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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'FMCG' in contract IT jobs within the West Midlands region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited FMCG over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank112124
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads58
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.460 %0.723 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£475
Average daily rate-£488
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£548£447
% change on same period last year+22.58 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads10881106
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.532 %1.118 %
Daily rates quoted343284
Average minimum daily rate£347£340
Average daily rate£371£365
% change on same period last year+1.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£395£391
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£381
% change on same period last year+0.75 %
Hourly rates quoted93117
Average minimum hourly rate£24.01£23.19
Average hourly rate£25.57£24.88
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.12£26.57
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.08£26.78
% change on same period last year+4.82 %
FMCG EnglandFMCG
England

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

FMCG
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing FMCG across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

West Midlands FMCG Demand Trend

FMCG
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands FMCG Daily Rate Trend

FMCG
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing FMCG across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands FMCG Hourly 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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ShropshireNew entry-2--
StaffordshireNew entry-1--
FMCG EnglandFMCG
England

FMCG
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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.

17 (63.64 %)SAP
22 (18.18 %)Systems Analysis
22 (18.18 %)User Acceptance Testing
22 (18.18 %)Risk Management
22 (18.18 %)SAP FI/CO
22 (18.18 %)SAP CO
22 (18.18 %)Project Planning
22 (18.18 %)Business Intelligence
22 (18.18 %)SAP FI
22 (18.18 %)SAP BI
22 (18.18 %)Project Management
31 (9.091 %)SAP PP
31 (9.091 %)Business Objects
31 (9.091 %)MS Project
31 (9.091 %)Microsoft
31 (9.091 %)HP
31 (9.091 %)BusinessObjects
31 (9.091 %)MS Excel
31 (9.091 %)Datawarehouse
31 (9.091 %)ERP
31 (9.091 %)Degree
31 (9.091 %)SAP Implementation
31 (9.091 %)SAP PP-PI
31 (9.091 %)Logistics
31 (9.091 %)Stakeholder Management
31 (9.091 %)Change Management
31 (9.091 %)Business Analysis
31 (9.091 %)MS PowerPoint

FMCG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (9.091 %)MS Project
11 (9.091 %)MS Excel
11 (9.091 %)MS PowerPoint
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (18.18 %)SAP FI
12 (18.18 %)SAP FI/CO
12 (18.18 %)SAP CO
21 (9.091 %)SAP PP-PI
21 (9.091 %)SAP PP
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (18.18 %)SAP BI
21 (9.091 %)Datawarehouse
21 (9.091 %)BusinessObjects
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (36.36 %)Consultant
23 (27.27 %)Analyst
32 (18.18 %)Project Manager
32 (18.18 %)Business Analyst
32 (18.18 %)SAP Consultant
41 (9.091 %)Business Consultant
41 (9.091 %)SAP PP Consultant
41 (9.091 %)SAP Manager
41 (9.091 %)SAP Change Manager
41 (9.091 %)SAP BI Consultant
41 (9.091 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
41 (9.091 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
41 (9.091 %)Support Analyst
41 (9.091 %)2nd Line Support
41 (9.091 %)Change Manager
41 (9.091 %)SAP Project Manager
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (18.18 %)Business Intelligence
12 (18.18 %)Project Management
12 (18.18 %)Risk Management
12 (18.18 %)Systems Analysis
12 (18.18 %)Project Planning
12 (18.18 %)User Acceptance Testing
21 (9.091 %)ERP
21 (9.091 %)SAP Implementation
21 (9.091 %)Business Analysis
21 (9.091 %)Stakeholder Management
21 (9.091 %)Logistics
21 (9.091 %)Change Management
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (9.091 %)Degree
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (63.64 %)SAP
21 (9.091 %)Microsoft
21 (9.091 %)HP
21 (9.091 %)Business Objects