Foreign Exchange (FX)
Leicestershire > Leicester
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Foreign Exchange (FX) in contract job vacancies in Leicester. 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 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
14 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
14 |
- |
17 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Leicester |
1.54% |
- |
1.85% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category |
8.33% |
- |
8.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£525 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£550 |
- |
£600 |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Leicestershire median daily rate |
£550 |
- |
£600 |
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 Leicester.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills |
12 |
26 |
25 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicester |
18.46% |
32.91% |
23.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
7 |
18 |
18 |
| 10th Percentile |
£208 |
£250 |
£227 |
| 25th Percentile |
£319 |
£278 |
£381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
£463 |
£535 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+13.51% |
-13.55% |
+35.44% |
| 75th Percentile |
£558 |
£538 |
£600 |
| 90th Percentile |
£702 |
£632 |
£625 |
| Leicestershire median daily rate |
£525 |
£463 |
£270 |
| % change year-on-year |
+13.51% |
+71.30% |
-36.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
£15.18 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£17.65 |
- |
£11.75 |
| Median hourly rate |
£22.24 |
- |
£13.50 |
| 75th Percentile |
£26.35 |
- |
£15.25 |
| 90th Percentile |
£28.54 |
- |
- |
| Leicestershire median hourly rate |
£22.24 |
- |
£13.50 |
Foreign Exchange (FX)
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Foreign Exchange (FX) relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicester.
Foreign Exchange (FX)
Daily Rate Trend in Leicester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing Foreign Exchange (FX).
Foreign Exchange (FX)
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester 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:
