Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
East of England > Bedfordshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term FMCG in contract job vacancies in Bedfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited FMCG over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 28 | 33 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | -7 | -7 |
| Contract jobs citing FMCG | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bedfordshire | 3.18% | 0.81% | 3.26% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 5.49% | 2.67% | 8.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £551 | £583 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £553 | £594 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £563 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -6.25% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £578 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £584 | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £600 | £563 | £588 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -4.26% | +12.17% |
All Generic Skills
Bedfordshire
FMCG falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Bedfordshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 91 | 75 | 71 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire | 57.96% | 30.49% | 38.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 46 | 46 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £210 | £174 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £303 | £214 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £580 | £525 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.48% | +13.51% | -7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £550 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £586 | £633 |
| East of England median daily rate | £523 | £459 | £456 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.90% | +0.55% | -3.95% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 11 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.05 | - | £33.70 |
| 25th Percentile | £30.34 | £15.39 | £51.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £15.79 | £75.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +327.49% | -78.95% | +66.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £83.88 | £17.10 | £90.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.00 | £18.00 | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £66.00 | £55.00 | £62.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -12.35% | +120.87% |
FMCG
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire
Job postings citing FMCG as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.
FMCG
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing FMCG in Bedfordshire.
FMCG
Contract Job Locations in Bedfordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing FMCG within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 2 May 2025. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luton | - | 5 | £600 | - | |
| FMCG East of England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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: