Category Manager Jobs in the South East

Category Manager
England > South East

The median Category Manager salary in the South East is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 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
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 301 366 401
Rank change year-on-year +65 +35 +75
Permanent jobs requiring a Category Manager 4 26 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.042% 0.15% 0.014%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.048% 0.16% 0.015%
Number of salaries quoted 3 13 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £56,250 £40,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -
75th Percentile £64,375 £57,500 -
90th Percentile £67,750 £61,550 -
England median annual salary £62,418 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +38.71% -10.00% -12.28%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 8,352 15,876 12,949
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.87% 94.03% 90.36%
Number of salaries quoted 4,522 11,350 8,182
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,032 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £53,000 £60,800
% change year-on-year +5.66% -12.83% +1.33%

Category Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Category Manager in the South East

Category Manager
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Category Manager in the South East.

Salary trend for Category Manager in the South East

Category Manager
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Category Manager in the South East over the 6 months to 21 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Category Manager in the South East

Category Manager
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Category Manager within the South East region over the 6 months to 21 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
Thames Valley +44 3 £57,500 - 4
Oxfordshire - 2 £57,500 - 3
Berkshire +25 1 - - 3
Kent - 1 £70,000 -
Category Manager
England

Category Manager Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 21 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 South East region featuring Category Manager in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Finance
1 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (75.00%) Supplier Management
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Contract Management
2 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (50.00%) Risk Analysis
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Project Management
3 1 (25.00%) Process Management
3 1 (25.00%) Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) Law
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
3 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (25.00%) Influencing Skills

Category Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 3 (75.00%) Finance
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Law
3 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (75.00%) Supplier Management
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Contract Management
2 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (50.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) Risk Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Process Management
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
3 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared