Category Manager
UK > England
The median Category Manager salary in England is £62,418 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 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 13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 685 | 744 | 762 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +59 | +18 | +320 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Category Manager | 10 | 103 | 171 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.020% | 0.12% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.022% | 0.13% | 0.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8 | 55 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £54,825 | - | £41,600 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | £40,000 | £44,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,418 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +38.71% | -10.00% | -12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £64,438 | £63,625 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £67,550 | £73,750 | - |
| UK median annual salary | £62,418 | £50,975 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.45% | +1.95% | -12.28% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title | 44,533 | 81,192 | 82,548 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.73% | 94.49% | 91.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,433 | 60,582 | 52,517 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,355 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.48% | -12.01% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,500 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £56,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.62% | -12.50% | - |
Category Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Category Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Category Manager
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Category Manager in England.
Category Manager
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Category Manager in England over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.
Category Manager
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Category Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 13 May 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| South East | +77 | 4 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 7 |
| London | +83 | 3 | £62,500 | -13.79% | 21 |
| Midlands | +49 | 1 | - | - | 11 |
| West Midlands | +38 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| North of England | +34 | 1 | £53,000 | +32.50% | 9 |
| East of England | +29 | 1 | £64,000 | +11.30% | 2 |
| North East | - | 1 | £53,000 | - | |
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Category Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 13 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 England region featuring Category Manager in the job title.
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Category Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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: