The first table below looks at the demand for Electronic Trading skills in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Electronic Trading over the 3 months to 24 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 England region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Electronic Trading
Rank 477 391 261
Rank change year-on-year
-86 -130
Permanent jobs citing Electronic Trading 413 609 1070
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.408% 0.537% 0.908%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.533% 0.719% 1.237%
Number of salaries quoted 313 503 861
Average salary £72,500 £67,500 £70,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.40% -3.57%
90% offered a salary of more than £43,500 £40,000 £47,500
10% offered a salary of more than £97,500 £90,000 £97,500
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £36,250 £44,250
% change year-on-year
+24.13% -18.07%
All Processes & Methodologies
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
77473 84750 86518
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 76.60% 74.76% 73.44%
Number of salaries quoted 64240 72541 72957
Average salary £46,000 £47,500 £47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-3.15% -
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £71,500 £75,000 £75,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Electronic Trading
UK

Electronic Trading
Jobs Demand Trend

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

England Electronic Trading Jobs Demand Trend

Electronic Trading
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Electronic Trading across the England region.

England Electronic Trading Salary Trend

Electronic Trading
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Electronic Trading across the England region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

England Electronic Trading Salary Histogram

Electronic Trading
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronic Trading within the England region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
London -40 406 £72,500 +7.40%
South East -4 4 £45,000 +114.28%
South West +1 3 £80,000 +39.13%
North West - 3 £80,000 -
Electronic Trading
UK

Electronic Trading
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region citing Electronic 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 Electronic Trading.

1 434 (53.65%) Front Office
2 373 (46.11%) Finance
3 355 (43.88%) Java
4 267 (33.00%) Multithreading
5 232 (28.68%) Fixed Income
5 232 (28.68%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 194 (23.98%) Algorithmic Trading
7 193 (23.86%) C#
8 190 (23.49%) UNIX
9 176 (21.76%) Equities
10 160 (19.78%) Derivative
11 151 (18.67%) Banking
12 148 (18.29%) TDD
12 148 (18.29%) OO
13 145 (17.92%) .NET
14 139 (17.18%) SQL
15 137 (16.93%) C++
15 137 (16.93%) Degree
16 114 (14.09%) QA
16 114 (14.09%) Linux
17 110 (13.60%) Oracle
18 109 (13.47%) FIX Protocol
19 104 (12.86%) Agile Software Development
20 98 (12.11%) Investment Banking
21 95 (11.74%) Computer Science
22 85 (10.51%) Windows
23 82 (10.14%) WPF
24 77 (9.518%) E-Commerce
25 74 (9.147%) Subversion
26 73 (9.023%) Python

