Category Manager Contract Job Trends in Fareham

Category Manager
Hampshire > Fareham

The median Category Manager daily rate in Fareham is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
4 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Category Manager 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Fareham 3.70% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 4.35% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £588 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £525 £675 £675
% change year-on-year -22.22% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Fareham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Fareham. 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 Fareham with a recognized job title 46 15 21
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.19% 93.75% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 9 3
10th Percentile £363 £421 £280
25th Percentile £381 £438 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £450 £600
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% -25.00% +14.29%
75th Percentile £597 £544 £644
90th Percentile £675 £640 £648
Hampshire median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 2 4
10th Percentile £15.41 £16.77 -
25th Percentile £16.17 £19.04 -
Median hourly rate £16.34 £22.96 £13.05
Median % change year-on-year -28.84% +75.90% -29.46%
75th Percentile £16.50 £26.75 -
90th Percentile - £28.94 -
Hampshire median hourly rate £25.00 £35.00 £51.42
% change year-on-year -28.57% -31.93% +18.21%

Category Manager Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Fareham

For the 6 months to 4 February 2026, Category Manager contract 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 contract job ads across the Fareham region featuring Category Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Category Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Fareham 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
Category Manager jobs