Technical Services Manager Job Trends in the South East

Technical Service Manager
England > South East

The median Technical Service Manager salary in the South East is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 255 - 263
Rank change year-on-year - - +157
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Services Manager 20 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.19% - 0.077%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% - 0.082%
Number of salaries quoted 14 0 6
10th Percentile £50,000 - -
25th Percentile £55,313 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -11.11%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £65,000 - £61,875
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,000 £61,250
% change year-on-year +5.26% -6.94% -9.26%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 9,501 8,467 7,340
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.69% 91.58% 94.58%
Number of salaries quoted 5,887 4,565 5,336
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,500 £29,618
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,750 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £56,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% +6.67% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Technical Services Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Technical Services Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Technical Services Manager job vacancy trend in the South East

Technical Services Manager
Salary Trend in the South East

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

Salary distribution trend for Technical Services Manager job vacancies in the South East

Technical Services Manager
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Services Manager in the South East over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Technical Services Manager in the South East

Technical Services Manager
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Services Manager within the South East region over the 6 months to 1 January 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
Surrey - 18 £60,000 - 1
Thames Valley - 1 £75,000 -
Berkshire - 1 £75,000 -
Hampshire - 1 £50,000 -
Technical Services Manager
England

Technical Services Manager Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, Technical Services 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 South East region featuring Technical Services Manager in the job title.

1 13 (65.00%) DV Cleared
1 13 (65.00%) Security Cleared
1 13 (65.00%) Service Delivery
2 7 (35.00%) ITIL
2 7 (35.00%) Logistics
2 7 (35.00%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (30.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (25.00%) Project Management
5 3 (15.00%) Project Delivery
6 2 (10.00%) Microsoft Office
6 2 (10.00%) SC Cleared
7 1 (5.00%) Case Management
7 1 (5.00%) Microsoft
7 1 (5.00%) Process Improvement
7 1 (5.00%) Risk Register
7 1 (5.00%) Service Management
7 1 (5.00%) Stakeholder Management
7 1 (5.00%) Tech Ops
7 1 (5.00%) Wireless

Technical Services Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 2 (10.00%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.00%) Wireless
General
1 7 (35.00%) Organisational Skills
2 6 (30.00%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (5.00%) Military
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (65.00%) Service Delivery
2 7 (35.00%) ITIL
2 7 (35.00%) Logistics
2 7 (35.00%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (30.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (25.00%) Project Management
5 3 (15.00%) Project Delivery
6 1 (5.00%) Case Management
6 1 (5.00%) Process Improvement
6 1 (5.00%) Risk Register
6 1 (5.00%) Service Management
6 1 (5.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (5.00%) Tech Ops
Qualifications
1 13 (65.00%) DV Cleared
1 13 (65.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (10.00%) SC Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (5.00%) Microsoft