Systematic Trading Contracts in the City of London

Systematic Trading (Mechanical Trading)
Central London > City of London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for Systematic Trading skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Systematic Trading over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 124 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Systematic Trading 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London 0.046% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.051% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Central London median daily rate £988 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
City of London

Systematic 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 the City of London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,975 3,332 3,893
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 90.51% 91.54% 91.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,399 2,240 2,946
10th Percentile £361 £356 £388
25th Percentile £450 £481 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £568 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year -5.42% +4.35% +9.52%
75th Percentile £688 £730 £675
90th Percentile £813 £825 £775
Central London median daily rate £550 £600 £575
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.44% +9.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 25 41
10th Percentile £19.92 £15.35 £18.50
25th Percentile £20.22 £18.50 £24.25
Median hourly rate £25.00 £35.00 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% -13.58% +113.30%
75th Percentile £40.00 £58.75 £55.25
90th Percentile £41.84 £88.30 £65.75
Central London median hourly rate £27.81 £35.00 £40.50
% change year-on-year -20.54% -13.58% +102.50%

Systematic Trading
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Job postings citing Systematic Trading as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Job vacancy trend for Systematic Trading in the City of London

Systematic Trading
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Systematic Trading in the City of London.

Daily rate trend for Systematic Trading in the City of London

Systematic Trading
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Developer
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Developer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) PhD