FMCG Contract Job Trends in England

Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term FMCG in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited FMCG over the 6 months leading up to 13 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 472 403 408
Rank change year-on-year -69 +5 +71
Contract jobs citing FMCG 112 76 132
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.29% 0.31% 0.35%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.87% 0.91% 1.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 69 42 63
10th Percentile £410 £431 £260
25th Percentile £419 £463 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £588 £600
Median % change year-on-year -10.64% -2.08% +9.09%
75th Percentile £645 £716 £769
90th Percentile £725 £906 £900
UK median daily rate £525 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £72.50 - £47.50
Median hourly rate £75.00 - £50.00
75th Percentile £77.50 - £52.50
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £75.00 £20.75 £50.00
% change year-on-year +261.45% -58.50% -

All Generic Skills
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 12,866 8,310 11,582
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 32.76% 34.09% 31.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,164 5,462 7,566
10th Percentile £300 £300 £263
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £547 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.35% -0.50% -4.35%
75th Percentile £625 £675 £675
90th Percentile £749 £788 £788
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 654 313 821
10th Percentile £16.01 £16.67 £12.28
25th Percentile £20.82 £22.72 £15.17
Median hourly rate £45.46 £35.00 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year +29.89% +25.00% +24.44%
75th Percentile £70.00 £66.00 £58.70
90th Percentile £85.85 £85.00 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £45.00 £32.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year +38.46% +18.18% +22.30%

FMCG
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing FMCG relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

FMCG job vacancy trend in England

FMCG
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing FMCG.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing FMCG

FMCG
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing FMCG in England over the 6 months to 13 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for FMCG in England

FMCG
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing FMCG.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing FMCG

FMCG
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing FMCG within the England region over the 6 months to 13 April 2026. 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
London -35 65 £600 - 27
South East -41 13 £550 +10.00% 14
East of England -44 7 £425 -29.17% 6
Midlands -61 7 £425 -22.73% 17
North West -34 6 £500 - 11
North of England -67 6 £500 +8.11% 23
South West -27 5 £525 -12.50% 6
West Midlands -64 4 - - 7
East Midlands -34 2 - - 10
FMCG
UK

FMCG
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.89%) Adobe Experience Manager
1 1 (0.89%) CMS
1 1 (0.89%) Confluence
1 1 (0.89%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 4 (3.57%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (2.68%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.79%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.89%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 19 (16.96%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (3.57%) SAP EWM
2 4 (3.57%) SAP PM
2 4 (3.57%) SAP PP
2 4 (3.57%) SAP QM
3 3 (2.68%) SAP IBP
4 2 (1.79%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (1.79%) SAP APO
4 2 (1.79%) SAP ERP
4 2 (1.79%) SAP WM
5 1 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.89%) ENOVIA
5 1 (0.89%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.89%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.89%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.89%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.89%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.89%) SAP PLM
5 1 (0.89%) SAP SCM
5 1 (0.89%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 13 (11.61%) SaaS
2 9 (8.04%) Azure
3 7 (6.25%) Power Platform
4 6 (5.36%) WhatsApp
5 4 (3.57%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (2.68%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (2.68%) GitHub
7 2 (1.79%) Collibra
7 2 (1.79%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.89%) Adobe Creative Cloud
8 1 (0.89%) Figma
8 1 (0.89%) GCP
8 1 (0.89%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.79%) Hyperconnected
2 1 (0.89%) Ethernet
2 1 (0.89%) Internet
2 1 (0.89%) LAN
2 1 (0.89%) Modbus
2 1 (0.89%) RS-485
2 1 (0.89%) SD-WAN
2 1 (0.89%) VPN
2 1 (0.89%) WAN
2 1 (0.89%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (6.25%) Power BI
2 5 (4.46%) Big Data
3 3 (2.68%) Data Lake
3 3 (2.68%) Metadata
4 2 (1.79%) SAP BW
5 1 (0.89%) BigQuery
5 1 (0.89%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
5 1 (0.89%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.89%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.89%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.89%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (3.57%) JIRA
2 3 (2.68%) Hudson
General
1 35 (31.25%) Finance
2 31 (27.68%) Social Skills
3 25 (22.32%) Manufacturing
4 19 (16.96%) Retail
5 12 (10.71%) Marketing
6 11 (9.82%) Pharmaceutical
7 6 (5.36%) Analytical Skills
8 5 (4.46%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.79%) Advertising
9 2 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (1.79%) Legal
9 2 (1.79%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.89%) Aviation
10 1 (0.89%) French Language
10 1 (0.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.89%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 22 (19.64%) Architect
2 17 (15.18%) Senior
3 15 (13.39%) Analyst
4 13 (11.61%) Solutions Architect
5 11 (9.82%) Consultant
5 11 (9.82%) Senior Manager
6 10 (8.93%) IT Manager
6 10 (8.93%) Project Manager
7 9 (8.04%) Applications Support
7 9 (8.04%) Applications Support Analyst
7 9 (8.04%) SAP Architect
7 9 (8.04%) SAP Manager
7 9 (8.04%) Support Analyst
8 7 (6.25%) SAP Consultant
8 7 (6.25%) SAP Solutions Architect
9 6 (5.36%) Lead
9 6 (5.36%) SAP Programme Manager
9 6 (5.36%) Technical Manager
10 5 (4.46%) Azure Data Architect
10 5 (4.46%) SaaS Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.46%) Middleware
2 3 (2.68%) EJB
3 1 (0.89%) CSS
3 1 (0.89%) CSS3
3 1 (0.89%) HTML
3 1 (0.89%) HTML5
3 1 (0.89%) Nuxt
3 1 (0.89%) Sass
3 1 (0.89%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 7 (6.25%) Product Ownership
2 5 (4.46%) Mobile App
3 4 (3.57%) Virtual Team
4 2 (1.79%) Data Fabric
4 2 (1.79%) Hybrid Cloud
4 2 (1.79%) Social Media
5 1 (0.89%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (0.89%) Data Structures
5 1 (0.89%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (0.89%) EPoS
5 1 (0.89%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (0.89%) Life Science
5 1 (0.89%) Operational Technology
5 1 (0.89%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.89%) Windows
1 1 (0.89%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (30.36%) Stakeholder Management
2 17 (15.18%) Roadmaps
3 16 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
4 14 (12.50%) Decision-Making
5 13 (11.61%) Analytics
5 13 (11.61%) ERP
6 12 (10.71%) Agile
6 12 (10.71%) Business Intelligence
6 12 (10.71%) Data Management
7 11 (9.82%) Migration
7 11 (9.82%) Project Management
8 10 (8.93%) Change Management
8 10 (8.93%) Matrix Organization
9 9 (8.04%) Data Migration
9 9 (8.04%) Data Modelling
9 9 (8.04%) Problem-Solving
9 9 (8.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 8 (7.14%) AI
10 8 (7.14%) Machine Learning
11 7 (6.25%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
1 3 (2.68%) SQL
2 1 (0.89%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (6.25%) Degree
2 2 (1.79%) ACCA
2 2 (1.79%) Master's Degree
3 1 (0.89%) CAPM
3 1 (0.89%) MBA
3 1 (0.89%) PMI Certification
3 1 (0.89%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.46%) Data Quality
1 5 (4.46%) PMO
2 4 (3.57%) QA
3 3 (2.68%) GMP
3 3 (2.68%) GxP
4 2 (1.79%) GDPR
5 1 (0.89%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.89%) IFRS
5 1 (0.89%) Solvency II
Vendors
1 38 (33.93%) SAP
2 14 (12.50%) Salesforce
3 8 (7.14%) Databricks
4 6 (5.36%) Microsoft
5 5 (4.46%) Oracle
6 4 (3.57%) Google
6 4 (3.57%) TikTok
7 3 (2.68%) ServiceNow
8 2 (1.79%) IBM
8 2 (1.79%) Informatica
9 1 (0.89%) Adobe
9 1 (0.89%) Ariba
9 1 (0.89%) Planview
9 1 (0.89%) PTC
9 1 (0.89%) Sage
9 1 (0.89%) Siemens
9 1 (0.89%) Veritas
9 1 (0.89%) Workday
9 1 (0.89%) YouTube
9 1 (0.89%) Zscaler