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 27 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 471 409 413
Rank change year-on-year -62 +4 +50
Contract jobs citing FMCG 116 70 132
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.29% 0.29% 0.36%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.89% 0.84% 1.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 70 43 67
10th Percentile £399 £431 £250
25th Percentile £414 £463 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £600 £580
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +3.45% +5.45%
75th Percentile £645 £738 £763
90th Percentile £725 £1,090 £900
UK median daily rate £525 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £39.88 - -
25th Percentile £45.31 - £47.50
Median hourly rate £56.25 - £50.00
75th Percentile £67.81 - £52.50
90th Percentile £73.63 - -
UK median hourly rate £56.25 £20.75 £50.00
% change year-on-year +171.08% -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 13,005 8,347 11,485
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 32.48% 34.11% 30.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,251 5,465 7,493
10th Percentile £305 £300 £263
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £511 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -7.04% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £625 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £788 £800
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 664 325 828
10th Percentile £16.03 £16.49 £12.25
25th Percentile £21.25 £21.25 £15.17
Median hourly rate £45.46 £34.00 £30.06
Median % change year-on-year +33.71% +13.11% +33.60%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £61.30
90th Percentile £87.05 £83.76 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £45.46 £32.50 £30.00
% change year-on-year +39.88% +8.33% +33.42%

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 27 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
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing FMCG in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for FMCG in England

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 27 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 -38 69 £600 -5.88% 29
South East -52 13 £500 +5.26% 8
East of England -38 7 £425 -29.17% 7
Midlands -54 7 £425 -22.73% 20
North of England -62 6 £481 +6.94% 22
South West -26 5 £525 -12.50% 5
North West -34 5 £481 - 12
West Midlands -55 4 - - 7
East Midlands -36 2 - - 13
North East - 1 - - 3
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 2 (1.72%) Adobe Experience Manager
1 2 (1.72%) CMS
2 1 (0.86%) Confluence
2 1 (0.86%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 4 (3.45%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (2.59%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.72%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.86%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.86%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 19 (16.38%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (3.45%) SAP EWM
2 4 (3.45%) SAP PM
2 4 (3.45%) SAP PP
2 4 (3.45%) SAP QM
3 3 (2.59%) SAP ERP
3 3 (2.59%) SAP IBP
4 2 (1.72%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (1.72%) SAP APO
4 2 (1.72%) SAP WM
5 1 (0.86%) ENOVIA
5 1 (0.86%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.86%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.86%) SAP BPC
5 1 (0.86%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.86%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.86%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.86%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.86%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.86%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 14 (12.07%) SaaS
2 9 (7.76%) Azure
3 7 (6.03%) Power Platform
4 6 (5.17%) WhatsApp
5 4 (3.45%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (2.59%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (2.59%) GitHub
7 2 (1.72%) Adobe Creative Cloud
7 2 (1.72%) Collibra
7 2 (1.72%) Dynamics 365
7 2 (1.72%) Figma
8 1 (0.86%) GCP
8 1 (0.86%) IaaS
8 1 (0.86%) PaaS
8 1 (0.86%) Smartsheet
8 1 (0.86%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.72%) Hyperconnected
2 1 (0.86%) Ethernet
2 1 (0.86%) Internet
2 1 (0.86%) LAN
2 1 (0.86%) Modbus
2 1 (0.86%) RS-485
2 1 (0.86%) SD-WAN
2 1 (0.86%) VPN
2 1 (0.86%) WAN
2 1 (0.86%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (6.03%) Power BI
2 5 (4.31%) Big Data
3 3 (2.59%) Data Lake
3 3 (2.59%) Metadata
4 2 (1.72%) SAP BW
5 1 (0.86%) BigQuery
5 1 (0.86%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
5 1 (0.86%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.86%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.86%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (3.45%) JIRA
2 3 (2.59%) Hudson
3 1 (0.86%) Toad
General
1 37 (31.90%) Finance
2 32 (27.59%) Social Skills
3 26 (22.41%) Manufacturing
4 19 (16.38%) Retail
5 13 (11.21%) Marketing
6 11 (9.48%) Pharmaceutical
7 6 (5.17%) Analytical Skills
8 5 (4.31%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (2.59%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (2.59%) Legal
10 2 (1.72%) Advertising
10 2 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.86%) French Language
11 1 (0.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.86%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 23 (19.83%) Architect
2 17 (14.66%) Senior
3 14 (12.07%) Analyst
4 13 (11.21%) Solutions Architect
5 12 (10.34%) Consultant
6 11 (9.48%) Senior Manager
7 10 (8.62%) IT Manager
7 10 (8.62%) Project Manager
8 9 (7.76%) Applications Support
8 9 (7.76%) Applications Support Analyst
8 9 (7.76%) SAP Architect
8 9 (7.76%) SAP Manager
8 9 (7.76%) Support Analyst
9 7 (6.03%) Lead
9 7 (6.03%) SAP Consultant
9 7 (6.03%) SAP Solutions Architect
10 6 (5.17%) Enterprise Architect
10 6 (5.17%) Programme Manager
10 6 (5.17%) SAP Programme Manager
10 6 (5.17%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (6.03%) Middleware
2 3 (2.59%) EJB
3 1 (0.86%) CSS
3 1 (0.86%) CSS3
3 1 (0.86%) HTML
3 1 (0.86%) HTML5
3 1 (0.86%) Nuxt
3 1 (0.86%) Sass
3 1 (0.86%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 8 (6.90%) Product Ownership
2 5 (4.31%) Mobile App
3 4 (3.45%) Virtual Team
4 2 (1.72%) Data Fabric
4 2 (1.72%) Hybrid Cloud
4 2 (1.72%) Social Media
5 1 (0.86%) Augmented Reality
5 1 (0.86%) Data Structures
5 1 (0.86%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (0.86%) EPoS
5 1 (0.86%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (0.86%) Life Science
5 1 (0.86%) Management Information System
5 1 (0.86%) Operational Technology
5 1 (0.86%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (28.45%) Stakeholder Management
2 17 (14.66%) ERP
2 17 (14.66%) Roadmaps
3 16 (13.79%) Decision-Making
4 15 (12.93%) Continuous Improvement
5 14 (12.07%) Analytics
6 12 (10.34%) Business Intelligence
6 12 (10.34%) Data Management
6 12 (10.34%) Matrix Organization
7 11 (9.48%) Agile
7 11 (9.48%) Migration
7 11 (9.48%) Project Management
7 11 (9.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 10 (8.62%) Change Management
8 10 (8.62%) Data Modelling
9 9 (7.76%) AI
9 9 (7.76%) Data Migration
9 9 (7.76%) Problem-Solving
10 8 (6.90%) CRM
10 8 (6.90%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.59%) Data Analysis Expressions
1 3 (2.59%) SQL
2 1 (0.86%) PL/SQL
2 1 (0.86%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (6.03%) Degree
2 2 (1.72%) ACCA
2 2 (1.72%) Master's Degree
3 1 (0.86%) CAPM
3 1 (0.86%) MBA
3 1 (0.86%) PMI Certification
3 1 (0.86%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.31%) Data Quality
1 5 (4.31%) PMO
2 4 (3.45%) QA
3 3 (2.59%) GDPR
3 3 (2.59%) GMP
3 3 (2.59%) GxP
4 1 (0.86%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (0.86%) IFRS
4 1 (0.86%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (0.86%) SLA
4 1 (0.86%) Solvency II
Vendors
1 40 (34.48%) SAP
2 15 (12.93%) Salesforce
3 8 (6.90%) Databricks
4 6 (5.17%) Microsoft
5 5 (4.31%) Oracle
6 4 (3.45%) Google
6 4 (3.45%) ServiceNow
6 4 (3.45%) TikTok
7 2 (1.72%) Adobe
7 2 (1.72%) Ariba
7 2 (1.72%) IBM
7 2 (1.72%) Informatica
7 2 (1.72%) Workday
8 1 (0.86%) Planview
8 1 (0.86%) PTC
8 1 (0.86%) Sage
8 1 (0.86%) Siemens
8 1 (0.86%) Veritas
8 1 (0.86%) YouTube
8 1 (0.86%) Zscaler