Technology Manager Job Trends

Technology Manager
UK

The median Technology Manager salary in the UK is £65,000 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 621 683 679
Rank change year-on-year +62 -4 +319
Permanent jobs requiring a Technology Manager 30 28 34
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.051% 0.051% 0.066%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.056% 0.054% 0.070%
Number of salaries quoted 21 23 32
10th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 -
25th Percentile £51,250 £65,625 £45,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £75,000 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% +61.29% -38.00%
75th Percentile - £85,000 £59,375
90th Percentile £68,750 £86,250 £94,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £70,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.71% +40.00% -3.05%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 53,514 51,440 48,883
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.46% 93.14% 95.23%
Number of salaries quoted 32,905 27,168 37,760
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,200 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,956 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Technology Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Technology Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Technology Manager
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Technology Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Technology Manager job vacancies in the UK

Technology Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technology Manager over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Technology Manager in the UK

Technology Manager
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technology Manager within the UK 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
England +79 28 £65,000 -13.33% 20
UK excluding London +73 15 £62,500 -10.71% 14
London +21 12 £65,000 -13.33% 8
South East +33 8 £50,000 -29.82% 5
Midlands +26 6 £65,000 +52.94% 1
West Midlands +22 5 £65,000 +52.94%
Work from Home +61 1 - - 3
South West - 1 £60,000 -
East Midlands - 1 - - 1

Technology Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, Technology 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 featuring Technology Manager in the job title.

1 8 (26.67%) Power Platform
2 7 (23.33%) Analytics
3 6 (20.00%) AI
3 6 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
4 5 (16.67%) Alteryx
4 5 (16.67%) Data Analytics
4 5 (16.67%) Degree
4 5 (16.67%) People Management
4 5 (16.67%) Power BI
4 5 (16.67%) Python
4 5 (16.67%) Roadmaps
4 5 (16.67%) SQL
5 4 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (13.33%) Mentoring
5 4 (13.33%) Microsoft
5 4 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (13.33%) Workflow
6 3 (10.00%) Anti-Money Laundering
6 3 (10.00%) Big Data
6 3 (10.00%) Cellebrite
6 3 (10.00%) Digital Forensics
6 3 (10.00%) Dropbox
6 3 (10.00%) E-Discovery
6 3 (10.00%) EDRMS
6 3 (10.00%) Electronic Discovery Reference Model
6 3 (10.00%) EnCase
6 3 (10.00%) Fintech
6 3 (10.00%) Forensic Accounting
6 3 (10.00%) FTK
6 3 (10.00%) Information Security

Technology Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 3 (10.00%) SAS
2 1 (3.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (10.00%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 2 (6.67%) Payment Gateway
2 1 (3.33%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 8 (26.67%) Power Platform
2 3 (10.00%) Dropbox
2 3 (10.00%) Power Automate
2 3 (10.00%) PowerApps
3 1 (3.33%) Azure
3 1 (3.33%) Entra ID
3 1 (3.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.33%) DHCP
1 1 (3.33%) DNS
1 1 (3.33%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (16.67%) Power BI
2 3 (10.00%) Big Data
2 3 (10.00%) EDRMS
General
1 10 (33.33%) Finance
2 8 (26.67%) Social Skills
3 6 (20.00%) Legal
4 5 (16.67%) Telecoms
5 3 (10.00%) Law
6 2 (6.67%) Electronics
6 2 (6.67%) Manufacturing
6 2 (6.67%) Marketing
6 2 (6.67%) Public Sector
7 1 (3.33%) Banking
7 1 (3.33%) Games
7 1 (3.33%) Italian Language
7 1 (3.33%) Japanese Language
7 1 (3.33%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (10.00%) Cybercrime
2 2 (6.67%) Mobile App
3 1 (3.33%) Algorithms
3 1 (3.33%) CCTV
3 1 (3.33%) Cloud Native
3 1 (3.33%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (23.33%) Analytics
2 6 (20.00%) AI
2 6 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
3 5 (16.67%) Data Analytics
3 5 (16.67%) People Management
3 5 (16.67%) Roadmaps
4 4 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (13.33%) Mentoring
4 4 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (13.33%) Workflow
5 3 (10.00%) Anti-Money Laundering
5 3 (10.00%) Digital Forensics
5 3 (10.00%) E-Discovery
5 3 (10.00%) Electronic Discovery Reference Model
5 3 (10.00%) Fintech
5 3 (10.00%) Forensic Accounting
5 3 (10.00%) Information Security
5 3 (10.00%) SDLC
5 3 (10.00%) Strategic Roadmap
5 3 (10.00%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 5 (16.67%) Python
1 5 (16.67%) SQL
2 1 (3.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (16.67%) Degree
2 1 (3.33%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.33%) GDPR
1 1 (3.33%) ISO 9001
1 1 (3.33%) QA
System Software
1 1 (3.33%) Active Directory
1 1 (3.33%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (3.33%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 3 (10.00%) EnCase
1 3 (10.00%) FTK
Vendors
1 5 (16.67%) Alteryx
2 4 (13.33%) Microsoft
3 3 (10.00%) Cellebrite
4 2 (6.67%) Cvent
4 2 (6.67%) SAP
5 1 (3.33%) PeopleSoft
5 1 (3.33%) VMware