The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Foreign Exchange (FX) in IT contracts advertised for the Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Foreign Exchange (FX) over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category for the Midlands region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Foreign Exchange (FX)
Rank 22 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) 4 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the Midlands 2.381% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 18.18% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
Average daily rate £600 - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £300 £438
% change year-on-year
+41.66% -31.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
22 44 68
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the Midlands 13.10% 16.06% 20.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 17 13
Average daily rate £550 £313 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+76.00% -16.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £330 £239 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £473 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £343 £340
% change year-on-year
+2.18% +0.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 14
Average hourly rate £32.00 £40.00 £24.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-20.00% +64.94%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.50 £24.50 £27.00
% change year-on-year
-8.16% -9.25%
Foreign Exchange (FX)
England

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) across the Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Midlands Foreign Exchange (FX) Jobs Demand Trend

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) across the Midlands region.

Midlands Foreign Exchange (FX) Daily Rate Trend

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing Foreign Exchange (FX) also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Foreign Exchange (FX).

1 4 (100.00%) SAP
1 4 (100.00%) ERP
1 4 (100.00%) SAP FI
1 4 (100.00%) SAP FI/CO
1 4 (100.00%) SAP CO

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing Foreign Exchange (FX) also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Foreign Exchange (FX). Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Business Applications
1 4 (100.00%) SAP FI
1 4 (100.00%) SAP FI/CO
1 4 (100.00%) SAP CO
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Consultant
1 4 (100.00%) SAP Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) ERP
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) SAP