Category Manager Job Trends in Bolton

Category Manager
Manchester > Bolton

The median Category Manager salary in Bolton is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 February 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
27 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 - 18
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Category Manager 2 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Bolton 2.63% - 5.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.70% - 5.38%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £63,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 - -
75th Percentile £71,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median annual salary £82,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bolton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bolton. 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 Bolton with a recognized job title 54 94 93
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 71.05% 92.16% 98.94%
Number of salaries quoted 35 64 68
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,000 £27,050
25th Percentile £32,750 £40,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.06% -6.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £53,750 £57,500 £60,313
90th Percentile £81,250 £77,500 £72,750
Manchester median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -4.35%

Category Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Category Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bolton.

Category Manager job vacancy trend in Bolton

Category Manager
Salary Trend in Bolton

Salary distribution trend for Category Manager job vacancies in Bolton.

Salary distribution trend for Category Manager job vacancies in Bolton

Category Manager Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton

For the 6 months to 27 February 2026, Category Manager 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 permanent job ads across the Bolton region featuring Category Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 2 (100.00%) Cost Reduction
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Category Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton 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%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Legal
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 2 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 2 (100.00%) Cost Reduction
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Category Manager jobs