Foreign Exchange (FX)
South West > Gloucestershire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Foreign Exchange (FX) in contract job vacancies in Gloucestershire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Foreign Exchange (FX) over the 6 months leading up to 14 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
14 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
45 |
- |
52 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) |
1 |
0 |
7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Gloucestershire |
0.24% |
- |
1.54% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category |
0.87% |
- |
7.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
- |
- |
- |
| South West median daily rate |
£875 |
- |
£570 |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
- |
£70.00 |
| South West median hourly rate |
- |
- |
£70.00 |
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 Gloucestershire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills |
115 |
80 |
89 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire |
28.12% |
32.52% |
19.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
76 |
50 |
59 |
| 10th Percentile |
£205 |
£225 |
£339 |
| 25th Percentile |
£361 |
£278 |
£460 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£475 |
£550 |
£550 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-13.64% |
- |
+4.76% |
| 75th Percentile |
£568 |
£694 |
£664 |
| 90th Percentile |
£616 |
£788 |
£750 |
| South West median daily rate |
£510 |
£525 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
-2.86% |
-4.55% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
8 |
7 |
8 |
| 10th Percentile |
£25.69 |
£31.50 |
£21.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
£31.25 |
£32.42 |
£22.50 |
| Median hourly rate |
£32.50 |
£36.00 |
£70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.72% |
-48.57% |
-10.26% |
| 75th Percentile |
£33.75 |
£55.50 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£46.65 |
£75.00 |
- |
| South West median hourly rate |
£42.30 |
£18.87 |
£70.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+124.17% |
-73.04% |
- |
Foreign Exchange (FX)
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Foreign Exchange (FX) relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.
Foreign Exchange (FX)
Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucestershire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Foreign Exchange (FX).
Foreign Exchange (FX)
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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:
