Foreign Exchange (FX) Job Trends in the North of England

Foreign Exchange (FX)
England > North of England

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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 250 280 -
Rank change year-on-year +30 - -
Permanent jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) 13 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.12% 0.033% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.32% 0.11% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 3 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £51,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £63,750 -
90th Percentile £90,000 - -
England median annual salary £110,000 £115,000 £115,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% - +15.00%

All Generic Skills
North of England

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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 4,094 2,827 2,755
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 38.62% 30.63% 34.93%
Number of salaries quoted 1,601 1,285 2,115
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £66,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,241 £80,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Foreign Exchange (FX) job vacancy trend in the North of England

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Foreign Exchange (FX).

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Foreign Exchange (FX)

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) in the North of England over the 6 months to 6 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Foreign Exchange (FX) in the North of England

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Job Locations in the North of England

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 North of England region over the 6 months to 6 January 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
North West +32 12 £75,000 +30.43%
North East - 1 £50,000 - 1
Foreign Exchange (FX)
England

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (15.38%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (15.38%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 3 (23.08%) Power Platform
2 2 (15.38%) Azure
2 2 (15.38%) Azure DevOps
2 2 (15.38%) Power Automate
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) Power BI
General
1 11 (84.62%) Finance
2 5 (38.46%) Banking
2 5 (38.46%) Financial Institution
3 4 (30.77%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (30.77%) Billing
3 4 (30.77%) Social Skills
4 3 (23.08%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (23.08%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (7.69%) Legal
5 1 (7.69%) Manufacturing
5 1 (7.69%) Retail
Job Titles
1 4 (30.77%) Architect
1 4 (30.77%) Payments Architect
2 2 (15.38%) Developer
2 2 (15.38%) Power Platform Developer
3 1 (7.69%) Analyst
3 1 (7.69%) Financial Analyst
3 1 (7.69%) Java Engineer
3 1 (7.69%) Senior
3 1 (7.69%) Senior Analyst
3 1 (7.69%) Senior Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (15.38%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 4 (30.77%) SWIFT Messaging Network
2 2 (15.38%) Product Ownership
3 1 (7.69%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (7.69%) Derivative
3 1 (7.69%) Equities
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (46.15%) Agile
2 5 (38.46%) Software Engineering
3 4 (30.77%) Business Analysis
3 4 (30.77%) Fintech
3 4 (30.77%) GAP Analysis
3 4 (30.77%) Migration
3 4 (30.77%) Requirements Gathering
3 4 (30.77%) Technical Leadership
3 4 (30.77%) Validation
4 3 (23.08%) AI
4 3 (23.08%) Analytical Thinking
4 3 (23.08%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
4 3 (23.08%) Cash Management
5 2 (15.38%) Coaching
5 2 (15.38%) CRM
5 2 (15.38%) DevOps
5 2 (15.38%) Mentoring
5 2 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (15.38%) Service Delivery
5 2 (15.38%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (15.38%) C#
1 2 (15.38%) PowerShell
2 1 (7.69%) Java
Qualifications
1 5 (38.46%) Degree
2 1 (7.69%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (30.77%) ISO 20022
1 4 (30.77%) SEPA
1 4 (30.77%) TARGET2
2 1 (7.69%) FINRA
2 1 (7.69%) GAAP
2 1 (7.69%) QA
Vendors
1 4 (30.77%) SAP
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft