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 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 329 216 301
Rank change year-on-year -113 +85 +39
Permanent jobs citing People Management 889 1,759 2,244
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.89% 1.77% 1.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.04% 1.86% 1.46%
Number of salaries quoted 575 677 1,051
10th Percentile £34,000 £37,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% - +7.69%
75th Percentile £83,750 £88,750 £87,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £107,500 £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 85,135 94,784 153,905
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.22% 95.58% 95.76%
Number of salaries quoted 59,872 55,911 82,488
10th Percentile £29,089 £34,000 £33,635
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £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 18 May 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 18 May 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 -101 821 £63,139 -9.80% 355
UK excluding London -80 542 £57,500 -4.17% 258
London -46 301 £72,500 -19.44% 138
Work from Home -105 287 £64,375 -11.21% 173
North of England +25 231 £57,500 -6.50% 75
North West -27 135 £65,000 +23.81% 41
South East -32 116 £57,500 -23.33% 72
Yorkshire +105 82 £57,500 -14.81% 26
Midlands -93 81 £60,000 +14.29% 45
South West -30 47 £57,500 +25.68% 20
West Midlands -84 41 £62,500 +13.64% 29
East Midlands -3 40 £47,500 -9.52% 16
East of England -18 38 £60,310 +14.88% 19
Scotland -81 25 £56,250 -8.91% 20
North East 0 18 £42,500 -22.73% 8
Wales +4 9 £40,000 -2.44% 12
Northern Ireland +17 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 16 (1.80%) Confluence
2 13 (1.46%) SharePoint
3 8 (0.90%) Apache Pig
4 5 (0.56%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.56%) Umbraco
5 4 (0.45%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.22%) CMS
6 2 (0.22%) GlassFish
6 2 (0.22%) JCAPS
6 2 (0.22%) WebLogic
6 2 (0.22%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.22%) WebSphere Application Server
7 1 (0.11%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.11%) Office Communications Server
Applications
1 37 (4.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (2.70%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (1.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (1.12%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.67%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.56%) Simulink
7 1 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.11%) SPSS
7 1 (0.11%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (1.35%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.90%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (0.79%) Aladdin
3 7 (0.79%) NetSuite
3 7 (0.79%) thinkFolio
4 4 (0.45%) SAP SCM
4 4 (0.45%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 3 (0.34%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.34%) SAP CRM
5 3 (0.34%) SAP CX
5 3 (0.34%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.34%) SAP GTS
5 3 (0.34%) SAP SD
5 3 (0.34%) SAP WM
6 2 (0.22%) Adaptiv
6 2 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.22%) Primavera
7 1 (0.11%) Endur
7 1 (0.11%) SAP R/3
Cloud Services
1 108 (12.15%) Azure
2 64 (7.20%) AWS
3 42 (4.72%) Microsoft 365
4 28 (3.15%) Azure DevOps
5 27 (3.04%) Power Platform
6 26 (2.92%) SaaS
7 23 (2.59%) Dynamics 365
8 22 (2.47%) Serverless
9 20 (2.25%) GCP
10 19 (2.14%) PaaS
11 18 (2.02%) IaaS
11 18 (2.02%) Microsoft Purview
12 14 (1.57%) Amazon S3
13 12 (1.35%) Azure Sentinel
13 12 (1.35%) Cloud Computing
14 11 (1.24%) AWS Lambda
15 10 (1.12%) Amazon SQS
15 10 (1.12%) AWS Step Functions
16 7 (0.79%) GitHub
17 6 (0.67%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 32 (3.60%) Firewall
2 20 (2.25%) LAN
3 19 (2.14%) WAN
3 19 (2.14%) Wireless
4 18 (2.02%) Network Security
5 11 (1.24%) TCP/IP
5 11 (1.24%) Wireshark
6 8 (0.90%) DNS
7 5 (0.56%) SD-WAN
7 5 (0.56%) VPN
8 3 (0.34%) VSAN
8 3 (0.34%) WebEx
9 2 (0.22%) Broadband
9 2 (0.22%) Converged Networks
9 2 (0.22%) DHCP
9 2 (0.22%) FTP
9 2 (0.22%) Internet
9 2 (0.22%) NGFW
9 2 (0.22%) RIP
10 1 (0.11%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (1.80%) Power BI
2 15 (1.69%) OLAP
3 13 (1.46%) Big Data
3 13 (1.46%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (1.35%) SQL Server
5 11 (1.24%) NoSQL
6 8 (0.90%) Apache Hive
6 8 (0.90%) Hadoop
6 8 (0.90%) Tableau
7 5 (0.56%) Amazon Athena
7 5 (0.56%) Amazon Redshift
7 5 (0.56%) Metadata
8 4 (0.45%) Amazon QuickSight
8 4 (0.45%) Geospatial Data
8 4 (0.45%) GIS
8 4 (0.45%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.34%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.22%) PostgreSQL
10 2 (0.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 28 (3.15%) JIRA
2 14 (1.57%) Git
3 10 (1.12%) JUnit
4 8 (0.90%) Checkstyle
4 8 (0.90%) Jenkins
4 8 (0.90%) SonarQube
5 6 (0.67%) Selenium
5 6 (0.67%) Spinnaker
6 5 (0.56%) Android Studio
6 5 (0.56%) Cypress.io
6 5 (0.56%) Postman
6 5 (0.56%) SoapUI
6 5 (0.56%) TestRail
6 5 (0.56%) Visual Studio
7 3 (0.34%) GCC
7 3 (0.34%) Maven
8 2 (0.22%) Ant
8 2 (0.22%) Subversion
8 2 (0.22%) Team Foundation Server
9 1 (0.11%) LoadRunner
General
1 290 (32.62%) Social Skills
2 283 (31.83%) Finance
3 113 (12.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 88 (9.90%) Analytical Skills
5 84 (9.45%) Presentation Skills
6 78 (8.77%) Billing
7 76 (8.55%) Public Sector
8 74 (8.32%) Legal
9 58 (6.52%) Manufacturing
10 43 (4.84%) Local Government
11 42 (4.72%) Law
12 39 (4.39%) Retail
13 38 (4.27%) Marketing
14 37 (4.16%) Organisational Skills
15 36 (4.05%) Influencing Skills
16 25 (2.81%) Telecoms
17 23 (2.59%) Banking
18 13 (1.46%) Aerospace
18 13 (1.46%) Front Office
19 12 (1.35%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 128 (14.40%) Lead
2 85 (9.56%) Senior
3 65 (7.31%) Project Manager
4 57 (6.41%) Software Manager
5 55 (6.19%) Service Manager
6 53 (5.96%) Audit Manager
7 50 (5.62%) Development Manager
8 47 (5.29%) Team Leader
9 42 (4.72%) Senior Manager
10 41 (4.61%) Developer
11 37 (4.16%) Engineering Manager
12 35 (3.94%) Software Development Manager
13 34 (3.82%) Consultant
14 31 (3.49%) IT Manager
15 29 (3.26%) Delivery Manager
16 25 (2.81%) Operations Manager
17 24 (2.70%) Applications Manager
17 24 (2.70%) Service Delivery Manager
18 23 (2.59%) Architect
18 23 (2.59%) Lead Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 72 (8.10%) .NET
2 25 (2.81%) .NET Core
3 22 (2.47%) HTML
4 21 (2.36%) CSS
5 15 (1.69%) EDI
6 14 (1.57%) React
7 11 (1.24%) .NET Framework
7 11 (1.24%) Spring
8 10 (1.12%) J2EE
8 10 (1.12%) Unity DI Container
9 9 (1.01%) Spring Boot
10 8 (0.90%) Node.js
11 7 (0.79%) RESTful
12 6 (0.67%) Middleware
13 5 (0.56%) Kafka
13 5 (0.56%) OAuth
13 5 (0.56%) Playwright
13 5 (0.56%) SOAP
14 4 (0.45%) OpenID
14 4 (0.45%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 70 (7.87%) Management Information System
2 44 (4.95%) Driving Licence
3 42 (4.72%) Product Ownership
4 35 (3.94%) NHS
5 31 (3.49%) Housing Association
6 28 (3.15%) Self-Motivation
7 22 (2.47%) Reinsurance
8 19 (2.14%) Onboarding
9 17 (1.91%) Data Centre
9 17 (1.91%) Distributed Systems
10 14 (1.57%) Virtual Team
11 13 (1.46%) Credit Risk
12 11 (1.24%) Blog
12 11 (1.24%) Hedge funds
12 11 (1.24%) Security Operations Centre
13 10 (1.12%) Greenfield Project
13 10 (1.12%) Private Cloud
14 9 (1.01%) Cloud Native
14 9 (1.01%) FMCG
15 8 (0.90%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 40 (4.50%) Windows
2 22 (2.47%) Android
3 17 (1.91%) Apple iOS
4 9 (1.01%) Windows Server
5 7 (0.79%) Linux
6 3 (0.34%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.22%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.11%) Debian
8 1 (0.11%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.11%) VMS
8 1 (0.11%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.11%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 225 (25.31%) Agile
2 171 (19.24%) Coaching
2 171 (19.24%) Project Management
3 155 (17.44%) Problem-Solving
4 135 (15.19%) Mentoring
5 131 (14.74%) Performance Management
6 127 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
7 125 (14.06%) Continuous Improvement
8 119 (13.39%) Line Management
9 114 (12.82%) Service Management
10 99 (11.14%) Business Development
11 88 (9.90%) ITIL
12 86 (9.67%) DevOps
13 82 (9.22%) Project Delivery
14 77 (8.66%) Software Engineering
15 75 (8.44%) Service Delivery
16 72 (8.10%) Roadmaps
17 67 (7.54%) Scrum
18 66 (7.42%) Artificial Intelligence
19 63 (7.09%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 78 (8.77%) SQL
2 59 (6.64%) C#
3 53 (5.96%) Python
4 38 (4.27%) Java
4 38 (4.27%) JavaScript
5 18 (2.02%) PowerShell
6 15 (1.69%) TypeScript
7 11 (1.24%) R
8 7 (0.79%) VB
9 6 (0.67%) C++
9 6 (0.67%) VB6
10 5 (0.56%) MATLAB
11 3 (0.34%) Bash
11 3 (0.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.34%) Kotlin
11 3 (0.34%) PHP
11 3 (0.34%) Scala
12 2 (0.22%) Go
12 2 (0.22%) Perl
12 2 (0.22%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 192 (21.60%) Degree
2 73 (8.21%) ACCA
2 73 (8.21%) Security Cleared
3 49 (5.51%) SC Cleared
4 40 (4.50%) Computer Science Degree
5 26 (2.92%) CISSP
6 21 (2.36%) APMP
7 20 (2.25%) APMG
8 18 (2.02%) Microsoft Certification
9 17 (1.91%) HNC
9 17 (1.91%) PMI Certification
10 16 (1.80%) BPSS Clearance
10 16 (1.80%) Cisco Certification
11 14 (1.57%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 14 (1.57%) DBS Check
12 13 (1.46%) CEH
12 13 (1.46%) Master's Degree
12 13 (1.46%) PMP
13 12 (1.35%) SSCP
14 11 (1.24%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (8.32%) IFRS
2 73 (8.21%) GAAP
3 69 (7.76%) QA
4 29 (3.26%) GDPR
5 25 (2.81%) PMO
6 19 (2.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 19 (2.14%) SLA
7 18 (2.02%) NIST
8 13 (1.46%) PCI DSS
9 12 (1.35%) Data Quality
10 11 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials
11 7 (0.79%) ISO 9001
12 6 (0.67%) Def Stans
12 6 (0.67%) ITGC
13 5 (0.56%) NEBOSH
14 3 (0.34%) GMP
15 2 (0.22%) COBIT
15 2 (0.22%) IFRS 17
16 1 (0.11%) Accessibility
16 1 (0.11%) P3O
System Software
1 22 (2.47%) Active Directory
2 21 (2.36%) Virtual Desktop
3 15 (1.69%) Hyper-V
4 10 (1.12%) Firmware
5 8 (0.90%) Docker
5 8 (0.90%) HDFS
5 8 (0.90%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (0.56%) VMware Infrastructure
7 4 (0.45%) vSphere
8 3 (0.34%) Embedded Firmware
8 3 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.11%) KVM
Systems Management
1 22 (2.47%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (1.57%) Kubernetes
3 11 (1.24%) Nmap
4 9 (1.01%) FortiGate
4 9 (1.01%) SCCM
5 7 (0.79%) NetBackup
5 7 (0.79%) SCOM
6 3 (0.34%) Terraform
7 2 (0.22%) Ansible
7 2 (0.22%) Control-M
8 1 (0.11%) Nessus
8 1 (0.11%) WMI
Vendors
1 180 (20.25%) Microsoft
2 75 (8.44%) CA
3 26 (2.92%) SAP
4 25 (2.81%) Salesforce
5 14 (1.57%) Google
6 13 (1.46%) Bloomberg
6 13 (1.46%) IFS
7 12 (1.35%) Splunk
8 11 (1.24%) Qualys
8 11 (1.24%) Rapid7
8 11 (1.24%) ServiceNow
8 11 (1.24%) Thycotic
8 11 (1.24%) VMware
9 7 (0.79%) Charles River
9 7 (0.79%) Cisco
9 7 (0.79%) McAfee
10 6 (0.67%) Dell
11 5 (0.56%) Databricks
11 5 (0.56%) EMC
11 5 (0.56%) HP