Category Manager Jobs in England

Category Manager
UK > England

The median Category Manager salary in England is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 732 796 1128
Rank change year-on-year +64 +332 -240
Permanent jobs requiring a Category Manager 131 98 58
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.14% 0.12% 0.040%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.13% 0.042%
Number of salaries quoted 78 3 14
10th Percentile - £41,600 £51,275
25th Percentile £40,000 £44,750 £53,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% -12.28% +26.67%
75th Percentile £58,438 - £58,000
90th Percentile £73,750 - £76,900
UK median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% -12.28% +26.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 90,431 74,847 138,483
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.19% 95.86%
Number of salaries quoted 65,915 49,353 75,297
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,713 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.53% +1.19% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Category Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Category Manager in England

Category Manager
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Category Manager in England.

Salary trend for Category Manager in England

Category Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Category Manager in England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Category Manager in England

Category Manager
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Category Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 12 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
North of England -38 41 £40,000 -20.00% 1
North West +2 27 £40,000 - 1
South East - 25 £40,000 - 7
Midlands - 25 £42,500 - 5
London +110 20 £72,500 - 16
Yorkshire -6 14 £40,000 -
West Midlands - 13 £40,000 - 5
East of England - 13 £62,500 - 1
East Midlands - 12 £45,000 -
South West - 7 £40,000 - 2
Category Manager
UK

Category Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 12 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 across the England region featuring Category Manager in the job title.

1 54 (41.22%) Public Sector
2 34 (25.95%) Social Skills
3 27 (20.61%) Finance
4 21 (16.03%) Legal
5 18 (13.74%) Information Security
6 17 (12.98%) Cost Reduction
7 16 (12.21%) Contract Management
8 15 (11.45%) Stakeholder Management
9 14 (10.69%) Retail
10 13 (9.92%) Benchmarking
10 13 (9.92%) Change Management
11 12 (9.16%) Logistics
11 12 (9.16%) Indirect Procurement
12 11 (8.40%) Energy Management
12 11 (8.40%) Facilities Management
12 11 (8.40%) Data Protection
12 11 (8.40%) ISO 14000
12 11 (8.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 11 (8.40%) Contract Negotiation
12 11 (8.40%) Supplier Relationship Management
13 10 (7.63%) Strategic Thinking
13 10 (7.63%) Telecoms
13 10 (7.63%) Marketing
14 9 (6.87%) SC Cleared
14 9 (6.87%) Security Cleared
14 9 (6.87%) Demand Management
15 8 (6.11%) Analytical Skills
15 8 (6.11%) Problem-Solving
15 8 (6.11%) Cost Optimisation
15 8 (6.11%) Risk Register

Category Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (0.76%) AWS
1 1 (0.76%) Azure
1 1 (0.76%) GCP
1 1 (0.76%) SaaS
General
1 54 (41.22%) Public Sector
2 34 (25.95%) Social Skills
3 27 (20.61%) Finance
4 21 (16.03%) Legal
5 14 (10.69%) Retail
6 11 (8.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 10 (7.63%) Marketing
7 10 (7.63%) Telecoms
8 8 (6.11%) Analytical Skills
9 7 (5.34%) Presentation Skills
10 6 (4.58%) Banking
10 6 (4.58%) Social Housing
11 3 (2.29%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (1.53%) Games
13 1 (0.76%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 6 (4.58%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (3.82%) Onboarding
3 2 (1.53%) FMCG
4 1 (0.76%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (13.74%) Information Security
2 17 (12.98%) Cost Reduction
3 16 (12.21%) Contract Management
4 15 (11.45%) Stakeholder Management
5 13 (9.92%) Benchmarking
5 13 (9.92%) Change Management
6 12 (9.16%) Indirect Procurement
6 12 (9.16%) Logistics
7 11 (8.40%) Contract Negotiation
7 11 (8.40%) Data Protection
7 11 (8.40%) Energy Management
7 11 (8.40%) Facilities Management
7 11 (8.40%) Supplier Relationship Management
8 10 (7.63%) Strategic Thinking
9 9 (6.87%) Demand Management
10 8 (6.11%) Cost Optimisation
10 8 (6.11%) Problem-Solving
10 8 (6.11%) Risk Register
11 7 (5.34%) Business Continuity
11 7 (5.34%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 9 (6.87%) SC Cleared
1 9 (6.87%) Security Cleared
2 3 (2.29%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (8.40%) ISO 14000
System Software
1 1 (0.76%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 2 (1.53%) Microsoft
2 1 (0.76%) IBM
2 1 (0.76%) Veeam
2 1 (0.76%) VMware