Technical Manager Job Trends in Essex

Technical Manager
East of England > Essex

The median Technical Manager salary in Essex is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 56 41 47
Rank change year-on-year -15 +6 +29
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Manager 8 7 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Essex 1.07% 1.52% 1.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.24% 1.65% 1.28%
Number of salaries quoted 4 4 5
10th Percentile - - £59,000
25th Percentile - - £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +3.45% +11.54%
75th Percentile - - £73,750
90th Percentile - - £93,250
East of England median annual salary £57,500 £75,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -23.33% +36.36% -22.26%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Essex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title 646 423 392
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.60% 91.76% 94.69%
Number of salaries quoted 389 199 304
10th Percentile £26,650 £25,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £73,063
90th Percentile £75,180 £77,100 £84,625
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -

Technical Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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 Essex.

Technical Manager job vacancy trend in Essex

Technical Manager
Salary Trend in Essex

Salary distribution trend for Technical Manager job vacancies in Essex.

Salary distribution trend for Technical Manager job vacancies in Essex

Technical Manager
Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Manager within the Essex region over the 6 months to 30 December 2025. 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
Colchester - 3 £50,000 - 2
Waltham Abbey - 3 - - 1
Brentwood +1 1 - - 1
Saffron Walden - 1 £50,000 -
Technical Manager
East of England

Technical Manager Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, 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 Essex region featuring Technical Manager in the job title.

1 3 (37.50%) Kalman Filter
2 1 (12.50%) Degree
2 1 (12.50%) Project Management

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

General
1 3 (37.50%) Retail
2 1 (12.50%) Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (37.50%) Kalman Filter
2 1 (12.50%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) Degree