Algorithmic Trading Jobs in the City of London
 
Demand Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for Algorithmic Trading skills in IT jobs advertised for the City of London region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Algorithmic Trading over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the City of London region.

Location
 3 months to
21 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Algorithmic Trading
Rank 242 231 129
Rank change year-on-year
-11 -102
Permanent jobs citing Algorithmic Trading 76 93 252
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the City of London 0.646% 0.708% 1.663%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.830% 0.924% 2.201%
Number of salaries quoted 70 92 230
Average salary £80,000 £70,000 £75,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+14.28% -6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £56,750 £42,500 £55,000
10% offered a salary of more than £95,000 £99,750 £95,250
UK excluding London average salary £55,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year
-21.42% +7.69%
All Processes & Methodologies
City of London
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category		 9153 10068 11449
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the City of London 77.80% 76.64% 75.55%
Number of salaries quoted 7868 9137 10224
Average salary £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-4.34% -4.16%
90% offered a salary of more than £37,500 £36,400 £37,000
10% offered a salary of more than £80,000 £87,500 £82,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Algorithmic Trading
London

Algorithmic Trading
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Algorithmic Trading across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

City of London Algorithmic Trading Jobs Demand Trend

Algorithmic Trading
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Algorithmic Trading across the City of London region.

City of London Algorithmic Trading Salary Trend

Algorithmic Trading
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Algorithmic Trading across the City of London region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

City of London Algorithmic Trading Salary Histogram

Algorithmic Trading
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the City of London region citing Algorithmic Trading also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Algorithmic Trading.

1 106 (67.95%) Java
2 104 (66.67%) Front Office
3 67 (42.95%) Finance
4 54 (34.62%) Multithreading
5 47 (30.13%) Equities
6 45 (28.85%) C#
7 41 (26.28%) Banking
8 38 (24.36%) C++
9 36 (23.08%) Computer Science
10 34 (21.79%) OO
11 29 (18.59%) SQL
12 28 (17.95%) .NET
12 28 (17.95%) Hedge funds
13 27 (17.31%) Electronic Trading
14 26 (16.67%) Degree
15 24 (15.38%) UNIX
15 24 (15.38%) Linux
16 23 (14.74%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
16 23 (14.74%) Mathematics
17 22 (14.10%) Derivative
18 21 (13.46%) WPF
19 20 (12.82%) Python
20 18 (11.54%) Investment Banking
21 17 (10.90%) Perl
21 17 (10.90%) KDB
22 16 (10.26%) Risk Management
23 14 (8.974%) Fixed Income
23 14 (8.974%) PhD
23 14 (8.974%) HTTP
23 14 (8.974%) Open Source

Algorithmic Trading
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the City of London region citing Algorithmic Trading also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Algorithmic Trading. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 28 (17.95%) .NET
2 21 (13.46%) WPF
3 12 (7.692%) Spring
4 11 (7.051%) WCF
5 8 (5.128%) WinForms
5 8 (5.128%) Java SE
6 5 (3.205%) FIX Protocol
6 5 (3.205%) STL
6 5 (3.205%) XML
6 5 (3.205%) Boost C++ Libraries
7 3 (1.923%) Lucene
7 3 (1.923%) Guice
7 3 (1.923%) MapReduce
8 2 (1.282%) Apache Flex
8 2 (1.282%) Ehcache
8 2 (1.282%) Middleware
8 2 (1.282%) JNI
8 2 (1.282%) Hibernate
9 1 (0.641%) J2SE
9 1 (0.641%) J2EE
Application Platforms
1 6 (3.846%) GemFire
1 6 (3.846%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.923%) Apache Pig
3 1 (0.641%) Oracle Coherence
Business Applications
1 3 (1.923%) ION MarketView
2 1 (0.641%) RMDS
Communications & Networking
1 14 (8.974%) HTTP
2 2 (1.282%) NAS
2 2 (1.282%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (10.90%) KDB
2 11 (7.051%) Hadoop
3 10 (6.410%) SQL Server
4 5 (3.205%) Big Data
5 3 (1.923%) NoSQL
6 2 (1.282%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 4 (2.564%) Maven
2 2 (1.282%) Eclipse
2 2 (1.282%) Subversion
General
1 104 (66.67%) Front Office
2 67 (42.95%) Finance
3 41 (26.28%) Banking
4 18 (11.54%) Investment Banking
5 1 (0.641%) Games
Job Titles
1 120 (76.92%) Developer
2 76 (48.72%) Java Developer
3 22 (14.10%) C# Developer
4 16 (10.26%) Analyst
5 12 (7.692%) .NET Developer
5 12 (7.692%) Software Developer
5 12 (7.692%) C# .NET Developer
6 11 (7.051%) C++ Developer
7 9 (5.769%) Senior Developer
7 9 (5.769%) Quantitative Developer
7 9 (5.769%) Software Engineer
8 7 (4.487%) C++ Quantitative Developer
9 6 (3.846%) C++/Java Developer
9 6 (3.846%) Support Analyst
9 6 (3.846%) Analyst Developer
10 5 (3.205%) Java Software Engineer
10 5 (3.205%) WPF Developer
11 4 (2.564%) FIX Analyst
11 4 (2.564%) Systems Support
11 4 (2.564%) Systems Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 47 (30.13%) Equities
2 36 (23.08%) Computer Science
3 28 (17.95%) Hedge funds
4 23 (14.74%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 23 (14.74%) Mathematics
5 22 (14.10%) Derivative
6 14 (8.974%) Fixed Income
6 14 (8.974%) Open Source
7 9 (5.769%) Equity Derivative
8 3 (1.923%) Artificial Intelligence
8 3 (1.923%) Neural Network
8 3 (1.923%) Market Risk
8 3 (1.923%) Visualisation
9 2 (1.282%) Statistics
9 2 (1.282%) Replication
10 1 (0.641%) Grid Computing
10 1 (0.641%) Clustering
10 1 (0.641%) Tandem
10 1 (0.641%) Credit Derivative
10 1 (0.641%) Physics
Operating Systems
1 24 (15.38%) UNIX
1 24 (15.38%) Linux
2 9 (5.769%) Windows
3 1 (0.641%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (34.62%) Multithreading
2 34 (21.79%) OO
3 27 (17.31%) Electronic Trading
4 16 (10.26%) Risk Management
5 13 (8.333%) Agile Software Development
6 11 (7.051%) TDD
7 8 (5.128%) BDD
8 6 (3.846%) Waterfall
9 5 (3.205%) Data Analysis
10 4 (2.564%) Test Automation
11 3 (1.923%) Project Planning
11 3 (1.923%) Project Management
11 3 (1.923%) Data Modelling
12 2 (1.282%) Analytics
12 2 (1.282%) Metaprogramming
12 2 (1.282%) Complex Event Processing
12 2 (1.282%) Network Architecture
12 2 (1.282%) User Acceptance Testing
12 2 (1.282%) HOOD
12 2 (1.282%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 106 (67.95%) Java
2 45 (28.85%) C#
3 38 (24.36%) C++
4 29 (18.59%) SQL
5 20 (12.82%) Python
6 17 (10.90%) Perl
7 11 (7.051%) Clojure
8 6 (3.846%) C
9 5 (3.205%) Scala
10 3 (1.923%) Haskell
10 3 (1.923%) Erlang
11 2 (1.282%) Shell Script
11 2 (1.282%) MATLAB
11 2 (1.282%) JavaScript
12 1 (0.641%) VBScript
12 1 (0.641%) VBA
12 1 (0.641%) PowerShell
12 1 (0.641%) R
Qualifications
1 26 (16.67%) Degree
2 14 (8.974%) PhD
3 2 (1.282%) ISEB
4 1 (0.641%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (4.487%) QA
System Software
1 1 (0.641%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.641%) WMI
1 1 (0.641%) SCCM
Vendors
1 10 (6.410%) Sybase
2 8 (5.128%) Oracle
3 6 (3.846%) DataSynapse
4 5 (3.205%) TIBCO
5 4 (2.564%) Fidessa
6 3 (1.923%) ION Trading
6 3 (1.923%) Reuters
7 2 (1.282%) MapR
7 2 (1.282%) Red Hat
7 2 (1.282%) EMC
7 2 (1.282%) NetApp
8 1 (0.641%) IBM
8 1 (0.641%) Bloomberg
8 1 (0.641%) Terracotta
Java Electronic Trading Developer
City, London
This is a global team; development will be in Core Java on a strategic algorithmic Trading Platform. You would be working very closely with the business with exposure...
McGregor Boyall
Salary: Competative
Posted: 17 May 2013
Java developer - Algorithmic trading - Investment Bank
City, London
Java, Equities, Algorithmic trading, Stocks, Futures, Options, Swaps, Front Office, Investment Bank. One of the world's leading banks are currently hiring a JAVA developer to work in...
iKas International
Salary: £70000 - £90000 per annum + bonus + package
Posted: 17 May 2013
Core Java Development Lead
City of London
Core Java Lead Developer, Investment Bank, London, Permanent A large tier 1 investment bank are looking for an experienced Core Java Development Lead, to sit within an automated...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £65000 - £100000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
JAVA Developer- Fixed Income Electronic Trading
City, London
One of the world's leading investment banks are expanding their credit business and are seeking several developers to develop and implement new components to their fixed income...
iKas International
Salary: £65000 - £95000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
F# Developer, Top London Hedge Fund
City, London
Developer, C#, C++, Java, .NET, OO, F#, Winforms, GUI, SQL, Multithreading, Trading, Hedge Fund, London, Investment bank, Greenfield... You will ideally have a computer science background and will...
Aston Carter
Salary: £75000 - £120000 per annum + Bonus
Posted: 19 May 2013
JAVA developer- Greenfield Credit algo/etrading
City, London
One of the world's leading investment banks are expanding their credit business and are seeking several developers to develop and implement new components to their in-house...
iKas International
Salary: £60000 - £80000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Core Java Developer - Banking (HFT)
City, London
Core Java Developer, Server Side Programming, Spring, Maven, Eclipse, Multi Threading, High Frequency Trading (HFT), Algorithmic Trading, Hedge Fund, Investment Banking, Core Java Developer... They have engaged Edison...
Edison Hill Ltd
Salary: From £90,000 to £120,000 per annum + bonus + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Java Developer - Finance
City, London
Java Developer / Java Software Engineer Agile - London to £45k. Java Developer / Java Software Engineer (Agile TDD). Opportunity for a highly intelligent and motivated Java Developer to gain valuable...
Client Server
Salary: £30k to £45k + bonus + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
.NET Developer - C# - Hedge Fund - London [City]
City, London
The .NET Developer will join a team designing and development a brand new algorithmic trading platform being rolled out globally over the next 2-4 years. As mentioned...
Anderson Cole Recruitment Ltd
Salary: From £45,000 to £80,000 per annum Bonus and benefits package
Posted: 17 May 2013
.NET Stack Legend - Systematic Trading House
City, London
The role is working at one of the best .NET systematic Stat Arb trading houses in London. They mainly focus on FX and Equities - however specific product knowledge...
Aston Carter
Salary: £60000 - £75000 per annum + Bonus
Posted: 19 May 2013
C++ Developer (Junior) Algorithmic Trading
City, London
C++ Developer / C++ Software Engineer / C++ Programmer (UNIX / Linux)... Commercial object orientated C++ development experience, good understanding of STL, Boost, templates... UNIX / Linux. Desirable: Database skills (Oracle, SQL,...
Client Server
Salary: £30k to £45k + bonus + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Junior Java Developer - E-Trading / Greenfield / Oxbridge Team
City, London
Tier 1 Investment Bank seeking Innovative Junior Java Developers for Greenfield E-Trading Project... This particular hire has arisen as a brand new E-Trading system is set...
Aston Carter
Salary: £50000 - £80000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits + Pension
Posted: 20 May 2013
Application Support Analyst
City of London
Understanding of and hands on experience with FIX protocol and connectivity - Experience of liaising with or working with exchanges and algo trading/ DMAs - SQL - Linux OS - Excel/VBA...
Real Staffing
Posted: 15 May 2013
Business Analyst / Junior BA
City, London
Opportunity for a highly intelligent and motivated Junior Business Analyst / BA to gain valuable knowledge of financial trading systems at a global leading supplier of algorithmic trading platforms...
Client Server
Salary: £35k to £45k + bonus + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
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