Category Manager Job Trends in West Sussex

Category Manager
South East > West Sussex

The median Category Manager salary in West Sussex is £63,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 February 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 - 62
Rank change year-on-year - - +48
Permanent jobs requiring a Category Manager 2 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in West Sussex 0.42% - 0.71%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.43% - 0.74%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile £58,925 - £52,150
25th Percentile £59,938 - £52,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,250 - £55,250
Median % change year-on-year - - +26.29%
75th Percentile £64,938 - £57,813
90th Percentile £64,975 - £58,375
South East median annual salary £65,000 - £55,500
% change year-on-year - - +26.86%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Sussex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in West Sussex. 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 West Sussex with a recognized job title 462 228 540
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.86% 92.31% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 324 123 400
10th Percentile £28,650 £30,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £38,775 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £78,000 £73,750
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,790 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.38% +11.58% -9.09%

Category Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

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 West Sussex.

Category Manager job vacancy trend in West Sussex

Category Manager
Salary Trend in West Sussex

Salary distribution trend for Category Manager job vacancies in West Sussex.

Salary distribution trend for Category Manager job vacancies in West Sussex

Category Manager
Job Locations in West Sussex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Category Manager within the West Sussex region over the 6 months to 26 February 2026. 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
Haywards Heath - 2 £63,250 - 2
Category Manager
South East

Category Manager Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex

For the 6 months to 26 February 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 West Sussex region featuring Category Manager in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Category Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex 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 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre
2 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement