Technical Manager Job Trends in the East Midlands

Technical Manager
England > East Midlands

The median Technical Manager salary in the East Midlands is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 September 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 100 134 147
Rank change year-on-year +34 +13 -31
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Manager 76 8 31
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 1.20% 0.35% 0.78%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.28% 0.37% 0.83%
Number of salaries quoted 63 6 16
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,875 -
25th Percentile £42,500 £48,063 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +27.78% -28.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,875 £55,000
90th Percentile - £66,250 -
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £57,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +0.88% -5.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
East Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East Midlands. 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 the East Midlands with a recognized job title 5,931 2,151 3,740
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.70% 93.44% 94.66%
Number of salaries quoted 3,832 1,243 2,115
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,750 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.35% -5.56% -14.29%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £73,750
England median annual salary £58,015 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.48% - -8.33%

Technical Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Technical Manager job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Technical Manager
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Technical Manager job vacancies in the East Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Technical Manager job vacancies in the East Midlands

Technical Manager
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Manager in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 8 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Technical Manager in the East Midlands

Technical Manager
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Manager within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 8 September 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
Northamptonshire - 28 £45,000 - 2
Leicestershire -19 25 £35,000 -41.67% 5
Nottinghamshire +1 11 £60,000 -14.29% 2
Lincolnshire -11 7 £50,000 -9.09% 2
Derbyshire -2 5 £60,000 +100.00% 2
Technical Manager
England

Technical Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands

For the 6 months to 8 September 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 East Midlands region featuring Technical Manager in the job title.

1 16 (21.05%) Business Development
2 7 (9.21%) Azure
2 7 (9.21%) Entra ID
2 7 (9.21%) Tech Ops
3 6 (7.89%) Microsoft
4 5 (6.58%) Active Directory
4 5 (6.58%) CRM
4 5 (6.58%) Cybersecurity
4 5 (6.58%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 5 (6.58%) Infrastructure Management
4 5 (6.58%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (6.58%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (6.58%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (6.58%) Performance Metrics
4 5 (6.58%) QA
4 5 (6.58%) SaaS
4 5 (6.58%) Software Engineering
4 5 (6.58%) Technology Strategy
4 5 (6.58%) VPN
4 5 (6.58%) Vulnerability Management
4 5 (6.58%) Zoho
5 3 (3.95%) Agile
5 3 (3.95%) B2B
5 3 (3.95%) B2B Sales
5 3 (3.95%) Lead Generation
5 3 (3.95%) Motion Control
5 3 (3.95%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (2.63%) Business Case
6 2 (2.63%) Critical Thinking
6 2 (2.63%) Customer-Centricity

Technical Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 5 (6.58%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (1.32%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.32%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (1.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (1.32%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 7 (9.21%) Azure
1 7 (9.21%) Entra ID
2 5 (6.58%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (6.58%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (6.58%) VPN
Development Applications
1 1 (1.32%) JIRA
General
1 38 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 3 (3.95%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (3.95%) Social Skills
3 2 (2.63%) Automotive
3 2 (2.63%) Retail
4 1 (1.32%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 15 (19.74%) FMCG
2 7 (9.21%) Onboarding
3 2 (2.63%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (2.63%) Product Ownership
4 1 (1.32%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (21.05%) Business Development
2 7 (9.21%) Tech Ops
3 5 (6.58%) CRM
3 5 (6.58%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (6.58%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 5 (6.58%) Infrastructure Management
3 5 (6.58%) Performance Metrics
3 5 (6.58%) Software Engineering
3 5 (6.58%) Technology Strategy
3 5 (6.58%) Vulnerability Management
4 3 (3.95%) Agile
4 3 (3.95%) B2B
4 3 (3.95%) B2B Sales
4 3 (3.95%) Lead Generation
4 3 (3.95%) Motion Control
4 3 (3.95%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (2.63%) Critical Thinking
5 2 (2.63%) Customer-Centricity
5 2 (2.63%) ITIL
5 2 (2.63%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 2 (2.63%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 1 (1.32%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.58%) QA
System Software
1 5 (6.58%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (6.58%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 6 (7.89%) Microsoft
2 5 (6.58%) Zoho