The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Foreign Exchange (FX) in IT jobs advertised for the Canary Wharf region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Foreign Exchange (FX) over the 3 months to 24 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 Canary Wharf region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Foreign Exchange (FX)
Rank 24 41 11
Rank change year-on-year
+17 -30
Permanent jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) 24 7 25
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Canary Wharf 8.362% 2.035% 13.02%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 18.05% 7.692% 31.25%
Number of salaries quoted 21 3 22
Average salary £95,000 £80,000 £76,125
Average salary % change year-on-year
+18.75% +5.09%
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £50,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year
-10.00% +17.64%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Canary Wharf
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
133 91 80
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Canary Wharf 46.34% 26.45% 41.67%
Number of salaries quoted 95 68 54
Average salary £80,000 £81,250 £70,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.53% +16.07%
90% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £57,500 £40,600
10% offered a salary of more than £110,000 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +6.66%
Foreign Exchange (FX)
London

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Canary Wharf Foreign Exchange (FX) Jobs Demand Trend

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) across the Canary Wharf region.

Canary Wharf Foreign Exchange (FX) Salary Trend

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) across the Canary Wharf region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Canary Wharf Foreign Exchange (FX) Salary Histogram

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Canary Wharf 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Foreign Exchange (FX).

1 25 (56.82%) Derivative
2 17 (38.64%) Banking
3 16 (36.36%) C++
4 15 (34.09%) Multithreading
5 14 (31.82%) SQL
6 12 (27.27%) Degree
7 11 (25.00%) Java
7 11 (25.00%) XML
7 11 (25.00%) Front Office
8 9 (20.45%) Equities
8 9 (20.45%) OO
8 9 (20.45%) C#
9 8 (18.18%) VBA
9 8 (18.18%) SQL Server
9 8 (18.18%) E-Commerce
10 7 (15.91%) Finance
10 7 (15.91%) Investment Banking
10 7 (15.91%) Microsoft
10 7 (15.91%) XSLT
10 7 (15.91%) WCF
10 7 (15.91%) Time Management
11 6 (13.64%) Electronic Trading
11 6 (13.64%) Credit Risk
11 6 (13.64%) MS Excel
12 5 (11.36%) MS PowerPoint
12 5 (11.36%) CFA
13 4 (9.091%) Algorithmic Trading
13 4 (9.091%) UNIX
13 4 (9.091%) Windows
13 4 (9.091%) Linux

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Canary Wharf 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Foreign Exchange (FX). Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 11 (25.00%) XML
2 7 (15.91%) XSLT
2 7 (15.91%) WCF
3 3 (6.818%) STL
3 3 (6.818%) Boost C++ Libraries
4 2 (4.545%) FIX Protocol
5 1 (2.273%) Apache Flex
Applications
1 6 (13.64%) MS Excel
2 5 (11.36%) MS PowerPoint
3 1 (2.273%) MS Project
3 1 (2.273%) MS Office
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (18.18%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.273%) KDB
Development Applications
1 1 (2.273%) TestDirector
1 1 (2.273%) JIRA
General
1 17 (38.64%) Banking
2 11 (25.00%) Front Office
3 7 (15.91%) Finance
3 7 (15.91%) Investment Banking
4 1 (2.273%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 23 (52.27%) Developer
2 12 (27.27%) Analyst
3 8 (18.18%) Business Analyst
3 8 (18.18%) Java Developer
4 7 (15.91%) C# Developer
5 5 (11.36%) C++ Developer
6 4 (9.091%) Banking Business Analyst
6 4 (9.091%) Project Manager
7 3 (6.818%) Senior Project Manager
7 3 (6.818%) Senior Manager
8 2 (4.545%) Agile Business Analyst
8 2 (4.545%) Support Analyst
8 2 (4.545%) C++ Software Engineer
8 2 (4.545%) Python Developer
8 2 (4.545%) C Software Engineer
8 2 (4.545%) Software Engineer
9 1 (2.273%) Programme Manager
9 1 (2.273%) Test Analyst
9 1 (2.273%) Technical Project Manager
9 1 (2.273%) C Developer
Miscellaneous
1 25 (56.82%) Derivative
2 9 (20.45%) Equities
3 6 (13.64%) Credit Risk
4 3 (6.818%) Equity Derivative
5 2 (4.545%) SWIFT
5 2 (4.545%) Exotic Derivative
5 2 (4.545%) Fixed Income
5 2 (4.545%) Credit Derivative
6 1 (2.273%) Computer Science
6 1 (2.273%) Interest Rate Derivative
6 1 (2.273%) Market Risk
Operating Systems
1 4 (9.091%) UNIX
1 4 (9.091%) Windows
1 4 (9.091%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (34.09%) Multithreading
2 9 (20.45%) OO
3 8 (18.18%) E-Commerce
4 7 (15.91%) Time Management
5 6 (13.64%) Electronic Trading
6 4 (9.091%) Algorithmic Trading
7 3 (6.818%) OOP
7 3 (6.818%) PRINCE2
7 3 (6.818%) OOD
7 3 (6.818%) User Acceptance Testing
7 3 (6.818%) Performance Testing
8 2 (4.545%) BDD
8 2 (4.545%) Software Architecture
8 2 (4.545%) Project Planning
8 2 (4.545%) Service Delivery
8 2 (4.545%) Change Management
8 2 (4.545%) Risk Management
9 1 (2.273%) Project Management
9 1 (2.273%) Agile Software Development
9 1 (2.273%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 16 (36.36%) C++
2 14 (31.82%) SQL
3 11 (25.00%) Java
4 9 (20.45%) C#
5 8 (18.18%) VBA
6 3 (6.818%) Python
6 3 (6.818%) C
Qualifications
1 12 (27.27%) Degree
2 5 (11.36%) CFA
3 1 (2.273%) Sun Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.545%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (2.273%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 7 (15.91%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.273%) Adobe
2 1 (2.273%) Murex
2 1 (2.273%) TIBCO