The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term FMCG in IT contracts advertised for the Hertfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited FMCG over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category for the Hertfordshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
Rank 56 70 70
Rank change year-on-year
+14 0
Contract jobs citing FMCG 2 9 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 0.313% 0.904% 0.326%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.527% 4.245% 1.796%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 8 1
Average daily rate £550 £438 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+25.71% +34.61%
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £425 £400
% change year-on-year
- +6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £14.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year
+158.62% -67.77%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Hertfordshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
131 212 167
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 20.50% 21.29% 18.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 60 94 82
Average daily rate £350 £325 £338
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.69% -3.70%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £213 £246 £144
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £438 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £345 £328
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +5.34%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 19 12
Average hourly rate £35.00 £27.00 £37.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+29.62% -27.02%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.03 £9.43 £13.10
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.50 £47.65 £38.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate £21.63 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-3.88% -10.00%
FMCG
East of England

FMCG
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing FMCG across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Hertfordshire FMCG Jobs Demand Trend

FMCG
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing FMCG across the Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire FMCG Daily Rate Trend

FMCG
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing FMCG within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
Watford - 1 - -
Welwyn Garden City - - - -
Welwyn - - - -
Cheshunt - - - -
St Albans - - - -
FMCG
East of England

FMCG
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing FMCG also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited FMCG.

1 5 (83.33%) Retail
2 2 (33.33%) Marketing
2 2 (33.33%) Degree
2 2 (33.33%) Logistics
2 2 (33.33%) Systems Analysis
2 2 (33.33%) Banking
3 1 (16.67%) Software Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Mathematics
3 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
3 1 (16.67%) QA
3 1 (16.67%) Lean Six Sigma
3 1 (16.67%) Six Sigma Black Belt
3 1 (16.67%) Test Scripting
3 1 (16.67%) Data Protection
3 1 (16.67%) iPhone
3 1 (16.67%) Six Sigma Green Belt
3 1 (16.67%) Apple iOS
3 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (16.67%) Mobile App
3 1 (16.67%) Workflow
3 1 (16.67%) Finance
3 1 (16.67%) Legal
3 1 (16.67%) Games
3 1 (16.67%) Information Security
3 1 (16.67%) Multimedia
3 1 (16.67%) MS Office
3 1 (16.67%) E-Commerce
3 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
3 1 (16.67%) ISEB
3 1 (16.67%) Six Sigma

FMCG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing FMCG also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited FMCG. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 1 (16.67%) MS Office
General
1 5 (83.33%) Retail
2 2 (33.33%) Marketing
2 2 (33.33%) Banking
3 1 (16.67%) Finance
3 1 (16.67%) Legal
3 1 (16.67%) Games
3 1 (16.67%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 2 (33.33%) Business Analyst
1 2 (33.33%) Analyst
1 2 (33.33%) Business Systems Analyst
1 2 (33.33%) Systems Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Compliance Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Mobile Applications Developer
2 1 (16.67%) Mobile Developer
2 1 (16.67%) Technical Project Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Technical Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Data Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Tester
2 1 (16.67%) Developer
2 1 (16.67%) Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Mathematics
1 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
1 1 (16.67%) iPhone
1 1 (16.67%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Logistics
1 2 (33.33%) Systems Analysis
2 1 (16.67%) Software Testing
2 1 (16.67%) Lean Six Sigma
2 1 (16.67%) Test Scripting
2 1 (16.67%) Data Protection
2 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (16.67%) Workflow
2 1 (16.67%) Information Security
2 1 (16.67%) E-Commerce
2 1 (16.67%) Six Sigma
2 1 (16.67%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (16.67%) Six Sigma Black Belt
2 1 (16.67%) Six Sigma Green Belt
2 1 (16.67%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft