Foreign Exchange (FX) Job Trends in Scotland

Foreign Exchange (FX)
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Foreign Exchange (FX) in permanent job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Foreign Exchange (FX) over the 6 months leading up to 24 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 140 152 155
Rank change year-on-year +12 +3 +74
Permanent jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) 5 5 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.19% 0.15% 0.085%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.63% 0.54% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 2
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £41,250 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
UK median annual salary £115,000 £115,000 £112,500
% change year-on-year - +2.22% +15.38%

All Generic Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 791 919 828
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 29.29% 27.73% 35.16%
Number of salaries quoted 328 425 630
10th Percentile £25,000 £36,450 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% -7.65% +3.57%
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £78,790 £90,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% -4.00% -

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Foreign Exchange (FX) job vacancy trend in Scotland

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

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

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Job Locations in Scotland

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 Scotland region over the 6 months to 24 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Glasgow +3 3 - - 1
North Lanarkshire - 2 - - 1
Foreign Exchange (FX)
UK

Foreign Exchange (FX)
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (60.00%) NoSQL
General
1 3 (60.00%) Banking
1 3 (60.00%) Finance
1 3 (60.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 3 (60.00%) Law
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Java Engineer
1 3 (60.00%) Java Software Engineer
1 3 (60.00%) Software Engineer
2 2 (40.00%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (60.00%) AngularJS
1 3 (60.00%) JPA
1 3 (60.00%) React
1 3 (60.00%) Spring
1 3 (60.00%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (60.00%) Agile
2 3 (60.00%) CI/CD
2 3 (60.00%) Community of Practice
2 3 (60.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 3 (60.00%) Operational Stability
2 3 (60.00%) SDLC
2 3 (60.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (60.00%) Visualisation
3 2 (40.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
3 2 (40.00%) Benchmarking
3 2 (40.00%) Budget Management
3 2 (40.00%) Business Strategy
3 2 (40.00%) E-Commerce
3 2 (40.00%) ERP
3 2 (40.00%) Portfolio Management
3 2 (40.00%) Pricing Analytics
3 2 (40.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (40.00%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 3 (60.00%) Java
1 3 (60.00%) SQL
1 3 (60.00%) TypeScript
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) PMO