Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the prevalence of the term FMCG in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited FMCG over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category.

LinkFast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank329321397
Rank change year-on-year
Down-8Up+76
Matching permanent IT job ads415435827
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.483 %0.513 %0.405 %
As % of the Miscellaneous category1.771 %2.164 %1.814 %
Salaries quoted250333621
Average salary£55,000£45,000£50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+22.22 %-10.00 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£32,500£32,500£32,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£72,750£90,000£75,000
UK excluding London average salary£55,000£44,500£46,500
% change year-on-year
+23.59 %-4.300 %
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryAll Miscellaneous Category
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
234272010245597
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK27.27 %23.70 %22.34 %
Salaries quoted190361643836023
Average salary£50,000£42,500£45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+17.64 %-5.550 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£28,000£26,500£27,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£85,000£80,000£75,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,500£37,000£36,000
% change year-on-year
+1.350 %+2.770 %

FMCG
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing FMCG within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

FMCG Demand Trend

FMCG
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing FMCG within the UK.

FMCG Salary Trend

FMCG
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing FMCG over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 within the UK.

FMCG Salary Histogram

FMCG
Top 30 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 UK over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-69272£55,000+15.78 %
ScotlandUp+59104£60,000+53.84 %
EdinburghUp+22103£60,000+53.84 %
LondonDown-77103£57,500+15.00 %
South EastDown-2683£57,500+27.77 %
SurreyUp+3840£57,500+15.00 %
City of LondonDown-5825£60,000+26.31 %
North WestDown-3122£60,000+33.33 %
East of EnglandUp+1321£52,500+10.52 %
South WestUp+1419£54,000+92.85 %
ManchesterDown-2917£60,000+20.00 %
HertfordshireUp+1816£52,500-8.69 %
BerkshireDown-3715£50,000+19.04 %
East MidlandsUp+1311£35,000-26.31 %
West MidlandsUp+259£50,000+17.64 %
WokingNew entry-9£67,500-
SomersetNew entry-9£32,500-
WiltshireDown-66£65,000+150.00 %
BuckinghamshireNew entry-6£36,500-
SussexNew entry-6£62,500-
ReadingUp+175£50,000+11.11 %
BracknellUp+15£46,250+2.77 %
Welwyn Garden CityNew entry-5£52,500-
PeterboroughUp+164£52,500+40.00 %
KentNo change04£55,000-8.33 %
CambridgeshireDown-54£52,500+16.66 %
NottinghamNew entry-4£41,250-
BathNew entry-4£32,500-
NottinghamshireNew entry-4£41,250-
HampshireUp+193£50,000+38.88 %

FMCG
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT 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 IT job ads sampled that cited FMCG.

1399 (48.13 %)SAP
2198 (23.88 %)Retail
3151 (18.21 %)Government
4146 (17.61 %)Finance
5142 (17.13 %)Business Intelligence
6140 (16.89 %)Project Management
7113 (13.63 %)ERP
8112 (13.51 %)CRM
996 (11.58 %)MS Visio
1085 (10.25 %)SAP APO
1184 (10.13 %)ISEB
1280 (9.650 %)Marketing
1378 (9.409 %)Pharmaceutical
1469 (8.323 %)SAP BW
1469 (8.323 %)Degree
1566 (7.961 %)SAP MM
1664 (7.720 %)Microsoft
1763 (7.600 %)ABAP
1858 (6.996 %)C
1953 (6.393 %)Manufacturing
2051 (6.152 %)Banking
2150 (6.031 %)SAP BI
2248 (5.790 %)SAP XI
2347 (5.669 %)BAPI
2446 (5.549 %)Aerospace
2545 (5.428 %)Logistics
2545 (5.428 %)Axiom
2545 (5.428 %)Workflow
2644 (5.308 %)SAP ALE
2741 (4.946 %)LSMW

