Technical Manager Jobs in Bristol

Technical Manager
South West > Bristol

The median Technical Manager salary in Bristol is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 99 158 164
Rank change year-on-year +59 +6 +18
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Manager 8 6 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 0.64% 0.19% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.68% 0.20% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 1 6 4
10th Percentile - £55,000 £52,795
25th Percentile £72,500 £55,313 £55,113
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £68,750 £56,400
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +21.90% -19.43%
75th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £57,925
90th Percentile - £89,375 £60,670
South West median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.00% -4.76% -12.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 1,183 3,042 2,396
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.10% 97.16% 92.58%
Number of salaries quoted 803 2,283 1,496
10th Percentile £32,600 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £47,231 £42,519 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,443 £57,500 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.10% -0.86% +9.20%
75th Percentile £71,250 £70,250 £74,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £87,460
South West median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Technical Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings that featured Technical Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Technical Manager in Bristol

Technical Manager
Salary Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Manager in Bristol.

Salary trend for Technical Manager in Bristol

Technical Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 17 May 2025, Technical Manager 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 permanent job ads across the Bristol region featuring Technical Manager in the job title.

1 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 4 (50.00%) NVQ Level 3
2 4 (50.00%) NVQ Level 4
2 4 (50.00%) Service Management
2 4 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 4 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 4 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 4 (50.00%) Coaching
2 4 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (25.00%) Data Management
3 2 (25.00%) Project Management
4 1 (12.50%) Business Strategy
4 1 (12.50%) Roadmaps
4 1 (12.50%) Cryptography
4 1 (12.50%) Artificial Intelligence
4 1 (12.50%) Software Engineering
4 1 (12.50%) Agile
4 1 (12.50%) Banking
4 1 (12.50%) Programme Management
4 1 (12.50%) PMP
4 1 (12.50%) Firmware
4 1 (12.50%) NetIQ
4 1 (12.50%) Finance
4 1 (12.50%) Legal
4 1 (12.50%) Requirements Management
4 1 (12.50%) Marketing
4 1 (12.50%) Project Planning
4 1 (12.50%) QA
4 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity

Technical Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) Entra ID
General
1 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 4 (50.00%) Manufacturing
3 1 (12.50%) Banking
3 1 (12.50%) Finance
3 1 (12.50%) Legal
3 1 (12.50%) Marketing
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Coaching
1 4 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (50.00%) Process Improvement
1 4 (50.00%) Service Delivery
1 4 (50.00%) Service Management
2 2 (25.00%) Data Management
2 2 (25.00%) Project Management
3 1 (12.50%) Agile
3 1 (12.50%) Artificial Intelligence
3 1 (12.50%) Business Strategy
3 1 (12.50%) Commercial Awareness
3 1 (12.50%) Cryptography
3 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (12.50%) Identity Access Management
3 1 (12.50%) Product Roadmap
3 1 (12.50%) Programme Management
3 1 (12.50%) Project Planning
3 1 (12.50%) Requirements Management
3 1 (12.50%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 4 (50.00%) NVQ Level 3
1 4 (50.00%) NVQ Level 4
2 1 (12.50%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) QA
System Software
1 1 (12.50%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (12.50%) PingFederate
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) ForgeRock
1 1 (12.50%) NetIQ
1 1 (12.50%) Okta
1 1 (12.50%) Ping Identity