Technical Manager Job Trends in Dorset

Technical Manager
South West > Dorset

The median Technical Manager salary in Dorset is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 July 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 46 87
Rank change year-on-year -7 +41 -24
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Manager 2 7 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.28% 1.84% 0.72%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.29% 1.87% 0.76%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +26.32%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - £65,625
South West median annual salary £53,000 £53,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.40% +7.50% -16.04%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Dorset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title 679 374 1,187
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.70% 98.16% 94.96%
Number of salaries quoted 382 219 711
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £65,000
South West median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -4.76%

Technical Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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 Dorset.

Technical Manager job vacancy trend in Dorset

Technical Manager
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for Technical Manager job vacancies in Dorset.

Salary distribution trend for Technical Manager job vacancies in Dorset

Technical Manager
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Manager within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 15 July 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
Bournemouth - 1 - - 1
Poole - 1 £70,000 - 2
Technical Manager
South West

Technical Manager Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 15 July 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 Dorset region featuring Technical Manager in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (50.00%) Business Development
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
1 1 (50.00%) NonStop SQL
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (50.00%) Software Asset Management

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

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) NonStop SQL
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) CCTV
1 1 (50.00%) Mainframe
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (50.00%) Business Development
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (50.00%) Software Asset Management