Electronic Trading
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region citing Electronic 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 Electronic Trading. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 145 (17.92%) .NET
2 109 (13.47%) FIX Protocol
3 82 (10.14%) WPF
4 44 (5.439%) WinForms
5 35 (4.326%) WCF
6 27 (3.337%) .NET Framework
7 24 (2.967%) Managed Extensibility Framework
8 22 (2.719%) Middleware
9 21 (2.596%) Spring
10 20 (2.472%) LINQ
10 20 (2.472%) Hibernate
10 20 (2.472%) ASP.NET
11 15 (1.854%) J2SE
11 15 (1.854%) XML
12 14 (1.731%) STL
13 12 (1.483%) Reactive Extensions
14 10 (1.236%) Protocol Buffers
15 8 (0.989%) SOAP
15 8 (0.989%) Boost C++ Libraries
16 7 (0.865%) HTML5
Application Platforms
1 13 (1.607%) Oracle Coherence
2 8 (0.989%) Rendezvous
3 6 (0.742%) MS Exchange
3 6 (0.742%) TIBCO EMS
4 5 (0.618%) Progress Apama
5 4 (0.494%) Exchange Server 2010
6 3 (0.371%) Apache
6 3 (0.371%) IIS
7 2 (0.247%) WebLogic
7 2 (0.247%) MQSeries
7 2 (0.247%) WebLogic Portal
7 2 (0.247%) GemFire
7 2 (0.247%) RabbitMQ
7 2 (0.247%) WebSphere Portal
7 2 (0.247%) Exchange Server 2007
Applications
1 19 (2.349%) MS Excel
2 12 (1.483%) Photoshop
3 8 (0.989%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.494%) MS Office
4 4 (0.494%) MS PowerPoint
5 1 (0.124%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.124%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 19 (2.349%) ION MarketView
2 5 (0.618%) Bloomberg TOMS
3 2 (0.247%) Rolfe and Nolan
3 2 (0.247%) Kondor+
4 1 (0.124%) LatentZero
4 1 (0.124%) Front Arena
4 1 (0.124%) RMDS
4 1 (0.124%) SiteCatalyst
Communications & Networking
1 64 (7.911%) TCP/IP
2 40 (4.944%) HTTP
3 10 (1.236%) SAN
4 9 (1.112%) DHCP
4 9 (1.112%) DNS
5 7 (0.865%) Firewall
5 7 (0.865%) VPN
6 6 (0.742%) Ethernet
7 5 (0.618%) Network Security
8 4 (0.494%) Internet
8 4 (0.494%) VoIP
8 4 (0.494%) iSCSI
8 4 (0.494%) NAS
9 3 (0.371%) WAN
9 3 (0.371%) LAN
10 2 (0.247%) Intranet
10 2 (0.247%) HTTPS
11 1 (0.124%) VLAN
11 1 (0.124%) SSH
11 1 (0.124%) snoop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (6.922%) SQL Server
2 38 (4.697%) KDB
3 24 (2.967%) RDBMS
4 10 (1.236%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 6 (0.742%) SQL Server 2008
6 4 (0.494%) MySQL
6 4 (0.494%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.494%) SQL Server 2012
6 4 (0.494%) Apache Cassandra
7 2 (0.247%) DB2
7 2 (0.247%) Oracle 10g
7 2 (0.247%) SQL Server 2005
8 1 (0.124%) SQL Server 2000
Development Applications
1 74 (9.147%) Subversion
2 70 (8.653%) Eclipse
3 14 (1.731%) Maven
4 9 (1.112%) JIRA
4 9 (1.112%) JUnit
5 7 (0.865%) Hudson
6 6 (0.742%) TeamCity
7 5 (0.618%) Jenkins
8 4 (0.494%) FishEye
9 2 (0.247%) IntelliJ
9 2 (0.247%) NetBeans
9 2 (0.247%) Eclipse RCP
9 2 (0.247%) Selenium
9 2 (0.247%) FitNesse
10 1 (0.124%) CruiseControl
10 1 (0.124%) NUnit
10 1 (0.124%) Git (software)
10 1 (0.124%) Team Foundation Server
10 1 (0.124%) Visual Studio Tools for Office
10 1 (0.124%) TestDirector
General
1 434 (53.65%) Front Office
2 373 (46.11%) Finance
3 151 (18.67%) Banking
4 98 (12.11%) Investment Banking
5 28 (3.461%) Telecoms
6 26 (3.214%) Financial Institution
7 14 (1.731%) Back Office
8 12 (1.483%) Games
9 10 (1.236%) Wholesale Banking
10 6 (0.742%) Legal
11 5 (0.618%) French Language
12 4 (0.494%) Retail
12 4 (0.494%) Retail Banking
12 4 (0.494%) German Language
13 3 (0.371%) Italian Language
14 2 (0.247%) Marketing
14 2 (0.247%) Corporate Banking
15 1 (0.124%) Japanese Language
15 1 (0.124%) Multimedia
15 1 (0.124%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 450 (55.62%) Developer
2 250 (30.90%) Java Developer
3 139 (17.18%) Analyst
4 89 (11.00%) C# Developer
5 74 (9.147%) Support Analyst
6 72 (8.900%) C++ Developer
7 61 (7.540%) Senior Developer
8 40 (4.944%) Technical Leader
9 39 (4.821%) WPF Developer
10 31 (3.832%) Business Analyst
11 28 (3.461%) Applications Support
12 26 (3.214%) Programmer
12 26 (3.214%) Senior Java Developer
13 17 (2.101%) Front Office Developer
14 16 (1.978%) Technical Analyst
14 16 (1.978%) C# Programmer
15 15 (1.854%) Applications Support Analyst
16 14 (1.731%) Technical Support Analyst
16 14 (1.731%) Senior C# Developer
16 14 (1.731%) Quantitative Developer
Miscellaneous
1 232 (28.68%) Fixed Income
1 232 (28.68%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 176 (21.76%) Equities
3 160 (19.78%) Derivative
4 95 (11.74%) Computer Science
5 53 (6.551%) Hedge funds
6 34 (4.203%) Mathematics
7 29 (3.585%) Equity Derivative
8 15 (1.854%) Credit Derivative
9 12 (1.483%) Physics
10 11 (1.360%) Client/Server
11 10 (1.236%) Interest Rate Derivative
12 8 (0.989%) Replication
13 6 (0.742%) Spread Betting
14 4 (0.494%) Clustering
14 4 (0.494%) Management Information System
14 4 (0.494%) EqualLogic
14 4 (0.494%) Open Source
14 4 (0.494%) Market Risk
14 4 (0.494%) Blog
Operating Systems
1 190 (23.49%) UNIX
2 114 (14.09%) Linux
3 85 (10.51%) Windows
4 13 (1.607%) Windows Server 2008
4 13 (1.607%) Solaris
4 13 (1.607%) Windows Server 2003
5 6 (0.742%) Windows 7
6 4 (0.494%) Windows Server 2012
6 4 (0.494%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.494%) Android
7 3 (0.371%) Windows Phone 8
7 3 (0.371%) Windows Phone
7 3 (0.371%) Windows 2000
8 2 (0.247%) Windows XP
8 2 (0.247%) Windows NT
8 2 (0.247%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.247%) Windows Vista
9 1 (0.124%) Windows 2000 Server
9 1 (0.124%) VMS
9 1 (0.124%) OpenVMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 267 (33.00%) Multithreading
2 194 (23.98%) Algorithmic Trading
3 148 (18.29%) TDD
3 148 (18.29%) OO
4 104 (12.86%) Agile Software Development
5 77 (9.518%) E-Commerce
6 67 (8.282%) UML
7 60 (7.417%) Analytics
8 34 (4.203%) Workflow
9 33 (4.079%) Project Management
9 33 (4.079%) MVVM
10 30 (3.708%) Continuous Integration
11 27 (3.337%) Business Analysis
12 26 (3.214%) Portfolio Management
13 22 (2.719%) User Acceptance Testing
13 22 (2.719%) Risk Management
14 18 (2.225%) Scrum
15 17 (2.101%) Business Intelligence
15 17 (2.101%) Data Modelling
16 12 (1.483%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 355 (43.88%) Java
2 193 (23.86%) C#
3 139 (17.18%) SQL
4 137 (16.93%) C++
5 73 (9.023%) Python
6 68 (8.405%) Perl
7 51 (6.304%) C
8 25 (3.090%) Shell Script
9 23 (2.843%) Bash shell
10 14 (1.731%) Ruby
11 12 (1.483%) JavaScript
12 11 (1.360%) PowerShell
13 10 (1.236%) T-SQL
14 9 (1.112%) Scala
15 5 (0.618%) VB
15 5 (0.618%) VBA
16 4 (0.494%) VB.NET
16 4 (0.494%) VBScript
16 4 (0.494%) PL/SQL
16 4 (0.494%) Lua
Qualifications
1 137 (16.93%) Degree
2 8 (0.989%) ISEB
3 6 (0.742%) Sun Certification
4 5 (0.618%) ISTQB
5 2 (0.247%) MCSE
5 2 (0.247%) MCSA
5 2 (0.247%) MCP
5 2 (0.247%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (0.247%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 1 (0.124%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 114 (14.09%) QA
2 6 (0.742%) MiFID
3 2 (0.247%) Basel II
3 2 (0.247%) ISO/IEC 17799
3 2 (0.247%) COBIT
System Software
1 18 (2.225%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.618%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (0.618%) VMware ESXi
3 4 (0.494%) NFS
3 4 (0.494%) VMware ESX
3 4 (0.494%) Veritas Cluster Server
4 1 (0.124%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 4 (0.494%) Cacti
1 4 (0.494%) OpenNMS
2 1 (0.124%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 110 (13.60%) Oracle
2 65 (8.035%) Sybase
3 41 (5.068%) Bloomberg
4 37 (4.574%) Reuters
5 28 (3.461%) IBM
6 27 (3.337%) Fidessa
7 22 (2.719%) ION Trading
8 20 (2.472%) 29West
9 19 (2.349%) Infragistics
10 17 (2.101%) Microsoft
11 15 (1.854%) Sun
12 14 (1.731%) TIBCO
13 13 (1.607%) DataSynapse
14 11 (1.360%) VMware
15 10 (1.236%) Google
16 8 (0.989%) NetApp
17 7 (0.865%) Murex
18 6 (0.742%) Cisco
19 4 (0.494%) HP
19 4 (0.494%) Tradeweb
London
Java, Developer, Fixed Income, Rates, Bonds, Electronic trading, Front Office, Investment Bank. Leading global investment bank are currently hiring an accomplished Java developer to join their fixed income...
iKas International
Salary: £65000 - £85000 per annum + bonus + package
Posted: 24 May 2013
City, London
C# GUI Developer with Java -Electronic Trading- Investment Banking... the FIX protocol, Market Links Development)... The system is written in Java with a C++ core and is running...
Hatstand Limited
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + BONUS,LIFE INSURANCE,PENSION
Posted: 24 May 2013
Nottingham, East Midlands
The C++ Developer will rely on their extensive technical skills and be able to assume the role of technical lead for a diverse software engineering team, implementing major...
Claremont Consulting
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + Negotiable
Posted: 23 May 2013
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Skills and Experience *Strong Java and extensive C++ development experience *Real time server development *Oracle and SQL *Excellent communication skills and able to work as part of a...
Claremont Consulting Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + Negotiable
Posted: 22 May 2013
London
Job Role: C# Developer / Junior .Net Software EngineerLocation: London, CentralSalary: £50k to £75k + bonus + benefitsC# Developer / Junior .Net Software Engineer (SQL Server, Data Visualisation, Algorithm). Hedge Fund / electronic...
Client Server
Salary: £50k to £75k + bonus + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
London
C# Developer / Junior .Net Software Engineer London to £75k. C# Developer / Junior .Net Software Engineer (SQL Server, Data Visualisation, Algorithm). Hedge Fund / electronic trading firm based in Central...
Client Server
Salary: £50k to £75k + bonus + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
London
Technical skills required: Java Developer - Options Market Making - Java / C++ / Linux / Multi threading / KDB / FIX - London* Solid Java Core experience in a Linux runtime and Windows IDE (Eclipse/...
Argyll Scott International
Salary: £85000 - £100000 per annum + bonus + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
City of London
Leading Investment Bank seeking a C# WPF GUI Developer to join Front Office Trading team... Skills Required: C# GUI Development WPF Prism LINQ SQL Server Front Office Electronic...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
Essential requirements: A 2:1 or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering or Mathematics. Knowledge of object-oriented design and development. Knowledge of at least one of the...
Oliver Bernard
Salary: From £35,000 to £40,000 per annum plus bonus and assorted benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
Skills Desired:- Knowledge of Sybase and tuning techniques along with scripting (perl).- C++ /KDB/q Knowledge would also be an advantage but is not essential.- Strong knowledge and/...
Argyll Scott International
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
C# .NET, Developer / Software Engineer / Programmer / Architect. Algo trading / algorithmic trading / etrading / electronic trading / auto trading / automated trading FX, Options, Foreign Exchange, Forex, Currencies, Derivatives Greenfield, Front Office, ...
Aston Carter
Salary: £60000 - £90000 per annum + + FO BONUS + BENEFITS
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
C#, C++, WCF, Coherence, Data Synapse, SQL, Technical lead, FX Options, Front Office, Investment Bank... To be successful you must have: Excellent C#.Net and good C++ Database...
iKas International
Salary: £85000 - £110000 per annum + bonus + package
Posted: 24 May 2013
City, London
They are looking for a QA Specialist with knowledge around: Perl & bash shell scripting in Linux (Expert) Hands on experience with analysing large amount of data using regular...
Nicoll Curtin
Salary: £50000 - £80000 per annum + Exceptional Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
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
London
Senior C# / WPF GUI Developer required by our client, a leading global investment banking for the build out of C# interfaces for the electronic trading team... Minimum 4...
Canary Wharf and City
Salary: Up to £75,000 per day
Posted: 23 May 2013
London
You will be responsible for providing dedicated electronic trading systems application support to a global equity business which is made up of numerous demanding users... You must possess...
Hatstand Limited
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits, Bonus, Training Budget
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
You will bring strong development skills in SQL, C# and Java to develop, install and configure my client's multi award winning products at client site... My client...
harringtonstarr
Salary: £65000 - £85000 per annum + BONUS + BENEFITS
Posted: 22 May 2013
City, London
My client, a leading Investment Bank, seeks to find an enthusiastic, dynamic and experienced individual to join their exciting eCommerce IT Support team. The successful candidate will be...
Thomson Keene Associates
Salary: £60000 - £70000 per annum + Banking Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
Established provider of real-time electronic trading platform across derivatives and fixed income asset classes in Asia, Europe and the US seeks to recruit a Integration Support Analyst...
Anderson Cole Recruitment Ltd
Salary: From £40,000 to £50,000 per annum + Bonus and Benefits Package
Posted: 24 May 2013
City of London
Application support, FIX electronic trading platform, FIX client on-boarding, FIX certification FIX Engineer required for Equities Front Office Connectivity team. This role will cover client on-boarding,...
Real Staffing
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
You will have worked with front office trading solutions such as Charles River and have a strong understanding of asset management processes and technology. This is a chance...
harringtonstarr
Salary: £50000 - £65000 per annum + BONUS + BENEFITS
Posted: 23 May 2013
City, London
Microsoft .Net certifications or Brainbench certifications are a plus... Multitier architecture and the technologies associated with it (.Net Remoting, Windows Communication Foundation, Web services, SOAP) Understanding of Multithreaded...
Grey Spark
Salary: Unspecified
Posted: 1 May 2013
City, London
Work with teams to expand, advance and maintain a first rate algorithmic trading suite... - Broad technical skills, including client /server production environments. - Working knowledge of electronic trading platforms,...
I.T. Skillfinder
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
City, London
This is an ideal opportunity for a Strong Graduate or Support Analyst with 1 years Experience (with financial IT experience) to join a company that can offer a...
I.T. Skillfinder
Salary: £25000.0000 - £27000.0000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
London
The Product Services Manager will lead a global client-facing team responsible for running hosted services environments hosting an electronic trading product which is the third biggest revenue...
Anderson Cole Recruitment Ltd
Salary: From £60,000 to £75,000 per annum Bonus _ benefits package
Posted: 24 May 2013