Technical Manager Job Trends in Belfast

Technical Manager
County Antrim > Belfast

The median Technical Manager salary in Belfast is £35,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 - 50
Rank change year-on-year - - +20
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Manager 3 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Belfast 0.58% - 1.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.62% - 1.17%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £34,750 - £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,500 - £57,500
75th Percentile £36,250 - £63,750
90th Percentile - - -
County Antrim median annual salary £35,500 - £57,500

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Belfast

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Belfast. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Belfast with a recognized job title 486 156 429
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.00% 88.14% 94.70%
Number of salaries quoted 278 42 279
10th Percentile - £42,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £26,250 £50,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £60,000 £57,276
Median % change year-on-year -31.67% +4.76% +14.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,819 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,375 £90,000
County Antrim median annual salary £42,500 £58,750 £55,000
% change year-on-year -27.66% +6.82% +10.00%

Technical Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Technical Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Belfast.

Technical Manager job vacancy trend in Belfast

Technical Manager
Salary Trend in Belfast

Salary distribution trend for Technical Manager job vacancies in Belfast.

Salary distribution trend for Technical Manager job vacancies in Belfast

Technical Manager Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, Technical Manager 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 permanent job ads across the Belfast region featuring Technical Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 3 (100.00%) Service Management
2 2 (66.67%) Change Management
2 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) Incident Management
2 2 (66.67%) ITIL
2 2 (66.67%) ITIL Certification
2 2 (66.67%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) IT Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) ITSM
3 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Technology Roadmap

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

General
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 3 (100.00%) Service Management
2 2 (66.67%) Change Management
2 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) Incident Management
2 2 (66.67%) ITIL
2 2 (66.67%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) IT Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) ITSM
3 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Technology Roadmap
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) ITIL Certification