Technical Manager
UK
The median Technical Manager daily rate in the UK is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 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 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 342 | 369 | 378 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +27 | +9 | -35 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Manager | 183 | 240 | 373 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.63% | 0.55% | 0.62% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.68% | 0.59% | 0.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 101 | 163 | 243 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £356 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £450 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £798 | £721 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £514 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.68% | +2.75% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £57.65 | £28.25 | £65.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.00 | £29.25 | £66.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £34.21 | £67.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +104.62% | -49.32% | +31.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | - | £68.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.08 | £43.53 | £69.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £73.23 | £34.21 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +114.05% | -47.37% | -7.14% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
Technical Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Manager.
Technical Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Manager over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Technical Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Manager.
Technical Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Technical Manager over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Technical Manager
Top 16 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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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| England | +10 | 156 | £525 | - | 280 |
| UK excluding London | +47 | 90 | £500 | -2.68% | 135 |
| London | -8 | 75 | £575 | - | 156 |
| Work from Home | +14 | 58 | £500 | -4.76% | 106 |
| North of England | +25 | 29 | £450 | -10.00% | 30 |
| South East | +33 | 16 | £488 | -7.14% | 42 |
| North West | +6 | 15 | £506 | +1.25% | 20 |
| Yorkshire | +16 | 13 | £450 | -23.40% | 10 |
| Midlands | +25 | 12 | £475 | - | 24 |
| Scotland | +10 | 12 | £562 | +3.74% | 9 |
| East of England | +30 | 11 | £550 | +4.76% | 18 |
| South West | +47 | 8 | £494 | -1.25% | 9 |
| West Midlands | +11 | 6 | £441 | -7.19% | 14 |
| East Midlands | - | 5 | £519 | - | 10 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £625 | - | 1 |
| Wales | +5 | 1 | £575 | +15.00% | 4 |
Technical Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 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 featuring Technical Manager in the job title.
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Technical Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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