Category Manager
UK
The median Category Manager salary in the UK is £40,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 750 | 848 | 1201 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +98 | +353 | -293 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Category Manager | 158 | 99 | 60 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.15% | 0.10% | 0.036% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.16% | 0.11% | 0.037% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 108 | 3 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £41,600 | £51,625 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £44,750 | £52,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £50,000 | £57,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | -12.28% | +30.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,813 | - | £58,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,000 | - | £72,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £50,000 | £57,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.00% | -12.28% | +30.29% |
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 | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
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 1 June 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 1 June 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 | +58 | 121 | £40,000 | -20.00% | 51 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 121 | £40,000 | -20.00% | 34 |
| Work from Home | +48 | 95 | £40,000 | -20.00% | 29 |
| North of England | -23 | 34 | £40,000 | -20.00% | 9 |
| Midlands | - | 25 | £42,500 | - | 6 |
| South East | +17 | 24 | £54,500 | - | 11 |
| North West | +16 | 22 | £40,000 | - | 6 |
| London | +129 | 19 | £72,500 | - | 18 |
| West Midlands | - | 13 | £40,000 | - | 5 |
| Yorkshire | -11 | 12 | £40,000 | - | 3 |
| East Midlands | - | 12 | £45,000 | - | 1 |
| East of England | - | 12 | £57,500 | - | 4 |
| Scotland | - | 8 | £40,000 | - | |
| South West | - | 7 | £40,000 | - | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 6 | £40,000 | - | 1 |
| Wales | - | 5 | £40,000 | - |
Category Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 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: