Technical Manager
UK
The median Technical Manager salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 381 | 389 | 570 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +181 | -56 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Manager | 364 | 665 | 456 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.67% | 0.67% | 0.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.74% | 0.71% | 0.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 116 | 535 | 354 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £41,250 | £46,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £47,500 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -15.38% | -4.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £67,500 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,250 | £80,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -16.67% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 49,511 | 93,886 | 92,389 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.48% | 94.63% | 91.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,626 | 67,255 | 58,266 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,443 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.41% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Technical Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Manager.
Technical Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Manager over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.
Technical Manager
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 11 May 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 |
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| England | -23 | 342 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 379 |
| UK excluding London | +45 | 281 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 194 |
| North of England | +87 | 170 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 31 |
| Yorkshire | +137 | 144 | £65,000 | +26.83% | 12 |
| London | +18 | 64 | £67,500 | -3.57% | 220 |
| South East | +37 | 62 | £55,000 | +2.80% | 87 |
| Work from Home | +67 | 60 | £62,500 | +8.70% | 203 |
| North West | -50 | 24 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 19 |
| Midlands | -13 | 18 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 25 |
| South West | +56 | 16 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 17 |
| East of England | +5 | 12 | £32,500 | -35.00% | 31 |
| West Midlands | +3 | 11 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 17 |
| East Midlands | +22 | 6 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 8 |
| Scotland | +116 | 3 | £95,000 | +111.11% | 6 |
| North East | +45 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Wales | +36 | 1 | £71,500 | +18.67% | 2 |
| Isle of Man | +12 | 1 | £54,000 | - |
Technical Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 May 2025, Technical Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Technical Manager in the job title.
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Technical Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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