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 21 May 2012 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.

Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
Location
3 months to
21 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank480415375
Rank change year-on-year
Down-65Down-40
Matching permanent IT job ads477571463
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.394 %0.468 %0.486 %
As % of the Miscellaneous category1.259 %1.420 %1.483 %
Number of salaries quoted392473279
Average salary£52,500£52,500£52,500
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£33,000£33,000£32,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£75,000£85,000£80,000
UK excluding London average salary£52,500£50,000£52,500
% change year-on-year
+5.00 %-4.76 %
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryAll Miscellaneous Category
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
378884020431228
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK31.26 %32.95 %32.80 %
Number of salaries quoted318853372925540
Average salary£45,000£47,500£50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.26 %-5.00 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£28,500£27,500£28,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£75,000£85,000£82,500
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£37,500£37,500
% change year-on-year
+6.66 %-

FMCG
Demand Trend

The 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 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 21 May 2012 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 21 May 2012. 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-55440£52,500-
LondonDown-15179£52,500-4.54 %
South EastDown-110102£52,250+7.73 %
North WestDown-3841£58,500+17.00 %
City of LondonUp+2839£45,000-18.18 %
SurreyDown-932£62,500+47.05 %
ScotlandNew entry-31£75,000-
East of EnglandUp+230£50,000+2.04 %
BerkshireDown-7830£45,000-33.33 %
YorkshireUp+828£65,000+116.66 %
South WestUp+1026£40,000-33.33 %
ManchesterDown-3025£58,500+33.71 %
EdinburghNew entry-25£75,000-
HertfordshireUp+3122£50,000-9.09 %
East MidlandsDown-420£36,000+2.85 %
MerseysideDown-313£36,000-31.42 %
BrentfordNew entry-13--
South YorkshireUp+612£55,000+120.00 %
BristolUp+711£45,000-38.98 %
HampshireDown-811£72,500+119.69 %
WatfordUp+1310£51,250+7.89 %
NorthamptonshireUp+1210£34,750-8.55 %
MiddlesexUp+49£77,500-
LiverpoolDown-88£36,000-28.00 %
West MidlandsDown-88£46,250+12.80 %
Thames ValleyNew entry-8£44,000-
BournemouthNew entry-7£37,500-
DorsetNew entry-7£37,500-
SloughDown-186£35,000+2.94 %
PeterboroughUp+75£42,500-

FMCG
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2012, 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.

1380 (40.60 %)Retail
2232 (24.79 %)Finance
3213 (22.76 %)SAP
4165 (17.63 %)Project Management
5151 (16.13 %)Marketing
6137 (14.64 %)ERP
7122 (13.03 %)Business Intelligence
8118 (12.61 %)SQL
9110 (11.75 %)SQL Server
10107 (11.43 %)Oracle
11104 (11.11 %)Degree
12101 (10.79 %)Manufacturing
1398 (10.47 %)Telecoms
1483 (8.868 %)Microsoft
1573 (7.799 %)E-Commerce
