Technical Manager
UK > Scotland
The median Technical Manager daily rate in Scotland is £534, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 August 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 6 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 110 | 101 | 146 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | +45 | +21 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Manager | 12 | 13 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.70% | 0.69% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.76% | 0.73% | 0.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £513 | £231 | £473 |
| 25th Percentile | £519 | - | £478 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £534 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.80% | - | -6.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £556 | £586 | £516 |
| 90th Percentile | £576 | £587 | £518 |
| UK median daily rate | £520 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.95% | - | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £65.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £65.00 | £52.50 | £68.45 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.81% | -23.30% | +11.04% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title | 1,583 | 1,772 | 2,509 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.82% | 93.96% | 95.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 895 | 1,092 | 1,674 |
| 10th Percentile | £242 | £193 | £230 |
| 25th Percentile | £362 | £340 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.78% | -5.26% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £540 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £650 | £625 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | -0.46% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 64 | 81 | 62 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.02 | £12.50 | £12.14 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.02 | £14.73 | £14.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.71 | £18.13 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.71% | +2.31% | -34.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £26.21 | £40.94 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.88 | £53.75 | £63.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.51% | +1.18% | +65.50% |
Technical Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Technical Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Technical Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Manager in Scotland.
Technical Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Manager in Scotland.
Technical Manager
Contract Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Manager within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 6 August 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 |
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| Edinburgh | +9 | 6 | - | - | 2 |
| Glasgow | -15 | 5 | £532 | +0.57% | 3 |
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Technical Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 6 August 2025, 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 Scotland region featuring Technical Manager in the job title.
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Technical Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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: