Category Manager Jobs in the UK excluding London

Category Manager
UK > UK excluding London

The median Category Manager salary in the UK excluding London is £40,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 677 598 826
Rank change year-on-year -79 +228 -145
Permanent jobs requiring a Category Manager 94 165 23
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.13% 0.27% 0.032%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.30% 0.034%
Number of salaries quoted 50 2 13
10th Percentile - - £46,950
25th Percentile - - £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -12.28% +34.12%
75th Percentile £45,000 - £58,000
90th Percentile £57,625 - -
UK median annual salary £50,975 £50,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year +1.95% -12.28% +34.12%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 excluding London with a recognized job title 66,718 54,726 68,124
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.79% 89.24% 95.80%
Number of salaries quoted 47,226 31,089 43,036
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Category Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Category Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Category Manager in the UK excluding London

Category Manager
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Category Manager in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Category Manager in the UK excluding London

Category Manager
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Category Manager in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Category Manager in the UK excluding London

Category Manager
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Category Manager within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 5 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +50 26 £55,000 - 4
Midlands - 23 £45,000 - 7
North of England -93 17 £40,000 -20.00% 3
East of England - 12 £57,500 - 3
East Midlands - 12 £45,000 - 2
North West +22 11 £40,000 - 3
West Midlands - 11 £40,000 - 5
Yorkshire -53 6 £40,000 -
South West - 5 £40,000 - 4
Scotland - 4 £40,000 - 1
Northern Ireland - 4 £40,000 - 1
Wales - 3 £40,000 -
Category Manager
UK

Category Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, Category 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 across the UK excluding London region featuring Category Manager in the job title.

1 41 (43.62%) Public Sector
2 28 (29.79%) Social Skills
3 20 (21.28%) Finance
4 16 (17.02%) Legal
5 15 (15.96%) Contract Management
6 14 (14.89%) Information Security
6 14 (14.89%) Cost Reduction
7 13 (13.83%) Stakeholder Management
8 12 (12.77%) Contract Negotiation
9 11 (11.70%) Analytical Skills
10 10 (10.64%) Strategic Thinking
10 10 (10.64%) Marketing
11 9 (9.57%) Retail
11 9 (9.57%) Change Management
11 9 (9.57%) Telecoms
11 9 (9.57%) Demand Management
11 9 (9.57%) SC Cleared
11 9 (9.57%) Security Cleared
12 8 (8.51%) Supplier Relationship Management
12 8 (8.51%) Problem-Solving
12 8 (8.51%) Indirect Procurement
12 8 (8.51%) Logistics
12 8 (8.51%) Risk Register
12 8 (8.51%) Cost Optimisation
13 7 (7.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 7 (7.45%) Supplier Management
13 7 (7.45%) Facilities Management
13 7 (7.45%) Business Continuity
13 7 (7.45%) ISO 14000
13 7 (7.45%) Benchmarking

Category Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

General
1 41 (43.62%) Public Sector
2 28 (29.79%) Social Skills
3 20 (21.28%) Finance
4 16 (17.02%) Legal
5 11 (11.70%) Analytical Skills
6 10 (10.64%) Marketing
7 9 (9.57%) Retail
7 9 (9.57%) Telecoms
8 7 (7.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (3.19%) Games
9 3 (3.19%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (1.06%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (5.32%) Onboarding
2 2 (2.13%) FMCG
2 2 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (1.06%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (15.96%) Contract Management
2 14 (14.89%) Cost Reduction
2 14 (14.89%) Information Security
3 13 (13.83%) Stakeholder Management
4 12 (12.77%) Contract Negotiation
5 10 (10.64%) Strategic Thinking
6 9 (9.57%) Change Management
6 9 (9.57%) Demand Management
7 8 (8.51%) Cost Optimisation
7 8 (8.51%) Indirect Procurement
7 8 (8.51%) Logistics
7 8 (8.51%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (8.51%) Risk Register
7 8 (8.51%) Supplier Relationship Management
8 7 (7.45%) Benchmarking
8 7 (7.45%) Business Continuity
8 7 (7.45%) Data Protection
8 7 (7.45%) Energy Management
8 7 (7.45%) Facilities Management
8 7 (7.45%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 9 (9.57%) SC Cleared
1 9 (9.57%) Security Cleared
2 4 (4.26%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (7.45%) ISO 14000
System Software
1 1 (1.06%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (3.19%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 1 (1.06%) IBM
1 1 (1.06%) Microsoft
1 1 (1.06%) Veeam
1 1 (1.06%) VMware