Senior Technical Manager Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Senior Technical Manager
Central London > City of London

The median Senior Technical Manager daily rate in the City of London is £735, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 January 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 124 - 130
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Technical Manager 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.053% - 0.042%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.057% - 0.044%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £728 - £285
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £735 - £290
75th Percentile £743 - £295
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median daily rate £735 - £290

All Contract IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the City of London with a recognized job title 1,767 1,748 2,274
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.19% 93.03% 94.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,222 1,070 1,634
10th Percentile £350 £356 £350
25th Percentile £431 £463 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £536 £575 £563
Median % change year-on-year -6.74% +2.22% -3.85%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £788
Central London median daily rate £540 £575 £551
% change year-on-year -6.09% +4.45% -4.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 8 19
10th Percentile £19.98 £13.18 £17.00
25th Percentile £24.37 £20.00 £19.42
Median hourly rate £37.25 £27.25 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year +36.70% +13.54% -17.24%
75th Percentile £43.86 £58.19 £43.38
90th Percentile £52.96 £112.00 £54.95
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £27.81
% change year-on-year -25.40% +25.85% +9.06%

Senior Technical Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior Technical Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Senior Technical Manager job vacancy trend in the City of London

Senior Technical Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Technical Manager job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Technical Manager job vacancies in the City of London

Senior Technical Manager Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 29 January 2026, Senior Technical Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region featuring Senior Technical Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) People Management
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Senior Technical Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) People Management
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO