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

6 months to
3 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 398 298 307
Rank change year-on-year -100 +9 -95
Permanent jobs citing People Management 377 414 869
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.42% 0.97% 0.91%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.56% 1.05% 1.06%
Number of salaries quoted 244 249 555
10th Percentile £45,000 £46,000 £39,439
25th Percentile £51,250 £54,250 £49,225
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £63,750
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +5.88% -8.93%
75th Percentile £93,563 £85,000 £84,375
90th Percentile £107,100 £102,900 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £61,500 £66,367 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.33% +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 67,443 39,485 82,053
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 74.64% 92.88% 85.58%
Number of salaries quoted 41,986 22,655 59,675
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,668 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,599 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.34% +9.09% -10.57%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,001 £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 3 May 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 3 May 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 -61 335 £65,000 -3.70% 182
UK excluding London -93 243 £61,500 -7.33% 126
Work from Home +38 168 £75,000 +7.14% 80
London -9 108 £77,500 -3.13% 71
North of England -56 61 £80,000 +15.42% 41
South East -92 48 £57,303 -11.84% 32
South West -27 42 £59,000 -11.10% 8
Midlands -58 40 £60,750 -13.21% 23
North West -17 37 £90,000 +38.46% 28
East of England -9 27 £60,100 -3.06% 18
East Midlands -21 24 £42,500 -37.04% 8
West Midlands -60 16 £75,750 +4.48% 15
Yorkshire -64 16 £80,000 -8.57% 10
Wales - 14 £47,500 -
Scotland -27 11 £60,000 -17.24% 3
North East - 8 £62,500 - 4

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 (0.27%) Confluence
4 1 (0.27%) OpenStack
Applications
1 35 (9.28%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.92%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.06%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.80%) Adobe XD
5 3 (0.80%) InVision
5 3 (0.80%) Sketch
6 1 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.27%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (1.33%) Visualfiles
2 3 (0.80%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.53%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.53%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.53%) SAP HCM
3 2 (0.53%) SAP Payroll
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 47 (12.47%) Azure
2 38 (10.08%) Microsoft 365
3 34 (9.02%) AWS
4 31 (8.22%) SaaS
5 27 (7.16%) Figma
6 23 (6.10%) Power Platform
7 8 (2.12%) Azure DevOps
7 8 (2.12%) GCP
7 8 (2.12%) Slack
7 8 (2.12%) Snowflake
8 7 (1.86%) GitHub
8 7 (1.86%) Power Automate
8 7 (1.86%) PowerApps
9 5 (1.33%) Anthropic Claude
10 4 (1.06%) Google Analytics
10 4 (1.06%) Google Sheets
10 4 (1.06%) Google Tag Manager
11 3 (0.80%) Azure Machine Learning
11 3 (0.80%) Contentsquare
11 3 (0.80%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 26 (6.90%) Broadband
2 6 (1.59%) Firewall
3 5 (1.33%) Network Security
4 4 (1.06%) DNS
5 3 (0.80%) Internet
6 2 (0.53%) BGP
6 2 (0.53%) DHCP
6 2 (0.53%) LAN
6 2 (0.53%) MPLS
6 2 (0.53%) SAN
6 2 (0.53%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.53%) WAN
6 2 (0.53%) Wireless
7 1 (0.27%) Ethernet
7 1 (0.27%) Software-Defined Networking
7 1 (0.27%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (5.57%) Power BI
2 7 (1.86%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (1.33%) BigQuery
3 5 (1.33%) Data Lake
3 5 (1.33%) Semantic Layer
3 5 (1.33%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.80%) Looker
4 3 (0.80%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.53%) Metadata
5 2 (0.53%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.53%) Redis
5 2 (0.53%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.27%) Amazon Aurora
6 1 (0.27%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.27%) Flink
6 1 (0.27%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 12 (3.18%) JIRA
2 5 (1.33%) Claude Code
2 5 (1.33%) Git
3 4 (1.06%) GitLab
4 3 (0.80%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.53%) Selenium
General
1 118 (31.30%) Social Skills
2 98 (25.99%) Finance
3 33 (8.75%) Back Office
4 32 (8.49%) Analytical Skills
5 31 (8.22%) Presentation Skills
6 23 (6.10%) Law
7 21 (5.57%) Legal
8 19 (5.04%) Retail
9 18 (4.77%) Banking
10 17 (4.51%) Marketing
10 17 (4.51%) Public Sector
11 12 (3.18%) Documentation Skills
11 12 (3.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 10 (2.65%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (2.12%) Telecoms
14 7 (1.86%) Advertising
14 7 (1.86%) Aerospace
15 6 (1.59%) Financial Institution
16 5 (1.33%) Social Housing
17 4 (1.06%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 91 (24.14%) Lead
2 57 (15.12%) Senior
3 34 (9.02%) Team Leader
4 26 (6.90%) IT Manager
5 24 (6.37%) Desktop Engineer
5 24 (6.37%) Desktop Support
5 24 (6.37%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 24 (6.37%) Site Engineer
5 24 (6.37%) Support Engineer
6 21 (5.57%) Data Manager
7 19 (5.04%) Support Manager
8 18 (4.77%) Developer
9 16 (4.24%) Senior Manager
10 14 (3.71%) Infrastructure Manager
11 12 (3.18%) Engineering Manager
12 11 (2.92%) Designer
12 11 (2.92%) Head of Operations
12 11 (2.92%) Lead Developer
13 10 (2.65%) IT Support
14 9 (2.39%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.45%) .NET
2 5 (1.33%) .NET Core
2 5 (1.33%) Node.js
3 4 (1.06%) CSS
3 4 (1.06%) HTML
4 3 (0.80%) Kafka
4 3 (0.80%) LangChain
4 3 (0.80%) Semantic Kernel
4 3 (0.80%) Spring
4 3 (0.80%) Spring Boot
5 2 (0.53%) EDI
5 2 (0.53%) J2EE
5 2 (0.53%) Micronaut
5 2 (0.53%) NestJS
5 2 (0.53%) RabbitMQ
5 2 (0.53%) React
6 1 (0.27%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.27%) ADO
6 1 (0.27%) XML
6 1 (0.27%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 22 (5.84%) Cloud Native
1 22 (5.84%) Mobile App
1 22 (5.84%) Product Ownership
2 20 (5.31%) Management Information System
2 20 (5.31%) Onboarding
3 11 (2.92%) Driving Licence
3 11 (2.92%) Enterprise Software
4 10 (2.65%) Data Centre
5 9 (2.39%) Distributed Systems
5 9 (2.39%) Legacy Applications
5 9 (2.39%) Self-Motivation
6 7 (1.86%) Low-Code
7 5 (1.33%) Legacy Systems
7 5 (1.33%) Mobile Computing
8 4 (1.06%) AI Agents
9 3 (0.80%) Culture of Ownership
9 3 (0.80%) Cyber Threat
9 3 (0.80%) Enterprise Cloud
9 3 (0.80%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (0.80%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 32 (8.49%) Windows
2 24 (6.37%) Windows 10
3 5 (1.33%) Linux
4 3 (0.80%) Unix
4 3 (0.80%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (29.71%) Continuous Improvement
2 86 (22.81%) Mentoring
3 73 (19.36%) Problem-Solving
4 71 (18.83%) Coaching
5 63 (16.71%) Agile
5 63 (16.71%) Line Management
5 63 (16.71%) Software Engineering
6 59 (15.65%) Customer Experience
7 57 (15.12%) Stakeholder Management
8 52 (13.79%) Cybersecurity
9 49 (13.00%) Technical Leadership
10 48 (12.73%) Analytics
11 45 (11.94%) AI
11 45 (11.94%) Customer Service
12 43 (11.41%) DevOps
13 41 (10.88%) ITIL
13 41 (10.88%) Project Delivery
14 36 (9.55%) CI/CD
14 36 (9.55%) Project Management
15 35 (9.28%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 32 (8.49%) Python
2 27 (7.16%) SQL
3 14 (3.71%) Java
4 13 (3.45%) C#
5 8 (2.12%) TypeScript
6 5 (1.33%) PowerShell
7 4 (1.06%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.80%) ABAP
9 2 (0.53%) Bash
10 1 (0.27%) Go
10 1 (0.27%) Perl
Qualifications
1 60 (15.92%) Degree
2 44 (11.67%) Security Cleared
3 41 (10.88%) SC Cleared
4 24 (6.37%) CTC Cleared
5 11 (2.92%) DBS Check
6 9 (2.39%) BPSS Clearance
6 9 (2.39%) CIPD
7 7 (1.86%) CISM
7 7 (1.86%) CISSP
8 6 (1.59%) CISA
8 6 (1.59%) PMI Certification
9 5 (1.33%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (1.33%) PMP
10 4 (1.06%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (1.06%) OSCP
11 3 (0.80%) ACCA
11 3 (0.80%) CIMA
11 3 (0.80%) Computer Science Degree
12 2 (0.53%) Chartered Engineer
12 2 (0.53%) CIPFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (8.49%) SLA
2 26 (6.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 16 (4.24%) GDPR
3 16 (4.24%) QA
4 9 (2.39%) ISO 9001
4 9 (2.39%) NIST
5 8 (2.12%) Accessibility
5 8 (2.12%) PCI DSS
6 6 (1.59%) Data Quality
7 5 (1.33%) Automotive SPICE
7 5 (1.33%) ISO 14000
7 5 (1.33%) ISO 26262
8 4 (1.06%) COBIT
8 4 (1.06%) PMO
9 3 (0.80%) ITGC
9 3 (0.80%) TickIT
10 2 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.53%) GRC
10 2 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.27%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 3 (0.80%) Docker
2 2 (0.53%) Hyper-V
2 2 (0.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.27%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.27%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 12 (3.18%) Kubernetes
1 12 (3.18%) Terraform
2 6 (1.59%) Ansible
3 5 (1.33%) Grafana
3 5 (1.33%) Prometheus
4 3 (0.80%) Check_MK
4 3 (0.80%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.80%) Puppet
5 2 (0.53%) Argo
5 2 (0.53%) Salt
6 1 (0.27%) QRadar
6 1 (0.27%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 44 (11.67%) Microsoft
2 31 (8.22%) Cisco
3 26 (6.90%) Adobe
4 19 (5.04%) Google
5 13 (3.45%) ServiceNow
6 9 (2.39%) Oracle
7 8 (2.12%) Salesforce
8 7 (1.86%) Informatica
8 7 (1.86%) UiPath
9 6 (1.59%) SAP
9 6 (1.59%) VMware
10 5 (1.33%) Foundry
11 4 (1.06%) Xero
12 3 (0.80%) Databricks
12 3 (0.80%) Hotjar
12 3 (0.80%) IBM
12 3 (0.80%) Splunk
13 2 (0.53%) Cvent
13 2 (0.53%) Meraki
13 2 (0.53%) YouTube