FMCG Job Trends in the South East

Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term FMCG in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited FMCG over the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 289 234 315
Rank change year-on-year -55 +81 -51
Permanent jobs citing FMCG 50 52 22
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.27% 0.58% 0.17%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.10% 1.41% 0.52%
Number of salaries quoted 31 5 13
10th Percentile £30,000 £51,700 £38,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £58,750 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £67,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -40.74% +17.39% +4.55%
75th Percentile £52,500 £77,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £58,750 - £73,750
England median annual salary £49,487 £40,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +23.72% -27.27% -8.33%

All Generic Skills
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 4,553 3,701 4,226
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 24.79% 41.24% 32.76%
Number of salaries quoted 3,134 1,783 2,110
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £34,988 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -7.12%
75th Percentile £69,938 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -6.98%

FMCG
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

FMCG job vacancy trend in the South East

FMCG
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing FMCG.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing FMCG

FMCG
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing FMCG in the South East over the 6 months to 16 September 2026.

Salary histogram for FMCG in the South East

FMCG
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing FMCG within the South East region over the 6 months to 16 September 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
Thames Valley -32 22 £35,000 -48.15% 24
Berkshire -4 21 £35,000 -39.91% 19
Kent -13 11 £35,000 - 8
Sussex - 6 £57,500 -
Surrey - 4 £47,043 - 4
East Sussex - 3 £40,000 -
Hampshire - 3 £40,000 - 4
Buckinghamshire -5 1 - - 3
West Sussex - 1 £45,000 - 2
FMCG
England

FMCG
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 15 (30.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (14.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (4.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (2.00%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.00%) Azure
1 1 (2.00%) Azure Data Factory
1 1 (2.00%) Microsoft Purview
1 1 (2.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (2.00%) Smartsheet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.00%) Data Lake
1 1 (2.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (2.00%) Git
General
1 18 (36.00%) Social Skills
2 17 (34.00%) Finance
3 15 (30.00%) Manufacturing
4 14 (28.00%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (24.00%) Retail
6 6 (12.00%) Agriculture
7 3 (6.00%) Billing
7 3 (6.00%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (2.00%) Automotive
8 1 (2.00%) Legal
8 1 (2.00%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 21 (42.00%) Business Development Manager
1 21 (42.00%) Business Manager
1 21 (42.00%) Development Manager
2 7 (14.00%) Technologist
3 6 (12.00%) Procurement Manager
3 6 (12.00%) Senior
3 6 (12.00%) Senior Business Development Manager
3 6 (12.00%) Senior Business Manager
3 6 (12.00%) Senior Development Manager
3 6 (12.00%) Senior Manager
4 2 (4.00%) Account Manager
4 2 (4.00%) Electrical Engineer
4 2 (4.00%) FMCG Manager
4 2 (4.00%) Project Manager
4 2 (4.00%) Strategic Account Manager
4 2 (4.00%) Supply Chain Manager
5 1 (2.00%) Data Engineer
5 1 (2.00%) Head of FMCG
5 1 (2.00%) Head of IT Operations
5 1 (2.00%) Workstream Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (42.00%) Business Development
2 10 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 8 (16.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 7 (14.00%) E-Commerce
5 6 (12.00%) Contract Negotiation
5 6 (12.00%) Customer Retention
5 6 (12.00%) Indirect Procurement
5 6 (12.00%) Logistics
6 5 (10.00%) Preventative Maintenance
6 5 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
6 5 (10.00%) Strategic Thinking
7 3 (6.00%) Decision-Making
7 3 (6.00%) ERP
7 3 (6.00%) Process Improvement
8 2 (4.00%) Analytics
8 2 (4.00%) Business Intelligence
8 2 (4.00%) Customer Requirements
8 2 (4.00%) Project Management
9 1 (2.00%) Cybersecurity
9 1 (2.00%) Dependency Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.00%) Python
1 1 (2.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (12.00%) Degree
2 1 (2.00%) Azure Certification
2 1 (2.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (2.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.00%) GMP
1 1 (2.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 10 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (6.00%) SAP
3 1 (2.00%) Alteryx