1573 (7.799 %)Logistics
1671 (7.585 %)PRINCE2
1768 (7.265 %)Data Analysis
1866 (7.051 %)ITIL
1964 (6.838 %)MS Excel
2063 (6.731 %)Business Analysis
2160 (6.410 %)Banking
2259 (6.303 %)Stakeholder Management
2356 (5.983 %).NET
2452 (5.556 %)Service Delivery
2547 (5.021 %)Programme Management
2645 (4.808 %)Change Management
2645 (4.808 %)Windows
2645 (4.808 %)Data Warehouse
2645 (4.808 %)SAS

FMCG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2012, 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
156 (5.983 %).NET
243 (4.594 %)HTML
341 (4.380 %)CSS
434 (3.632 %)ASP.NET
525 (2.671 %)Web Services
621 (2.244 %)jQuery
719 (2.030 %)Flash
817 (1.816 %)SAP PI
915 (1.603 %)XML
1014 (1.496 %)XHTML
1110 (1.068 %)XSLT
1110 (1.068 %).NET Framework
1110 (1.068 %)Ajax
128 (0.855 %)EDI
128 (0.855 %)HTML5
128 (0.855 %)CSS3
137 (0.748 %)WCF
137 (0.748 %)Django
137 (0.748 %)WebSphere
137 (0.748 %)Middleware
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
145 (4.808 %)SAS
220 (2.137 %)SharePoint
319 (2.030 %)NetWeaver
413 (1.389 %)CMS
57 (0.748 %)ESB
66 (0.641 %)IIS
75 (0.534 %)MS Exchange
84 (0.427 %)Oracle Workflow
84 (0.427 %)Umbraco
93 (0.321 %)Drupal
93 (0.321 %)SharePoint 2010
93 (0.321 %)Apache
102 (0.214 %)BizTalk Server
102 (0.214 %)WebSphere MQ
102 (0.214 %)WebSphere Application Server
102 (0.214 %)WebLogic
102 (0.214 %)Exchange Server 2003
102 (0.214 %)AquaLogic
102 (0.214 %)WebSphere Message Broker
102 (0.214 %)Magento
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
164 (6.838 %)MS Excel
236 (3.846 %)MS Visio
326 (2.778 %)MS Office
415 (1.603 %)MS PowerPoint
511 (1.175 %)Photoshop
610 (1.068 %)Fireworks
75 (0.534 %)SPSS
84 (0.427 %)Adobe Illustrator
93 (0.321 %)AutoCAD
93 (0.321 %)InDesign
102 (0.214 %)MS Project
111 (0.107 %)GIMP
111 (0.107 %)ImageReady
111 (0.107 %)Acrobat
111 (0.107 %)MATLAB
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
130 (3.205 %)SAP APO
224 (2.564 %)SAP SCM
321 (2.244 %)Oracle EBS R12
417 (1.816 %)Oracle EBS
514 (1.496 %)Dynamics AX
612 (1.282 %)SAP Retail
710 (1.068 %)SAP SD
89 (0.962 %)SAP ERP
97 (0.748 %)SAP FI
97 (0.748 %)SAP CO
97 (0.748 %)SAP FI/CO
97 (0.748 %)Oracle Applications
106 (0.641 %)Oracle Financials
106 (0.641 %)Oracle Retail
106 (0.641 %)Dynamics NAV
115 (0.534 %)Dynamics CRM
115 (0.534 %)Solarsoft Tropos
124 (0.427 %)SAP CRM
133 (0.321 %)Google Analytics
133 (0.321 %)SAP LE
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
133 (3.526 %)Internet
215 (1.603 %)Intranet
37 (0.748 %)LAN
46 (0.641 %)WAN
54 (0.427 %)VPN
62 (0.214 %)Firewall
62 (0.214 %)MPLS
62 (0.214 %)HTTP
62 (0.214 %)TCP/IP
71 (0.107 %)iSCSI
71 (0.107 %)NAS
71 (0.107 %)Network Security
71 (0.107 %)Unified Communications
71 (0.107 %)LDAP
71 (0.107 %)DHCP
71 (0.107 %)FTP
71 (0.107 %)VoIP
71 (0.107 %)DNS
71 (0.107 %)SAN
71 (0.107 %)RFID
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1110 (11.75 %)SQL Server
245 (4.808 %)Data Warehouse
337 (3.953 %)SAP BW
433 (3.526 %)SQL Server 2008
528 (2.991 %)SAP BI
623 (2.457 %)SQL Server Integration Services
623 (2.457 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
721 (2.244 %)SQL Server 2005
721 (2.244 %)ETL
820 (2.137 %)Crystal Reports
820 (2.137 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
918 (1.923 %)MS Access
1017 (1.816 %)Oracle 8/8i
1116 (1.709 %)Oracle Reports
1213 (1.389 %)DataStage
138 (0.855 %)BusinessObjects
138 (0.855 %)MySQL
147 (0.748 %)QlikView
147 (0.748 %)DB2
147 (0.748 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
110 (1.068 %)Git (software)
29 (0.962 %)Visual Studio
38 (0.855 %)Subversion
38 (0.855 %)NWDI
47 (0.748 %)Team Foundation Server
56 (0.641 %)Mercurial
63 (0.321 %)Dreamweaver
72 (0.214 %)MSI
72 (0.214 %)Oracle Forms
72 (0.214 %)JIRA
81 (0.107 %)Selenium
81 (0.107 %)MorphX
81 (0.107 %)QUnit
81 (0.107 %)VSS/SourceSafe
81 (0.107 %)JUnit
81 (0.107 %)QuickTest Pro
81 (0.107 %)PowerBuilder
81 (0.107 %)ProC
81 (0.107 %)NUnit
81 (0.107 %)Xcode
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1380 (40.60 %)Retail
2232 (24.79 %)Finance
3151 (16.13 %)Marketing
4101 (10.79 %)Manufacturing
598 (10.47 %)Telecoms
660 (6.410 %)Banking
745 (4.808 %)Pharmaceutical
834 (3.632 %)Advertising
921 (2.244 %)Publishing
1014 (1.496 %)Automotive
117 (0.748 %)Games
126 (0.641 %)Multimedia
126 (0.641 %)Billing
126 (0.641 %)Interactive Media
126 (0.641 %)French Language
135 (0.534 %)Electronics
143 (0.321 %)Dutch Language
143 (0.321 %)Legal
143 (0.321 %)Aerospace
152 (0.214 %)Investment Banking
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1212 (22.65 %)Analyst
2130 (13.89 %)Project Manager
3122 (13.03 %)Consultant
4100 (10.68 %)Business Analyst
587 (9.295 %)Architect
684 (8.974 %)Developer
748 (5.128 %)SAP Consultant
836 (3.846 %)Solutions Architect
927 (2.885 %)SAS Analyst
1025 (2.671 %)Head of IT
1025 (2.671 %)SAP Business Analyst
1124 (2.564 %)SAP Analyst
1223 (2.457 %)Senior Analyst
1322 (2.350 %)Digital Project Manager
1421 (2.244 %)Support Analyst
1520 (2.137 %)Designer
1619 (2.030 %)Oracle Consultant
1619 (2.030 %)Analyst Developer
1619 (2.030 %).NET Developer
1718 (1.923 %)SAP Manager
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
141 (4.380 %)Digital Media
236 (3.846 %)Management Information System
328 (2.991 %)Social Media
419 (2.030 %)Mathematics
517 (1.816 %)IPTV
517 (1.816 %)NHS
614 (1.496 %)Blog
614 (1.496 %)New Media
713 (1.389 %)Economics
811 (1.175 %)Life Science
811 (1.175 %)Open Source
811 (1.175 %)SaaS
910 (1.068 %)EPoS
910 (1.068 %)Augmented Reality
109 (0.962 %)Computer Science
118 (0.855 %)iPhone
118 (0.855 %)Data Extraction
127 (0.748 %)Data Conversion
127 (0.748 %)Credit Risk
127 (0.748 %)iPad
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
145 (4.808 %)Windows
222 (2.350 %)Linux
317 (1.816 %)UNIX
410 (1.068 %)Android
58 (0.855 %)Windows Vista
58 (0.855 %)Windows 7
58 (0.855 %)Windows Server 2008
67 (0.748 %)Apple iOS
76 (0.641 %)Windows Server 2003
76 (0.641 %)Windows XP
76 (0.641 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
83 (0.321 %)AIX
92 (0.214 %)Windows NT
92 (0.214 %)Windows Mobile
101 (0.107 %)HPUX
101 (0.107 %)Solaris
101 (0.107 %)SUSE
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1165 (17.63 %)Project Management
2137 (14.64 %)ERP
3122 (13.03 %)Business Intelligence
473 (7.799 %)E-Commerce
473 (7.799 %)Logistics
571 (7.585 %)PRINCE2
668 (7.265 %)Data Analysis
766 (7.051 %)ITIL
863 (6.731 %)Business Analysis
959 (6.303 %)Stakeholder Management
1052 (5.556 %)Service Delivery
1147 (5.021 %)Programme Management
1245 (4.808 %)Change Management
1341 (4.380 %)Test Scripting
1440 (4.274 %)Continuous Improvement
1440 (4.274 %)Migration
1536 (3.846 %)CRM
1630 (3.205 %)Customer Insight
1727 (2.885 %)Agile Software Development
1727 (2.885 %)Business Development
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1118 (12.61 %)SQL
237 (3.953 %)JavaScript
334 (3.632 %)C#
432 (3.419 %)Java
530 (3.205 %)PHP
619 (2.030 %)VB
718 (1.923 %)VBA
817 (1.816 %)C
915 (1.603 %)ActionScript
1014 (1.496 %)ABAP
1014 (1.496 %)ActionScript 3.0
1113 (1.389 %)VB.NET
1113 (1.389 %)T-SQL
1113 (1.389 %)Python
1212 (1.282 %)PL/SQL
1310 (1.068 %)PowerHouse
149 (0.962 %)ActionScript 2.0
155 (0.534 %)Ruby
164 (0.427 %)Objective-C
173 (0.321 %)X++
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1104 (11.11 %)Degree
211 (1.175 %)ITIL Certification
38 (0.855 %)PRINCE2 Certification
47 (0.748 %)PMI Certification
56 (0.641 %)ISEB
56 (0.641 %)CPIM
65 (0.534 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
65 (0.534 %)Six Sigma Green Belt
65 (0.534 %)PMP
65 (0.534 %)CISA
74 (0.427 %)MBA
74 (0.427 %)CISM
74 (0.427 %)CIMA
74 (0.427 %)ACCA
74 (0.427 %)RHCE
74 (0.427 %)CISSP
83 (0.321 %)SC Cleared
83 (0.321 %)Security Cleared
83 (0.321 %)Microsoft Certification
83 (0.321 %)SAP Certification
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
116 (1.709 %)QA
215 (1.603 %)SLA
39 (0.962 %)ISO/IEC 27001
46 (0.641 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
54 (0.427 %)Data Quality
54 (0.427 %)COBIT
61 (0.107 %)PCI DSS
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
14 (0.427 %)Active Directory
22 (0.214 %)Oracle RMAN
22 (0.214 %)Oracle RAC
22 (0.214 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (0.107 %)XenApp
31 (0.107 %)XenDesktop
31 (0.107 %)Squid
31 (0.107 %)IAG
31 (0.107 %)UAG
31 (0.107 %)NFS
31 (0.107 %)Terminal Services
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
110 (1.068 %)SCCM
23 (0.321 %)Business Desktop Deployment
23 (0.321 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
23 (0.321 %)Norton AntiVirus
32 (0.214 %)Foglight
32 (0.214 %)Tivoli
32 (0.214 %)HP Quality Center
32 (0.214 %)HP SIM
32 (0.214 %)SCOM
41 (0.107 %)Cobbler
41 (0.107 %)Puppet
41 (0.107 %)vCenter
41 (0.107 %)Tivoli Monitoring
41 (0.107 %)Netcool
41 (0.107 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1213 (22.76 %)SAP
2107 (11.43 %)Oracle
383 (8.868 %)Microsoft
425 (2.671 %)Business Objects
425 (2.671 %)Teradata
518 (1.923 %)JD Edwards
615 (1.603 %)Citrix
714 (1.496 %)Cognos
812 (1.282 %)Siebel
812 (1.282 %)Google
911 (1.175 %)VMware
1010 (1.068 %)Facebook
119 (0.962 %)HP
119 (0.962 %)IBM
127 (0.748 %)Tableau
127 (0.748 %)Twitter
127 (0.748 %)Red Hat
136 (0.641 %)Salesforce.com
136 (0.641 %)Nokia
136 (0.641 %)Cisco