FMCG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT 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 IT job ads sampled that cited FMCG. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
148 (5.790 %)SAP XI
247 (5.669 %)BAPI
344 (5.308 %)SAP ALE
441 (4.946 %)SAP Business Workflow
441 (4.946 %)SAP Smart Forms
441 (4.946 %)J2EE
530 (3.619 %).NET
530 (3.619 %)SAP Basis
618 (2.171 %)EDI
716 (1.930 %)HTML
815 (1.809 %)ASP.NET
913 (1.568 %)CSS
1010 (1.206 %)XML
119 (1.086 %)WinForms
119 (1.086 %).NET Framework
127 (0.844 %)WPF
127 (0.844 %)LINQ
136 (0.724 %)SAP PI
136 (0.724 %)XSLT
145 (0.603 %)XSD
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
122 (2.654 %)SAS
25 (0.603 %)MS Exchange
25 (0.603 %)Lotus Notes
34 (0.483 %)SharePoint
43 (0.362 %)CMS
52 (0.241 %)Exchange Server 2007
52 (0.241 %)Umbraco
52 (0.241 %)EPiServer
61 (0.121 %)SharePoint Server 2007
61 (0.121 %)NetWeaver
61 (0.121 %)Apache
61 (0.121 %)Tomcat
61 (0.121 %)WebLogic
61 (0.121 %)IIS
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
196 (11.58 %)MS Visio
215 (1.809 %)SPSS
313 (1.568 %)MS Office
313 (1.568 %)MS Excel
46 (0.724 %)MS Project
52 (0.241 %)MS PowerPoint
52 (0.241 %)CA Clarity
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
185 (10.25 %)SAP APO
266 (7.961 %)SAP MM
338 (4.584 %)SAP CRM
431 (3.739 %)SAP ERP
527 (3.257 %)SAP SD
625 (3.016 %)SAP CO
723 (2.774 %)SAP FI/CO
723 (2.774 %)SAP FI
814 (1.689 %)Oracle EBS
814 (1.689 %)SAP R/3
911 (1.327 %)Oracle Manufacturing
108 (0.965 %)SAP PP
108 (0.965 %)SAP MDM
116 (0.724 %)SAP Retail
116 (0.724 %)SAP Oil and Gas
116 (0.724 %)SAP SCM
125 (0.603 %)SAP GRC
125 (0.603 %)SAP BPC
134 (0.483 %)BidBuddy
134 (0.483 %)Dynamics NAV
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
19 (1.086 %)VPN
27 (0.844 %)Intranet
36 (0.724 %)802.11
36 (0.724 %)Wireless
36 (0.724 %)Wireless Security
44 (0.483 %)Firewall
44 (0.483 %)SMS
53 (0.362 %)Internet
62 (0.241 %)SAN
62 (0.241 %)WAN
62 (0.241 %)TCP/IP
71 (0.121 %)LAN
71 (0.121 %)DNS
71 (0.121 %)DHCP
71 (0.121 %)HTTP
71 (0.121 %)Cisco PIX
71 (0.121 %)RFID
71 (0.121 %)Cisco ASA
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
169 (8.323 %)SAP BW
250 (6.031 %)SAP BI
328 (3.378 %)SQL Server
416 (1.930 %)BusinessObjects
513 (1.568 %)Datawarehouse
611 (1.327 %)MS Access
78 (0.965 %)Crystal Reports
87 (0.844 %)ETL
87 (0.844 %)SQL Server 2005
96 (0.724 %)SQL Server 2008
104 (0.483 %)Oracle Reports
113 (0.362 %)SQL Server 2000
113 (0.362 %)Database Marketing
113 (0.362 %)Base SAS
122 (0.241 %)Oracle BI EE
122 (0.241 %)Oracle OWB
122 (0.241 %)MySQL
122 (0.241 %)RDBMS
122 (0.241 %)DTS
122 (0.241 %)Data Mining
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
141 (4.946 %)LSMW
26 (0.724 %)Visual Studio
32 (0.241 %)PVCS
32 (0.241 %)Oracle Forms
32 (0.241 %)NUnit
32 (0.241 %)Subversion
32 (0.241 %)ReSharper
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1198 (23.88 %)Retail
2151 (18.21 %)Government
3146 (17.61 %)Finance
480 (9.650 %)Marketing
578 (9.409 %)Pharmaceutical
653 (6.393 %)Manufacturing
751 (6.152 %)Banking
846 (5.549 %)Aerospace
923 (2.774 %)Telecoms
1019 (2.292 %)Back Office
1116 (1.930 %)Health
1215 (1.809 %)Pensions
1311 (1.327 %)Advertising
1410 (1.206 %)Education
158 (0.965 %)Automotive
167 (0.844 %)Social Media
175 (0.603 %)Auditing
175 (0.603 %)Electronics
183 (0.362 %)Billing
192 (0.241 %)Investment Banking
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1141 (17.01 %)Architect
1141 (17.01 %)Analyst
2109 (13.15 %)SAP Architect
373 (8.806 %)Business Analyst
471 (8.565 %)Project Manager
562 (7.479 %)Consultant
656 (6.755 %)SAP Manager
747 (5.669 %)Developer
846 (5.549 %)SAP Consultant
941 (4.946 %)Service Manager
1033 (3.981 %)Enterprise Architect
1132 (3.860 %)CRM Architect
1230 (3.619 %)SAP Analyst
1324 (2.895 %)Operations Manager
1422 (2.654 %)SAP Business Analyst
1518 (2.171 %)Business Manager
1617 (2.051 %)Oracle Project Manager
1716 (1.930 %)Delivery Manager
1716 (1.930 %)Support Analyst
1716 (1.930 %)Senior Consultant
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
111 (1.327 %)EPoS
28 (0.965 %)Statistics
37 (0.844 %)Mathematics
37 (0.844 %)Computer Science
46 (0.724 %)Physics
46 (0.724 %)Open Source
54 (0.483 %)French Language
54 (0.483 %)AS400
63 (0.362 %)Economics
63 (0.362 %)German Language
63 (0.362 %)Copywriting
63 (0.362 %)Data Conversion
63 (0.362 %)Data Integration
72 (0.241 %)Data Extraction
72 (0.241 %)Tandem
72 (0.241 %)Dutch Language
72 (0.241 %)PMI
72 (0.241 %)Management Information System
81 (0.121 %)Chip and PIN
81 (0.121 %)PDA
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
113 (1.568 %)Windows
212 (1.448 %)UNIX
34 (0.483 %)Linux
42 (0.241 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (0.241 %)Windows Server 2008
51 (0.121 %)Windows XP
51 (0.121 %)Solaris
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1142 (17.13 %)Business Intelligence
2140 (16.89 %)Project Management
3113 (13.63 %)ERP
4112 (13.51 %)CRM
545 (5.428 %)Workflow
545 (5.428 %)Logistics
638 (4.584 %)Change Management
638 (4.584 %)E-Commerce
734 (4.101 %)PRINCE2
734 (4.101 %)Enterprise Architecture
833 (3.981 %)Information Management
931 (3.739 %)ITIL
931 (3.739 %)SAP Implementation
1030 (3.619 %)Service Delivery
1128 (3.378 %)Stakeholder Management
1226 (3.136 %)Business Analysis
1320 (2.413 %)Business Development
1320 (2.413 %)Market Research
1419 (2.292 %)Online Marketing
1518 (2.171 %)Pay per click
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
163 (7.600 %)ABAP
258 (6.996 %)C
341 (4.946 %)SAPscript
431 (3.739 %)SQL
526 (3.136 %)C#
614 (1.689 %)Java
614 (1.689 %)PowerHouse
711 (1.327 %)VB
86 (0.724 %)Shell Script
86 (0.724 %)JavaScript
95 (0.603 %)PHP
95 (0.603 %)XAML
95 (0.603 %)VBA
95 (0.603 %)XPath
104 (0.483 %)PL/SQL
113 (0.362 %)SAS Macro
122 (0.241 %)C++
131 (0.121 %)Delphi
131 (0.121 %)RPG
131 (0.121 %)VB.NET
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
184 (10.13 %)ISEB
269 (8.323 %)Degree
313 (1.568 %)PMI Certification
412 (1.448 %)PMP
55 (0.603 %)ITIL Certification
64 (0.483 %)ACCA
64 (0.483 %)CIMA
64 (0.483 %)PRINCE2 Certification
73 (0.362 %)Microsoft Certification
82 (0.241 %)CCNA
82 (0.241 %)Citrix Certification
82 (0.241 %)Cisco Certification
82 (0.241 %)MCSE
82 (0.241 %)MBA
82 (0.241 %)SAS Certification
82 (0.241 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
91 (0.121 %)Security Cleared
91 (0.121 %)CISA
91 (0.121 %)CCVP
91 (0.121 %)MCITP
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
116 (1.930 %)QA
29 (1.086 %)SLA
32 (0.241 %)21 CFR Part 11
41 (0.121 %)GAAP
41 (0.121 %)IAS 39
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
120 (2.413 %)Active Directory
28 (0.965 %)RACF
32 (0.241 %)VMware ESX
32 (0.241 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (0.241 %)vSphere
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
11 (0.121 %)Cisco IPCC
11 (0.121 %)NetBackup
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1399 (48.13 %)SAP
264 (7.720 %)Microsoft
345 (5.428 %)Axiom
434 (4.101 %)Oracle
517 (2.051 %)Cisco
616 (1.930 %)Business Objects
714 (1.689 %)Remedy
89 (1.086 %)Siebel
98 (0.965 %)Cognos
106 (0.724 %)Juniper
106 (0.724 %)Foundry
106 (0.724 %)Aruba
115 (0.603 %)SEEBURGER
115 (0.603 %)Lotus
124 (0.483 %)Omniture
124 (0.483 %)Citrix
133 (0.362 %)HP
133 (0.362 %)PeopleSoft
133 (0.362 %)VMware
142 (0.241 %)Salesforce.com