Technical Manager Contract Job Trends in Knutsford

Technical Manager
Cheshire > Knutsford

The median Technical Manager daily rate in Knutsford is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 51 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Manager 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Knutsford 1.17% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.26% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £510 - -
25th Percentile £511 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile £538 - -
Cheshire median daily rate £532 £590 £450
% change year-on-year -9.92% +31.11% -10.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Knutsford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Knutsford. 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 Knutsford with a recognized job title 238 139 76
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.97% 91.45% 88.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 234 115 55
10th Percentile £310 £323 £415
25th Percentile £358 £356 £480
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £430 £400 £500
Median % change year-on-year +7.38% -20.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £489 £538 £581
90th Percentile £578 £623 £586
Cheshire median daily rate £450 £487 £500
% change year-on-year -7.55% -2.65% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £85.00 -
Cheshire median hourly rate £23.50 £22.09 £28.31
% change year-on-year +6.38% -21.96% +48.97%

Technical Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Knutsford

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 Knutsford.

Technical Manager job vacancy trend in Knutsford

Technical Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Knutsford

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

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

Technical Manager Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Knutsford

For the 6 months to 13 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 Knutsford region featuring Technical Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Change Management
1 3 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 3 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 3 (100.00%) Culture Change
1 3 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 3 (100.00%) Snow
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (100.00%) Waterfall
1 3 (100.00%) Workday
2 2 (66.67%) PMI Certification
2 2 (66.67%) PMP
2 2 (66.67%) Project Management

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

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (100.00%) Power Platform
General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Banking
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Change Management
1 3 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 3 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 3 (100.00%) Culture Change
1 3 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (100.00%) Waterfall
2 2 (66.67%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) PMI Certification
1 2 (66.67%) PMP
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 3 (100.00%) Snow
1 3 (100.00%) Workday