Consumer goods – manufacturing and marketing
Consumer goods are any products bought to be used directly by consumers, rather than being bought by manufacturers to be used in the production of other goods. Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCGs) are usually high-volume, low-cost products that are sold quickly and in large quantities, such as toiletries, cosmetics, cleaning products, food and drink. Roles in the industry cover every stage of the product lifecycle, from researching and developing new ideas to marketing the final product.
GSK holds on to pole position this year, while L’Oréal overtakes Unilever to take the second spot. There has also been movement lower down in the top ten, with Nestlé, Diageo and Mars all swapping places and Reckitt (appearing in the survey as RB) just making it into the list.

GSK
Science, R&D, Food industry +9

L'Oréal
Retail, Business & Commercial Services +3

Unilever
Retail, Business & Commercial Services +3

Procter & Gamble
Retail, Business & Commercial Services +5

Johnson & Johnson
Retail, Business & Commercial Services +8

Mondelez International
Retail, Business & Commercial Services +3

Nestlé UK & Ireland
Retail, Business & Commercial Services +3

Diageo Plc
Retail, Business & Commercial Services +4

Mars
Retail, Business & Commercial Services +3

Reckitt
Retail, Business & Commercial Services +16