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

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 354 298 288
Rank change year-on-year -56 -10 -114
Permanent jobs citing People Management 581 477 739
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.50% 0.97% 0.95%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.69% 1.09% 1.16%
Number of salaries quoted 376 283 353
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £33,800
25th Percentile £45,000 £53,125 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +7.69% -7.72%
75th Percentile £83,838 £91,250 £87,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £130,000 £104,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -15.38% +8.33% -7.69%

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 84,196 43,853 63,499
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.06% 88.72% 81.26%
Number of salaries quoted 58,302 24,746 35,929
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £41,750 £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 £96,750 £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 18 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 18 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 -53 510 £60,000 -16.67% 828
UK excluding London -33 409 £55,000 -15.38% 449
Work from Home -2 188 £72,500 -3.33% 332
London -88 141 £88,750 +5.97% 462
South East -14 108 £65,000 +3.17% 111
North of England -48 108 £55,000 -18.52% 110
Midlands -24 66 £45,000 -37.93% 56
North West -8 60 £45,000 -35.08% 60
South West -52 50 £55,000 - 48
West Midlands -40 35 £47,746 -34.14% 32
North East -36 33 £62,500 -3.85% 13
East Midlands -26 31 £45,000 -37.93% 24
East of England -19 29 £60,100 +14.48% 38
Wales -59 22 £35,000 -2.78% 22
Scotland +13 19 £55,000 -16.67% 48
Yorkshire -68 15 £50,000 -25.93% 39
Northern Ireland -72 7 £63,750 - 23

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 (3.96%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.20%) SAS
3 4 (0.69%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 4 (0.69%) CMS
3 4 (0.69%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.34%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.17%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.17%) Confluence
Applications
1 38 (6.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 29 (4.99%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (2.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.20%) Acrobat
5 5 (0.86%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.52%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.52%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.34%) SOLIDWORKS
7 2 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.17%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.17%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 12 (2.07%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.20%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.86%) Visualfiles
4 2 (0.34%) Adobe Campaign
4 2 (0.34%) BambooHR
4 2 (0.34%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.34%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (0.34%) 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 75 (12.91%) Azure
2 56 (9.64%) Microsoft 365
3 52 (8.95%) SaaS
4 40 (6.88%) AWS
5 26 (4.48%) Azure DevOps
6 22 (3.79%) Power Platform
7 17 (2.93%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 15 (2.58%) Azure Monitor
9 14 (2.41%) Azure Key Vault
9 14 (2.41%) Dynamics 365
10 12 (2.07%) Azure Service Bus
10 12 (2.07%) Entra ID
11 11 (1.89%) IaaS
12 9 (1.55%) GCP
13 7 (1.20%) OneDrive
14 6 (1.03%) Anthropic Claude
14 6 (1.03%) Serverless
15 5 (0.86%) GitHub Actions
15 5 (0.86%) Google Workspace
15 5 (0.86%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.89%) Firewall
2 10 (1.72%) DNS
3 9 (1.55%) VLAN
4 8 (1.38%) Network Security
4 8 (1.38%) VPN
5 6 (1.03%) VoIP
6 5 (0.86%) DHCP
6 5 (0.86%) SSH
7 4 (0.69%) HTTP
7 4 (0.69%) PBX
7 4 (0.69%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (0.52%) DKIM
8 3 (0.52%) DMARC
8 3 (0.52%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.52%) Unified Communications
9 2 (0.34%) Cisco IPT
9 2 (0.34%) Internet
9 2 (0.34%) Intranet
10 1 (0.17%) Wireless
10 1 (0.17%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (2.93%) SQL Server
2 15 (2.58%) Power BI
3 13 (2.24%) Elasticsearch
4 10 (1.72%) Tableau
5 7 (1.20%) NoSQL
6 5 (0.86%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.69%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.52%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.52%) Metadata
8 3 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.52%) Redis
9 2 (0.34%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.34%) Big Data
9 2 (0.34%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.34%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.34%) Electronic Patient Records
9 2 (0.34%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.34%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.17%) Flink
10 1 (0.17%) GIS
Development Applications
1 31 (5.34%) Git
2 22 (3.79%) JIRA
3 8 (1.38%) Jenkins
4 7 (1.20%) Postman
5 5 (0.86%) Cypress.io
6 4 (0.69%) IntelliJ
6 4 (0.69%) Selenium
7 3 (0.52%) Claude Code
7 3 (0.52%) Gatling
7 3 (0.52%) GitLab
7 3 (0.52%) JMeter
7 3 (0.52%) Maven
7 3 (0.52%) Newman
7 3 (0.52%) REST Assured
8 2 (0.34%) RSpec
9 1 (0.17%) Android Studio
9 1 (0.17%) Mocha
9 1 (0.17%) Rational DOORS
9 1 (0.17%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.17%) Visual Website Optimizer
General
1 214 (36.83%) Social Skills
2 163 (28.06%) Finance
3 68 (11.70%) Analytical Skills
4 50 (8.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 49 (8.43%) Legal
6 46 (7.92%) Retail
7 38 (6.54%) Law
8 37 (6.37%) Marketing
9 32 (5.51%) Aerospace
10 29 (4.99%) Manufacturing
11 25 (4.30%) Public Sector
12 23 (3.96%) Organisational Skills
13 16 (2.75%) Banking
14 15 (2.58%) Influencing Skills
14 15 (2.58%) Telecoms
15 11 (1.89%) Electronics
16 9 (1.55%) Billing
17 8 (1.38%) Pharmaceutical
18 5 (0.86%) Automotive
18 5 (0.86%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 116 (19.97%) Lead
2 86 (14.80%) Senior
3 43 (7.40%) Team Leader
4 40 (6.88%) Service Manager
5 38 (6.54%) Developer
6 33 (5.68%) Software Engineer
7 32 (5.51%) Engineering Manager
8 29 (4.99%) Data Manager
8 29 (4.99%) IT Manager
8 29 (4.99%) Principal Engineer
9 27 (4.65%) Senior Manager
10 26 (4.48%) Lead Developer
11 25 (4.30%) Data Centre Manager
12 21 (3.61%) Operations Manager
13 20 (3.44%) Development Manager
13 20 (3.44%) Systems Engineer
14 19 (3.27%) Delivery Manager
15 18 (3.10%) Architect
15 18 (3.10%) Support Manager
16 16 (2.75%) Principal Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (4.82%) REST
2 25 (4.30%) .NET
3 16 (2.75%) React
4 15 (2.58%) Terraform
5 14 (2.41%) ASP.NET
5 14 (2.41%) Blazor
6 12 (2.07%) .NET Core
6 12 (2.07%) gRPC
7 10 (1.72%) EDI
7 10 (1.72%) HTML
8 9 (1.55%) Spring
9 7 (1.20%) Kafka
9 7 (1.20%) Spring Boot
10 6 (1.03%) AngularJS
10 6 (1.03%) Node.js
10 6 (1.03%) Playwright
11 5 (0.86%) RESTful
12 4 (0.69%) CSS
12 4 (0.69%) Middleware
12 4 (0.69%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 56 (9.64%) Onboarding
2 47 (8.09%) Management Information System
3 36 (6.20%) Driving Licence
4 25 (4.30%) Data Centre
5 17 (2.93%) Self-Motivation
6 14 (2.41%) Cloud Native
7 13 (2.24%) Product Ownership
8 11 (1.89%) Enterprise Software
9 10 (1.72%) IoT
9 10 (1.72%) Life Science
9 10 (1.72%) NHS
10 8 (1.38%) Distributed Systems
11 7 (1.20%) Biopharmaceutical
11 7 (1.20%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (0.86%) CCTV
12 5 (0.86%) Hybrid Cloud
12 5 (0.86%) Legacy Applications
12 5 (0.86%) Microsoft Licensing
12 5 (0.86%) Podcast
13 4 (0.69%) Blog
Operating Systems
1 31 (5.34%) Windows
2 10 (1.72%) Mac OS
3 9 (1.55%) Linux
3 9 (1.55%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.52%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.34%) Android
5 2 (0.34%) Unix
5 2 (0.34%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 179 (30.81%) Continuous Improvement
2 135 (23.24%) Stakeholder Management
3 133 (22.89%) Coaching
4 125 (21.51%) Problem-Solving
5 120 (20.65%) Mentoring
6 107 (18.42%) Decision-Making
7 101 (17.38%) Agile
8 98 (16.87%) Technical Leadership
9 97 (16.70%) Service Delivery
10 95 (16.35%) Software Engineering
11 84 (14.46%) Line Management
12 80 (13.77%) AI
13 68 (11.70%) Roadmaps
14 65 (11.19%) DevOps
15 61 (10.50%) Performance Management
16 57 (9.81%) Customer Experience
17 56 (9.64%) Project Delivery
18 53 (9.12%) ITIL
19 52 (8.95%) CI/CD
19 52 (8.95%) Commercial Awareness
Programming Languages
1 48 (8.26%) SQL
2 29 (4.99%) Java
3 28 (4.82%) C#
4 25 (4.30%) Python
5 18 (3.10%) JavaScript
5 18 (3.10%) TypeScript
6 4 (0.69%) Apex Code
6 4 (0.69%) Bicep
6 4 (0.69%) C++
6 4 (0.69%) Go
6 4 (0.69%) PowerShell
6 4 (0.69%) SOQL
7 3 (0.52%) Kusto Query Language
7 3 (0.52%) Ruby
8 2 (0.34%) PHP
8 2 (0.34%) VBA
9 1 (0.17%) Bash
9 1 (0.17%) C
9 1 (0.17%) MATLAB
9 1 (0.17%) Swift
Qualifications
1 91 (15.66%) Degree
2 36 (6.20%) Security Cleared
3 28 (4.82%) BPSS Clearance
4 25 (4.30%) SC Cleared
5 23 (3.96%) ACCA
6 22 (3.79%) CIMA
7 16 (2.75%) Chartered Engineer
7 16 (2.75%) ITIL Certification
8 14 (2.41%) CIPD
8 14 (2.41%) DBS Check
8 14 (2.41%) Master's Degree
9 12 (2.07%) CISM
10 11 (1.89%) HNC
10 11 (1.89%) HND
10 11 (1.89%) MBA
11 10 (1.72%) CISSP
12 8 (1.38%) Computer Science Degree
12 8 (1.38%) DV Cleared
13 7 (1.20%) ICAEW
14 6 (1.03%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (7.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 40 (6.88%) QA
3 29 (4.99%) SLA
4 22 (3.79%) GDPR
5 21 (3.61%) ISO 9001
6 17 (2.93%) ISO 14000
7 10 (1.72%) GRC
8 8 (1.38%) Cyber Essentials
8 8 (1.38%) ISO 14001
8 8 (1.38%) NIST
9 5 (0.86%) COBIT
9 5 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 5 (0.86%) PMO
9 5 (0.86%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 4 (0.69%) Accessibility
10 4 (0.69%) Automotive SPICE
10 4 (0.69%) IFRS
10 4 (0.69%) ISO 26262
11 3 (0.52%) ISO 20022
11 3 (0.52%) TickIT
System Software
1 17 (2.93%) Docker
2 14 (2.41%) Active Directory
3 12 (2.07%) Firmware
4 9 (1.55%) Embedded Firmware
5 6 (1.03%) VMware Infrastructure
6 5 (0.86%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.17%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.17%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 13 (2.24%) Kubernetes
2 12 (2.07%) Ansible
2 12 (2.07%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (0.86%) Grafana
4 4 (0.69%) Functional Safety
5 3 (0.52%) Argo
5 3 (0.52%) cPanel
5 3 (0.52%) Plesk
6 2 (0.34%) Bugsnag
6 2 (0.34%) Check_MK
6 2 (0.34%) Packer
6 2 (0.34%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.34%) SCCM
6 2 (0.34%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 1 (0.17%) Kibana
7 1 (0.17%) Puppet
7 1 (0.17%) Salt
Vendors
1 119 (20.48%) Microsoft
2 21 (3.61%) Salesforce
3 16 (2.75%) Sage
3 16 (2.75%) VMware
4 13 (2.24%) Adobe
4 13 (2.24%) Google
5 11 (1.89%) YouTube
6 9 (1.55%) Cisco
7 5 (0.86%) Juniper
7 5 (0.86%) Oracle
7 5 (0.86%) Palo Alto
8 4 (0.69%) Anaplan
8 4 (0.69%) Databricks
8 4 (0.69%) Meraki
8 4 (0.69%) ServiceNow
8 4 (0.69%) Veeam
8 4 (0.69%) Workday
8 4 (0.69%) Xero
9 3 (0.52%) SonicWALL
9 3 (0.52%) WatchGuard