FMCG Job Trends in Gateshead

Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
Tyne and Wear > Gateshead

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term FMCG in permanent job vacancies in Gateshead. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited FMCG over the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 31 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	23	-	-
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs citing FMCG	1	0	0
As % of all permanent jobs in Gateshead	0.48%	-	-
As % of the Miscellaneous category	2.50%	-	-
Number of salaries quoted	0	0	0
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	-	-	-
Tyne and Wear median annual salary	£52,595	-	-

All Generic Skills
Gateshead

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 citing generic IT skills in Gateshead.

	6 months to 31 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing generic IT skills	40	31	7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gateshead	19.32%	58.49%	14.29%
Number of salaries quoted	24	16	0
10^th Percentile	£27,524	-	-
25^th Percentile	£37,500	£37,500	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£40,000	£40,000	-
75^th Percentile	£42,500	£42,500	-
90^th Percentile	£48,375	-	-
Tyne and Wear median annual salary	£55,000	£45,000	£50,000
% change year-on-year	+22.22%	-10.00%	-13.04%

FMCG Job Vacancy Trend in Gateshead

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

FMCG Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gateshead

For the 6 months to 31 October 2026, job vacancies citing FMCG also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Gateshead region citing FMCG.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Allen-Bradley	100.0%	1
1	Cost Control	100.0%	1
1	HNC	100.0%	1
1	HND	100.0%	1
1	NVQ Level 3	100.0%	1
1	Problem-Solving	100.0%	1
1	Project Delivery	100.0%	1
1	Siemens	100.0%	1

FMCG Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gateshead by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

General

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Manufacturing	100.0%	1
1	Social Skills	100.0%	1