Technical Manager Job Trends in Cheshire

Technical Manager
North West > Cheshire

The median Technical Manager salary in Cheshire is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 March 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 53 68
Rank change year-on-year -20 +15 +18
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Manager 7 1 20
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire 0.44% 0.22% 1.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.53% 0.27% 1.67%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 16
10th Percentile - - £50,000
25th Percentile - - £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - £66,250
Median % change year-on-year - - -17.19%
75th Percentile - - £90,313
90th Percentile - - £106,250
North West median annual salary £42,500 £68,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year -38.18% +37.50% -28.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cheshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title 1,318 377 1,201
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 83.68% 81.78% 96.54%
Number of salaries quoted 696 247 912
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,800 £24,807
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £31,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - -
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,750 £60,843
90th Percentile £74,375 £77,200 £76,225
North West median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% -8.90%

Technical Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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 Cheshire.

Technical Manager job vacancy trend in Cheshire

Technical Manager
Salary Trend in Cheshire

Salary distribution trend for Technical Manager job vacancies in Cheshire.

Salary distribution trend for Technical Manager job vacancies in Cheshire

Technical Manager
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Manager within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 11 March 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Winsford - 2 - -
Crewe -11 1 £75,000 -
Technical Manager
North West

Technical Manager Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 11 March 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 Cheshire region featuring Technical Manager in the job title.

1 4 (57.14%) QA
1 4 (57.14%) QMS
1 4 (57.14%) Quality Management
2 2 (28.57%) Internal Audit
3 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
3 1 (14.29%) Roadmaps
3 1 (14.29%) SAP

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

Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) QMS
1 4 (57.14%) Quality Management
2 2 (28.57%) Internal Audit
3 1 (14.29%) Roadmaps
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (57.14%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
1 1 (14.29%) SAP