Category Manager
UK
The median Category Manager salary in the UK is £47,949 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 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 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 753 | 817 | 1137 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +64 | +320 | -272 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Category Manager | 141 | 173 | 59 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.14% | 0.16% | 0.038% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.15% | 0.18% | 0.040% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 94 | 5 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £34,550 | £50,275 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £39,500 | £52,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,949 | £50,000 | £57,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.10% | -12.28% | +34.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,000 | - | £62,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,750 | £53,000 | £71,050 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £50,000 | £57,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.00% | -12.28% | +34.12% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 92,894 | 96,310 | 147,847 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.58% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,756 | 60,420 | 85,018 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,923 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.80% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Category Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Category Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Category Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Category Manager.
Category Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Category Manager over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
Category Manager
Top 16 Job Locations
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 over the 6 months to 25 April 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 |
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| England | +44 | 106 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 31 |
| UK excluding London | -61 | 97 | £40,000 | -20.00% | 21 |
| Work from Home | +7 | 73 | £40,000 | -20.00% | 16 |
| South East | +42 | 26 | £55,000 | +25.71% | 6 |
| Midlands | - | 26 | £45,000 | - | 4 |
| London | +144 | 20 | £72,500 | - | 11 |
| North of England | -100 | 17 | £40,000 | -20.00% | 2 |
| East Midlands | - | 16 | £45,000 | - | 1 |
| East of England | +39 | 12 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 2 |
| North West | +21 | 11 | £40,000 | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | - | 10 | £40,000 | - | 3 |
| Yorkshire | -52 | 6 | £40,000 | - | |
| South West | - | 5 | £40,000 | - | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | £40,000 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | - | 4 | £40,000 | - | 1 |
| Wales | - | 3 | £40,000 | - |
Category Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 25 April 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 featuring Category Manager in the job title.
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Category 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: