Technical Manager Job Trends in Wales

Technical Manager
UK > Wales

The median Technical Manager salary in Wales is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 74 86
Rank change year-on-year +12 +12 +14
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Manager 10 2 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.96% 0.23% 0.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.09% 0.24% 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 10 1 4
10th Percentile £50,000 - £50,588
25th Percentile - - £55,031
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £75,000 £63,750
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +17.65% +21.43%
75th Percentile - - £68,750
90th Percentile £61,000 - -
UK median annual salary £58,750 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -2.08% +4.35% -14.81%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 921 832 930
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.73% 95.52% 96.57%
Number of salaries quoted 653 429 697
10th Percentile £26,000 £30,400 £29,800
25th Percentile £33,500 £35,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £49,000 £46,131
Median % change year-on-year -1.02% +6.22% -2.88%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £71,110
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Technical Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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 Wales.

Technical Manager job vacancy trend in Wales

Technical Manager
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for Technical Manager job vacancies in Wales.

Salary distribution trend for Technical Manager job vacancies in Wales

Technical Manager
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Manager in Wales over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Technical Manager in Wales

Technical Manager
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Manager within the Wales region over the 6 months to 13 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
West Wales - 6 £60,000 -
South Wales +5 4 £55,000 -26.67% 9
Technical Manager
UK

Technical Manager Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 13 January 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 Wales region featuring Technical Manager in the job title.

1 6 (60.00%) Business Development
2 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (20.00%) Screaming Frog
2 2 (20.00%) SEO
2 2 (20.00%) Shopify
2 2 (20.00%) WordPress
3 1 (10.00%) Azure
3 1 (10.00%) Critical Thinking
3 1 (10.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (10.00%) ITIL
3 1 (10.00%) Linux
3 1 (10.00%) Migration
3 1 (10.00%) PRINCE2
3 1 (10.00%) Problem Management
3 1 (10.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (10.00%) Project Governance
3 1 (10.00%) Project Management
3 1 (10.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (10.00%) Tech Ops
3 1 (10.00%) Unix
3 1 (10.00%) VMware
3 1 (10.00%) Windows

Technical Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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 2 (20.00%) WordPress
Business Applications
1 2 (20.00%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) Azure
General
1 1 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (10.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (10.00%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 1 (10.00%) Linux
1 1 (10.00%) Unix
1 1 (10.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (60.00%) Business Development
2 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (20.00%) SEO
3 1 (10.00%) Critical Thinking
3 1 (10.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (10.00%) ITIL
3 1 (10.00%) Migration
3 1 (10.00%) PRINCE2
3 1 (10.00%) Problem Management
3 1 (10.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (10.00%) Project Governance
3 1 (10.00%) Project Management
3 1 (10.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (10.00%) Tech Ops
Vendors
1 2 (20.00%) Screaming Frog
2 1 (10.00%) VMware