High-Frequency Trading Contracts in Central London

High-Frequency Trading
London > Central London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Central London with a requirement for High-Frequency Trading skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited High-Frequency Trading over the 6 months to 26 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank - 173 200
Rank change year-on-year - +27 -
Contract jobs citing High-Frequency Trading 0 1 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London - 0.027% 0.089%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 0.029% 0.097%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £625 £675
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £650 £725
Median % change year-on-year - -10.34% -
75th Percentile - £675 £750
90th Percentile - - -
London median daily rate £550 £650 £700
% change year-on-year -15.38% -7.14% +3.70%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Central London

High-Frequency Trading is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Central London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,181 3,410 4,137
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 90.69% 91.37% 92.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,547 2,307 3,150
10th Percentile £350 £325 £363
25th Percentile £450 £463 £468
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £563
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +6.57% +7.24%
75th Percentile £680 £725 £680
90th Percentile £800 £817 £775
London median daily rate £550 £590 £575
% change year-on-year -6.78% +2.61% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 27 46
10th Percentile £20.22 £14.85 £18.50
25th Percentile £22.63 £17.56 £21.06
Median hourly rate £27.81 £35.00 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year -20.54% -13.58% +102.50%
75th Percentile £28.98 £53.25 £51.75
90th Percentile £40.00 £88.30 £62.50
London median hourly rate £27.92 £39.63 £35.08
% change year-on-year -29.54% +12.97% +9.61%

High-Frequency Trading
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings citing High-Frequency Trading as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for High-Frequency Trading in Central London

High-Frequency Trading
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing High-Frequency Trading in Central London.

Daily rate trend for High-Frequency Trading in Central London