FMCG Job Trends in the West Midlands

Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term FMCG in permanent job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited FMCG over the 6 months leading up to 13 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 167 152 197
Rank change year-on-year -15 +45 +32
Permanent jobs citing FMCG 30 24 57
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.37% 0.71% 0.71%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.83% 1.78% 2.20%
Number of salaries quoted 26 3 36
10th Percentile - - £37,625
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £39,906
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.89% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £55,000 £50,625 £72,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £51,750 £97,500
England median annual salary £48,000 £46,000 £58,750
% change year-on-year +4.35% -21.70% -6.00%

All Generic Skills
West 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 West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,637 1,349 2,595
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 20.43% 40.04% 32.22%
Number of salaries quoted 1,137 788 1,516
10th Percentile £30,104 £26,375 £26,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,925 £35,431
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £53,250
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -10.80% -3.18%
75th Percentile £64,500 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,800 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £59,527 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.53% +4.55% -15.38%

FMCG
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

FMCG job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

FMCG
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing FMCG.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing FMCG

FMCG
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing FMCG in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 13 July 2026.

Salary histogram for FMCG in the West Midlands

FMCG
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing FMCG within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 13 July 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
Birmingham -9 9 £40,000 -15.79% 1
Warwickshire -3 8 £55,000 -
Staffordshire -9 6 £60,000 - 1
Shropshire - 3 £30,500 - 2
Wolverhampton - 2 £60,000 -
West Bromwich - 1 £45,000 -
Worcestershire - 1 £47,500 -
FMCG
England

FMCG
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West 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 2 (6.67%) SharePoint
2 1 (3.33%) WordPress
Applications
1 1 (3.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (3.33%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (6.67%) SAP Business ByDesign
2 1 (3.33%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 4 (13.33%) SaaS
2 2 (6.67%) Power Platform
3 1 (3.33%) Azure
3 1 (3.33%) Google Ads
3 1 (3.33%) MailChimp
3 1 (3.33%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.67%) Power BI
1 2 (6.67%) Power Query
General
1 12 (40.00%) Pharmaceutical
2 8 (26.67%) Manufacturing
3 7 (23.33%) Retail
4 1 (3.33%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.33%) Marketing
4 1 (3.33%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (3.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (30.00%) Business Development Manager
1 9 (30.00%) Business Manager
1 9 (30.00%) Development Manager
2 7 (23.33%) Senior
2 7 (23.33%) Senior Software Engineer
2 7 (23.33%) Software Engineer
3 4 (13.33%) Lead
3 4 (13.33%) QA Leader
3 4 (13.33%) QA Team Leader
3 4 (13.33%) Team Leader
4 2 (6.67%) Analyst
4 2 (6.67%) Business Intelligence Developer
4 2 (6.67%) Consultant
4 2 (6.67%) Developer
4 2 (6.67%) Power BI Developer
4 2 (6.67%) Recruitment Consultant
4 2 (6.67%) Support Analyst
4 2 (6.67%) Systems Analyst
4 2 (6.67%) Systems Support
4 2 (6.67%) Systems Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.67%) Onboarding
2 1 (3.33%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (30.00%) Business Development
2 7 (23.33%) Software Engineering
3 3 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (6.67%) Asset Management
4 2 (6.67%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (6.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (6.67%) Data Modelling
4 2 (6.67%) ERP
4 2 (6.67%) Logistics
4 2 (6.67%) Mentoring
5 1 (3.33%) B2B
5 1 (3.33%) CAPA
5 1 (3.33%) CRM
5 1 (3.33%) Digital Marketing
5 1 (3.33%) E-Commerce
5 1 (3.33%) Email Marketing
5 1 (3.33%) Mathematics
5 1 (3.33%) Root Cause Analysis
5 1 (3.33%) SEO
5 1 (3.33%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (33.33%) QA
2 1 (3.33%) GMP
System Software
1 1 (3.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (13.33%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.67%) SAP
3 1 (3.33%) Google
3 1 (3.33%) WooCommerce