Foreign Exchange (FX) Jobs in the City of London

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Central London > City of London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Foreign Exchange (FX) in permanent job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Foreign Exchange (FX) over the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Nov 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 161 144 184
Rank change year-on-year -17 +40 -18
Permanent jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) 16 45 106
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 0.53% 1.38% 1.54%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.25% 4.14% 3.81%
Number of salaries quoted 9 41 105
10th Percentile £88,250 £65,000 £58,250
25th Percentile £92,500 £81,250 £80,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £117,500 £106,000 £97,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.85% +8.72% +14.71%
75th Percentile £147,500 £142,500 £108,750
90th Percentile £158,000 £145,000 £117,500
Central London median annual salary £117,500 £106,000 £97,500
% change year-on-year +10.85% +8.72% +16.07%

All Generic Skills
City of 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 permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,283 1,086 2,780
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 42.72% 33.42% 40.32%
Number of salaries quoted 698 932 2,190
10th Percentile £45,175 £39,085 £45,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,250 £75,000 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.33% -3.23% +3.33%
75th Percentile £94,688 £97,500 £102,500
90th Percentile £118,750 £122,500 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £77,500
% change year-on-year - -3.23% +3.33%

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Job postings citing Foreign Exchange (FX) as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Job vacancy trend for Foreign Exchange (FX) in the City of London

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) in the City of London.

Salary trend for Foreign Exchange (FX) in the City of London

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) in the City of London over the 6 months to 14 November 2024.

Salary histogram for Foreign Exchange (FX) in the City of London

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (6.25%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.25%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (6.25%) KDB
1 1 (6.25%) Kdb+
General
1 11 (68.75%) Finance
2 4 (25.00%) Advertising
3 3 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (18.75%) Front Office
3 3 (18.75%) Social Skills
4 2 (12.50%) Legal
5 1 (6.25%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 8 (50.00%) Developer
2 5 (31.25%) Quantitative Developer
3 3 (18.75%) Graduate
3 3 (18.75%) Graduate Sales Executive
3 3 (18.75%) Sales Executive
4 2 (12.50%) Lead
4 2 (12.50%) Senior
5 1 (6.25%) Administrator
5 1 (6.25%) Analyst
5 1 (6.25%) Front Office Developer
5 1 (6.25%) Head of Technology
5 1 (6.25%) Java Developer
5 1 (6.25%) Junior
5 1 (6.25%) Junior Systems Administrator
5 1 (6.25%) KDB Developer
5 1 (6.25%) Production Support Analyst
5 1 (6.25%) Python Developer
5 1 (6.25%) Support Analyst
5 1 (6.25%) Support Engineer
5 1 (6.25%) Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (12.50%) FIX Protocol
1 2 (12.50%) FpML
1 2 (12.50%) Pandas
2 1 (6.25%) NumPy
2 1 (6.25%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 4 (25.00%) Algorithms
2 3 (18.75%) Fixed Income
2 3 (18.75%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (12.50%) Derivative
4 1 (6.25%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (6.25%) Equities
4 1 (6.25%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 1 (6.25%) Linux
1 1 (6.25%) Unix
1 1 (6.25%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (31.25%) Mathematics
1 5 (31.25%) Risk Management
2 4 (25.00%) Model Validation
2 4 (25.00%) Physics
2 4 (25.00%) Stochastic Calculus
2 4 (25.00%) Validation
3 3 (18.75%) Computer Science
3 3 (18.75%) Electronic Trading
3 3 (18.75%) Emotional Intelligence
3 3 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (12.50%) Analytics
4 2 (12.50%) Business Analysis
4 2 (12.50%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (12.50%) Data Analysis
4 2 (12.50%) E-Commerce
4 2 (12.50%) Functional Testing
4 2 (12.50%) Low Latency
4 2 (12.50%) Scrum
4 2 (12.50%) Sprint Planning
4 2 (12.50%) Statistical Modelling
Programming Languages
1 7 (43.75%) Python
2 5 (31.25%) C++
3 4 (25.00%) C#
4 2 (12.50%) Java
4 2 (12.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (68.75%) Degree
2 6 (37.50%) Master's Degree
3 4 (25.00%) PhD
4 2 (12.50%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (12.50%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (6.25%) Murex
1 1 (6.25%) Sophis