FMCG Jobs in the UK excluding London

Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term FMCG in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited FMCG over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 320 448 545
Rank change year-on-year +128 +97 +69
Permanent jobs citing FMCG 287 344 218
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.74% 0.49% 0.36%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.22% 1.43% 0.86%
Number of salaries quoted 54 198 58
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £36,000
25th Percentile £32,125 £36,250 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.65% -13.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £63,750 £85,250 £83,125
90th Percentile £73,750 £95,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% -7.69% +18.18%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 12,901 24,071 25,405
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 33.09% 33.98% 42.26%
Number of salaries quoted 6,032 15,188 11,338
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £40,057
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £67,625 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

FMCG
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing FMCG as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for FMCG in the UK excluding London

FMCG
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing FMCG in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for FMCG in the UK excluding London

FMCG
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing FMCG in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for FMCG in the UK excluding London

FMCG
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing FMCG within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 14 May 2025. 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 +158 195 £52,500 -2.86% 92
North East +100 84 - - 7
Yorkshire +124 82 £60,000 -35.14% 41
South East +97 55 £72,500 +26.09% 92
North West +1 29 £33,500 -34.63% 46
Midlands 0 13 £45,000 -2.70% 72
West Midlands +31 10 £45,000 -10.00% 39
South West +82 8 £62,500 +20.19% 35
East of England +22 7 £32,500 -63.89% 41
Northern Ireland +44 5 - - 4
East Midlands -5 3 £45,000 +4.65% 29
Wales -23 3 £40,000 +48.15% 8
Scotland +116 1 £35,000 -61.11% 20
FMCG
UK

