FMCG Job Trends in England

Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term FMCG in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited FMCG over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 354 355 502
Rank change year-on-year +1 +147 +166
Permanent jobs citing FMCG 376 320 349
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.46% 0.82% 0.42%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.73% 1.93% 1.18%
Number of salaries quoted 177 67 262
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,750 £37,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £67,500 £71,875 £85,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £97,500 £97,250
UK median annual salary £50,000 £56,250 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% -6.25% -7.69%

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 permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 21,711 16,600 29,460
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 26.82% 42.61% 35.06%
Number of salaries quoted 12,394 8,259 20,809
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,625 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £76,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £113,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%

FMCG
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

FMCG job vacancy trend in England

FMCG
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing FMCG.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing FMCG

FMCG
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing FMCG in England over the 6 months to 15 May 2026.

Salary histogram for FMCG in England

FMCG
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing FMCG within the England region over the 6 months to 15 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England -105 90 £55,000 +4.76% 23
South West +23 85 £40,000 -36.00% 6
London +2 68 £58,750 -21.67% 32
Midlands +22 66 £40,000 -15.79% 18
South East -26 50 £35,000 -51.72% 15
North East -49 42 - - 2
East Midlands +11 35 £40,000 -11.11% 5
West Midlands -6 31 £40,000 -15.79% 13
North West -2 28 £55,000 +64.18% 10
Yorkshire -109 20 £30,000 -50.00% 12
East of England -8 11 £40,000 +23.08% 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 11 (2.93%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.06%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.27%) WordPress
Applications
1 12 (3.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.33%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.27%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.27%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 74 (19.68%) SAP PM
2 19 (5.05%) SAP S/4HANA
3 12 (3.19%) NetSuite
4 4 (1.06%) SAP QM
5 3 (0.80%) SAP Business ByDesign
6 2 (0.53%) SAP CRM
6 2 (0.53%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.27%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.27%) SAP EWM
7 1 (0.27%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.27%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.27%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.27%) SAP IBP
7 1 (0.27%) SAP MDG
7 1 (0.27%) SAP PLM
7 1 (0.27%) Shopify
7 1 (0.27%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 15 (3.99%) Microsoft 365
2 14 (3.72%) Power Platform
3 11 (2.93%) Azure
4 9 (2.39%) SaaS
5 4 (1.06%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (0.80%) GitHub
7 1 (0.27%) AWS
7 1 (0.27%) Figma
7 1 (0.27%) Google Ads
7 1 (0.27%) MailChimp
7 1 (0.27%) Salsify
7 1 (0.27%) Smartsheet
7 1 (0.27%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.06%) Firewall
1 4 (1.06%) TCP/IP
2 3 (0.80%) VoIP
2 3 (0.80%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.27%) Cisco ASA
3 1 (0.27%) Cisco Nexus
3 1 (0.27%) DHCP
3 1 (0.27%) DMZ
3 1 (0.27%) DNS
3 1 (0.27%) HSRP
3 1 (0.27%) Internet
3 1 (0.27%) IPv4
3 1 (0.27%) MPLS
3 1 (0.27%) Network Security
3 1 (0.27%) VLAN
3 1 (0.27%) VPN
3 1 (0.27%) VRRP
3 1 (0.27%) WAN
3 1 (0.27%) Wireless
3 1 (0.27%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (3.72%) Power BI
1 14 (3.72%) Tableau
2 9 (2.39%) Power Query
3 1 (0.27%) Big Data
3 1 (0.27%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (0.27%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
Development Applications
1 2 (0.53%) Selenium
General
1 176 (46.81%) Manufacturing
2 76 (20.21%) Retail
3 69 (18.35%) Marketing
4 49 (13.03%) Social Skills
5 43 (11.44%) Analytical Skills
6 35 (9.31%) Finance
7 29 (7.71%) Pharmaceutical
8 11 (2.93%) Publishing
9 10 (2.66%) Organisational Skills
10 7 (1.86%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (0.80%) Advertising
11 3 (0.80%) Automotive
11 3 (0.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (0.80%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.53%) Back Office
12 2 (0.53%) Legal
13 1 (0.27%) Banking
13 1 (0.27%) Billing
13 1 (0.27%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 121 (32.18%) Development Manager
2 67 (17.82%) Business Manager
3 65 (17.29%) Business Development Manager
4 51 (13.56%) Product Development Manager
4 51 (13.56%) Product Manager
5 37 (9.84%) Senior
6 27 (7.18%) Analyst
7 24 (6.38%) Lead
8 23 (6.12%) Senior Manager
9 20 (5.32%) Senior Business Development Manager
9 20 (5.32%) Senior Business Manager
9 20 (5.32%) Senior Development Manager
10 16 (4.26%) IT Support
11 14 (3.72%) Technologist
12 12 (3.19%) Data Analyst
12 12 (3.19%) Support Engineer
13 11 (2.93%) FMCG Manager
13 11 (2.93%) IT Engineer
13 11 (2.93%) Sales Manager
14 10 (2.66%) Commercial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.33%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (0.27%) .NET
2 1 (0.27%) 802.1X
2 1 (0.27%) EDI
2 1 (0.27%) EDIFACT
2 1 (0.27%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 11 (2.93%) Greenfield Project
2 10 (2.66%) Analytical Mindset
2 10 (2.66%) Data Structures
3 6 (1.60%) Onboarding
4 4 (1.06%) CMDB
4 4 (1.06%) iPhone
4 4 (1.06%) Product Ownership
4 4 (1.06%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (0.80%) Driving Licence
5 3 (0.80%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (0.53%) Low-Code
6 2 (0.53%) Marketing Technology
6 2 (0.53%) Public Cloud
7 1 (0.27%) Cloud Native
7 1 (0.27%) Data Fabric
7 1 (0.27%) Industry 4.0
7 1 (0.27%) IoT
7 1 (0.27%) Manufacturing Execution System
7 1 (0.27%) Operational Technology
7 1 (0.27%) TRADACOMS
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.06%) Apple iOS
1 4 (1.06%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 147 (39.10%) Continuous Improvement
2 83 (22.07%) Root Cause Analysis
3 76 (20.21%) Data Analysis
4 74 (19.68%) Cost Control
4 74 (19.68%) Order Management
4 74 (19.68%) Predictive Maintenance
4 74 (19.68%) Preventative Maintenance
4 74 (19.68%) Proactive Maintenance
5 73 (19.41%) Business Development
6 64 (17.02%) Decision-Making
7 63 (16.76%) Project Management
8 59 (15.69%) Project Delivery
9 51 (13.56%) Chemistry
9 51 (13.56%) Commercialisation
9 51 (13.56%) Community of Practice
10 41 (10.90%) Problem-Solving
11 24 (6.38%) Business Intelligence
12 22 (5.85%) ERP
13 17 (4.52%) Stakeholder Management
14 16 (4.26%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 22 (5.85%) SQL
2 13 (3.46%) Python
3 3 (0.80%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 3 (0.80%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 79 (21.01%) Degree
2 10 (2.66%) ACCA
2 10 (2.66%) CIMA
3 5 (1.33%) PMI Certification
3 5 (1.33%) PMP
4 2 (0.53%) Master's Degree
4 2 (0.53%) TOGAF Certification
5 1 (0.27%) CCNP
5 1 (0.27%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (1.60%) QA
2 5 (1.33%) Data Quality
3 4 (1.06%) PMO
4 1 (0.27%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.27%) GMP
4 1 (0.27%) GRC
4 1 (0.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 15 (3.99%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.80%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 4 (1.06%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 109 (28.99%) SAP
2 24 (6.38%) Microsoft
3 13 (3.46%) Salesforce
4 5 (1.33%) Allen-Bradley
4 5 (1.33%) Siemens
5 4 (1.06%) Meraki
6 3 (0.80%) CheckPoint
7 2 (0.53%) Oracle
7 2 (0.53%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.27%) Cisco
8 1 (0.27%) Epicor
8 1 (0.27%) IBM
8 1 (0.27%) IFS
8 1 (0.27%) Infor
8 1 (0.27%) LabWare
8 1 (0.27%) NetApp
8 1 (0.27%) Sage
8 1 (0.27%) SolarWinds
8 1 (0.27%) Splunk
8 1 (0.27%) WooCommerce