Foreign Exchange (FX)
North West > Cheshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Foreign Exchange (FX) in contract job vacancies in Cheshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Foreign Exchange (FX) over the 6 months leading up to 17 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 17 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 78 | - | 48 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire | 0.12% | - | 0.41% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.36% | - | 1.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £240 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £250 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £260 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £563 | £534 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.44% | -14.64% | +6.66% |
All Generic Skills
Cheshire
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 Cheshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 279 | 218 | 184 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire | 34.15% | 35.50% | 37.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 189 | 165 | 115 |
| 10th Percentile | £307 | £268 | £327 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £357 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £492 | £447 | £495 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.07% | -9.61% | -6.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £581 | £537 | £568 |
| 90th Percentile | £648 | £638 | £660 |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.81 | £19.33 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £25.13 | £23.94 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £31.66 | £47.75 | £11.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.70% | +334.09% | -72.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £90.00 | £67.25 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £109.78 | - | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £43.96 | £40.59 | £31.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.30% | +29.89% | -16.67% |
Foreign Exchange (FX)
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Foreign Exchange (FX) relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
Foreign Exchange (FX)
Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Foreign Exchange (FX).
Foreign Exchange (FX)
Contract Job Locations in Cheshire
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 Cheshire region over the 6 months to 17 August 2026. 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 |
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| Knutsford | - | 1 | £250 | - | |
| Foreign Exchange (FX) North West |
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Foreign Exchange (FX)
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
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