The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Statistical Arbitrage in IT jobs advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Statistical Arbitrage over the 3 months to 23 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 terms in our Miscellaneous category for the London region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Statistical Arbitrage
Rank 602 627 628
Rank change year-on-year
+25 +1
Permanent jobs citing Statistical Arbitrage 2 14 14
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 0.005% 0.026% 0.024%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.012% 0.066% 0.056%
Number of salaries quoted 2 13 12
Average salary £87,500 £75,000 £75,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+16.66% -
90% offered a salary of more than £85,500 £75,000 £65,500
10% offered a salary of more than £89,500 £85,000 £150,000
UK excluding London average salary - £50,000 -
All of the Miscellaneous Category
London
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
17358 21267 24836
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 39.86% 39.67% 42.30%
Number of salaries quoted 14309 18236 20702
Average salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.76% -12.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £34,000 £32,500 £33,000
10% offered a salary of more than £85,000 £90,000 £80,000
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +6.66%
Statistical Arbitrage
England

Statistical Arbitrage
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Statistical Arbitrage across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

London Statistical Arbitrage Jobs Demand Trend

Statistical Arbitrage
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Statistical Arbitrage across the London region.

London Statistical Arbitrage Salary Trend

Statistical Arbitrage
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Statistical Arbitrage within the London region over the 3 months to 23 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
City of London +3 1 £85,000 +13.33%
Statistical Arbitrage
England

Statistical Arbitrage
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the London region citing Statistical Arbitrage 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 Statistical Arbitrage.

1 7 (77.78%) C++
1 7 (77.78%) Finance
2 6 (66.67%) Java
2 6 (66.67%) Hedge funds
3 3 (33.33%) Front Office
3 3 (33.33%) Degree
3 3 (33.33%) Mathematics
3 3 (33.33%) C#
3 3 (33.33%) PhD
3 3 (33.33%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 2 (22.22%) OOA/OOD
4 2 (22.22%) OO
4 2 (22.22%) Data Modelling
4 2 (22.22%) Oracle
4 2 (22.22%) SQL Server
4 2 (22.22%) Sybase
4 2 (22.22%) Computer Science
4 2 (22.22%) Equities
4 2 (22.22%) Automated Testing
4 2 (22.22%) Algorithmic Trading
4 2 (22.22%) Statistical Modelling
4 2 (22.22%) Analytics
4 2 (22.22%) Continuous Integration
5 1 (11.11%) Multithreading
5 1 (11.11%) Electronic Trading
5 1 (11.11%) Investment Management
5 1 (11.11%) OCaml
5 1 (11.11%) F#
5 1 (11.11%) Scala
5 1 (11.11%) Financial Analysis

Statistical Arbitrage
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the London region citing Statistical Arbitrage 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 Statistical Arbitrage. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) HTTP
1 1 (11.11%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (22.22%) SQL Server
2 1 (11.11%) Data Mining
General
1 7 (77.78%) Finance
2 3 (33.33%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 5 (55.56%) Developer
2 2 (22.22%) Front Office Developer
2 2 (22.22%) Tools Developer
3 1 (11.11%) Python Developer
3 1 (11.11%) C Developer
3 1 (11.11%) Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) C++ Developer
3 1 (11.11%) Investment Banking Business Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 6 (66.67%) Hedge funds
2 3 (33.33%) Mathematics
2 3 (33.33%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 2 (22.22%) Computer Science
3 2 (22.22%) Equities
4 1 (11.11%) Derivative
4 1 (11.11%) Equity Derivative
4 1 (11.11%) Physics
Operating Systems
1 1 (11.11%) UNIX
1 1 (11.11%) Windows
1 1 (11.11%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (22.22%) OOA/OOD
1 2 (22.22%) OO
1 2 (22.22%) Data Modelling
1 2 (22.22%) Automated Testing
1 2 (22.22%) Algorithmic Trading
1 2 (22.22%) Statistical Modelling
1 2 (22.22%) Analytics
1 2 (22.22%) Continuous Integration
2 1 (11.11%) Multithreading
2 1 (11.11%) Electronic Trading
2 1 (11.11%) Investment Management
2 1 (11.11%) Financial Analysis
2 1 (11.11%) Portfolio Management
2 1 (11.11%) Statistical Analysis
2 1 (11.11%) Fund Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (77.78%) C++
2 6 (66.67%) Java
3 3 (33.33%) C#
4 1 (11.11%) OCaml
4 1 (11.11%) F#
4 1 (11.11%) Scala
4 1 (11.11%) Haskell
4 1 (11.11%) C
4 1 (11.11%) SQL
4 1 (11.11%) Python
4 1 (11.11%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 3 (33.33%) Degree
1 3 (33.33%) PhD
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Oracle
1 2 (22.22%) Sybase
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