Foreign Exchange (FX)
England > Yorkshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Foreign Exchange (FX) in contract job vacancies in Yorkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Foreign Exchange (FX) over the 6 months leading up to 27 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 133 | 94 | 104 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -39 | +10 | - |
| Contract jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire | 0.11% | 0.23% | 0.055% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.28% | 0.73% | 0.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £354 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £563 | £371 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £402 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +43.21% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £435 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £453 | - |
| England median daily rate | £750 | £800 | £700 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +14.29% | -6.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £41.00 | - |
| England median hourly rate | £87.50 | £70.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +25.00% | - | - |
All Generic Skills
Yorkshire
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 Yorkshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 715 | 410 | 522 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire | 39.33% | 30.92% | 28.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 454 | 250 | 326 |
| 10th Percentile | £303 | £180 | £280 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £358 | £390 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £488 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +2.56% | -2.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £580 | £587 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £700 | £650 |
| England median daily rate | £515 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.36% | - | -3.51% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 10 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.85 | £14.87 | £14.99 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.00 | £20.13 | £17.22 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.55 | £32.50 | £21.31 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -52.15% | +52.51% | +12.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.30 | £42.25 | £22.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £28.92 | £60.29 | £24.96 |
| England median hourly rate | £29.00 | £42.88 | £44.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.37% | -3.64% | +27.14% |
Foreign Exchange (FX)
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Foreign Exchange (FX) relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.
Foreign Exchange (FX)
Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Foreign Exchange (FX).
Foreign Exchange (FX)
Contract Job Locations in Yorkshire
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 Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 27 November 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Yorkshire | -12 | 1 | £575 | +67.64% | |
| Foreign Exchange (FX) England |
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Foreign Exchange (FX)
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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: