People Management
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for People Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited People Management over the 6 months to 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 316 223 289
Rank change year-on-year -93 +66 +49
Permanent jobs citing People Management 876 1,755 2,145
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.90% 1.66% 1.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.04% 1.74% 1.46%
Number of salaries quoted 553 721 1,027
10th Percentile £39,439 £35,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% - +10.24%
75th Percentile £85,000 £88,750 £87,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

People Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,165 101,093 147,090
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 86.12% 95.64% 95.55%
Number of salaries quoted 59,702 59,212 83,288
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,496
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,600 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% +2.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

People Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing People Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for People Management in the UK

People Management
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing People Management.

Salary trend for People Management in the UK

People Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing People Management over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

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 April 2024. 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 -84 806 £65,000 -7.80% 310
UK excluding London -69 549 £57,500 -4.17% 211
Work from Home -81 296 £65,000 -10.34% 130
London -46 276 £75,000 -16.67% 129
North of England +32 241 £57,500 +0.44% 41
North West -12 139 £65,000 +30.00% 24
South East -19 115 £58,750 -21.67% 47
Yorkshire +106 88 £57,500 -11.54% 13
Midlands -72 78 £60,000 +11.63% 34
South West -4 52 £60,000 +31.15% 30
East Midlands -14 39 £47,500 -9.52% 11
West Midlands -75 39 £65,000 +13.04% 23
East of England -11 34 £55,000 +27.54% 22
Scotland -82 25 £55,000 -18.52% 27
North East +8 18 £42,500 -22.73% 4
Wales +4 9 £40,000 +29.03% 10
Northern Ireland +18 3 £57,500 +109.09% 3

People Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 15 (1.71%) Confluence
2 14 (1.60%) SharePoint
3 8 (0.91%) Apache Pig
4 6 (0.68%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (0.57%) Umbraco
6 4 (0.46%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.23%) CMS
7 2 (0.23%) GlassFish
7 2 (0.23%) JCAPS
7 2 (0.23%) WebLogic
7 2 (0.23%) WebSphere
7 2 (0.23%) WebSphere Application Server
8 1 (0.11%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.11%) nginx
8 1 (0.11%) Office Communications Server
Applications
1 37 (4.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (2.97%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (1.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (1.14%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.68%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.57%) Simulink
7 1 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.11%) SPSS
7 1 (0.11%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (1.37%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (1.14%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (0.80%) Aladdin
3 7 (0.80%) NetSuite
3 7 (0.80%) thinkFolio
4 6 (0.68%) SAP CRM
4 6 (0.68%) SAP CX
4 6 (0.68%) SAP GTS
4 6 (0.68%) SAP SD
4 6 (0.68%) SAP WM
5 4 (0.46%) SAP SCM
5 4 (0.46%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 3 (0.34%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.34%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.34%) SAP MM
6 3 (0.34%) SAP PM
7 2 (0.23%) Adaptiv
7 2 (0.23%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.23%) Primavera
8 1 (0.11%) SAP R/3
Cloud Services
1 116 (13.24%) Azure
2 56 (6.39%) AWS
3 43 (4.91%) Microsoft 365
4 31 (3.54%) Azure DevOps
4 31 (3.54%) Power Platform
5 26 (2.97%) SaaS
6 23 (2.63%) Dynamics 365
6 23 (2.63%) GCP
7 21 (2.40%) PaaS
8 20 (2.28%) IaaS
9 19 (2.17%) Microsoft Purview
10 15 (1.71%) Serverless
11 13 (1.48%) Cloud Computing
12 12 (1.37%) Azure Sentinel
13 8 (0.91%) GitHub
14 7 (0.80%) Azure Data Factory
15 6 (0.68%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 6 (0.68%) Google Analytics
16 5 (0.57%) Azure Service Bus
16 5 (0.57%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 33 (3.77%) Firewall
2 21 (2.40%) LAN
2 21 (2.40%) WAN
3 20 (2.28%) Wireless
4 18 (2.05%) Network Security
5 11 (1.26%) TCP/IP
5 11 (1.26%) Wireshark
6 7 (0.80%) DNS
7 6 (0.68%) SD-WAN
7 6 (0.68%) VPN
8 3 (0.34%) VSAN
8 3 (0.34%) WebEx
9 2 (0.23%) Broadband
9 2 (0.23%) Cisco IOS
9 2 (0.23%) Converged Networks
9 2 (0.23%) DHCP
9 2 (0.23%) FTP
9 2 (0.23%) Internet
9 2 (0.23%) RIP
10 1 (0.11%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (2.28%) Power BI
2 15 (1.71%) OLAP
3 14 (1.60%) SQL Server
4 9 (1.03%) Big Data
4 9 (1.03%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (0.91%) Apache Hive
5 8 (0.91%) Hadoop
6 6 (0.68%) NoSQL
6 6 (0.68%) Tableau
7 5 (0.57%) Metadata
8 4 (0.46%) Data Lake
8 4 (0.46%) Geospatial Data
8 4 (0.46%) GIS
8 4 (0.46%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.34%) Azure SQL Database
9 3 (0.34%) DataStage
9 3 (0.34%) IBM InfoSphere
9 3 (0.34%) PostgreSQL
10 2 (0.23%) Microsoft Analysis Services
10 2 (0.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 28 (3.20%) JIRA
2 11 (1.26%) Git
3 10 (1.14%) JUnit
4 9 (1.03%) Jenkins
5 8 (0.91%) Checkstyle
5 8 (0.91%) SonarQube
6 6 (0.68%) Selenium
6 6 (0.68%) Spinnaker
7 5 (0.57%) Android Studio
7 5 (0.57%) Cypress.io
7 5 (0.57%) Postman
7 5 (0.57%) SoapUI
7 5 (0.57%) TestRail
7 5 (0.57%) Visual Studio
8 3 (0.34%) GCC
8 3 (0.34%) Maven
9 2 (0.23%) Octopus Deploy
9 2 (0.23%) Subversion
9 2 (0.23%) Team Foundation Server
9 2 (0.23%) TeamCity
General
1 303 (34.59%) Finance
2 290 (33.11%) Social Skills
3 110 (12.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 88 (10.05%) Presentation Skills
5 87 (9.93%) Analytical Skills
6 83 (9.47%) Public Sector
7 82 (9.36%) Billing
8 58 (6.62%) Manufacturing
9 56 (6.39%) Legal
10 45 (5.14%) Local Government
11 41 (4.68%) Organisational Skills
12 39 (4.45%) Marketing
13 36 (4.11%) Influencing Skills
14 35 (4.00%) Law
15 34 (3.88%) Retail
16 33 (3.77%) Banking
17 29 (3.31%) Telecoms
18 13 (1.48%) Aerospace
19 12 (1.37%) Pharmaceutical
20 9 (1.03%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 128 (14.61%) Lead
2 81 (9.25%) Senior
3 66 (7.53%) Project Manager
4 61 (6.96%) Audit Manager
5 56 (6.39%) Software Manager
6 51 (5.82%) Service Manager
7 49 (5.59%) Development Manager
8 45 (5.14%) Team Leader
9 41 (4.68%) Consultant
10 39 (4.45%) Developer
11 35 (4.00%) IT Manager
11 35 (4.00%) Senior Manager
11 35 (4.00%) Software Development Manager
12 30 (3.42%) Engineering Manager
13 28 (3.20%) Delivery Manager
14 26 (2.97%) Operations Manager
15 25 (2.85%) Architect
16 23 (2.63%) Service Delivery Manager
17 22 (2.51%) Applications Manager
18 21 (2.40%) Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 66 (7.53%) .NET
2 20 (2.28%) HTML
3 19 (2.17%) CSS
4 17 (1.94%) .NET Core
5 16 (1.83%) EDI
6 10 (1.14%) J2EE
6 10 (1.14%) Spring
7 9 (1.03%) Node.js
8 8 (0.91%) Kafka
8 8 (0.91%) Spring Boot
9 7 (0.80%) React
9 7 (0.80%) RESTful
10 6 (0.68%) Middleware
11 5 (0.57%) .NET Framework
11 5 (0.57%) OAuth
11 5 (0.57%) Playwright
11 5 (0.57%) SOAP
12 4 (0.46%) OpenID
12 4 (0.46%) SAML
12 4 (0.46%) Unity DI Container
Miscellaneous
1 76 (8.68%) Management Information System
2 44 (5.02%) Product Ownership
3 38 (4.34%) NHS
4 34 (3.88%) Driving Licence
5 33 (3.77%) Housing Association
6 29 (3.31%) Self-Motivation
7 23 (2.63%) Reinsurance
8 18 (2.05%) Data Centre
9 17 (1.94%) Credit Risk
10 16 (1.83%) Distributed Systems
10 16 (1.83%) Virtual Team
11 14 (1.60%) Onboarding
12 11 (1.26%) Security Operations Centre
13 10 (1.14%) Greenfield Project
13 10 (1.14%) Public Cloud
14 8 (0.91%) Client/Server
14 8 (0.91%) Cloud Native
15 7 (0.80%) Fixed Income
15 7 (0.80%) Mobile App
15 7 (0.80%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 42 (4.79%) Windows
2 22 (2.51%) Android
3 16 (1.83%) Apple iOS
4 10 (1.14%) Windows Server
5 9 (1.03%) Linux
6 3 (0.34%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.23%) Debian
7 2 (0.23%) Mac OS X
7 2 (0.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.23%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.23%) VMS
8 1 (0.11%) CentOS
8 1 (0.11%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.11%) Unix
8 1 (0.11%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.11%) Windows 8
8 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 229 (26.14%) Agile
2 186 (21.23%) Coaching
3 171 (19.52%) Project Management
4 164 (18.72%) Problem-Solving
5 143 (16.32%) Performance Management
6 141 (16.10%) Mentoring
7 132 (15.07%) Stakeholder Management
8 125 (14.27%) Continuous Improvement
9 120 (13.70%) Service Management
10 117 (13.36%) Line Management
11 102 (11.64%) Business Development
12 95 (10.84%) DevOps
13 85 (9.70%) Project Delivery
14 84 (9.59%) ITIL
15 79 (9.02%) Roadmaps
16 73 (8.33%) Service Delivery
17 72 (8.22%) Artificial Intelligence
18 69 (7.88%) Software Engineering
19 63 (7.19%) CRM
19 63 (7.19%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 72 (8.22%) SQL
2 52 (5.94%) C#
3 49 (5.59%) Python
4 32 (3.65%) JavaScript
5 31 (3.54%) Java
6 17 (1.94%) PowerShell
7 11 (1.26%) R
7 11 (1.26%) TypeScript
8 7 (0.80%) VB
9 6 (0.68%) C++
9 6 (0.68%) VB6
10 5 (0.57%) MATLAB
10 5 (0.57%) Scala
11 4 (0.46%) Bash
11 4 (0.46%) Go
12 3 (0.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.34%) PHP
12 3 (0.34%) Ruby
13 2 (0.23%) Kotlin
13 2 (0.23%) XPath
Qualifications
1 182 (20.78%) Degree
2 81 (9.25%) ACCA
3 78 (8.90%) Security Cleared
4 50 (5.71%) SC Cleared
5 38 (4.34%) Computer Science Degree
6 22 (2.51%) APMP
7 20 (2.28%) BPSS Clearance
7 20 (2.28%) CISSP
8 17 (1.94%) HNC
9 16 (1.83%) Cisco Certification
10 15 (1.71%) Microsoft Certification
11 14 (1.60%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 13 (1.48%) CEH
12 13 (1.48%) DBS Check
12 13 (1.48%) Master's Degree
13 12 (1.37%) PMI Certification
13 12 (1.37%) SSCP
14 11 (1.26%) CCSP
14 11 (1.26%) SANS
15 9 (1.03%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (9.59%) IFRS
2 81 (9.25%) GAAP
3 65 (7.42%) QA
4 27 (3.08%) GDPR
5 24 (2.74%) PMO
6 18 (2.05%) SLA
7 17 (1.94%) Data Quality
8 15 (1.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 14 (1.60%) NIST
10 13 (1.48%) PCI DSS
11 10 (1.14%) Cyber Essentials
11 10 (1.14%) ITGC
12 6 (0.68%) Def Stans
12 6 (0.68%) IFRS 17
12 6 (0.68%) ISO 9001
13 5 (0.57%) NEBOSH
14 3 (0.34%) GMP
15 2 (0.23%) COBIT
16 1 (0.11%) ISO 9000
16 1 (0.11%) P3O
System Software
1 22 (2.51%) Active Directory
2 19 (2.17%) Virtual Desktop
3 16 (1.83%) Hyper-V
4 10 (1.14%) Docker
4 10 (1.14%) Firmware
5 8 (0.91%) HDFS
6 7 (0.80%) Virtual Machines
7 6 (0.68%) VMware Infrastructure
8 4 (0.46%) vSphere
9 3 (0.34%) Embedded Firmware
9 3 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.11%) KVM
10 1 (0.11%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 23 (2.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (1.94%) Kubernetes
3 11 (1.26%) Nmap
3 11 (1.26%) SCCM
4 10 (1.14%) FortiGate
5 7 (0.80%) NetBackup
5 7 (0.80%) SCOM
6 6 (0.68%) Terraform
7 3 (0.34%) Ansible
8 2 (0.23%) Control-M
9 1 (0.11%) PaperCut
9 1 (0.11%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.11%) Puppet
9 1 (0.11%) SysTrack
9 1 (0.11%) WMI
Vendors
1 182 (20.78%) Microsoft
2 84 (9.59%) CA
3 28 (3.20%) SAP
4 25 (2.85%) Salesforce
5 16 (1.83%) Google
6 14 (1.60%) VMware
7 13 (1.48%) IFS
8 12 (1.37%) Splunk
9 11 (1.26%) Qualys
9 11 (1.26%) Rapid7
9 11 (1.26%) ServiceNow
9 11 (1.26%) Thycotic
10 9 (1.03%) Cisco
11 8 (0.91%) Databricks
12 7 (0.80%) Bloomberg
12 7 (0.80%) Charles River
12 7 (0.80%) McAfee
13 6 (0.68%) HP
14 4 (0.46%) Dell
14 4 (0.46%) EMC