FMCG
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 11 (3.83%) Microsoft Exchange
1 11 (3.83%) SharePoint
Applications
1 19 (6.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (4.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (2.44%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.35%) Adobe After Effects
4 1 (0.35%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.35%) Adobe Illustrator
4 1 (0.35%) Adobe Premiere
4 1 (0.35%) Blender
4 1 (0.35%) CINEMA 4D
4 1 (0.35%) InDesign
4 1 (0.35%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 3 (1.05%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.70%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.70%) SAP GRC
3 1 (0.35%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.35%) SAP EWM
3 1 (0.35%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.35%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 15 (5.23%) Microsoft 365
2 10 (3.48%) Azure
3 8 (2.79%) Microsoft Copilot
4 5 (1.74%) AWS
5 4 (1.39%) Entra ID
6 3 (1.05%) Facebook Ads
7 2 (0.70%) Power Platform
7 2 (0.70%) PowerApps
7 2 (0.70%) SaaS
8 1 (0.35%) Azure API Management
8 1 (0.35%) Azure Event Grid
8 1 (0.35%) Azure Functions
8 1 (0.35%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (0.35%) Azure Service Bus
8 1 (0.35%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.35%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 11 (3.83%) Firewall
2 3 (1.05%) SD-WAN
2 3 (1.05%) VoIP
2 3 (1.05%) WAN
2 3 (1.05%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.35%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.05%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.70%) Oracle BI Publisher
3 1 (0.35%) SAP HANA
General
1 205 (71.43%) Finance
2 120 (41.81%) Social Skills
3 114 (39.72%) Marketing
4 111 (38.68%) Manufacturing
5 110 (38.33%) Analytical Skills
6 42 (14.63%) Retail
7 35 (12.20%) Law
8 14 (4.88%) Presentation Skills
9 9 (3.14%) Automotive
10 7 (2.44%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (2.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (2.09%) Publishing
12 4 (1.39%) Advertising
12 4 (1.39%) Banking
12 4 (1.39%) Dutch Language
12 4 (1.39%) French Language
12 4 (1.39%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (1.05%) Aerospace
13 3 (1.05%) Brand Awareness
13 3 (1.05%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 99 (34.49%) Product Manager
2 88 (30.66%) Development Manager
3 82 (28.57%) Product Development Manager
4 47 (16.38%) Automation Engineer
5 41 (14.29%) Project Manager
6 30 (10.45%) Systems Engineer
7 20 (6.97%) Analyst
8 16 (5.57%) Data Analytics Director
9 9 (3.14%) IT Analyst
9 9 (3.14%) IT Support
10 8 (2.79%) 2nd Line Support
10 8 (2.79%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
10 8 (2.79%) IT Support Analyst
10 8 (2.79%) Support Analyst
11 7 (2.44%) Financial Analyst
12 6 (2.09%) IT Manager
12 6 (2.09%) Senior
13 5 (1.74%) Change Manager
13 5 (1.74%) FMCG Manager
13 5 (1.74%) Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.05%) .NET
1 3 (1.05%) EDI
2 2 (0.70%) EDIFACT
2 2 (0.70%) IDoc
2 2 (0.70%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.35%) .NET Framework
3 1 (0.35%) REST
3 1 (0.35%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 60 (20.91%) Management Information System
2 36 (12.54%) Operational Technology
3 30 (10.45%) Manufacturing Execution System
4 19 (6.62%) Product Ownership
5 17 (5.92%) PMI
6 11 (3.83%) Self-Motivation
7 9 (3.14%) Onboarding
8 6 (2.09%) Driving Licence
9 4 (1.39%) Mobile App
9 4 (1.39%) Social Media
10 3 (1.05%) e-Learning
10 3 (1.05%) IoT
10 3 (1.05%) Renewable Energy
10 3 (1.05%) Video Conferencing
11 1 (0.35%) Animation
11 1 (0.35%) Data Fabric
11 1 (0.35%) Graphic Design
11 1 (0.35%) Legacy Systems
11 1 (0.35%) PKI
11 1 (0.35%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 17 (5.92%) Windows
2 13 (4.53%) Windows Server
3 8 (2.79%) Windows Server 2019
4 1 (0.35%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 151 (52.61%) Project Management
2 135 (47.04%) Problem-Solving
3 83 (28.92%) Product Strategy
4 82 (28.57%) Commercialisation
4 82 (28.57%) Competitor Analysis
5 80 (27.87%) Budgeting
6 75 (26.13%) Quality Management
7 74 (25.78%) Continuous Improvement
8 62 (21.60%) Budget Management
9 50 (17.42%) Coaching
10 45 (15.68%) Budgeting and Forecasting
11 37 (12.89%) Business Strategy
12 35 (12.20%) Analytics
13 31 (10.80%) Data Collection
14 30 (10.45%) Energy Management
15 28 (9.76%) Lean Manufacturing
15 28 (9.76%) PDCA
16 23 (8.01%) Change Management
16 23 (8.01%) Decision-Making
17 20 (6.97%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 8 (2.79%) SQL
2 4 (1.39%) C#
2 4 (1.39%) PowerShell
3 3 (1.05%) VB.NET
4 1 (0.35%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.35%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 134 (46.69%) Degree
2 31 (10.80%) HNC
3 17 (5.92%) PMI Certification
4 12 (4.18%) Master's Degree
5 11 (3.83%) MBA
6 4 (1.39%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (1.05%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.35%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.35%) NVQ Level 3
8 1 (0.35%) PhD
8 1 (0.35%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (29.27%) QA
2 16 (5.57%) Accessibility
3 11 (3.83%) Data Quality
4 5 (1.74%) GRC
5 3 (1.05%) GDPR
5 3 (1.05%) PCI DSS
5 3 (1.05%) PMO
6 2 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 6 (2.09%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.70%) Terminal Server
2 2 (0.70%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (1.39%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.05%) SCCM
Vendors
1 30 (10.45%) Microsoft
1 30 (10.45%) Rockwell
1 30 (10.45%) Siemens
2 11 (3.83%) Capita
3 10 (3.48%) SAP
4 8 (2.79%) Google
5 6 (2.09%) Infor
6 3 (1.05%) Aruba
6 3 (1.05%) Cisco
6 3 (1.05%) Facebook
6 3 (1.05%) Fortinet
6 3 (1.05%) Okta
6 3 (1.05%) VMware
7 2 (0.70%) Citrix
7 2 (0.70%) Concur
7 2 (0.70%) Oracle
8 1 (0.35%) Adobe
8 1 (0.35%) IFS