FMCG Job Trends in the Midlands

Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term FMCG in permanent job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited FMCG over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 201 211 240
Rank change year-on-year +10 +29 +47
Permanent jobs citing FMCG 61 14 73
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.47% 0.28% 0.63%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.84% 0.66% 1.88%
Number of salaries quoted 53 12 47
10th Percentile £29,750 £31,875 £34,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £40,313 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £46,250 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.51% +5.11% +10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £53,750 £72,500
90th Percentile - £72,125 £97,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -14.29%

All Generic Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3,307 2,137 3,892
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 25.59% 42.10% 33.32%
Number of salaries quoted 1,497 1,076 2,666
10th Percentile £27,694 £27,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £35,750 £33,938 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 £47,500 £49,745
Median % change year-on-year +4.21% -4.51% -6.58%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £73,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%

FMCG
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

FMCG job vacancy trend in the Midlands

FMCG
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing FMCG.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing FMCG

FMCG
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing FMCG in the Midlands over the 6 months to 9 May 2026.

Salary histogram for FMCG in the Midlands

FMCG
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing FMCG within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 9 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
West Midlands -13 31 £40,000 -15.79% 13
East Midlands +3 30 £70,000 +55.56% 8
FMCG
England

FMCG
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 3 (4.92%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.64%) WordPress
Applications
1 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (4.92%) SAP Business ByDesign
2 2 (3.28%) NetSuite
2 2 (3.28%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (1.64%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 12 (19.67%) Azure
2 10 (16.39%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (6.56%) SaaS
4 1 (1.64%) Google Ads
4 1 (1.64%) MailChimp
4 1 (1.64%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.64%) Power BI
1 1 (1.64%) Power Query
General
1 29 (47.54%) Manufacturing
2 11 (18.03%) Retail
3 10 (16.39%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (16.39%) Organisational Skills
4 7 (11.48%) Pharmaceutical
5 2 (3.28%) Back Office
6 1 (1.64%) Marketing
6 1 (1.64%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 12 (19.67%) Lead
2 11 (18.03%) Development Manager
2 11 (18.03%) IT Support
3 9 (14.75%) Support Engineer
4 7 (11.48%) Administrator
4 7 (11.48%) IT Engineer
4 7 (11.48%) Senior
5 6 (9.84%) Business Development Manager
5 6 (9.84%) Business Manager
5 6 (9.84%) IT Support Engineer
5 6 (9.84%) Senior Software Engineer
5 6 (9.84%) Software Engineer
5 6 (9.84%) Systems Administrator
6 5 (8.20%) FMCG Manager
6 5 (8.20%) IT Administrator
6 5 (8.20%) IT Systems Administrator
6 5 (8.20%) Technologist
7 4 (6.56%) QA Leader
7 4 (6.56%) QA Team Leader
7 4 (6.56%) Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 3 (4.92%) Onboarding
2 2 (3.28%) Low-Code
2 2 (3.28%) Public Cloud
3 1 (1.64%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (24.59%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (16.39%) Time Management
3 8 (13.11%) Business Development
4 6 (9.84%) Customer-Centricity
4 6 (9.84%) Software Engineering
5 5 (8.20%) ERP
6 4 (6.56%) Data Management
6 4 (6.56%) Supply Chain Management
7 3 (4.92%) Asset Management
8 2 (3.28%) Continuous Improvement
8 2 (3.28%) Cybersecurity
8 2 (3.28%) Data Governance
8 2 (3.28%) Data Migration
8 2 (3.28%) Data Strategy
8 2 (3.28%) Digital Enablement
8 2 (3.28%) Intelligent Automation
8 2 (3.28%) IT Governance
8 2 (3.28%) Migration
8 2 (3.28%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 1 (1.64%) Budget Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (8.20%) QA
2 1 (1.64%) GMP
System Software
1 10 (16.39%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 14 (22.95%) Microsoft
2 5 (8.20%) SAP
3 1 (1.64%) Google
3 1 (1.64%) WooCommerce