The first 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 24 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.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
Rank 449 487 417
Rank change year-on-year
+38 -70
Permanent jobs citing FMCG 490 480 594
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.453% 0.398% 0.477%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.359% 1.200% 1.381%
Number of salaries quoted 413 394 489
Average salary £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-4.76% -
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £33,000 £33,000
10% offered a salary of more than £82,500 £75,000 £85,000
UK excluding London average salary £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year
-5.00% -
All of the Miscellaneous Category
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
36050 39991 43024
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 33.36% 33.14% 34.58%
Number of salaries quoted 29589 33707 36075
Average salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -5.26%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,000 £28,500 £28,000
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £82,500 £75,000
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +6.66%

FMCG
Jobs Demand Trend

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

FMCG Jobs Demand Trend

FMCG
Salary Trend

This 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

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing FMCG over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 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 24 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
England +34 470 £50,000 -3.84%
London +84 226 £50,000 -4.76%
South East +5 103 £47,500 -6.40%
Berkshire +36 66 £47,500 +5.55%
East of England +21 47 £42,500 -15.00%
Hertfordshire +31 42 £42,500 -15.00%
City of London +2 37 £50,000 +5.26%
North West -1 37 £53,750 -8.11%
Slough +24 36 £47,500 +35.71%
Manchester -24 20 £34,500 -41.02%
East Midlands -7 17 £50,000 +38.88%
Surrey -11 15 £35,000 -44.00%
West Midlands -15 13 £42,000 -11.57%
Yorkshire -4 12 £32,500 -40.90%
Scotland -22 10 £57,500 -23.33%
South West -18 8 £50,000 +33.33%
Southampton +6 6 £95,000 -
Hampshire -6 6 £95,000 +40.74%
Welwyn Garden City -16 6 £58,750 -
Warwickshire +8 5 £27,000 -43.15%
Middlesex -1 5 £50,000 -44.44%
Bristol -10 5 £47,500 +5.55%
Wigan - 5 £35,000 -
North Yorkshire - 5 £35,000 -
Watford +9 4 £45,250 -13.80%
West Yorkshire -2 4 £30,000 -45.45%
Thames Valley -4 4 £50,000 +6.38%
Northamptonshire -9 4 £43,750 +25.00%
Birmingham -16 4 £79,250 +71.35%
Tadcaster - 4 - -

FMCG
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, 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.

1 422 (42.84%) Retail
2 264 (26.80%) Project Management
3 234 (23.76%) SAP
3 234 (23.76%) Finance
4 149 (15.13%) Degree
5 144 (14.62%) Marketing
6 132 (13.40%) Stakeholder Management
7 129 (13.10%) Manufacturing
8 127 (12.89%) SQL
9 109 (11.07%) PRINCE2
9 109 (11.07%) Telecoms
10 105 (10.66%) E-Commerce
11 103 (10.46%) Oracle
12 99 (10.05%) ERP
12 99 (10.05%) Business Analysis
12 99 (10.05%) Continuous Improvement
13 95 (9.645%) Advertising
14 91 (9.239%) .NET
15 90 (9.137%) Microsoft
16 85 (8.629%) MS Excel
17 82 (8.325%) Banking
18 78 (7.919%) Logistics
19 77 (7.817%) Business Intelligence
20 76 (7.716%) CRM
21 65 (6.599%) C#
21 65 (6.599%) JavaScript
22 63 (6.396%) Waterfall
23 62 (6.294%) ISEB
24 61 (6.193%) Analytics
25 58 (5.888%) SQL Server

