Systematic Trading Contracts in the City of London
Systematic Trading (Mechanical Trading) Central London> City of London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London requiring Systematic Trading skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Systematic Trading over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 3 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
122
126
-
Rank change year-on-year
+4
-
-
Contract jobs citing Systematic Trading
1
1
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London
Systematic Trading falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the City of London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
1,638
1,985
3,341
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
93.28%
90.56%
91.66%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,037
1,404
2,250
10th Percentile
£363
£356
£356
25th Percentile
£463
£450
£480
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£575
£565
£600
Median % change year-on-year
+1.77%
-5.83%
+4.35%
75th Percentile
£688
£688
£730
90th Percentile
£775
£809
£825
Central London median daily rate
£575
£550
£600
% change year-on-year
+4.55%
-8.33%
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
12
11
25
10th Percentile
£22.00
£19.92
£15.35
25th Percentile
£24.00
£20.22
£18.50
Median hourly rate
£29.58
£25.00
£35.00
Median % change year-on-year
+18.30%
-28.57%
-15.66%
75th Percentile
£45.00
£40.00
£58.75
90th Percentile
£62.25
£41.84
£88.30
Central London median hourly rate
£29.07
£27.81
£35.00
% change year-on-year
+4.53%
-20.54%
-15.66%
Systematic Trading Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Systematic Trading as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Systematic Trading Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Systematic Trading in the City of London.
Systematic Trading Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Systematic Trading also mentioned 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 City of London region with a requirement for Systematic Trading.
Systematic Trading Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of 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:
