C++ Developer - Algorithmic Trading Contracts in Central London

C++ Developer - Algo Trading
London > Central London

The median C++ Developer - Algo Trading daily rate in Central London is £800, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 June 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 126 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a C++ Developer - Algorithmic Trading 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 0.051% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.055% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £750 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £800 - -
75th Percentile £850 - -
90th Percentile - - -
London median daily rate £800 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Central London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Central London with a recognized job title 1,818 2,267 3,500
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.37% 95.45% 94.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,175 1,575 2,372
10th Percentile £343 £350 £325
25th Percentile £450 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% +7.14%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £723
90th Percentile £775 £788 £820
London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 26 23
10th Percentile £21.02 £20.07 £15.72
25th Percentile £24.66 £21.44 £19.36
Median hourly rate £31.00 £27.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +14.81% -22.86% -15.66%
75th Percentile £52.16 £32.09 £61.25
90th Percentile £70.21 £47.00 £87.64
London median hourly rate £32.89 £27.50 £37.42
% change year-on-year +19.60% -26.51% +6.91%

C++ Developer - Algorithmic Trading
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings that featured C++ Developer - Algorithmic Trading in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for C++ Developer - Algorithmic Trading in Central London

C++ Developer - Algorithmic Trading
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing C++ Developer - Algorithmic Trading in Central London.

Daily rate trend for C++ Developer - Algorithmic Trading in Central London

C++ Developer - Algorithmic Trading
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C++ Developer - Algorithmic Trading within the Central London region over the 6 months to 29 June 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London - 1 £800 -
C++ Developer - Algorithmic Trading
London

C++ Developer - Algorithmic Trading Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 29 June 2025, C++ Developer - Algorithmic Trading contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Central London region featuring C++ Developer - Algorithmic Trading in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) FIX Protocol
1 1 (100.00%) Algorithmic Trading
1 1 (100.00%) KDB
1 1 (100.00%) Multithreading
1 1 (100.00%) Market Research
1 1 (100.00%) Event-Driven Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Low Latency
1 1 (100.00%) Time Series Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Event-Driven

C++ Developer - Algorithmic Trading Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) KDB
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) FIX Protocol
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Algorithmic Trading
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Event-Driven
1 1 (100.00%) Event-Driven Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Low Latency
1 1 (100.00%) Market Research
1 1 (100.00%) Multithreading
1 1 (100.00%) Time Series Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL