Technical Manager Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh
Technical Manager
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Technical Manager daily rate in Edinburgh is £488, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 64 | 59 | 72 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +13 | +17 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Manager | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh | 0.88% | 0.82% | 0.63% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.94% | 0.90% | 0.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £465 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £469 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £506 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £510 | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £500 | £481 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.90% | -3.75% | +1.27% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Edinburgh
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title | 638 | 554 | 749 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 94.10% | 90.82% | 94.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 336 | 276 | 393 |
| 10th Percentile | £238 | £266 | £191 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £340 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £475 | £440 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.63% | +7.95% | -7.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £545 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £606 | £588 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £467 | £454 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.86% | +0.89% | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 24 | 11 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.81 | £30.00 | £13.51 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.14 | £42.12 | £16.37 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.33 | £60.00 | £18.38 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -67.78% | +226.53% | +3.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.50 | £73.75 | £23.96 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.53 | £75.00 | £51.92 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £18.38 | £20.80 | £18.13 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.64% | +14.70% | +2.31% |
Technical Manager Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Technical Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Technical Manager Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Technical Manager job vacancies in Edinburgh.
Technical Manager Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 22 October 2026, 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 Edinburgh region featuring Technical Manager in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 83.3% | 5 |
| 2 | Business Intelligence | 50.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Continuous Improvement | 50.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Data Integration | 50.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Data Migration | 50.0% | 3 |
| 2 | ERP | 50.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Microsoft | 50.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Migration | 50.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Power BI | 50.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Power Platform | 50.0% | 3 |
| 11 | AI | 33.3% | 2 |
| 11 | AWS | 33.3% | 2 |
| 11 | Cloud Security | 33.3% | 2 |
| 11 | Data Warehouse | 33.3% | 2 |
| 11 | Generative AI | 33.3% | 2 |
| 11 | Project Governance | 33.3% | 2 |
| 11 | Project Management | 33.3% | 2 |
| 18 | Agile | 16.7% | 1 |
| 18 | Change Control | 16.7% | 1 |
| 18 | Change Management | 16.7% | 1 |
| 18 | CRM | 16.7% | 1 |
| 18 | Customer-Centricity | 16.7% | 1 |
| 18 | Data Cleansing | 16.7% | 1 |
| 18 | Data Discovery | 16.7% | 1 |
| 18 | Data Pipeline | 16.7% | 1 |
| 18 | Data Protection | 16.7% | 1 |
| 18 | Matrix Organization | 16.7% | 1 |
| 18 | Problem-Solving | 16.7% | 1 |
| 18 | Programme Delivery | 16.7% | 1 |
| 18 | Roadmaps | 16.7% | 1 |
Technical Manager Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technical Project Manager | 83.3% | 5 |
| 2 | ERP Project Manager | 33.3% | 2 |
| 3 | Data Integration Manager | 16.7% | 1 |
| 3 | Integration Project Manager | 16.7% | 1 |
| 3 | Technical Product Manager | 16.7% | 1 |