Category Manager Job Trends in Guildford

Category Manager
Surrey > Guildford

The median Category Manager salary in Guildford is £63,857 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 April 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 - 47
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Category Manager 2 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Guildford 0.58% - 0.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.63% - 0.65%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61,041 - £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,857 - £55,000
75th Percentile £66,672 - £57,500
90th Percentile - - -
Surrey median annual salary £63,857 - £55,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Guildford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Guildford. 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 Guildford with a recognized job title 316 106 307
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.59% 98.15% 91.92%
Number of salaries quoted 243 85 284
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £46,275 £47,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +21.05% -13.64%
75th Percentile £66,672 £77,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £82,500 £70,000
Surrey median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% -13.04%

Category Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Guildford

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 Guildford.

Category Manager job vacancy trend in Guildford

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

For the 6 months to 2 April 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 Guildford region featuring Category Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 2 (100.00%) Cost Management
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Software Licensing
1 2 (100.00%) Supplier Management

Category Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Guildford 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%) Advertising
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 2 (100.00%) Cost Management
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Software Licensing
1 2 (100.00%) Supplier Management