Category Manager
North West > Manchester
The median Category Manager daily rate in Manchester is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 July 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
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6 months to 8 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 123 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Category Manager | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester | 0.052% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.056% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £475 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Manchester
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title | 1,784 | 892 | 1,360 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.01% | 92.53% | 95.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,026 | 601 | 915 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £300 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £383 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £478 | £450 | £493 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.17% | -8.63% | -1.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £586 | £563 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £688 |
| North West median daily rate | £483 | £450 | £479 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.33% | -6.05% | -4.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 195 | 56 | 79 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.65 | - | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £30.00 | £13.00 | £14.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £21.71 | £31.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +176.40% | -29.98% | +63.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £76.50 | £60.00 | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.00 | £76.25 | £75.80 |
| North West median hourly rate | £46.80 | £29.01 | £32.70 |
| % change year-on-year | +61.32% | -11.28% | +18.90% |
Category Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Category Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Category Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Category Manager job vacancies in Manchester.
