There is a small fleet of British managers young and old who are making a big difference at their current clubs.
Management has changed a lot over the past 20 years, but among the UK managerial talents there are both wily veterans who have managed to stayed current, and younger bosses who are looking to rise up the ranks.
Here's our countdown of the top 10 such managers currently plying their trade. We're looking here at managers who are from the United Kingdom and, crucially, are currently in work - so no Gareth Southgate or Sean Dyche just at the moment...
10. Rob Edwards
The former Welsh international made his name at Forest Green Rovers, who he led to the League Two title in 2022 before being daft enough to take the poisoned chalice that is the Watford job.
Naturally, that was short-lived - but a short hop over to Luton Town was much more successful, with Edwards taking over from Nathan Jones and quickly taking them into the Premier League via the play-offs.
Edwards was on course to lead Middlesbrough up automatically this season, too, but his dream gig with Wolves - who he represented as a player - was too good to resist. Survival already looked unlikely when he was appointed, but they might just have the right man to lead their promotion push from the Championship next season.
9. Martin O'Neill
Six years on from his previous job at Nottingham Forest, Martin O'Neill returned to a Celtic side in massive trouble for a brief caretaker stint in October and delivered seven wins from eight games.
Wilfried Nancy's permanent appointment proved to be anything but as he lasted just a month and a day before Celtic decided enough was enough after six defeats from eight, and promptly picked up the phone to O'Neill again.
Sure enough, results have improved again, and Celtic actually still have a shot of making something out of what has been a thoroughly miserable season so far.
8. Phil Parkinson
Wrexham's rise is so well-documented it barely needs re-capping, and cynics would point out just how well bankrolled they have been to go from non-league to being in contention for a place in the Premier League.
But there have been plenty of clubs with bags of cash who have ended up going nowhere very fast, and underpinning Wrexham's success is manager Phil Parkinson.
The former Bradford and Bolton boss has brought plenty of experience and sensible decision-making to go alongside the more glamorous elements of Wrexham's success - and that's no bad thing at all.
7. Kieran McKenna
Another manager who took his club to a meteoric (and well-funded) rise, Kieran McKenna took over an Ipswich side having a very frustrating time of it in League One and led them to back-to-back promotions into the Premier League.
The Tractor Boys were never particularly expected to stay up, of course, but they at least put up a bit of a fight before dropping back into the Championship, and the club rightly kept faith with their manager throughout.
After a difficult start to the season, Ipswich are firmly in the automatic promotion race again. The question hanging over McKenna now is just how long he stays at Portman Road amid constant links to bigger clubs whenever a Premier League job becomes available.
6. David Moyes
Now one of the Premier League's elder statesmen, David Moyes has been on quite a journey over the past 24 years. The Scot began his first spell at Everton in 2002 and turned them into a generally reliable top-half side to earn himself the Manchester United job. That...did not go so well, and nor did his spells at Real Sociedad or Sunderland.
But a great escape in a brief spell at West Ham helped restore a bit of his reputation, and his second stint at the London Stadium saw him deliver another escape, two top-seven finishes, and the Conference League trophy.
Moyes enjoyed a wonderful start to life back at Everton last season as Sean Dyche's replacement, and he now has them back in the top half after years of pain. He may not be the most glamorous, but at this point Moyes has little left to prove.
5. Michael Carrick
Michael Carrick's appointment as interim gaffer following Ruben Amorim's dismissal was broadly met with cautious optimism that he might at least steady the ship - but nobody expected the impact he would have so quickly.
There was an argument, after all, that Carrick had underperformed at Middlesbrough having failed to get them promoted in his nearly three years in charge.
But just look at how Manchester United have soared under his command. Far from just ending the embarrassment, Carrick has given them a genuine shot at attaining a top four finish. Is the permanent job now his to lose?
4. Derek McInnes
Derek McInnes already has promotions in his back pocket at St Johnstone and Kilmarnock, as well as having taken Aberdeen to four cup finals, including winning the League Cup in 2014. His exploits at Aberdeen and Kilmarnock have earned him two Scottish Football Writers' Association manager of the year awards.
But all of that would be knocked into a cocked hat if his Hearts side are able to get their push for the Scottish Premiership title over the line.
Scottish football has operated under a Glaswegian duopoly for over 40 years - but Derek McInnes' Hearts have had the best stab at breaking up that hegemony that anyone has had for decades. They still need to see it out, but even having got this far is a considerable achievement.
3. Frank Lampard
Frank Lampard had an agonising time of it at Derby County, where he lost a play-off final to Aston Villa in 2019 at the end of his only season in charge before departing for Chelsea.
But by the time Lampard rolled up at Coventry, his reputation had been damaged by his unsuccessful spells at Stamford Bridge and Goodison Park. Just to make it worse, he was replacing Mark Robins, who had taken the Sky Blues from League Two to Championship play-off finalists.
But it all looks to be working out for Lampard, who led Coventry to fifth place last season and now has them top of the league and surely bound for the Premier League after a 25-year absence.
2. Liam Rosenior
It's been a circuitous route into the Premier League for Liam Rosenior. After starting out as a youth coach at Brighton, he made the move to troubled Derby, where he had a very respectable caretaker spell that put him on the map as a manager.
A season and a half at Hull saw the Tigers go from near-certain relegation fodder to staying up comfortably, then narrowly missing out on the play-offs the following season, and their decision to sack him was widely unpopular.
But he made a strong audition for the Chelsea job by leading their sister club Strasbourg up the Ligue 1 table, finally graduating to the job that he always seemed to be lined up for in January. Time will tell how it goes for him there, but eight wins from his first 12 games is not a bad first impression.
1. Eddie Howe
It's hard to look past Eddie Howe at the top of this list - particularly after he ended Newcastle's long, long, long wait for a trophy by delivering the League Cup in 2025.
Finding consistency from one season to the next remains an issue for Howe, particularly when he has to balance European football with his Premier League commitments.
But ask any Geordie and they'll tell you they have no doubt that the blame for those issues should lie elsewhere. That's what silverware and two Champions League qualifications will do.
