Foreign Exchange (FX) Job Trends in Cheshire

Foreign Exchange (FX)
North West > Cheshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Foreign Exchange (FX) in permanent job vacancies in Cheshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Foreign Exchange (FX) over the 6 months leading up to 14 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 - 96
Rank change year-on-year - - +5
Permanent jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) 6 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire 0.38% - 0.16%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.75% - 0.46%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 - -
75th Percentile £48,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £47,500 £57,500 -
% change year-on-year -17.39% - -

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 permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Cheshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 796 119 431
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 49.84% 25.87% 34.02%
Number of salaries quoted 237 72 309
10th Percentile £27,500 £35,375 £23,125
25th Percentile £32,500 £46,250 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £50,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +17.65% -19.05%
75th Percentile £59,500 £57,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £81,000 £86,250
North West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Foreign Exchange (FX) relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

Foreign Exchange (FX) job vacancy trend in Cheshire

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Salary Trend in Cheshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Foreign Exchange (FX).

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Foreign Exchange (FX)

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 14 March 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Chester - 3 - - 2
Foreign Exchange (FX)
North West

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:

Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
General
1 5 (83.33%) Finance
1 5 (83.33%) Financial Institution
2 3 (50.00%) Banking
2 3 (50.00%) Billing
3 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Digital Economy
3 2 (33.33%) Legal
3 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Architect
1 3 (50.00%) Payments Architect
2 1 (16.67%) Accountant
2 1 (16.67%) Development Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Management Accountant
2 1 (16.67%) Product Development Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) SWIFT Messaging Network
2 1 (16.67%) Product Ownership
2 1 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Fintech
2 4 (66.67%) Agile
3 3 (50.00%) Business Analysis
3 3 (50.00%) GAP Analysis
3 3 (50.00%) Migration
3 3 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 3 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
3 3 (50.00%) Validation
4 2 (33.33%) AI
4 2 (33.33%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
4 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (33.33%) Information Security
4 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (33.33%) Product Management
4 2 (33.33%) Software Engineering
5 1 (16.67%) Business Process Mapping
5 1 (16.67%) Line Management
5 1 (16.67%) Scrum
5 1 (16.67%) SDLC
5 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) ACCA
1 1 (16.67%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (50.00%) ISO 20022
1 3 (50.00%) SEPA
1 3 (50.00%) TARGET2
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft