Technical Manager Job Trends in Cambridge

Technical Manager
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Technical Manager salary in Cambridge is £59,450 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 February 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 46 -
Rank change year-on-year -6 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Manager 1 6 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 0.17% 1.49% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 1.62% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £55,175 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,450 - -
75th Percentile £63,725 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £67,225 - £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -6.98%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cambridge

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 518 371 821
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.77% 92.29% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 365 185 612
10th Percentile £34,750 £30,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £41,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.27% - -
75th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £81,750 £92,500
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £59,450 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +8.09% - +1.85%

Technical Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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 Cambridge.

Technical Manager job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Technical Manager
Salary Trend in Cambridge

Salary distribution trend for Technical Manager job vacancies in Cambridge.

Salary distribution trend for Technical Manager job vacancies in Cambridge

Technical Manager Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 28 February 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 Cambridge region featuring Technical Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Big Data
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Data Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SAS
1 1 (100.00%) Server Management
1 1 (100.00%) Serverless
1 1 (100.00%) Storage Management

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) SAS
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Serverless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Big Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Data Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Server Management
1 1 (100.00%) Storage Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality