Category Manager Jobs in Chelmsford

Category Manager
Essex > Chelmsford

The median Category Manager salary in Chelmsford is £64,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

 6 months to
28 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Category Manager 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chelmsford 2.08% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.33% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,000 - -
75th Percentile £66,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median annual salary £64,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Chelmsford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Chelmsford. 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 Chelmsford with a recognized job title 43 125 118
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.58% 93.28% 80.82%
Number of salaries quoted 39 111 68
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,625 £23,500
25th Percentile £44,375 £32,500 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £47,500 £46,200
Median % change year-on-year +11.58% +2.81% -14.44%
75th Percentile £65,625 £62,500 £50,282
90th Percentile £67,000 £70,000 £58,875
Essex median annual salary £37,500 £45,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% -4.26% -1.05%

Category Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford

Job postings that featured Category Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chelmsford.

Job vacancy trend for Category Manager in Chelmsford

Category Manager Skill Set
Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chelmsford

For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, 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 across the Chelmsford region featuring Category Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Management
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills

Category Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chelmsford 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 Category Manager jobs in the East of England