High-Frequency Trading
Central London > City of London
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for High-Frequency Trading skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited High-Frequency Trading over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 24 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 172 | 199 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +27 | - |
| Contract jobs citing High-Frequency Trading | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London | - | 0.055% | 0.047% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 0.060% | 0.051% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £650 | £750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -13.33% | - |
| Central London median daily rate | - | £650 | £750 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -13.33% | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
City of London
High-Frequency Trading is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,999 | 3,351 | 3,906 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London | 90.37% | 91.78% | 91.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,415 | 2,247 | 2,967 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £350 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £565 | £600 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.83% | +4.35% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £730 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £825 | £775 |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £600 | £570 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +5.26% | +8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 26 | 40 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.13 | £15.50 | £18.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.22 | £18.93 | £23.44 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.00 | £43.25 | £41.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.20% | +5.49% | +115.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.00 | £58.75 | £52.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £48.57 | £88.30 | £62.83 |
| Central London median hourly rate | £27.81 | £35.00 | £41.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.54% | -14.63% | +105.00% |
High-Frequency Trading
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing High-Frequency Trading as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
High-Frequency Trading
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing High-Frequency Trading in the City of London.