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

6 months to
7 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 375 291 298
Rank change year-on-year -84 +7 -69
Permanent jobs citing People Management 375 424 883
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.46% 1.03% 0.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.60% 1.11% 1.13%
Number of salaries quoted 232 273 554
10th Percentile £45,000 £49,028 £39,439
25th Percentile £55,750 £57,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,500 £69,018 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.15% +6.18% -7.14%
75th Percentile £93,563 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £108,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £66,367 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.83% +15.42% -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 62,747 38,173 78,463
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 76.19% 93.03% 86.26%
Number of salaries quoted 38,762 22,528 58,201
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,290 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +9.09% -10.57%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £72,557
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% -8.26%

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 7 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 7 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 -74 333 £71,000 +2.87% 131
UK excluding London -116 235 £62,500 -5.83% 106
Work from Home +23 169 £77,500 +12.29% 65
London -4 109 £90,000 +12.50% 43
North of England -61 59 £80,000 +15.42% 24
South East -93 52 £60,000 -7.69% 31
Midlands -58 41 £61,500 -12.14% 23
South West -29 39 £60,000 -9.59% 9
North West -31 37 £80,000 +23.08% 14
East Midlands -27 29 £42,500 -38.18% 7
East of England -25 23 £60,100 -3.06% 13
Yorkshire -61 19 £80,000 +6.67% 7
West Midlands -52 12 £76,500 +5.52% 16
Wales - 12 £47,500 - 5
Scotland -36 11 £63,500 -5.93% 3
North East - 3 £66,250 - 5

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 9 (2.40%) Apache Airflow
2 4 (1.07%) CMS
2 4 (1.07%) Drupal
3 2 (0.53%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.27%) Apache
4 1 (0.27%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.27%) Confluence
4 1 (0.27%) Jupyter
4 1 (0.27%) OpenStack
Applications
1 37 (9.87%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (4.27%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (3.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.07%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.80%) Adobe XD
5 3 (0.80%) InVision
5 3 (0.80%) Sketch
6 1 (0.27%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (1.33%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.80%) Oracle ERP
2 3 (0.80%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.80%) Teamcenter
3 2 (0.53%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.53%) SAP HCM
3 2 (0.53%) SAP Payroll
3 2 (0.53%) Visualfiles
4 1 (0.27%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.27%) Maximo
4 1 (0.27%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.27%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 41 (10.93%) Microsoft 365
2 39 (10.40%) Azure
3 35 (9.33%) AWS
4 30 (8.00%) SaaS
5 27 (7.20%) Figma
6 23 (6.13%) Power Platform
7 13 (3.47%) GCP
8 9 (2.40%) Snowflake
9 8 (2.13%) GitHub
9 8 (2.13%) Slack
10 7 (1.87%) Power Automate
10 7 (1.87%) PowerApps
11 5 (1.33%) Azure DevOps
12 4 (1.07%) Google Analytics
12 4 (1.07%) Google Tag Manager
12 4 (1.07%) Vertex AI
13 3 (0.80%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 3 (0.80%) Azure Machine Learning
13 3 (0.80%) Entra ID
13 3 (0.80%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 26 (6.93%) Broadband
2 6 (1.60%) Firewall
3 3 (0.80%) BGP
3 3 (0.80%) DNS
3 3 (0.80%) Internet
3 3 (0.80%) LAN
3 3 (0.80%) MPLS
3 3 (0.80%) WAN
3 3 (0.80%) Wireless
4 2 (0.53%) DHCP
4 2 (0.53%) Network Security
4 2 (0.53%) SAN
4 2 (0.53%) Software-Defined Networking
4 2 (0.53%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.27%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.27%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (5.60%) Power BI
2 8 (2.13%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (1.60%) Data Lake
4 5 (1.33%) BigQuery
4 5 (1.33%) Semantic Layer
4 5 (1.33%) SQL Server
5 3 (0.80%) Looker
5 3 (0.80%) MongoDB
5 3 (0.80%) 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 (0.27%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.27%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.27%) Apache Iceberg
7 1 (0.27%) Data Vault
7 1 (0.27%) Flink
7 1 (0.27%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 10 (2.67%) JIRA
2 4 (1.07%) GitLab
3 3 (0.80%) Claude Code
3 3 (0.80%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.80%) Selenium
4 2 (0.53%) Git
5 1 (0.27%) Cucumber
General
1 132 (35.20%) Social Skills
2 103 (27.47%) Finance
3 38 (10.13%) Presentation Skills
4 36 (9.60%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (8.80%) Back Office
6 26 (6.93%) Legal
7 23 (6.13%) Law
8 20 (5.33%) Marketing
9 19 (5.07%) Banking
10 18 (4.80%) Public Sector
11 17 (4.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 17 (4.53%) Retail
12 12 (3.20%) Documentation Skills
13 10 (2.67%) Manufacturing
13 10 (2.67%) Organisational Skills
14 7 (1.87%) Financial Institution
14 7 (1.87%) Telecoms
15 6 (1.60%) Advertising
16 5 (1.33%) Aerospace
16 5 (1.33%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 80 (21.33%) Lead
2 62 (16.53%) Senior
3 30 (8.00%) IT Manager
4 24 (6.40%) Desktop Engineer
4 24 (6.40%) Desktop Support
4 24 (6.40%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 24 (6.40%) Site Engineer
4 24 (6.40%) Support Engineer
5 20 (5.33%) Engineering Manager
5 20 (5.33%) Team Leader
6 19 (5.07%) Senior Manager
6 19 (5.07%) Support Manager
7 16 (4.27%) Infrastructure Manager
8 15 (4.00%) Developer
9 14 (3.73%) Data Manager
10 12 (3.20%) Head of Operations
11 11 (2.93%) Development Manager
11 11 (2.93%) IT Infrastructure Manager
12 10 (2.67%) Data Engineer
12 10 (2.67%) Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.00%) .NET
2 7 (1.87%) Node.js
2 7 (1.87%) React
3 5 (1.33%) .NET Core
3 5 (1.33%) Spring
3 5 (1.33%) Spring Boot
4 4 (1.07%) CSS
4 4 (1.07%) HTML
4 4 (1.07%) Kafka
5 3 (0.80%) LangChain
5 3 (0.80%) Micronaut
5 3 (0.80%) Semantic Kernel
6 2 (0.53%) EDI
6 2 (0.53%) J2EE
6 2 (0.53%) NestJS
6 2 (0.53%) RabbitMQ
7 1 (0.27%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.27%) ADO
7 1 (0.27%) JSON
7 1 (0.27%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 24 (6.40%) Onboarding
2 23 (6.13%) Management Information System
3 22 (5.87%) Mobile App
4 19 (5.07%) Cloud Native
5 17 (4.53%) Product Ownership
6 12 (3.20%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (2.13%) Distributed Systems
8 7 (1.87%) Low-Code
9 6 (1.60%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (1.33%) Mobile Computing
11 4 (1.07%) AI Agents
11 4 (1.07%) Algorithms
11 4 (1.07%) Cyberattack
11 4 (1.07%) Data Protection Act
11 4 (1.07%) Legacy Applications
11 4 (1.07%) Social Media
12 3 (0.80%) IoT
12 3 (0.80%) Legacy Systems
12 3 (0.80%) Manufacturing Execution System
12 3 (0.80%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 36 (9.60%) Windows
2 24 (6.40%) Windows 10
3 9 (2.40%) Linux
4 7 (1.87%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.80%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 109 (29.07%) Continuous Improvement
2 82 (21.87%) Mentoring
3 73 (19.47%) Coaching
3 73 (19.47%) Problem-Solving
4 63 (16.80%) Agile
5 62 (16.53%) Line Management
6 59 (15.73%) Customer Experience
6 59 (15.73%) Stakeholder Management
7 57 (15.20%) Cybersecurity
8 55 (14.67%) Software Engineering
9 51 (13.60%) Analytics
10 49 (13.07%) Customer Service
11 44 (11.73%) Project Delivery
12 42 (11.20%) AI
12 42 (11.20%) ITIL
13 37 (9.87%) Collaborative Culture
13 37 (9.87%) Technical Leadership
14 36 (9.60%) DevOps
15 35 (9.33%) Service Delivery
16 33 (8.80%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 35 (9.33%) Python
2 25 (6.67%) SQL
3 17 (4.53%) Java
4 14 (3.73%) C#
5 11 (2.93%) TypeScript
6 6 (1.60%) JavaScript
6 6 (1.60%) PowerShell
7 3 (0.80%) ABAP
8 2 (0.53%) Bash
9 1 (0.27%) Ada
9 1 (0.27%) Go
9 1 (0.27%) MATLAB
9 1 (0.27%) Perl
9 1 (0.27%) PHP
Qualifications
1 51 (13.60%) Degree
2 40 (10.67%) Security Cleared
3 37 (9.87%) SC Cleared
4 24 (6.40%) CTC Cleared
5 12 (3.20%) CIPD
6 11 (2.93%) BPSS Clearance
6 11 (2.93%) DBS Check
7 9 (2.40%) CISM
7 9 (2.40%) CISSP
8 8 (2.13%) CISA
9 6 (1.60%) ACCA
9 6 (1.60%) CIMA
10 5 (1.33%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (1.07%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (1.07%) CRISC
11 4 (1.07%) OSCP
11 4 (1.07%) PMI Certification
12 3 (0.80%) PMP
13 2 (0.53%) CIPFA
13 2 (0.53%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (8.53%) SLA
2 23 (6.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 21 (5.60%) QA
4 16 (4.27%) GDPR
5 12 (3.20%) Data Quality
6 9 (2.40%) ISO 9001
7 8 (2.13%) NIST
7 8 (2.13%) PCI DSS
8 7 (1.87%) Accessibility
9 5 (1.33%) Automotive SPICE
9 5 (1.33%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (1.33%) ISO 26262
10 4 (1.07%) GAAP
10 4 (1.07%) GRC
10 4 (1.07%) IFRS
10 4 (1.07%) PMO
11 3 (0.80%) COBIT
12 2 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 2 (0.53%) ITGC
13 1 (0.27%) SOC 2
System Software
1 5 (1.33%) Active Directory
1 5 (1.33%) Docker
1 5 (1.33%) Firmware
2 2 (0.53%) Hyper-V
2 2 (0.53%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 12 (3.20%) Kubernetes
2 9 (2.40%) Terraform
3 7 (1.87%) Ansible
4 6 (1.60%) Grafana
4 6 (1.60%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.80%) Check_MK
5 3 (0.80%) Puppet
6 2 (0.53%) Argo
6 2 (0.53%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.53%) Salt
7 1 (0.27%) QRadar
7 1 (0.27%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 46 (12.27%) Microsoft
2 31 (8.27%) Cisco
3 25 (6.67%) Adobe
4 19 (5.07%) Google
5 14 (3.73%) ServiceNow
6 13 (3.47%) Oracle
7 10 (2.67%) SAP
7 10 (2.67%) VMware
8 8 (2.13%) Informatica
8 8 (2.13%) Salesforce
9 7 (1.87%) UiPath
10 5 (1.33%) Foundry
11 4 (1.07%) Splunk
12 3 (0.80%) Databricks
12 3 (0.80%) F5
12 3 (0.80%) Fortinet
12 3 (0.80%) Hotjar
12 3 (0.80%) Siemens
12 3 (0.80%) SolarWinds
12 3 (0.80%) Xero