Do you want to be a Technical Manager? You are not alone…

Management has always been seen as an important part of career progression. Whether it’s leading a team of technologists, or managing a project, management certainly does have its challenges.

Some people want to be a manager from the start of their careers; as they may want greater responisibilty of managing teams, enjoy dealing with people, shaping and building high performing teams and thrive under the pressure that management brings.

However, management isn’t necessarily for everyone. With the additional responsibilities, there’s also an associated stress that comes with the extra work load and often longer hours. For some people, that extra pay just isn’t worth the stress.

So we wanted to know, just how important line management is to people in the technical world?

The answer was pretty clear. In short, for most techs it’s extremely important. Over 68% of the technologists that we had feedback from (over 500 individuals) have said that either now, or at some point in the future they want a managerial position.

When you compare this with the 12% that said they don’t mind either way, and the 20% percent that definitely do not want it, it becomes clear that management is extremely important for technologists!