FMCG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 91 (9.239%) .NET
2 51 (5.178%) ASP.NET
3 45 (4.569%) CSS
4 39 (3.959%) HTML
5 33 (3.350%) Web Services
6 29 (2.944%) XML
7 23 (2.335%) jQuery
8 14 (1.421%) CSS3
8 14 (1.421%) HTML5
8 14 (1.421%) EDI
8 14 (1.421%) XSLT
9 13 (1.320%) Oracle Fusion
10 12 (1.218%) XHTML
11 10 (1.015%) SAP PI
12 9 (0.914%) Web Dynpro
12 9 (0.914%) ASP
12 9 (0.914%) Middleware
12 9 (0.914%) SAP BSP
12 9 (0.914%) Ajax
12 9 (0.914%) WebSphere
Application Platforms
1 49 (4.975%) SAS
2 36 (3.655%) SharePoint
3 33 (3.350%) CMS
4 20 (2.030%) MS Exchange
5 13 (1.320%) Exchange Server 2010
6 7 (0.711%) SAP EP
7 6 (0.609%) Exchange Server 2003
7 6 (0.609%) ESB
7 6 (0.609%) Exchange Server 2007
7 6 (0.609%) Drupal
7 6 (0.609%) NetWeaver
8 4 (0.406%) WordPress
8 4 (0.406%) Umbraco
8 4 (0.406%) Lotus Notes
9 3 (0.305%) ExpressionEngine
9 3 (0.305%) SharePoint 2010
10 2 (0.203%) MS Project Server
10 2 (0.203%) WebSphere Transformation Extender
10 2 (0.203%) Sitecore CMS
10 2 (0.203%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 85 (8.629%) MS Excel
2 31 (3.147%) MS Office
3 14 (1.421%) Photoshop
4 11 (1.117%) Adobe Illustrator
4 11 (1.117%) SPSS
5 10 (1.015%) MS Project
6 9 (0.914%) MS PowerPoint
7 4 (0.406%) MS Visio
8 3 (0.305%) InfoPath
9 1 (0.102%) InDesign
9 1 (0.102%) Fireworks
9 1 (0.102%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 29 (2.944%) Oracle EBS
2 19 (1.929%) Dynamics NAV
3 18 (1.827%) SAP SD
4 17 (1.726%) Dynamics CRM
5 16 (1.624%) SAP FI
5 16 (1.624%) SAP CO
5 16 (1.624%) SAP FI/CO
6 14 (1.421%) Oracle EBS R12
7 13 (1.320%) Google Analytics
8 12 (1.218%) Oracle Financials
8 12 (1.218%) SAP CRM
9 11 (1.117%) SAP MM
9 11 (1.117%) SAP Oil and Gas
10 9 (0.914%) SAP BPC
11 8 (0.812%) Oracle ERP
11 8 (0.812%) Oracle Applications
12 7 (0.711%) SAP APO
13 6 (0.609%) SAP PP
13 6 (0.609%) SAP Retail
14 5 (0.508%) SAP MDM
Communications & Networking
1 21 (2.132%) Internet
2 13 (1.320%) LAN
3 12 (1.218%) WAN
4 11 (1.117%) VoIP
5 10 (1.015%) DNS
6 6 (0.609%) DHCP
6 6 (0.609%) TCP/IP
6 6 (0.609%) VPN
6 6 (0.609%) Wireless
7 5 (0.508%) SNMP
8 4 (0.406%) Network Security
8 4 (0.406%) Intranet
8 4 (0.406%) OSPF
8 4 (0.406%) HTTP
9 3 (0.305%) IPsec
9 3 (0.305%) RTSP
9 3 (0.305%) Broadband
9 3 (0.305%) LDAP
9 3 (0.305%) 802.11
9 3 (0.305%) EIGRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (5.888%) SQL Server
2 33 (3.350%) SAP BW
3 25 (2.538%) Data Warehouse
4 21 (2.132%) SQL Server 2005
5 20 (2.030%) Data Mining
6 18 (1.827%) DB2
7 16 (1.624%) SQL Server 2008
7 16 (1.624%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 15 (1.523%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 14 (1.421%) BusinessObjects
10 11 (1.117%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 9 (0.914%) SAP Data Services
12 8 (0.812%) QlikView
13 7 (0.711%) Microsoft Analysis Services
14 6 (0.609%) Base SAS
14 6 (0.609%) Oracle BI EE
14 6 (0.609%) SAP BI
14 6 (0.609%) MySQL
14 6 (0.609%) Oracle Reports
14 6 (0.609%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 9 (0.914%) Dreamweaver
2 8 (0.812%) Visual Studio
3 5 (0.508%) Team Foundation Server
4 3 (0.305%) Subversion
4 3 (0.305%) JIRA
5 2 (0.203%) Visual Studio Tools for Office
5 2 (0.203%) TeamCity
5 2 (0.203%) ProC
5 2 (0.203%) TestDirector
6 1 (0.102%) NUnit
6 1 (0.102%) LSMW
6 1 (0.102%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.102%) VSS/SourceSafe
6 1 (0.102%) QuickTest Pro
6 1 (0.102%) Git (software)
6 1 (0.102%) MSBuild
General
1 422 (42.84%) Retail
2 234 (23.76%) Finance
3 144 (14.62%) Marketing
4 129 (13.10%) Manufacturing
5 109 (11.07%) Telecoms
6 95 (9.645%) Advertising
7 82 (8.325%) Banking
8 51 (5.178%) Pharmaceutical
9 26 (2.640%) Automotive
10 22 (2.234%) Games
11 8 (0.812%) Back Office
12 7 (0.711%) Publishing
13 5 (0.508%) Electronics
13 5 (0.508%) Legal
14 2 (0.203%) German Language
14 2 (0.203%) Korean Language
14 2 (0.203%) Billing
14 2 (0.203%) General Ledger
15 1 (0.102%) Front Office
15 1 (0.102%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 264 (26.80%) Analyst
2 187 (18.98%) Business Analyst
3 115 (11.68%) Project Manager
4 111 (11.27%) Consultant
5 109 (11.07%) Developer
6 59 (5.990%) Senior Analyst
7 51 (5.178%) Architect
8 48 (4.873%) Senior Business Analyst
9 41 (4.162%) SAP Consultant
10 36 (3.655%) .NET Developer
11 33 (3.350%) Programme Manager
12 28 (2.843%) Senior Manager
12 28 (2.843%) SAP Manager
13 26 (2.640%) Designer
14 24 (2.437%) Systems Analyst
15 23 (2.335%) Senior Consultant
15 23 (2.335%) IT Project Manager
16 19 (1.929%) E-Commerce Manager
16 19 (1.929%) SAP Project Manager
16 19 (1.929%) Business Systems Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 39 (3.959%) Management Information System
2 31 (3.147%) Statistics
2 31 (3.147%) Mathematics
3 28 (2.843%) Social Media
4 27 (2.741%) Economics
5 21 (2.132%) EPoS
6 16 (1.624%) Mobile App
7 15 (1.523%) PMI
7 15 (1.523%) Digital Media
7 15 (1.523%) SCADA
8 12 (1.218%) Computer Science
9 8 (0.812%) SaaS
10 6 (0.609%) Graphic Design
10 6 (0.609%) Data Integration
11 5 (0.508%) Blackberry
11 5 (0.508%) Physics
11 5 (0.508%) Copywriting
11 5 (0.508%) Enterprise Software
12 4 (0.406%) Open Source
12 4 (0.406%) Social Network
Operating Systems
1 58 (5.888%) Windows
2 23 (2.335%) Windows Server 2008
3 19 (1.929%) UNIX
4 14 (1.421%) Windows XP
5 13 (1.320%) Windows Server 2003
6 11 (1.117%) Linux
7 7 (0.711%) Windows 7
8 2 (0.203%) AIX
9 1 (0.102%) Windows Vista
9 1 (0.102%) Windows 8
9 1 (0.102%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 264 (26.80%) Project Management
2 132 (13.40%) Stakeholder Management
3 109 (11.07%) PRINCE2
4 105 (10.66%) E-Commerce
5 99 (10.05%) ERP
5 99 (10.05%) Business Analysis
5 99 (10.05%) Continuous Improvement
6 78 (7.919%) Logistics
7 77 (7.817%) Business Intelligence
8 76 (7.716%) CRM
9 63 (6.396%) Waterfall
10 61 (6.193%) Analytics
11 56 (5.685%) Agile Software Development
12 47 (4.772%) Change Management
13 45 (4.569%) ITIL
14 40 (4.061%) Customer Insight
15 32 (3.249%) Programme Management
16 30 (3.046%) MVC
16 30 (3.046%) Service Delivery
17 28 (2.843%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 127 (12.89%) SQL
2 65 (6.599%) C#
2 65 (6.599%) JavaScript
3 42 (4.264%) Java
4 33 (3.350%) ABAP
5 24 (2.437%) PHP
6 22 (2.234%) C
6 22 (2.234%) T-SQL
7 14 (1.421%) VBA
8 13 (1.320%) VB
9 8 (0.812%) Ruby
9 8 (0.812%) Shell Script
9 8 (0.812%) PL/SQL
10 5 (0.508%) Perl
10 5 (0.508%) PHP5
11 4 (0.406%) C++
11 4 (0.406%) VB.NET
11 4 (0.406%) ActionScript
12 3 (0.305%) Delphi
12 3 (0.305%) Korn
Qualifications
1 149 (15.13%) Degree
2 62 (6.294%) ISEB
3 24 (2.437%) PMI Certification
4 12 (1.218%) ITIL Certification
5 11 (1.117%) HND
5 11 (1.117%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 11 (1.117%) PMP
6 10 (1.015%) Security Cleared
7 9 (0.914%) SC Cleared
8 8 (0.812%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 8 (0.812%) MBA
9 6 (0.609%) Microsoft Certification
10 5 (0.508%) CISA
11 4 (0.406%) MCP
12 3 (0.305%) CISM
12 3 (0.305%) CISSP
12 3 (0.305%) HNC
12 3 (0.305%) SAP Certification
13 2 (0.203%) Six Sigma Black Belt
13 2 (0.203%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (2.132%) QA
2 17 (1.726%) SLA
3 4 (0.406%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 3 (0.305%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.203%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.203%) COBIT
5 2 (0.203%) GxP
6 1 (0.102%) GAMP
6 1 (0.102%) GMP
System Software
1 17 (1.726%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.117%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (0.609%) vSphere
3 6 (0.609%) XenServer
4 3 (0.305%) XenApp
5 1 (0.102%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.102%) Xen
Systems Management
1 4 (0.406%) HP Quality Center
2 3 (0.305%) SCCM
3 2 (0.203%) SCOM
3 2 (0.203%) Tivoli
3 2 (0.203%) Tivoli Monitoring
3 2 (0.203%) Tivoli Storage Manager
3 2 (0.203%) Netcool
3 2 (0.203%) Netcool/OMNIbus
3 2 (0.203%) Control-M
4 1 (0.102%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 234 (23.76%) SAP
2 103 (10.46%) Oracle
3 90 (9.137%) Microsoft
4 26 (2.640%) Business Objects
5 21 (2.132%) Cognos
5 21 (2.132%) Siebel
6 19 (1.929%) VMware
7 18 (1.827%) HP
8 17 (1.726%) JD Edwards
9 14 (1.421%) Citrix
10 13 (1.320%) IBM
10 13 (1.320%) Google
11 12 (1.218%) Sage
11 12 (1.218%) Cisco
12 10 (1.015%) Allen-Bradley
13 9 (0.914%) Siemens
14 8 (0.812%) Manugistics
14 8 (0.812%) TOWER Software
15 6 (0.609%) MicroStrategy
15 6 (0.609%) Remedy
Fareham, Hampshire
This is an exceptional position for an adaptable Business Analyst. The role is very business focused working on improvements and upgrades of complex supply chain systems. You will...
Clearwater People Solutions
Salary: £40000 - 50000 Per Annum +Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
London
Business Analyst (ecommerce / retail / fmcg / digital) is required by my dynamic and growing ecommerce client. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative and fast paced environment...
Logic Engagements Ltd
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum + cash allowance £5,000 + bonus ++
Posted: 20 May 2013
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
Hertfordshire
Interested candidates for this Programme Manager role must have: - A strong technical background based on excellent academic pedigree (1st / 2.1 in Science / Maths / Engineering from a top...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £80k + extensive benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
London / Hertfordshire
Analytical leadership to shape and guide the team, and delegate responsibility to project managers.Interested candidates for this Programme Manager role must have: - A strong technical background based...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £80k + extensive benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Central London / West End
You will be given the opportunity to complete ISEB Business Analysis training and certifications... Excellent stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills... Any formal qualifications in Business Analysis and/...
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: £38000 - £45000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
This is a classic IT Service Manager role, primarily handling two very large vendors-As the European Service Manager will report into the Infrastructure Director, Europe- The role...
Michael Page International
Salary: GBP55000 to GBP65000 per annum
Posted: 18 May 2013
London
The Business Analyst must have some previous experience working in a similar role and have knowledge of the FMCG market. You must also possess excellent Microsoft Excel skills.....
Venturi
Salary: £25000 - £27000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Midlands
Experience implementing the types of systems that would manage assets, parts / inventory and engineers or someone who has worked with those systems (not necessarily on the IT side)...
Robert Walters
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Central London / West End
You will also be given the opportunity to complete ISEB Business Analysis training and certifications... Skills required for this Senior Business Analyst role are: Strong Analysis experience in...
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: £35000 - £59000 per annum + pension, flexible benefits
Posted: 19 May 2013
Central London / West End
You will be given the opportunity to complete ISEB Business Analysis training and certifications... Excellent stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills... Any formal qualifications in Business Analysis and/...
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: £45000 - £60000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 20 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
Leicestershire, East Midlands
Business Systems Analyst - Leicestershire - up to £50,000 plus car, pension, healthcareThis leading rental and distribution organisation based in Leicestershire is actively seeking a Business Systems Analyst to...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £50000 per annum + Car, pension, healthcare
Posted: 3 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: 24 May 2013
Central London / West End
You will be given the opportunity to complete ISEB Business Analysis training and certifications... Experience within an Agile or Scrum Environment... Excellent stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills.....
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: £45000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
Leading corporate based nr Southampton Hampshire - commutable from Winchester / Portsmouth / Basingstoke / Reading / Bournemouth / Salisbury / Chichester are seeking candidates with in-depth SAP Architecture / Design experience. A high calibre...
Connectus
Salary: £90000 - £100000 per annum + extensive benefits pkge
Posted: 24 May 2013
North West
They require a Consultant for a SAP Trade Promotions Lead (with extensive prior CRM experience) opportunity... They are seeking candidates with or eligible for Security Clearance SC or...
Consulting Point
Salary: £500 - £600 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
West London
OPERATION MANAGER with experience working in a major global professional services company, and strong programme/project management & organisational change management experience, required to join the Data Science (analytics...
Randstad Technologies
Salary: £60000 - £65000 per annum + £5K Car + 17.5% bonus + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
This leading FMCG Company headquartered in London urgently requires an Oracle Offshore Development Team Manager due to an increase in project activities across Europe. As the Oracle Offshore...
Clear Edge Consulting
Salary: From £70,000 to £80,000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
As the Oracle Offshore Development Manager you will manage the design, development and implementation of numerous application development projects across the UK and Europe... The Oracle Offshore Development...
clearedgeconsulting
Salary: £70000 - £80000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
My client are in the distribution and supply chain industry working with FMCG retailers across the country, many of which are global retail clients. They are in the...
Cognitive Group
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + pension + Bonus
Posted: 23 May 2013
London
PMO Finance Analyst /PMO Analyst / Programme Management Office / Portfolio Management Office / Project Management Office / Pharmaceuticals / FMCG / ManufacturingMontash is currently retained by a world Leading Organisation and is seeking...
Montash Associates
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + excellent package
Posted: 8 May 2013
London
The team is looking to add to its campaign analytics team with an experienced SAS based analyst. THE COMPANY: My client is a leading analytics consultancy with a...
Harnham
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 19 May 2013
Oxfordshire
If you have Account management experience within a large FMCG company it would be highly desirable but not essential. You will have a strong sales ability, astute commercial...
Verelogic IT Recruitment
Posted: 20 May 2013
Berkshire, Thames Valley
Exposure to some of the largest FMCG companies in the market and the opportunity to directly impact their business decisions... Technical Skillset We're a fast moving business...
DP Connect Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013