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 20 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 136 147 212
Rank change year-on-year +11 +65 -36
Permanent jobs citing Foreign Exchange (FX) 1 4 33
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.030% 0.16% 0.57%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.11% 0.56% 1.27%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £39,075
25th Percentile £47,500 - £39,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £41,250
Median % change year-on-year - - -41.07%
75th Percentile £52,500 - £43,063
90th Percentile - - £43,625
UK median annual salary £80,000 £115,000 £115,000
% change year-on-year -30.43% - +9.52%

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 913 719 2,598
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 27.31% 28.69% 44.77%
Number of salaries quoted 514 295 777
10th Percentile £27,238 £29,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,500 £43,099 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% -8.70%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £97,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £58,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.87% +4.55% -15.10%

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 20 July 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
Glasgow +13 1 £50,000 -
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Back Office
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Data Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Derivative
1 1 (100.00%) Equities
1 1 (100.00%) Fixed Income
1 1 (100.00%) Reference Data
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL