Category Manager
UK
The median Category Manager salary in the UK is £62,418 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 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 20 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 701 | 764 | 823 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +63 | +59 | +345 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Category Manager | 11 | 143 | 136 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.020% | 0.14% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.022% | 0.15% | 0.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8 | 95 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £54,825 | - | £41,600 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | - | £44,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,418 | £40,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +56.05% | -20.00% | -12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £64,438 | £65,000 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £67,550 | £73,750 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £40,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +43.75% | -20.00% | -12.28% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 50,981 | 94,642 | 91,089 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.74% | 94.70% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,187 | 67,606 | 57,639 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £71,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,564 | £50,000 | £53,059 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.13% | -5.76% | +6.12% |
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 20 May 2025.
Category Manager
Top 10 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 20 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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| England | +52 | 10 | £62,418 | +38.71% | 41 |
| UK excluding London | +69 | 7 | £57,500 | +43.75% | 29 |
| South East | +67 | 4 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 9 |
| London | +101 | 3 | £62,500 | -13.79% | 15 |
| Work from Home | +46 | 2 | £53,000 | +32.50% | 28 |
| West Midlands | +49 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| Midlands | +36 | 1 | - | - | 11 |
| North of England | +28 | 1 | £53,000 | +32.50% | 3 |
| East of England | +26 | 1 | £64,000 | +11.30% | 2 |
| North East | - | 1 | £53,000 | - |
Category Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 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 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: