%) DHCP
8 5 (0.75%) SSH
8 5 (0.75%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.60%) HTTP
9 4 (0.60%) PBX
9 4 (0.60%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (0.45%) DKIM
10 3 (0.45%) DMARC
10 3 (0.45%) Unified Communications
11 2 (0.30%) Intranet
11 2 (0.30%) NAS
11 2 (0.30%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (2.56%) SQL Server
2 16 (2.41%) Power BI
3 13 (1.95%) Elasticsearch
4 11 (1.65%) Tableau
5 7 (1.05%) Data Lake
5 7 (1.05%) NoSQL
6 4 (0.60%) Relational Database
7 3 (0.45%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.45%) Metadata
7 3 (0.45%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.45%) Redis
8 2 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.30%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.30%) Big Data
8 2 (0.30%) DynamoDB
8 2 (0.30%) Electronic Patient Records
8 2 (0.30%) Hadoop
9 1 (0.15%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.15%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.15%) Looker
Development Applications
1 30 (4.51%) Git
2 24 (3.61%) JIRA
3 9 (1.35%) Jenkins
4 8 (1.20%) Postman
5 6 (0.90%) GitLab
5 6 (0.90%) IntelliJ
6 5 (0.75%) Cypress.io
6 5 (0.75%) Selenium
7 4 (0.60%) Maven
7 4 (0.60%) REST Assured
8 3 (0.45%) Gatling
8 3 (0.45%) JMeter
8 3 (0.45%) Newman
9 2 (0.30%) RSpec
9 2 (0.30%) Visual Website Optimizer
10 1 (0.15%) Android Studio
10 1 (0.15%) Browser DevTools
10 1 (0.15%) Cucumber
10 1 (0.15%) Mocha
10 1 (0.15%) WebDriver
General
1 240 (36.09%) Social Skills
2 186 (27.97%) Finance
3 70 (10.53%) Analytical Skills
4 64 (9.62%) Retail
5 53 (7.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 53 (7.97%) Legal
6 46 (6.92%) Marketing
7 38 (5.71%) Manufacturing
8 36 (5.41%) Aerospace
9 35 (5.26%) Law
10 30 (4.51%) Public Sector
11 27 (4.06%) Organisational Skills
12 19 (2.86%) Banking
12 19 (2.86%) Telecoms
13 17 (2.56%) Influencing Skills
14 13 (1.95%) Electronics
15 9 (1.35%) Billing
16 8 (1.20%) Pharmaceutical
16 8 (1.20%) Publishing
17 6 (0.90%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 135 (20.30%) Lead
2 108 (16.24%) Senior
3 42 (6.32%) Service Manager
4 41 (6.17%) Team Leader
5 40 (6.02%) Developer
6 38 (5.71%) Software Engineer
7 36 (5.41%) Senior Manager
8 32 (4.81%) Engineering Manager
9 31 (4.66%) IT Manager
9 31 (4.66%) Principal Engineer
10 27 (4.06%) Data Manager
11 25 (3.76%) Lead Developer
12 24 (3.61%) Data Centre Manager
13 23 (3.46%) Delivery Manager
13 23 (3.46%) Systems Engineer
14 20 (3.01%) Operations Manager
15 19 (2.86%) Support Manager
16 18 (2.71%) Architect
16 18 (2.71%) Development Manager
17 15 (2.26%) Senior Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (5.71%) REST
2 28 (4.21%) .NET
3 18 (2.71%) React
4 16 (2.41%) Terraform
5 14 (2.11%) ASP.NET
5 14 (2.11%) Blazor
6 12 (1.80%) .NET Core
6 12 (1.80%) gRPC
6 12 (1.80%) Kafka
6 12 (1.80%) Spring
7 10 (1.50%) EDI
7 10 (1.50%) HTML
7 10 (1.50%) Node.js
7 10 (1.50%) Spring Boot
8 7 (1.05%) AngularJS
8 7 (1.05%) NestJS
8 7 (1.05%) Playwright
8 7 (1.05%) RabbitMQ
9 6 (0.90%) Lightning Web Components
9 6 (0.90%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 62 (9.32%) Onboarding
2 57 (8.57%) Management Information System
3 38 (5.71%) Driving Licence
4 27 (4.06%) Data Centre
5 17 (2.56%) Self-Motivation
6 16 (2.41%) Cloud Native
7 14 (2.11%) IoT
8 13 (1.95%) Life Science
8 13 (1.95%) Product Ownership
9 12 (1.80%) Enterprise Software
10 10 (1.50%) NHS
11 9 (1.35%) Distributed Systems
12 8 (1.20%) Podcast
13 7 (1.05%) Biopharmaceutical
13 7 (1.05%) Operational Technology
14 6 (0.90%) CCTV
14 6 (0.90%) Cyber Defence
14 6 (0.90%) Hybrid Cloud
14 6 (0.90%) Legacy Systems
15 5 (0.75%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 36 (5.41%) Windows
2 14 (2.11%) Windows Server
3 13 (1.95%) Linux
4 10 (1.50%) macOS
5 4 (0.60%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.45%) Android
7 2 (0.30%) Kali Linux
7 2 (0.30%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.15%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 200 (30.08%) Continuous Improvement
2 167 (25.11%) Stakeholder Management
3 151 (22.71%) Mentoring
4 150 (22.56%) Coaching
5 146 (21.95%) Problem-Solving
6 115 (17.29%) Decision-Making
7 114 (17.14%) Technical Leadership
8 104 (15.64%) Service Delivery
9 102 (15.34%) Agile
10 100 (15.04%) Software Engineering
11 95 (14.29%) AI
12 85 (12.78%) Line Management
13 80 (12.03%) Roadmaps
14 69 (10.38%) Performance Management
15 68 (10.23%) Customer Experience
16 65 (9.77%) Cybersecurity
16 65 (9.77%) DevOps
17 61 (9.17%) Project Delivery
18 59 (8.87%) Customer Service
19 58 (8.72%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 49 (7.37%) SQL
2 34 (5.11%) Java
3 33 (4.96%) C#
4 30 (4.51%) Python
5 25 (3.76%) TypeScript
6 22 (3.31%) JavaScript
7 8 (1.20%) PowerShell
8 6 (0.90%) Apex Code
8 6 (0.90%) Bicep
8 6 (0.90%) PHP
8 6 (0.90%) SOQL
9 5 (0.75%) C++
10 4 (0.60%) Go
10 4 (0.60%) Ruby
11 3 (0.45%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.30%) Bash
12 2 (0.30%) C
12 2 (0.30%) VBA
13 1 (0.15%) MATLAB
13 1 (0.15%) Swift
Qualifications
1 105 (15.79%) Degree
2 42 (6.32%) Security Cleared
3 31 (4.66%) BPSS Clearance
4 28 (4.21%) SC Cleared
5 24 (3.61%) ACCA
6 23 (3.46%) CIMA
7 22 (3.31%) Chartered Engineer
8 17 (2.56%) CISM
8 17 (2.56%) ITIL Certification
8 17 (2.56%) Master's Degree
9 16 (2.41%) CISSP
10 13 (1.95%) DBS Check
11 12 (1.80%) HNC
12 11 (1.65%) CIPD
12 11 (1.65%) HND
12 11 (1.65%) MBA
13 9 (1.35%) Computer Science Degree
13 9 (1.35%) DV Cleared
14 7 (1.05%) ICAEW
15 6 (0.90%) CISMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (6.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 43 (6.47%) QA
3 32 (4.81%) SLA
4 23 (3.46%) GDPR
5 17 (2.56%) ISO 14000
5 17 (2.56%) ISO 9001
6 13 (1.95%) GRC
7 10 (1.50%) NIST
8 9 (1.35%) Cyber Essentials
9 8 (1.20%) ISO 14001
10 5 (0.75%) COBIT
10 5 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 5 (0.75%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 4 (0.60%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.60%) Data Quality
11 4 (0.60%) IFRS
11 4 (0.60%) PMO
12 3 (0.45%) DO-254
12 3 (0.45%) IEC 61508
12 3 (0.45%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 21 (3.16%) Docker
2 17 (2.56%) Active Directory
3 13 (1.95%) Firmware
4 10 (1.50%) Embedded Firmware
5 8 (1.20%) VMware Infrastructure
6 5 (0.75%) Hyper-V
7 3 (0.45%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (0.45%) vSphere
8 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 2 (0.30%) Snort
8 2 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.30%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.30%) VMware Workstation
9 1 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (2.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (2.41%) Kubernetes
3 11 (1.65%) Ansible
4 8 (1.20%) Grafana
5 7 (1.05%) Functional Safety
6 3 (0.45%) Autotask
6 3 (0.45%) cPanel
6 3 (0.45%) FortiGate
6 3 (0.45%) Plesk
7 2 (0.30%) Argo
7 2 (0.30%) Bugsnag
7 2 (0.30%) Packer
7 2 (0.30%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.30%) SCCM
7 2 (0.30%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 1 (0.15%) Kibana
Vendors
1 139 (20.90%) Microsoft
2 27 (4.06%) Salesforce
3 18 (2.71%) Sage
3 18 (2.71%) VMware
4 16 (2.41%) Cisco
5 15 (2.26%) Google
6 14 (2.11%) Adobe
7 13 (1.95%) YouTube
8 8 (1.20%) Databricks
8 8 (1.20%) Palo Alto
9 7 (1.05%) Meraki
10 6 (0.90%) Workday
11 5 (0.75%) Juniper
11 5 (0.75%) OneTrust
11 5 (0.75%) Oracle
11 5 (0.75%) Siemens
12 4 (0.60%) Anaplan
12 4 (0.60%) ServiceNow
12 4 (0.60%) Thales
12 4 (0.60%) Veeam