Technical Manager
UK
The median Technical Manager daily rate in the UK is £516, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 July 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 20 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 344 | 372 | 361 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +28 | -11 | -16 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Manager | 216 | 227 | 358 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.66% | 0.54% | 0.65% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.72% | 0.58% | 0.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 126 | 153 | 243 |
| 10th Percentile | £384 | £375 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £431 | £450 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £516 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.71% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £613 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £788 | £775 | £721 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £48.25 | £28.25 | £66.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £48.75 | £29.75 | £67.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £34.21 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +90.00% | -51.13% | +13.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £39.10 | £70.95 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.50 | £54.88 | £71.52 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £72.50 | £34.21 | £68.45 |
| % change year-on-year | +111.93% | -50.02% | +0.80% |
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 | 30,111 | 38,832 | 52,326 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.65% | 93.03% | 94.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,142 | 25,109 | 36,225 |
| 10th Percentile | £285 | £291 | £309 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.87% | -0.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £737 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £495 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.04% | -1.00% | +2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,431 | 2,509 | 1,567 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £13.25 | £14.54 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £17.80 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -37.13% | -6.98% | +67.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.00 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £74.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.94 | £39.55 |
| % change year-on-year | -38.57% | +3.51% | +88.33% |
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 20 July 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 20 July 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 20 July 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 | +34 | 187 | £513 | -2.38% | 445 |
| UK excluding London | +37 | 103 | £488 | -2.50% | 290 |
| London | +27 | 86 | £550 | -4.35% | 182 |
| Work from Home | -3 | 63 | £500 | -4.76% | 136 |
| North of England | -5 | 26 | £450 | -10.00% | 58 |
| South East | +29 | 19 | £494 | -12.22% | 111 |
| Midlands | +1 | 19 | £475 | -11.63% | 39 |
| North West | +7 | 15 | £450 | -6.98% | 27 |
| South West | +39 | 14 | £500 | +4.74% | 21 |
| East of England | +8 | 14 | £463 | -2.63% | 43 |
| West Midlands | +4 | 13 | £445 | -22.54% | 23 |
| Yorkshire | -3 | 11 | £525 | -9.48% | 26 |
| Scotland | -4 | 10 | £536 | +7.15% | 11 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 5 | £506 | +62.00% | 16 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| Wales | +5 | 1 | £575 | +15.00% | 7 |
Technical Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 July 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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