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

6 months to
23 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 349 292 285
Rank change year-on-year -57 -7 -120
Permanent jobs citing People Management 605 474 724
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.52% 0.97% 0.96%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.71% 1.09% 1.18%
Number of salaries quoted 387 282 344
10th Percentile £36,250 £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 £84,225 £92,188 £85,625
90th Percentile £105,000 £131,250 £106,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £61,110
% change year-on-year -15.38% +6.37% -5.98%

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 85,252 43,434 61,296
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.06% 88.68% 81.27%
Number of salaries quoted 58,899 24,470 34,327
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,000 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,250 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -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 23 September 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 23 September 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 -61 529 £60,100 -16.53% 809
UK excluding London -26 421 £55,000 -15.38% 476
Work from Home -14 194 £72,500 -3.33% 335
London -85 150 £87,500 +2.94% 419
South East -16 113 £65,000 +2.36% 136
North of England -42 110 £55,000 -18.52% 118
Midlands -36 65 £45,000 -37.93% 54
North West -22 62 £45,000 -35.08% 66
South West -42 52 £55,000 - 48
West Midlands -34 35 £47,746 -34.14% 31
North East -37 33 £62,500 -3.85% 13
East of England -26 31 £60,100 +14.48% 30
East Midlands -18 30 £45,000 -37.93% 23
Wales -65 24 £35,000 -2.78% 22
Scotland +21 19 £55,000 -16.67% 52
Yorkshire -63 15 £50,000 -25.93% 41
Northern Ireland -78 7 £63,750 - 20

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 23 (3.80%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.16%) SAS
3 4 (0.66%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 4 (0.66%) CMS
3 4 (0.66%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.33%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.17%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.17%) Confluence
Applications
1 38 (6.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 29 (4.79%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (2.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.16%) Acrobat
5 5 (0.83%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.50%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.50%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.50%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.33%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.17%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.17%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 12 (1.98%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.16%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.83%) Visualfiles
4 2 (0.33%) Adobe Campaign
4 2 (0.33%) BambooHR
4 2 (0.33%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.33%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (0.33%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
5 1 (0.17%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.17%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.17%) Sage 50
5 1 (0.17%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.17%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 80 (13.22%) Azure
2 58 (9.59%) Microsoft 365
3 52 (8.60%) SaaS
4 42 (6.94%) AWS
5 26 (4.30%) Azure DevOps
6 24 (3.97%) Power Platform
7 17 (2.81%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 15 (2.48%) Azure Key Vault
8 15 (2.48%) Azure Monitor
9 14 (2.31%) Dynamics 365
9 14 (2.31%) Entra ID
10 12 (1.98%) Azure Service Bus
11 11 (1.82%) IaaS
12 9 (1.49%) GCP
13 7 (1.16%) OneDrive
14 6 (0.99%) Anthropic Claude
14 6 (0.99%) GitHub
14 6 (0.99%) Microsoft Purview
14 6 (0.99%) Serverless
15 5 (0.83%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.31%) Firewall
2 11 (1.82%) Network Security
3 10 (1.65%) DNS
4 9 (1.49%) VLAN
5 8 (1.32%) VPN
6 6 (0.99%) VoIP
7 5 (0.83%) DHCP
7 5 (0.83%) SSH
8 4 (0.66%) HTTP
8 4 (0.66%) PBX
8 4 (0.66%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.66%) Wi-Fi
9 3 (0.50%) DKIM
9 3 (0.50%) DMARC
9 3 (0.50%) Internet
9 3 (0.50%) Unified Communications
10 2 (0.33%) Cisco IPT
10 2 (0.33%) Intranet
11 1 (0.17%) SAN
11 1 (0.17%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (2.81%) SQL Server
2 16 (2.64%) Power BI
3 13 (2.15%) Elasticsearch
4 10 (1.65%) Tableau
5 7 (1.16%) NoSQL
6 6 (0.99%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.66%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.50%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.50%) Metadata
8 3 (0.50%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.50%) Redis
9 2 (0.33%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.33%) Big Data
9 2 (0.33%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.33%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.33%) Electronic Patient Records
9 2 (0.33%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.33%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.17%) Flink
10 1 (0.17%) GIS
Development Applications
1 31 (5.12%) Git
2 22 (3.64%) JIRA
3 9 (1.49%) Jenkins
4 8 (1.32%) Postman
5 5 (0.83%) Cypress.io
5 5 (0.83%) Selenium
6 4 (0.66%) IntelliJ
6 4 (0.66%) Maven
6 4 (0.66%) REST Assured
7 3 (0.50%) Claude Code
7 3 (0.50%) Gatling
7 3 (0.50%) GitLab
7 3 (0.50%) JMeter
7 3 (0.50%) Newman
8 2 (0.33%) RSpec
8 2 (0.33%) Visual Website Optimizer
9 1 (0.17%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.17%) Mocha
9 1 (0.17%) Rational DOORS
9 1 (0.17%) WebDriver
General
1 220 (36.36%) Social Skills
2 171 (28.26%) Finance
3 69 (11.40%) Analytical Skills
4 51 (8.43%) Legal
4 51 (8.43%) Retail
5 50 (8.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 41 (6.78%) Marketing
7 38 (6.28%) Law
8 33 (5.45%) Aerospace
9 31 (5.12%) Manufacturing
10 25 (4.13%) Public Sector
11 24 (3.97%) Organisational Skills
12 17 (2.81%) Banking
13 15 (2.48%) Influencing Skills
13 15 (2.48%) Telecoms
14 11 (1.82%) Electronics
15 9 (1.49%) Billing
16 8 (1.32%) Pharmaceutical
17 5 (0.83%) Automotive
17 5 (0.83%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 121 (20.00%) Lead
2 91 (15.04%) Senior
3 43 (7.11%) Team Leader
4 41 (6.78%) Service Manager
5 40 (6.61%) Developer
6 33 (5.45%) Engineering Manager
6 33 (5.45%) Software Engineer
7 30 (4.96%) Data Manager
7 30 (4.96%) IT Manager
7 30 (4.96%) Principal Engineer
8 29 (4.79%) Senior Manager
9 26 (4.30%) Data Centre Manager
9 26 (4.30%) Lead Developer
10 20 (3.31%) Development Manager
10 20 (3.31%) Operations Manager
10 20 (3.31%) Systems Engineer
11 19 (3.14%) Delivery Manager
11 19 (3.14%) Support Manager
12 18 (2.98%) Architect
13 16 (2.64%) Principal Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (4.96%) REST
2 25 (4.13%) .NET
3 16 (2.64%) React
3 16 (2.64%) Terraform
4 14 (2.31%) ASP.NET
4 14 (2.31%) Blazor
5 12 (1.98%) .NET Core
5 12 (1.98%) gRPC
6 10 (1.65%) EDI
6 10 (1.65%) HTML
7 9 (1.49%) Spring
8 8 (1.32%) Kafka
9 7 (1.16%) Node.js
9 7 (1.16%) Playwright
9 7 (1.16%) Spring Boot
10 6 (0.99%) AngularJS
11 5 (0.83%) RabbitMQ
11 5 (0.83%) RESTful
12 4 (0.66%) CSS
12 4 (0.66%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 58 (9.59%) Onboarding
2 48 (7.93%) Management Information System
3 37 (6.12%) Driving Licence
4 27 (4.46%) Data Centre
5 18 (2.98%) Self-Motivation
6 15 (2.48%) Cloud Native
7 13 (2.15%) Product Ownership
8 12 (1.98%) Enterprise Software
9 11 (1.82%) IoT
10 10 (1.65%) Life Science
10 10 (1.65%) NHS
11 8 (1.32%) Distributed Systems
12 7 (1.16%) Biopharmaceutical
12 7 (1.16%) Legacy Systems
13 6 (0.99%) Hybrid Cloud
13 6 (0.99%) Podcast
14 5 (0.83%) CCTV
14 5 (0.83%) Legacy Applications
14 5 (0.83%) Microsoft Licensing
14 5 (0.83%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 35 (5.79%) Windows
2 12 (1.98%) Linux
3 10 (1.65%) Mac OS
3 10 (1.65%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.66%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.50%) Android
6 2 (0.33%) Unix
6 2 (0.33%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.17%) Kali Linux
7 1 (0.17%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 185 (30.58%) Continuous Improvement
2 147 (24.30%) Stakeholder Management
3 135 (22.31%) Coaching
4 127 (20.99%) Problem-Solving
5 122 (20.17%) Mentoring
6 112 (18.51%) Decision-Making
7 104 (17.19%) Agile
7 104 (17.19%) Technical Leadership
8 101 (16.69%) Service Delivery
9 96 (15.87%) Software Engineering
10 85 (14.05%) Line Management
11 83 (13.72%) AI
12 71 (11.74%) Roadmaps
13 67 (11.07%) DevOps
14 62 (10.25%) Performance Management
15 60 (9.92%) Customer Experience
16 56 (9.26%) Project Delivery
17 54 (8.93%) CI/CD
17 54 (8.93%) ITIL
18 53 (8.76%) Commercial Awareness
Programming Languages
1 48 (7.93%) SQL
2 30 (4.96%) Java
3 28 (4.63%) C#
4 27 (4.46%) Python
5 20 (3.31%) TypeScript
6 19 (3.14%) JavaScript
7 6 (0.99%) PowerShell
8 5 (0.83%) Bicep
9 4 (0.66%) Apex Code
9 4 (0.66%) C++
9 4 (0.66%) Go
9 4 (0.66%) Ruby
9 4 (0.66%) SOQL
10 3 (0.50%) Kusto Query Language
10 3 (0.50%) PHP
11 2 (0.33%) VBA
12 1 (0.17%) Bash
12 1 (0.17%) C
12 1 (0.17%) MATLAB
12 1 (0.17%) Swift
Qualifications
1 93 (15.37%) Degree
2 40 (6.61%) Security Cleared
3 28 (4.63%) BPSS Clearance
3 28 (4.63%) SC Cleared
4 23 (3.80%) ACCA
5 22 (3.64%) CIMA
6 16 (2.64%) Chartered Engineer
6 16 (2.64%) ITIL Certification
7 14 (2.31%) CIPD
7 14 (2.31%) DBS Check
7 14 (2.31%) Master's Degree
8 12 (1.98%) CISM
9 11 (1.82%) CISSP
9 11 (1.82%) HNC
9 11 (1.82%) HND
9 11 (1.82%) MBA
10 9 (1.49%) Computer Science Degree
11 8 (1.32%) DV Cleared
12 7 (1.16%) ICAEW
13 6 (0.99%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (7.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 41 (6.78%) QA
3 30 (4.96%) SLA
4 22 (3.64%) GDPR
5 19 (3.14%) ISO 9001
6 17 (2.81%) ISO 14000
7 11 (1.82%) GRC
8 9 (1.49%) NIST
9 8 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials
9 8 (1.32%) ISO 14001
10 5 (0.83%) COBIT
10 5 (0.83%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 5 (0.83%) PMO
10 5 (0.83%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 4 (0.66%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.66%) IFRS
12 3 (0.50%) Automotive SPICE
12 3 (0.50%) ISO 20022
12 3 (0.50%) ISO 26262
12 3 (0.50%) TickIT
System Software
1 17 (2.81%) Docker
2 14 (2.31%) Active Directory
3 12 (1.98%) Firmware
4 9 (1.49%) Embedded Firmware
5 7 (1.16%) VMware Infrastructure
6 5 (0.83%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.33%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.33%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.33%) vSphere
8 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.17%) Snort
8 1 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.17%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 13 (2.15%) Kubernetes
1 13 (2.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (1.98%) Ansible
3 5 (0.83%) Grafana
4 4 (0.66%) Functional Safety
5 3 (0.50%) Argo
5 3 (0.50%) cPanel
5 3 (0.50%) Plesk
6 2 (0.33%) Bugsnag
6 2 (0.33%) Check_MK
6 2 (0.33%) Packer
6 2 (0.33%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.33%) SCCM
6 2 (0.33%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 1 (0.17%) Autotask
7 1 (0.17%) Kibana
7 1 (0.17%) Puppet
7 1 (0.17%) Salt
Vendors
1 125 (20.66%) Microsoft
2 21 (3.47%) Salesforce
3 18 (2.98%) VMware
4 16 (2.64%) Sage
5 14 (2.31%) Adobe
5 14 (2.31%) Google
6 13 (2.15%) YouTube
7 10 (1.65%) Cisco
8 6 (0.99%) Databricks
9 5 (0.83%) Juniper
9 5 (0.83%) Oracle
9 5 (0.83%) Palo Alto
10 4 (0.66%) Anaplan
10 4 (0.66%) Meraki
10 4 (0.66%) ServiceNow
10 4 (0.66%) Veeam
10 4 (0.66%) Workday
10 4 (0.66%) Xero
11 3 (0.50%) Acronis
11 3 (0.50%) Datto