Proprietary Trading Jobs in the City of London

Proprietary Trading (Prop Trading)
Central London > City of London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for Proprietary Trading skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Proprietary Trading over the 6 months to 19 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 168 - 285
Rank change year-on-year - - -43
Permanent jobs citing Proprietary Trading 5 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 0.15% - 0.027%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.16% - 0.029%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 2
10th Percentile - - £44,750
25th Percentile £66,250 - £55,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £125,000 - £77,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -13.89%
75th Percentile £147,500 - £95,625
90th Percentile - - £104,250
Central London median annual salary £125,000 - £100,000
% change year-on-year - - +11.11%

All Process and Methodology Skills
City of London

Proprietary Trading is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,061 4,399 6,992
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 91.89% 95.18% 95.55%
Number of salaries quoted 2,403 3,676 5,616
10th Percentile £41,250 £42,625 £45,236
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £57,484
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.45% -
75th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £112,500 £115,000 £110,000
Central London median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year -3.33% +3.45% +3.57%

Proprietary Trading
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Proprietary Trading in the City of London

Proprietary Trading
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Proprietary Trading in the City of London.

Salary trend for Proprietary Trading in the City of London

Proprietary Trading
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Proprietary Trading in the City of London over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Proprietary Trading in the City of London

Proprietary 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (60.00%) Multicast
General
1 2 (40.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Developer
1 5 (100.00%) Quantitative Developer
2 2 (40.00%) Junior
2 2 (40.00%) Junior Developer
2 2 (40.00%) Junior Quantitative Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (60.00%) FIX Protocol
1 3 (60.00%) WebSockets
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) High-Frequency Trading
2 3 (60.00%) Agile
2 3 (60.00%) Observability
3 2 (40.00%) Computer Science
3 2 (40.00%) DeFi
3 2 (40.00%) Full Stack Development
3 2 (40.00%) Low Latency
3 2 (40.00%) Software Engineering
3 2 (40.00%) Ultra-Low Latency
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) Java
2 2 (40.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (40.00%) Degree