IT Technical Manager Contracts in Dorset

IT Technical Manager
South West > Dorset

The median IT Technical Manager daily rate in Dorset is £535, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Technical Manager 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Dorset 2.04% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.11% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £511 - -
25th Percentile £517 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 - -
75th Percentile £554 - -
90th Percentile £561 - -
South West median daily rate £535 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Dorset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title 95 177 219
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.94% 97.25% 93.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 65 112 131
10th Percentile £191 £175 £200
25th Percentile £306 £175 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £455 £475
Median % change year-on-year +4.40% -4.21% -
75th Percentile £550 £630 £594
90th Percentile £575 £730 £675
South West median daily rate £500 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 39 51
10th Percentile £14.70 £11.87 £13.25
25th Percentile £15.25 £13.69 £17.38
Median hourly rate £15.50 £15.62 £53.67
Median % change year-on-year -0.77% -70.89% +0.34%
75th Percentile £23.34 £47.83 £59.54
90th Percentile £67.50 £58.50 £68.56
South West median hourly rate £36.00 £55.00 £63.00
% change year-on-year -34.55% -12.70% +34.04%

IT Technical Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Job postings that featured IT Technical Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Job vacancy trend for IT Technical Manager in Dorset

IT Technical Manager
Contract Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Technical Manager within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 17 June 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Blandford Forum - 2 £535 - 1
IT Technical Manager
South West

IT Technical Manager Skill Set
Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 17 June 2025, IT Technical Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Dorset region featuring IT Technical Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Service Design
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
2 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared

IT Technical Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
1 2 (100.00%) Service Design
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared