Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term FMCG in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited FMCG over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 481 668 747
Rank change year-on-year +187 +79 -101
Permanent jobs citing FMCG 467 317 527
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.48% 0.30% 0.34%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.34% 0.71% 0.73%
Number of salaries quoted 265 132 277
10th Percentile £31,000 £37,500 £36,050
25th Percentile £36,250 £50,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £66,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.77% +20.91% -4.35%
75th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £114,750 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +9.09% +10.00%

All Generic Skills
UK

FMCG is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 34,768 44,861 72,647
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.46% 42.86% 47.13%
Number of salaries quoted 22,918 24,128 34,106
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,107 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,607
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £107,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

FMCG
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing FMCG as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for FMCG in the UK

FMCG
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing FMCG.

Salary trend for FMCG in the UK

FMCG
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing FMCG over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for FMCG in the UK

FMCG
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing FMCG within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +187 342 £60,000 -8.40% 317
UK excluding London +135 334 £50,000 -16.67% 290
Work from Home +89 96 £72,500 +35.51% 69
London +106 80 £63,000 -20.00% 64
Wales +31 74 £27,000 - 25
Midlands +48 70 £43,250 +8.13% 70
North of England +65 62 £54,047 -9.92% 78
South East +61 58 £57,500 -20.14% 45
East Midlands +18 37 £43,000 +14.67% 35
West Midlands +34 33 £46,250 +15.63% 35
North West +15 33 £50,000 -16.67% 47
South West +9 32 £49,750 -23.46% 29
East of England +31 30 £90,000 +50.00% 27
Yorkshire +112 28 £92,500 +76.19% 28
Northern Ireland - 5 - - 4
Scotland -65 3 £62,500 -1.96% 18
North East -10 1 £37,500 - 5

FMCG
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 20 (4.28%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.28%) ArcGIS
3 3 (0.64%) Anypoint
Applications
1 38 (8.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (6.42%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (3.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.50%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 6 (1.28%) AutoCAD
6 4 (0.86%) Adobe After Effects
6 4 (0.86%) Adobe Premiere
6 4 (0.86%) CINEMA 4D
7 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Project
8 2 (0.43%) Trello
9 1 (0.21%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.21%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.21%) InDesign
9 1 (0.21%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (3.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (2.57%) SAP S/4HANA
3 8 (1.71%) NetSuite
4 5 (1.07%) SAP IBP
4 5 (1.07%) SAP PP
5 4 (0.86%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
5 4 (0.86%) Sage 200
6 3 (0.64%) SAP SD
7 2 (0.43%) Magento
7 2 (0.43%) SAP CO
7 2 (0.43%) SAP FI
7 2 (0.43%) SAP FI/CO
7 2 (0.43%) SAP MII
7 2 (0.43%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 2 (0.43%) Shopify
8 1 (0.21%) Dynamics AX
8 1 (0.21%) SAP HCM
8 1 (0.21%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 49 (10.49%) Power Platform
2 37 (7.92%) Azure
3 18 (3.85%) Dynamics 365
4 16 (3.43%) Azure DevOps
5 13 (2.78%) Microsoft 365
6 10 (2.14%) SuccessFactors
7 6 (1.28%) AWS
7 6 (1.28%) Power Automate
7 6 (1.28%) PowerApps
7 6 (1.28%) SaaS
8 4 (0.86%) Smartsheet
9 3 (0.64%) Entra ID
9 3 (0.64%) Figma
10 2 (0.43%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 1 (0.21%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.36%) VLAN
2 8 (1.71%) Internet
3 7 (1.50%) BGP
3 7 (1.50%) EIGRP
3 7 (1.50%) HSRP
3 7 (1.50%) LAN
3 7 (1.50%) MPLS
3 7 (1.50%) OSPF
3 7 (1.50%) SD-WAN
3 7 (1.50%) Spanning Tree
3 7 (1.50%) VoIP
3 7 (1.50%) VRRP
3 7 (1.50%) WAN
3 7 (1.50%) Wireless
3 7 (1.50%) Wireshark
3 7 (1.50%) WLAN
4 4 (0.86%) DHCP
4 4 (0.86%) DNS
4 4 (0.86%) Network Security
4 4 (0.86%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (7.07%) Power BI
2 8 (1.71%) SQL Server
3 6 (1.28%) Tableau
4 4 (0.86%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.43%) Metadata
6 1 (0.21%) Big Data
6 1 (0.21%) Crystal Reports
6 1 (0.21%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 18 (3.85%) Visual Studio
2 16 (3.43%) Team Foundation Server
3 5 (1.07%) Postman
4 2 (0.43%) PowerBuilder
General
1 245 (52.46%) Social Skills
2 244 (52.25%) Manufacturing
3 137 (29.34%) Influencing Skills
3 137 (29.34%) Retail
4 128 (27.41%) Presentation Skills
5 122 (26.12%) Law
6 77 (16.49%) Finance
7 54 (11.56%) Analytical Skills
8 42 (8.99%) Marketing
9 41 (8.78%) Automotive
10 24 (5.14%) Pharmaceutical
11 22 (4.71%) Publishing
12 19 (4.07%) Aerospace
13 11 (2.36%) Legal
13 11 (2.36%) Organisational Skills
14 10 (2.14%) French Language
15 6 (1.28%) Advertising
15 6 (1.28%) Banking
16 5 (1.07%) Telecoms
17 4 (0.86%) German Language
Job Titles
1 115 (24.63%) Automation Engineer
1 115 (24.63%) Graduate
1 115 (24.63%) Graduate IT Engineer
1 115 (24.63%) IT Engineer
1 115 (24.63%) IT Graduate
2 64 (13.70%) Project Manager
3 41 (8.78%) Analyst
4 37 (7.92%) Senior
5 28 (6.00%) Architect
6 27 (5.78%) Lead
7 26 (5.57%) Consultant
8 24 (5.14%) IT Manager
9 16 (3.43%) Head of Business Systems
10 13 (2.78%) Head of FMCG
10 13 (2.78%) Head of IT
11 12 (2.57%) Coordinator
11 12 (2.57%) Data Analyst
11 12 (2.57%) Project Coordinator
11 12 (2.57%) Senior Project Manager
11 12 (2.57%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.36%) .NET
2 5 (1.07%) .NET Core
2 5 (1.07%) EDI
2 5 (1.07%) SAP TM
2 5 (1.07%) Web Services
3 3 (0.64%) .NET Framework
3 3 (0.64%) WCF
4 2 (0.43%) ASP.NET
4 2 (0.43%) HTML
4 2 (0.43%) J2EE
4 2 (0.43%) XML
5 1 (0.21%) IDoc
5 1 (0.21%) SAP ALE
Miscellaneous
1 20 (4.28%) Self-Motivation
2 14 (3.00%) Renewable Energy
3 13 (2.78%) PMI
4 11 (2.36%) Product Ownership
5 8 (1.71%) Driving Licence
5 8 (1.71%) Onboarding
6 5 (1.07%) Animation
6 5 (1.07%) Greenfield Project
6 5 (1.07%) Photography
7 4 (0.86%) 3D Graphics
7 4 (0.86%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (0.86%) CCTV
7 4 (0.86%) Motion Graphics
8 3 (0.64%) Social Media
8 3 (0.64%) Virtual Team
9 2 (0.43%) Management Information System
9 2 (0.43%) Multi-touch
9 2 (0.43%) Replication
9 2 (0.43%) Robotics
10 1 (0.21%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.86%) Windows Server 2019
2 3 (0.64%) Apple iOS
2 3 (0.64%) Windows
2 3 (0.64%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 168 (35.97%) Problem-Solving
2 142 (30.41%) Continuous Improvement
3 116 (24.84%) Order Management
3 116 (24.84%) Six Sigma
4 115 (24.63%) Benchmarking
4 115 (24.63%) Lean Manufacturing
4 115 (24.63%) Lean Six Sigma
5 84 (17.99%) Project Management
6 77 (16.49%) ERP
7 63 (13.49%) Logistics
8 50 (10.71%) Agile
9 43 (9.21%) Change Management
10 36 (7.71%) Project Delivery
10 36 (7.71%) Stakeholder Management
11 32 (6.85%) Business Intelligence
12 30 (6.42%) DevOps
13 27 (5.78%) Software Engineering
13 27 (5.78%) Time Management
14 23 (4.93%) E-Commerce
14 23 (4.93%) Supply Chain Management
Programming Languages
1 44 (9.42%) SQL
2 27 (5.78%) C#
3 5 (1.07%) C
3 5 (1.07%) VB.NET
3 5 (1.07%) VBA
4 4 (0.86%) JavaScript
5 3 (0.64%) Java
6 2 (0.43%) ABAP
6 2 (0.43%) VB
7 1 (0.21%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (0.21%) Python
Qualifications
1 176 (37.69%) Degree
2 115 (24.63%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
3 17 (3.64%) PMI Certification
4 8 (1.71%) HNC
4 8 (1.71%) HND
5 7 (1.50%) CCDP
5 7 (1.50%) CCIE
5 7 (1.50%) CCIE Routing and Switching
5 7 (1.50%) CCNP
5 7 (1.50%) Cisco Certification
5 7 (1.50%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (1.28%) PMP
7 5 (1.07%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 4 (0.86%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.43%) MBA
10 1 (0.21%) CCA
10 1 (0.21%) PhD
10 1 (0.21%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (5.14%) QA
2 19 (4.07%) Accessibility
3 13 (2.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (2.14%) Data Quality
5 7 (1.50%) SLA
6 6 (1.28%) NEBOSH
6 6 (1.28%) PMO
7 2 (0.43%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.21%) GDPR
System Software
1 12 (2.57%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.50%) Firmware
3 4 (0.86%) Hyper-V
3 4 (0.86%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 6 (1.28%) Progress Chef
2 3 (0.64%) Jamf Pro
2 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.43%) Terraform
Vendors
1 63 (13.49%) SAP
2 55 (11.78%) Microsoft
3 27 (5.78%) IFS
4 24 (5.14%) Oracle
5 17 (3.64%) VMware
6 13 (2.78%) Google
7 12 (2.57%) Cisco
8 11 (2.36%) Adobe
9 7 (1.50%) Ekahau
9 7 (1.50%) Salesforce
10 6 (1.28%) Autodesk
10 6 (1.28%) Siemens
11 4 (0.86%) Avaya
11 4 (0.86%) BT
11 4 (0.86%) NetApp
11 4 (0.86%) Sage
11 4 (0.86%) SYSPRO
11 4 (0.86%) WatchGuard
12 3 (0.64%) Infor
12 3 (0.64%) MuleSoft