Category Manager Jobs in Kent

Category Manager
South East > Kent

The median Category Manager salary in Kent is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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
12 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 72 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Category Manager 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 0.12% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - -
South East median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 -
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 566 1,391 959
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 69.53% 92.86% 85.63%
Number of salaries quoted 325 1,029 530
10th Percentile £25,250 £25,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £30,250 £31,250 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,500 £42,500 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.06% -7.61% +2.22%
75th Percentile £57,500 £58,750 £60,600
90th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £72,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Category Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Job vacancy trend for Category Manager in Kent

Category Manager Skill Set
Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 12 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 Kent region featuring Category Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management
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 Kent 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%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Management
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
8 Category Manager jobs in the South East