Technical Manager
UK
The median Technical Manager daily rate in the UK is £540 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 362 | 381 | 335 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +19 | -46 | +33 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Manager | 231 | 371 | 698 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.54% | 0.63% | 0.79% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.58% | 0.66% | 0.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 159 | 245 | 464 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £402 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £463 | £484 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £540 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.86% | -4.55% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £718 | £709 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.50% | - | +1.27% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.25 | £65.50 | £33.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £29.25 | £66.25 | £41.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £34.21 | £67.50 | £50.38 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -49.32% | +34.00% | +83.18% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £68.75 | £67.65 |
| 90th Percentile | £43.53 | £69.50 | £70.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £34.21 | £65.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -47.37% | -7.14% | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 40,021 | 55,966 | 84,699 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.62% | 95.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,056 | 39,104 | 59,482 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,666 | 1,571 | 2,084 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.30 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.81 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +89.04% | +5.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.29 | £65.75 | £49.19 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.71 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.26 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.35% | +116.50% | +2.74% |
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
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Manager.
Technical Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Manager over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
Technical Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Manager.
Technical Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Technical Manager over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
Technical Manager
Top 14 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +5 | 204 | £546 | +4.05% | 345 |
| London | +10 | 112 | £575 | +4.55% | 84 |
| UK excluding London | +49 | 96 | £513 | +2.50% | 266 |
| Work from Home | +74 | 90 | £525 | +1.94% | 71 |
| North of England | +22 | 31 | £500 | - | 54 |
| South East | +15 | 24 | £525 | +5.00% | 73 |
| North West | +20 | 18 | £500 | - | 35 |
| East of England | +10 | 14 | £525 | -19.23% | 55 |
| Yorkshire | +17 | 13 | £506 | +12.50% | 15 |
| Scotland | +48 | 12 | £541 | +5.61% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +25 | 12 | £488 | -15.22% | 31 |
| Midlands | +23 | 12 | £488 | -7.14% | 49 |
| South West | +14 | 6 | £500 | -2.49% | 40 |
| Wales | +13 | 1 | £500 | -16.67% | 6 |
Technical Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, Technical Manager contract 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 contract 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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