The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term FMCG in IT contracts advertised across the UK. 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.

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 297 359 424
Rank change year-on-year
+62 +65
Contract jobs citing FMCG 269 222 180
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.559% 0.383% 0.289%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.075% 1.557% 1.043%
Number of daily rates quoted 164 151 85
Average daily rate £469 £425 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+10.29% +6.25%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £271 £254
10% offered a daily rate of more than £625 £598 £581
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £425 £400
% change year-on-year
- +6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 3 3
Average hourly rate £41.25 £14.50 £10.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+184.48% +45.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £16.75 £14.50 £9.60
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £43.25 £18.90 £38.00
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
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
12964 14261 17263
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 26.94% 24.57% 27.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 7811 8294 10400
Average daily rate £425 £425 £501
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -15.08%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £243 £250 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £601 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £345 £328
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +5.34%
Number of hourly rates quoted 567 691 684
Average hourly rate £22.25 £22.50 £22.81
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-1.11% -1.36%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.43 £12.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.65 £45.00 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £21.63 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-3.88% -10.00%

FMCG
Jobs Demand Trend

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

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 within the UK.

FMCG Daily Rate Trend

FMCG
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing FMCG within the UK over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

FMCG Daily Rate Histogram

FMCG
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing FMCG within the UK.

FMCG Hourly Rate Trend

FMCG
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing FMCG within the UK over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

FMCG Hourly Rate Histogram

FMCG
Top 30 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 UK 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
England +39 244 £475 +11.76% 96
London +98 194 £475 +11.76% 45
City of London +27 60 £550 +17.64% 8
South East -8 28 £475 +11.76% 9
Berkshire 0 12 £338 -15.62% 1
North West +19 11 £361 +25.65% 13
Hampshire +1 8 £550 -4.34%
Merseyside +11 4 £363 +3.57% 4
Edinburgh +5 4 £425 -
Scotland -8 4 £425 +1.19%
South West +26 3 £450 +28.57% 9
Manchester +4 3 - - 4
Southampton -3 3 £550 +8.37%
Hertfordshire +14 2 £550 +25.71% 2
Surrey +10 2 £463 +19.35% 1
East of England +8 2 £550 +37.50% 2
Middlesex +7 2 £350 -
Yorkshire +4 2 £368 +8.88% 2
Buckinghamshire -2 2 £475 +58.33%
Slough -4 2 £400 +60.00%
North East +13 1 - -
Liverpool +7 1 - - 1
Reading +7 1 - -
West Midlands +1 1 £235 -50.52% 5
Cheshire 0 1 £360 - 1
Somerset -4 1 - - 2
Wiltshire - 1 £450 - 2
North Yorkshire - 1 £450 -
Watford - 1 - -
Swindon - 1 £450 - 2

FMCG
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

1 273 (56.76%) SAP
2 104 (21.62%) SAP Implementation
3 94 (19.54%) Finance
4 91 (18.92%) Retail
5 89 (18.50%) Marketing
6 78 (16.22%) Migration
6 78 (16.22%) Business Intelligence
7 71 (14.76%) Data Migration
8 51 (10.60%) Validation
8 51 (10.60%) CRM
8 51 (10.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 49 (10.19%) Project Management
10 47 (9.771%) SAP SD
11 37 (7.692%) Telecoms
12 36 (7.484%) Stakeholder Management
12 36 (7.484%) Logistics
13 35 (7.277%) SAP CO
13 35 (7.277%) Manufacturing
13 35 (7.277%) SAP FI
14 33 (6.861%) Banking
15 32 (6.653%) Data Analysis
15 32 (6.653%) SAP FI/CO
15 32 (6.653%) Change Management
16 30 (6.237%) ERP
17 28 (5.821%) User Acceptance Testing
17 28 (5.821%) Digital Media
18 26 (5.405%) IPTV
18 26 (5.405%) NHS
19 25 (5.198%) SAP BI
19 25 (5.198%) Analytics

FMCG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

Application Development
1 14 (2.911%) CSS
2 9 (1.871%) DOM
3 7 (1.455%) HTML
4 5 (1.040%) Web Services
4 5 (1.040%) jQuery
4 5 (1.040%) HTML5
5 4 (0.832%) .NET
5 4 (0.832%) Middleware
6 3 (0.624%) BAPI
6 3 (0.624%) EDI
6 3 (0.624%) WebSphere
6 3 (0.624%) CSS3
7 2 (0.416%) XML
7 2 (0.416%) Servlets
7 2 (0.416%) XHTML
7 2 (0.416%) SAP Basis
8 1 (0.208%) EDIFACT
8 1 (0.208%) Web Dynpro
8 1 (0.208%) LAMP
8 1 (0.208%) Cocoa
Application Platforms
1 14 (2.911%) CMS
2 11 (2.287%) SharePoint
3 10 (2.079%) Sitecore CMS
4 5 (1.040%) SharePoint 2010
5 4 (0.832%) SAS
6 3 (0.624%) IBM Notes
7 2 (0.416%) SAP Portal
7 2 (0.416%) Drupal
7 2 (0.416%) Lotus Domino
7 2 (0.416%) NetWeaver
8 1 (0.208%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.208%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.208%) Apache
8 1 (0.208%) CM System
8 1 (0.208%) Amazon EC2
8 1 (0.208%) Windows Azure
8 1 (0.208%) Magento
Applications
1 18 (3.742%) MS Project
2 14 (2.911%) MS Excel
3 7 (1.455%) MS Office
4 4 (0.832%) MS PowerPoint
5 2 (0.416%) SPSS
6 1 (0.208%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 47 (9.771%) SAP SD
2 35 (7.277%) SAP CO
2 35 (7.277%) SAP FI
3 32 (6.653%) SAP FI/CO
4 19 (3.950%) SAP PP
5 17 (3.534%) SAP MM
6 16 (3.326%) SAP APO
7 13 (2.703%) SAP CRM
8 8 (1.663%) SAP QM
8 8 (1.663%) SAP Retail
9 5 (1.040%) SAP MDM
9 5 (1.040%) Bankmaster
10 4 (0.832%) SAP Oil and Gas
10 4 (0.832%) SAP PM
11 3 (0.624%) SAP WM
11 3 (0.624%) SAP ERP
12 2 (0.416%) SAP FSCM
12 2 (0.416%) SAP BPC
12 2 (0.416%) SAP GRC
12 2 (0.416%) SAP LE
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.247%) CTI
1 6 (1.247%) DVB
2 4 (0.832%) HTTP
3 3 (0.624%) Internet
4 2 (0.416%) LAN
4 2 (0.416%) WAN
4 2 (0.416%) SAN
4 2 (0.416%) Firewall
5 1 (0.208%) SSL
5 1 (0.208%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.208%) VPN
5 1 (0.208%) DNS
5 1 (0.208%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (5.198%) SAP BI
2 22 (4.574%) Oracle BI EE
3 18 (3.742%) SAP BW
4 14 (2.911%) SQL Server
5 10 (2.079%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (2.079%) Oracle Reports
6 8 (1.663%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 8 (1.663%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 8 (1.663%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 8 (1.663%) BusinessObjects
7 6 (1.247%) Oracle 8/8i
8 3 (0.624%) SQL Server 2005
8 3 (0.624%) SQL Server 2008
8 3 (0.624%) SAP HANA
8 3 (0.624%) SAP Data Services
9 2 (0.416%) MySQL
10 1 (0.208%) Siebel EIM
10 1 (0.208%) Essbase
10 1 (0.208%) GIS
10 1 (0.208%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 2 (0.416%) Ant
1 2 (0.416%) Eclipse
2 1 (0.208%) Xcode
2 1 (0.208%) ERwin
2 1 (0.208%) QuickTest Pro
2 1 (0.208%) LSMW
2 1 (0.208%) Subversion
2 1 (0.208%) Git (software)
2 1 (0.208%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 94 (19.54%) Finance
2 91 (18.92%) Retail
3 89 (18.50%) Marketing
4 37 (7.692%) Telecoms
5 35 (7.277%) Manufacturing
6 33 (6.861%) Banking
7 19 (3.950%) Pharmaceutical
8 17 (3.534%) Electronics
9 12 (2.495%) Legal
10 8 (1.663%) French Language
11 4 (0.832%) Dutch Language
11 4 (0.832%) Billing
12 3 (0.624%) Automotive
12 3 (0.624%) Games
12 3 (0.624%) Portuguese Language
12 3 (0.624%) German Language
12 3 (0.624%) Greek Language
12 3 (0.624%) Italian Language
12 3 (0.624%) Spanish Language
13 2 (0.416%) Russian Language
Job Titles
1 140 (29.11%) Analyst
2 86 (17.88%) Consultant
3 69 (14.35%) SAP Consultant
4 62 (12.89%) Project Manager
5 57 (11.85%) Business Analyst
6 50 (10.40%) SAP Analyst
7 43 (8.940%) Data Analyst
8 40 (8.316%) Architect
9 33 (6.861%) SAP Data Analyst
10 24 (4.990%) SAP Manager
11 23 (4.782%) Developer
12 17 (3.534%) Solutions Architect
12 17 (3.534%) SAP Business Analyst
12 17 (3.534%) SAP Project Manager
13 14 (2.911%) SAP SD Consultant
14 13 (2.703%) Business Intelligence Consultant
14 13 (2.703%) Siebel Analyst
14 13 (2.703%) SAP Architect
15 12 (2.495%) SAP BI Consultant
15 12 (2.495%) Programme Manager
Miscellaneous
1 28 (5.821%) Digital Media
2 26 (5.405%) IPTV
2 26 (5.405%) NHS
3 9 (1.871%) Animation
4 8 (1.663%) Data Integration
4 8 (1.663%) DTV
5 7 (1.455%) STB
6 5 (1.040%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 4 (0.832%) Video on Demand
7 4 (0.832%) Mathematics
7 4 (0.832%) Economics
8 3 (0.624%) Management Information System
8 3 (0.624%) Computer Science
8 3 (0.624%) Mobile App
8 3 (0.624%) Visualisation
9 2 (0.416%) Social Media
9 2 (0.416%) SaaS
9 2 (0.416%) Data Extraction
9 2 (0.416%) Statistics
9 2 (0.416%) Informatics
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.663%) Linux
2 5 (1.040%) Windows
3 3 (0.624%) Android
4 2 (0.416%) Windows Server 2008
4 2 (0.416%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.416%) AIX
4 2 (0.416%) UNIX
5 1 (0.208%) SUSE
5 1 (0.208%) Debian
5 1 (0.208%) Windows Server 2003
5 1 (0.208%) VMS
5 1 (0.208%) Windows NT
5 1 (0.208%) Windows 2000
5 1 (0.208%) HPUX
5 1 (0.208%) Solaris
5 1 (0.208%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (21.62%) SAP Implementation
2 78 (16.22%) Migration
2 78 (16.22%) Business Intelligence
3 71 (14.76%) Data Migration
4 51 (10.60%) Validation
4 51 (10.60%) CRM
4 51 (10.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 49 (10.19%) Project Management
6 36 (7.484%) Stakeholder Management
6 36 (7.484%) Logistics
7 32 (6.653%) Data Analysis
7 32 (6.653%) Change Management
8 30 (6.237%) ERP
9 28 (5.821%) User Acceptance Testing
10 25 (5.198%) Analytics
11 22 (4.574%) Business Analysis
12 21 (4.366%) PRINCE2
13 20 (4.158%) E-Commerce
14 15 (3.119%) B2C
14 15 (3.119%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 17 (3.534%) SQL
2 11 (2.287%) JavaScript
3 9 (1.871%) Clojure
4 6 (1.247%) Java
4 6 (1.247%) C
5 4 (0.832%) ABAP
6 3 (0.624%) T-SQL
6 3 (0.624%) Apex Code
7 2 (0.416%) C++
7 2 (0.416%) LotusScript
8 1 (0.208%) Python
8 1 (0.208%) VBA
8 1 (0.208%) Perl
8 1 (0.208%) C#
8 1 (0.208%) Ruby
8 1 (0.208%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.208%) R
8 1 (0.208%) GLSL
Qualifications
1 21 (4.366%) Degree
2 13 (2.703%) ISEB
3 12 (2.495%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 3 (0.624%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (0.624%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (0.416%) SC Cleared
5 2 (0.416%) DV Cleared
5 2 (0.416%) Security Cleared
5 2 (0.416%) Six Sigma Black Belt
5 2 (0.416%) HNC
5 2 (0.416%) MCSE
5 2 (0.416%) PMP
5 2 (0.416%) CCNP
5 2 (0.416%) CISSP
5 2 (0.416%) CISA
5 2 (0.416%) CISM
6 1 (0.208%) CCVP
6 1 (0.208%) CCA
6 1 (0.208%) CCNA
6 1 (0.208%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (1.455%) QA
2 3 (0.624%) Data Quality
3 2 (0.416%) PCI DSS
3 2 (0.416%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (0.416%) SLA
3 2 (0.416%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (0.208%) GMP
