Category Manager
South West > Somerset
The median Category Manager daily rate in Somerset is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 August 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 28 | - | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Category Manager | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset | 0.56% | - | 1.09% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.66% | - | 1.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | - | £625 |
| South West median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -28.00% | +31.58% |
All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Somerset
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Somerset. 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.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies in Somerset with a recognized job title | 152 | 162 | 179 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 84.92% | 87.10% | 97.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 96 | 119 | 126 |
| 10th Percentile | £223 | £205 | £176 |
| 25th Percentile | £369 | £278 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £523 | £450 | £460 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.11% | -2.17% | +2.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £599 | £621 |
| 90th Percentile | £741 | £628 | £715 |
| South West median daily rate | £500 | £513 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.44% | -2.38% | +2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 9 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.48 | - | £31.71 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.14 | £12.50 | £46.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.08 | £16.00 | £51.89 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +44.25% | -69.17% | +3.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.29 | £47.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £66.25 | £62.50 | £68.70 |
| South West median hourly rate | £25.15 | £66.26 | £61.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -62.04% | +7.74% | +22.06% |
Category Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset
Job postings that featured Category Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.
Category Manager
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in Somerset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Category Manager within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 21 August 2025. 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 DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Taunton | - | 1 | £450 | - | |
| Category Manager South West |
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Category Manager Skill Set
Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset
For the 6 months to 21 August 2025, Category Manager contract 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 contract job ads across the Somerset region featuring Category Manager in the job title.
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Category Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset 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:
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