Technical Manager Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

Technical Manager
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Technical Manager daily rate in Glasgow is £581, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 74 69 77
Rank change year-on-year -5 +8 +6
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Manager 4 3 3
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 0.55% 0.40% 0.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.58% 0.44% 0.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 2
10th Percentile £466 - £466
25th Percentile £509 - £472
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £581 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year +16.20% +2.56% -39.06%
75th Percentile £585 - £497
90th Percentile £587 - £499
Scotland median daily rate £513 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +2.50% -2.44% +14.53%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 689 677 841
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.00% 90.15% 96.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 428 450 571
10th Percentile £244 £258 £325
25th Percentile £368 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £444 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.35% -11.20% +5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £625
90th Percentile £625 £650 £700
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £488
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +2.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 17 16
10th Percentile £21.06 £11.78 £12.13
25th Percentile £22.39 £16.75 £14.63
Median hourly rate £26.21 £19.59 £17.61
Median % change year-on-year +33.79% +11.24% +17.40%
75th Percentile £37.70 £24.18 £19.50
90th Percentile £53.75 £37.70 £41.00
Scotland median hourly rate £24.09 £22.55 £20.00
% change year-on-year +6.85% +12.73% +12.87%

Technical Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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 Glasgow.

Technical Manager job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Technical Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Technical Manager job vacancies in Glasgow.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Technical Manager job vacancies in Glasgow

Technical Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Technical Manager job vacancies in Glasgow.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Technical Manager job vacancies in Glasgow

Technical Manager Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, 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 Glasgow region featuring Technical Manager in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) ServiceNow
2 2 (50.00%) Agile
2 2 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 2 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (50.00%) Data Migration
2 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (50.00%) Degree
2 2 (50.00%) ITSM
2 2 (50.00%) Kanban
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (50.00%) Migration
2 2 (50.00%) PMI Certification
2 2 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (50.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 2 (50.00%) Scrum
3 1 (25.00%) Asset Management
3 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
3 1 (25.00%) Software Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Software Engineering
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Technical Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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:

Applications
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Banking
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) PMI
2 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Agile
1 2 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (50.00%) Data Migration
1 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (50.00%) ITSM
1 2 (50.00%) Kanban
1 2 (50.00%) Migration
1 2 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (50.00%) Project Management
1 2 (50.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
1 2 (50.00%) Scrum
2 1 (25.00%) Asset Management
2 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (25.00%) Software Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
1 2 (50.00%) PMI Certification
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) ServiceNow
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft