Foreign Exchange (FX)
UK > UK excluding London
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Foreign Exchange (FX) in contract job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Foreign Exchange (FX) over the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 346 | 420 | 503 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +74 | +83 | -55 |
| Contract jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) | 55 | 17 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 0.26% | 0.075% | 0.020% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.91% | 0.23% | 0.061% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17 | 8 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £454 | £443 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £570 | £450 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £500 | £531 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -5.88% | -7.61% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £586 | £664 |
| 90th Percentile | £643 | £620 | £701 |
| UK median daily rate | £800 | £750 | £725 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | +3.45% | +7.41% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £42.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | - | £43.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £43.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £70.00 | - | £43.00 |
All Generic Skills
UK excluding London
Foreign Exchange (FX) falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the UK excluding London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 6,056 | 7,289 | 9,769 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 28.50% | 32.09% | 32.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,590 | 4,887 | 6,839 |
| 10th Percentile | £210 | £213 | £208 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £381 | £366 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £488 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +2.56% | +11.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £601 | £586 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £700 | £675 |
| UK median daily rate | £538 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.27% | - | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 757 | 411 | 421 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.15 | £9.80 | £12.89 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.22 | £10.63 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £22.00 | £21.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +59.09% | +2.33% | -4.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.00 | £62.98 | £45.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £74.00 | £61.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £35.50 | £22.26 | £27.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +59.51% | -17.57% | +8.00% |
Foreign Exchange (FX)
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings citing Foreign Exchange (FX) as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Foreign Exchange (FX)
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) in the UK excluding London.
Foreign Exchange (FX)
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 10 June 2024.
Foreign Exchange (FX)
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) in the UK excluding London.
Foreign Exchange (FX)
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 10 June 2024. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South West | +31 | 29 | £570 | - | 12 |
| Midlands | +24 | 9 | £600 | - | 2 |
| South East | +21 | 6 | £600 | +20.00% | 5 |
| East Midlands | +16 | 6 | £600 | - | |
| East of England | +10 | 6 | £600 | +20.00% | 3 |
| North of England | +24 | 3 | £625 | +25.00% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +19 | 3 | - | - | 2 |
| North West | +8 | 3 | £625 | +25.00% | 6 |
| Scotland | +41 | 2 | £539 | -23.07% | 4 |
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Foreign Exchange (FX)
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: