The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term FMCG in IT jobs advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited FMCG over the 3 months to 21 May 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 Manchester region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
Rank 170 151 122
Rank change year-on-year
-19 -29
Permanent jobs citing FMCG 19 25 54
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 0.464% 0.687% 1.385%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.613% 2.535% 5.197%
Number of salaries quoted 18 24 44
Average salary £33,000 £58,500 £43,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
-43.58% +33.71%
90% offered a salary of more than £31,500 £51,500 £37,500
10% offered a salary of more than £51,250 £63,050 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year
-9.52% +5.00%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Manchester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
1178 986 1039
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 28.75% 27.08% 26.65%
Number of salaries quoted 1059 801 925
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £24,500 £23,850 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £57,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +6.66%
FMCG
North West

FMCG
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Manchester FMCG Jobs Demand Trend

FMCG
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing FMCG across the Manchester region.

Manchester FMCG Salary Trend

FMCG
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing FMCG across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Manchester FMCG Salary Histogram

FMCG
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing FMCG within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 21 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Wigan - 5 £35,000 -
Sale - 1 £31,500 -
FMCG
North West

FMCG
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester 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 IT job ads sampled that cited FMCG.

1 18 (40.91%) Retail
2 14 (31.82%) B2B
3 13 (29.55%) Unit Testing
4 12 (27.27%) B2C
4 12 (27.27%) SQL
4 12 (27.27%) Logistics
5 11 (25.00%) EDI
5 11 (25.00%) Project Management
5 11 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 10 (22.73%) Time Management
6 10 (22.73%) E-business
6 10 (22.73%) Back Office
6 10 (22.73%) MVC
6 10 (22.73%) SAP
6 10 (22.73%) ASP.NET
6 10 (22.73%) XML
6 10 (22.73%) XSLT
6 10 (22.73%) C#
6 10 (22.73%) JavaScript
6 10 (22.73%) .NET
6 10 (22.73%) SQL Server
6 10 (22.73%) SQL Server 2005
6 10 (22.73%) WinForms
7 8 (18.18%) Web Development
8 7 (15.91%) Finance
8 7 (15.91%) ITIL
9 6 (13.64%) E-Commerce
9 6 (13.64%) Business Intelligence
9 6 (13.64%) ITIL Certification
9 6 (13.64%) Manufacturing

FMCG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester 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 IT job ads sampled that cited FMCG. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 11 (25.00%) EDI
2 10 (22.73%) ASP.NET
2 10 (22.73%) XML
2 10 (22.73%) XSLT
2 10 (22.73%) .NET
2 10 (22.73%) WinForms
3 4 (9.091%) jQuery
3 4 (9.091%) CSS
3 4 (9.091%) HTML
4 2 (4.545%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
4 2 (4.545%) .NET Framework
5 1 (2.273%) BAPI
Application Platforms
1 4 (9.091%) SharePoint
2 1 (2.273%) SAS
Applications
1 4 (9.091%) Photoshop
1 4 (9.091%) Adobe Illustrator
2 2 (4.545%) MS Excel
3 1 (2.273%) MS Office
3 1 (2.273%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 4 (9.091%) WebTrends
1 4 (9.091%) Google Analytics
2 3 (6.818%) SAP CRM
3 1 (2.273%) SAP QM
3 1 (2.273%) SAP APO
3 1 (2.273%) SAP PP
3 1 (2.273%) SAP PP-PI
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.273%) Intranet
1 1 (2.273%) Internet
1 1 (2.273%) RFID
1 1 (2.273%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (22.73%) SQL Server
1 10 (22.73%) SQL Server 2005
2 3 (6.818%) MS Access
2 3 (6.818%) SAP Data Services
3 2 (4.545%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (2.273%) BODI
Development Applications
1 4 (9.091%) Dreamweaver
2 1 (2.273%) LSMW
General
1 18 (40.91%) Retail
2 10 (22.73%) Back Office
3 7 (15.91%) Finance
4 6 (13.64%) Manufacturing
4 6 (13.64%) Marketing
5 3 (6.818%) Automotive
5 3 (6.818%) Legal
6 2 (4.545%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (2.273%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 13 (29.55%) Consultant
2 10 (22.73%) C# .NET Developer
2 10 (22.73%) Developer
2 10 (22.73%) .NET Developer
2 10 (22.73%) C# Developer
2 10 (22.73%) SQL Developer
3 8 (18.18%) WinForms Developer
4 6 (13.64%) 3rd Line Support
4 6 (13.64%) Analyst
5 5 (11.36%) ASP.NET Developer
5 5 (11.36%) Support Consultant
5 5 (11.36%) C# ASP.NET Developer
6 4 (9.091%) PPC Executive
6 4 (9.091%) PPC Manager
6 4 (9.091%) PPC Analyst
6 4 (9.091%) Business Analyst
6 4 (9.091%) SAP Consultant
6 4 (9.091%) PPC Specialist
6 4 (9.091%) E-Commerce Manager
6 4 (9.091%) Business Manager
Miscellaneous
1 5 (11.36%) Social Media
2 2 (4.545%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.273%) Statistics
3 1 (2.273%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (2.273%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.545%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (31.82%) B2B
2 13 (29.55%) Unit Testing
3 12 (27.27%) B2C
3 12 (27.27%) Logistics
4 11 (25.00%) Project Management
4 11 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 10 (22.73%) Time Management
5 10 (22.73%) E-business
5 10 (22.73%) MVC
6 8 (18.18%) Web Development
7 7 (15.91%) ITIL
8 6 (13.64%) E-Commerce
8 6 (13.64%) Business Intelligence
9 5 (11.36%) Online Marketing
9 5 (11.36%) Analytics
10 4 (9.091%) Web Marketing
10 4 (9.091%) SEO
10 4 (9.091%) Email Marketing
10 4 (9.091%) Web Analytics
10 4 (9.091%) Pay per click
Programming Languages
1 12 (27.27%) SQL
2 10 (22.73%) C#
2 10 (22.73%) JavaScript
3 4 (9.091%) C
4 1 (2.273%) ABAP
4 1 (2.273%) PowerHouse
Qualifications
1 6 (13.64%) ITIL Certification
2 3 (6.818%) Degree
System Software
1 4 (9.091%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 10 (22.73%) SAP
2 4 (9.091%) VMware
2 4 (9.091%) Google
3 2 (4.545%) Business Objects
4 1 (2.273%) Microsoft
Wigan, North West
We need a strong BA who can bring expert knowledge, vision and value to the organisation whilst supporting the PMO team in a retail focused business sector. Brand...
Mint
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + benefits, bonus, training
Posted: 7 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
To do this successfully, you will need: Significant experience managing a complex portfolio of IT change projects in a FMCG environment (experience from food retail is desirable) Proven...
The Co-operative Group
Salary: £55000 - £65000 per annum + car, pension,bonus, benefits
Posted: 10 May 2013
Manchester, North West
To do this successfully, you will need: - Significant experience managing a complex portfolio of IT change projects in a FMCG environment (experience from food retail is desirable) - Proven...
The Co-operative
Salary: £60,000 - £70,000
Posted: 20 May 2013
Wigan, North West
Wigan, LancsTo £37K + Bens Innovative logistics and distribution software house with solid international client base including big name retail and FMCG clients urgently requires an experienced C#.NET,...
Applause IT Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £37000 per annum + +Great Benefits
Posted: 9 May 2013
Sale, Cheshire
MS Access Skills / Supplier Management / ITIL Permanent Sale, Greater Manchester An IT Manager with strong MS Access skills is required to join a small IT team in Sale.
Rullion IT Plus
Salary: £28000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013