Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Skill Sets
Period
to 15 April 2021

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term FMCG in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited FMCG over the 6 months to 15 April 2021 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
UK
6 months to
15 Apr 2021		 Same period 2020 Same period 2019
Rank 595 649 708
Rank change year-on-year +54 +59 -16
Permanent jobs citing FMCG 255 335 462
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.30% 0.30% 0.31%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.77% 0.77% 0.79%
Number of salaries quoted 197 264 349
10th Percentile £35,750 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,750 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -11.50% -5.83%
75th Percentile £80,000 £68,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £96,250 £98,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £53,750
% change year-on-year +11.11% -16.28% -2.27%

FMCG is in the Generic IT Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

All Generic IT Skills
UK
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 33,107 43,442 58,652
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK 39.58% 38.64% 39.40%
Number of salaries quoted 23,456 33,855 44,741
10th Percentile £32,500 £30,750 £29,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £71,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year - +5.56% -

FMCG
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing FMCG as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for FMCG in the UK

FMCG
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing FMCG.

Salary trend for FMCG in the UK

FMCG
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing FMCG over the 6 months to 15 April 2021.

Salary histogram for FMCG in the UK

FMCG
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing FMCG within the UK over the 6 months to 15 April 2021. 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
Job
Vacancies
England +50 228 £60,000 +17.07% 122
UK excluding London +38 139 £50,000 +11.11% 110
London +101 108 £72,500 +28.89% 25
North of England +56 51 £50,000 -9.09% 43
Work from Home -94 43 £65,000 +8.33% 10
North West +44 35 £70,000 - 19
Midlands +6 23 £50,000 -6.98% 19
South East +82 22 £51,250 +20.59% 19
Scotland +20 16 £38,000 +20.63% 8
Yorkshire +12 15 £42,500 +23.64% 20
West Midlands +11 14 £55,000 -6.38% 7
East of England -13 14 £52,500 +16.67% 2
South West +23 11 £31,250 -34.21% 15
East Midlands +16 9 £50,000 +14.29% 12
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 1
North East - 1 £40,000 - 4
Wales - 1 £30,000 - 4

For the 6 months to 15 April 2021, IT jobs citing FMCG also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads with a requirement for FMCG.

1 80 (31.37%) Retail
2 61 (23.92%) SQL
3 50 (19.61%) Microsoft
4 45 (17.65%) Finance
4 45 (17.65%) Manufacturing
5 43 (16.86%) Marketing
6 41 (16.08%) Analytics
6 41 (16.08%) Logistics
6 41 (16.08%) E-Commerce
7 40 (15.69%) Agile Software Development
8 39 (15.29%) Degree
9 37 (14.51%) SAP
10 34 (13.33%) ERP
11 32 (12.55%) Project Management
12 29 (11.37%) Python
12 29 (11.37%) Azure
13 28 (10.98%) Windows
13 28 (10.98%) Data Analysis
14 26 (10.20%) Microsoft 365
15 25 (9.80%) Windows Server
16 24 (9.41%) Analytical Skills
16 24 (9.41%) Stakeholder Management
17 22 (8.63%) B2B
17 22 (8.63%) Information Security
17 22 (8.63%) Visualisation
18 21 (8.24%) Mathematics
18 21 (8.24%) Statistics
18 21 (8.24%) Data Visualisation
18 21 (8.24%) Web Services
18 21 (8.24%) SQL Server

FMCG
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category

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

Application Platforms
1 9 (3.53%) SAS
2 6 (2.35%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.96%) Apache Spark
4 4 (1.57%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 4 (1.57%) Red Hat Fuse
4 4 (1.57%) WebLogic
5 3 (1.18%) Elasticsearch
5 3 (1.18%) MS Exchange
5 3 (1.18%) WordPress
6 2 (0.78%) CMS
7 1 (0.39%) Apache
7 1 (0.39%) Confluence
7 1 (0.39%) Drupal
7 1 (0.39%) nginx
Applications
1 18 (7.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (4.31%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (3.53%) Spreadsheet
3 9 (3.53%) SPSS
4 2 (0.78%) Simulink
5 1 (0.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 18 (7.06%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (5.10%) NetSuite
3 6 (2.35%) Dynamics NAV
4 5 (1.96%) Dynamics AX
4 5 (1.96%) Oracle Applications
4 5 (1.96%) SAP CO
4 5 (1.96%) SAP FI
4 5 (1.96%) SAP FI/CO
5 3 (1.18%) SAP Hybris
5 3 (1.18%) Sentinel
6 2 (0.78%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.78%) SAP BPC
6 2 (0.78%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 1 (0.39%) Magento
7 1 (0.39%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.39%) SAP QM
7 1 (0.39%) SAP SD
7 1 (0.39%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 29 (11.37%) Azure
2 26 (10.20%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (7.45%) AWS
4 9 (3.53%) SaaS
5 8 (3.14%) Dynamics 365
6 7 (2.75%) Power Platform
7 6 (2.35%) IaaS
7 6 (2.35%) PaaS
8 4 (1.57%) Google Analytics
9 3 (1.18%) Akamai
9 3 (1.18%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 3 (1.18%) GCP
10 2 (0.78%) Asana
10 2 (0.78%) Cloud Computing
10 2 (0.78%) Google Workspace
10 2 (0.78%) Logic Apps
10 2 (0.78%) Slack
11 1 (0.39%) Amazon EC2
11 1 (0.39%) npm
11 1 (0.39%) Trello
Communications & Networking
1 14 (5.49%) WAN
2 12 (4.71%) Firewall
2 12 (4.71%) LAN
3 11 (4.31%) Internet
4 10 (3.92%) SAN
4 10 (3.92%) Wi-Fi
5 8 (3.14%) Cisco ASA
5 8 (3.14%) MPLS
6 4 (1.57%) DNS
6 4 (1.57%) Intranet
7 3 (1.18%) Network Security
8 2 (0.78%) SD-WAN
9 1 (0.39%) DHCP
9 1 (0.39%) HTTP
9 1 (0.39%) ICMP
9 1 (0.39%) PPP
9 1 (0.39%) SNMP
9 1 (0.39%) SSL
9 1 (0.39%) TCP/IP
9 1 (0.39%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (8.24%) SQL Server
2 15 (5.88%) Big Data
3 13 (5.10%) Tableau
4 9 (3.53%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (1.96%) BusinessObjects
5 5 (1.96%) Power BI
5 5 (1.96%) SQL Server 2012
5 5 (1.96%) SQL Server 2014
5 5 (1.96%) SQL Server 2016
6 4 (1.57%) OLAP
6 4 (1.57%) Oracle BI EE
6 4 (1.57%) Oracle Database
6 4 (1.57%) Oracle Database 12c
6 4 (1.57%) Oracle ODI
7 3 (1.18%) MySQL
7 3 (1.18%) OLAP Cube
7 3 (1.18%) Oracle Reports
7 3 (1.18%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 3 (1.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.78%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 3 (1.18%) Git (software)
1 3 (1.18%) JIRA
2 2 (0.78%) RSpec
3 1 (0.39%) Grunt
3 1 (0.39%) gulp
3 1 (0.39%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.39%) RStudio
3 1 (0.39%) webpack
General
1 80 (31.37%) Retail
2 45 (17.65%) Finance
2 45 (17.65%) Manufacturing
3 43 (16.86%) Marketing
4 19 (7.45%) Pharmaceutical
5 9 (3.53%) Brand Awareness
5 9 (3.53%) Telecoms
6 8 (3.14%) Automotive
6 8 (3.14%) Banking
6 8 (3.14%) Legal
6 8 (3.14%) Spanish Language
7 7 (2.75%) Publishing
8 6 (2.35%) German Language
9 5 (1.96%) French Language
10 4 (1.57%) Italian Language
11 3 (1.18%) Advertising
11 3 (1.18%) Law
12 2 (0.78%) Back Office
12 2 (0.78%) Electronics
12 2 (0.78%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 48 (18.82%) Analyst
2 24 (9.41%) Consultant
3 21 (8.24%) Project Manager
4 19 (7.45%) Architect
5 16 (6.27%) Developer
6 15 (5.88%) IT Manager
7 14 (5.49%) Business Analyst
8 13 (5.10%) IT Engineer
8 13 (5.10%) Systems Manager
9 12 (4.71%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 11 (4.31%) Business Manager
10 11 (4.31%) Functional Consultant
10 11 (4.31%) Senior Manager
11 10 (3.92%) Business Systems Manager
11 10 (3.92%) IT Analyst
11 10 (3.92%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
11 10 (3.92%) IT Project Manager
11 10 (3.92%) SAP Manager
12 9 (3.53%) Insight Manager
12 9 (3.53%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (8.24%) Web Services
2 15 (5.88%) EDI
3 7 (2.75%) .NET
4 5 (1.96%) scikit-learn
4 5 (1.96%) TensorFlow
4 5 (1.96%) Theano
4 5 (1.96%) Torch
5 4 (1.57%) HTML
5 4 (1.57%) Middleware
5 4 (1.57%) Natural Language Processing
5 4 (1.57%) Oracle Fusion
6 3 (1.18%) CSS
6 3 (1.18%) REST
6 3 (1.18%) Vue.js
7 2 (0.78%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.78%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.78%) GraphQL
7 2 (0.78%) Next.js
7 2 (0.78%) Ruby on Rails
7 2 (0.78%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 24 (9.41%) Analytical Skills
2 14 (5.49%) Life Science
3 13 (5.10%) Management Information System
4 8 (3.14%) Algorithms
5 4 (1.57%) EPoS
5 4 (1.57%) Marketing Technology
5 4 (1.57%) Mobile App
5 4 (1.57%) Replication
5 4 (1.57%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (1.57%) User Experience
6 3 (1.18%) Cloud Native
6 3 (1.18%) Driving Licence
6 3 (1.18%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (1.18%) Video Conferencing
6 3 (1.18%) Virtual Team
7 2 (0.78%) iPad
8 1 (0.39%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (0.39%) Digital Media
8 1 (0.39%) SCADA
8 1 (0.39%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 28 (10.98%) Windows
2 25 (9.80%) Windows Server
3 18 (7.06%) Linux
4 10 (3.92%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 10 (3.92%) Windows Server 2008
5 5 (1.96%) Windows Server 2012
5 5 (1.96%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (1.57%) Oracle Linux
6 4 (1.57%) Unix
7 3 (1.18%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.78%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.39%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (16.08%) Analytics
1 41 (16.08%) E-Commerce
1 41 (16.08%) Logistics
2 40 (15.69%) Agile Software Development
3 34 (13.33%) ERP
4 32 (12.55%) Project Management
5 28 (10.98%) Data Analysis
6 24 (9.41%) Stakeholder Management
7 22 (8.63%) B2B
7 22 (8.63%) Information Security
7 22 (8.63%) Visualisation
8 21 (8.24%) Data Science
8 21 (8.24%) Data Visualisation
8 21 (8.24%) Mathematics
8 21 (8.24%) Statistics
9 20 (7.84%) Artificial Intelligence
9 20 (7.84%) Computer Science
9 20 (7.84%) Continuous Improvement
10 19 (7.45%) Cybersecurity
11 18 (7.06%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 61 (23.92%) SQL
2 29 (11.37%) Python
3 13 (5.10%) Java
4 12 (4.71%) R
5 7 (2.75%) C#
5 7 (2.75%) JavaScript
5 7 (2.75%) PowerShell
6 5 (1.96%) Ruby
7 4 (1.57%) TypeScript
8 3 (1.18%) C
8 3 (1.18%) Data Analysis Expressions (DAX)
8 3 (1.18%) Go
8 3 (1.18%) PHP
8 3 (1.18%) VBA
9 2 (0.78%) C++
9 2 (0.78%) MATLAB
9 2 (0.78%) Scala
9 2 (0.78%) VB.NET
10 1 (0.39%) ABAP
10 1 (0.39%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 39 (15.29%) Degree
2 14 (5.49%) MBA
3 8 (3.14%) Computer Science Degree
4 7 (2.75%) Numerate Degree
5 6 (2.35%) CISSP
5 6 (2.35%) Postgraduate
6 5 (1.96%) CCNA
6 5 (1.96%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (1.18%) CEH
7 3 (1.18%) CISM
7 3 (1.18%) Master's Degree
7 3 (1.18%) SANS
7 3 (1.18%) SSCP
8 2 (0.78%) CSSLP
8 2 (0.78%) GCIA
8 2 (0.78%) GCIH
8 2 (0.78%) GIAC
8 2 (0.78%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.78%) PMI Certification
8 2 (0.78%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (3.14%) GDPR
2 7 (2.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (2.75%) SLA
3 6 (2.35%) PMO
4 5 (1.96%) PCI DSS
5 4 (1.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 2 (0.78%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.39%) NIST
7 1 (0.39%) QA
System Software
1 20 (7.84%) Active Directory
2 15 (5.88%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (3.92%) XenDesktop
4 6 (2.35%) Docker
5 5 (1.96%) vSphere
6 4 (1.57%) Oracle RAC
7 2 (0.78%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 10 (3.92%) NetBackup
1 10 (3.92%) Norton AntiVirus
2 8 (3.14%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
3 6 (2.35%) SCCM
4 5 (1.96%) Kubernetes
5 4 (1.57%) Data Guard
5 4 (1.57%) Oracle RMAN
5 4 (1.57%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (1.18%) Ansible
6 3 (1.18%) Nessus
6 3 (1.18%) Opscode Chef
6 3 (1.18%) Puppet
Vendors
1 50 (19.61%) Microsoft
2 37 (14.51%) SAP
3 17 (6.67%) Google
3 17 (6.67%) VMware
4 15 (5.88%) Citrix
5 14 (5.49%) Oracle
6 11 (4.31%) Cisco
7 10 (3.92%) EMC
7 10 (3.92%) HP
7 10 (3.92%) Red Hat
7 10 (3.92%) Symantec
8 9 (3.53%) App Annie
9 8 (3.14%) Juniper
10 4 (1.57%) Salesforce.com
11 3 (1.18%) Adobe
11 3 (1.18%) hybris
11 3 (1.18%) New Relic
12 2 (0.78%) Hyperion
12 2 (0.78%) Sage
12 2 (0.78%) Veeam
137 FMCG job vacancies Nationwide