System Software
1 4 (0.832%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.208%) Xen
2 1 (0.208%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.208%) vCloud
2 1 (0.208%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 8 (1.663%) HP Quality Center
2 2 (0.416%) Cisco UCCX
3 1 (0.208%) NetBackup
3 1 (0.208%) Tivoli
3 1 (0.208%) SCCM
3 1 (0.208%) SCOM
3 1 (0.208%) Cisco CUCM
3 1 (0.208%) Cisco UCCE
Vendors
1 273 (56.76%) SAP
2 20 (4.158%) Oracle
3 18 (3.742%) Siebel
4 16 (3.326%) Microsoft
5 10 (2.079%) hybris
5 10 (2.079%) Sitecore
6 9 (1.871%) JD Edwards
6 9 (1.871%) Business Objects
7 7 (1.455%) Cisco
8 4 (0.832%) Lotus
8 4 (0.832%) Cognos
9 3 (0.624%) Salesforce.com
10 2 (0.416%) Tableau
10 2 (0.416%) Facebook
10 2 (0.416%) Twitter
10 2 (0.416%) Mitel
10 2 (0.416%) Informatica
10 2 (0.416%) Manugistics
10 2 (0.416%) HP
10 2 (0.416%) Citrix
London
Austin Fraser have been retained by a Global Manufacturing organisation to resource a strong SAP APO Project Manager to join a group wide SAP implementation. The SAP APO...
Austin Fraser
Rate: £0.00 per annum
Posted: 5 June 2013
Chester, Cheshire
The programme will ensure the management of a multi country regional rollout within Europe of Oracle Transport Management for primary distribution... The ideal candidate would excel in project...
Reed Technology
Posted: 18 June 2013
London
The correct candidate will have SAP exposure, and will have worked for either a pharmaceuticals company or large FMCG... Metrics/KPI experience to identify continuous improvement actions... Excellent...
Hydrogen Group
Rate: £300.00 - £330.00 per day
Posted: 14 June 2013
London
This is to work on a long term project, with the initial contract being for 6 months.The ideal candidate will have all of the following experience;•FMCG...
Clement May
Rate: Market Rate
Posted: 6 June 2013
London
Montash have been engaged by a Global FMCG organisation to source and secure an experienced Business Change Manager, to work within a newly acquired subsidiary, developing a strategy...
Montash
Rate: £550 - £650 per day + Negotiable
Posted: 18 June 2013
London
Hydrogen Group
Rate: 550.00 - 750.00 per day
Posted: 19 June 2013
London
Montash
Rate: £500 - £600 per day + negotiable
Posted: 17 June 2013
Merseyside, North West
People Source Consulting
Rate: £300 - £340 per day
Posted: 18 June 2013
Merseyside
People Source Consulting
Rate: £300 - £340 per day
Posted: 18 June 2013
West London
Randstad Technologies
Rate: £425 - £450 per day
Posted: 17 June 2013
London
Montash
Rate: £500 - £600 per day + Negotiable / Depending on Experience
Posted: 17 June 2013
London
Harnham
Rate: £600 - £700 per day
Posted: 16 June 2013
London
Harnham
Rate: £600 - £700 per day
Posted: 16 June 2013
London
People Source Consulting
Rate: £300 - £400 per day
Posted: 14 June 2013
London
People Source Consulting
Rate: £300 - £400 per day
Posted: 14 June 2013
City, London
MBA Ltd
Posted: 17 June 2013
City of London
Progressive Recruitment
Posted: 18 June 2013
England
Real Staffing
Rate: £300 - £320 per annum
Posted: 5 June 2013
Northamptonshire, East Midlands
Harvey Nash plc
Rate: £90000 - £100000 per annum + package
Posted: 3 June 2013
City of London
Orgtel
Rate: £400 per day
Posted: 24 May 2013
City, London
Montash
Rate: Negotiable
Posted: 18 June 2013
Gloucester, South West
Huxley Associates
Rate: £20 - £25 per hour
Posted: 7 June 2013
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