Quantitative Analyst Contract Job Trends in Central London

Quant Analyst
London > Central London

The median Quant Analyst daily rate in Central London is £819, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 September 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
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 127 129 150
Rank change year-on-year +2 +21 +45
Contract jobs requiring a Quantitative Analyst 1 1 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 0.051% 0.043% 0.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.055% 0.046% 0.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 7
10th Percentile - - £747
25th Percentile £809 £818 £786
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £819 £837 £825
Median % change year-on-year -2.15% +1.39% -10.81%
75th Percentile £828 £855 £856
90th Percentile - - £875
London median daily rate £700 £750 £821
% change year-on-year -6.67% -8.59% -3.47%

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 1,808 2,187 3,058
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.10% 94.06% 94.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,226 1,404 2,129
10th Percentile £314 £363 £325
25th Percentile £422 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £580
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -0.86% +2.65%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £775 £782 £800
London median daily rate £540 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -1.82% -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 25 13
10th Percentile £18.33 £21.10 £16.69
25th Percentile £22.75 £25.40 £17.00
Median hourly rate £27.83 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.50% - -15.66%
75th Percentile £45.85 £42.25 £42.32
90th Percentile £64.30 £119.50 £65.50
London median hourly rate £30.25 £35.00 £36.94
% change year-on-year -13.57% -5.25% +15.44%

Quantitative Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings that featured Quantitative Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Quantitative Analyst in Central London

Quantitative Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Quantitative Analyst job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Quantitative Analyst job vacancies in Central London

Quantitative Analyst
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 Quantitative Analyst within the Central London region over the 6 months to 19 September 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 +11 1 £819 -2.15% 3
Quantitative Analyst
London

Quantitative Analyst Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 19 September 2025, Quantitative Analyst 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 Quantitative Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) VBA
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) XML
1 1 (100.00%) XSLT
1 1 (100.00%) VC++
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Front Office
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Multithreading
1 1 (100.00%) Monte Carlo Method
1 1 (100.00%) EMIR
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Algorithms
1 1 (100.00%) Collateral Management
1 1 (100.00%) Multithreaded Programming
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Change
1 1 (100.00%) Distributed Computing

Quantitative Analyst 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Front Office
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) XML
1 1 (100.00%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Algorithms
1 1 (100.00%) Distributed Computing
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collateral Management
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Monte Carlo Method
1 1 (100.00%) Multithreaded Programming
1 1 (100.00%) Multithreading
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Change
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) VBA
1 1 (100.00%) VC++
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) EMIR
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle