Quantitative Developer Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Quant Developer
Central London > City of London

The median Quant Developer daily rate in the City of London is £850, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 123 125 133
Rank change year-on-year +2 +8 +27
Contract jobs requiring a Quantitative Developer 2 3 8
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.11% 0.14% 0.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.15% 0.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - £676 -
25th Percentile £825 £716 £800
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £850 £788 £850
Median % change year-on-year +7.94% -7.35% +15.25%
75th Percentile £875 £866 £900
90th Percentile - £909 -
Central London median daily rate £750 £925 £925
% change year-on-year -18.92% - +25.42%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,673 2,011 2,567
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.62% 93.45% 94.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,169 1,230 1,819
10th Percentile £325 £363 £350
25th Percentile £413 £469 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £688
90th Percentile £763 £783 £800
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -4.35% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 15 14
10th Percentile £17.02 £16.60 £17.00
25th Percentile £20.18 £24.50 £19.51
Median hourly rate £28.25 £57.50 £37.00
Median % change year-on-year -50.87% +55.41% -13.95%
75th Percentile £43.33 £112.00 £51.56
90th Percentile £63.93 £137.50 £72.25
Central London median hourly rate £27.50 £35.00 £36.00
% change year-on-year -21.43% -2.78% -15.29%

Quantitative Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Quantitative Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Quantitative Developer job vacancy trend in the City of London

Quantitative Developer
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Quantitative Developer job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Quantitative Developer job vacancies in the City of London

Quantitative Developer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 23 November 2025, Quantitative Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region featuring Quantitative Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) Python
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) Data Science
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Java
2 1 (50.00%) Machine Learning
2 1 (50.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (50.00%) MLOps
2 1 (50.00%) NumPy
2 1 (50.00%) OO
2 1 (50.00%) PyTorch
2 1 (50.00%) scikit-learn
2 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Statistics
2 1 (50.00%) TensorFlow

Quantitative Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) NumPy
1 1 (50.00%) PyTorch
1 1 (50.00%) scikit-learn
1 1 (50.00%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Hedge funds
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) AI
1 1 (50.00%) Data Science
1 1 (50.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (50.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (50.00%) MLOps
1 1 (50.00%) OO
1 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (50.00%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) Python
2 1 (50.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree