FMCG Job Trends in Scotland

Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term FMCG in permanent job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited FMCG over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 139 147 190
Rank change year-on-year +8 +43 +8
Permanent jobs citing FMCG 2 1 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.072% 0.039% 0.29%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.26% 0.13% 0.70%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 8
10th Percentile £28,700 - -
25th Percentile £29,750 £105,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £110,000 £76,250
Median % change year-on-year -71.36% +44.26% +75.29%
75th Percentile £33,250 £115,000 £105,000
90th Percentile £34,300 - £107,250
UK median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% - +9.09%

All Generic Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 766 769 1,286
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 27.72% 30.00% 40.85%
Number of salaries quoted 348 321 653
10th Percentile £25,087 £38,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £59,430 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.69% -0.95% +3.45%
75th Percentile £61,250 £74,144 £75,000
90th Percentile £71,625 £93,778 £95,063
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

FMCG
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

FMCG job vacancy trend in Scotland

FMCG
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing FMCG.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing FMCG

FMCG
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing FMCG within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Glasgow +18 2 £31,500 -71.36% 1
FMCG
UK

FMCG
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) IT Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) IT Support
1 2 (100.00%) IT Support Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Support Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Supply Chain Management