Category Manager
UK
The median Category Manager salary in the UK is £50,975 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 776 | 794 | 1175 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +18 | +381 | -304 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Category Manager | 138 | 172 | 60 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.14% | 0.17% | 0.038% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.15% | 0.18% | 0.040% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 90 | 3 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £41,600 | £49,325 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £44,750 | £52,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,975 | £50,000 | £57,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.95% | -12.28% | +34.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,000 | - | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,750 | - | £72,925 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £50,000 | £57,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.00% | -12.28% | +34.12% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 93,221 | 94,676 | 150,515 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.51% | 96.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,838 | 59,581 | 85,408 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Category Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Category Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Category Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Category Manager.
Category Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Category Manager over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
Category Manager
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Category Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 5 May 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +36 | 103 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 37 |
| UK excluding London | -79 | 94 | £40,000 | -20.00% | 23 |
| Work from Home | -20 | 70 | £40,000 | -20.00% | 18 |
| South East | +50 | 26 | £55,000 | - | 4 |
| Midlands | - | 23 | £45,000 | - | 7 |
| London | +145 | 20 | £72,500 | - | 12 |
| North of England | -93 | 17 | £40,000 | -20.00% | 3 |
| East of England | - | 12 | £57,500 | - | 3 |
| East Midlands | - | 12 | £45,000 | - | 2 |
| North West | +22 | 11 | £40,000 | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | - | 11 | £40,000 | - | 5 |
| Yorkshire | -53 | 6 | £40,000 | - | |
| South West | - | 5 | £40,000 | - | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | £40,000 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | - | 4 | £40,000 | - | 1 |
| Wales | - | 3 | £40,000 | - |
Category Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, 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 featuring Category Manager in the job title.
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Category Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: