Quantitative Analyst Contracts in England

Quant Analyst
UK > England

The median Quant Analyst daily rate in England is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 August 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
4 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 491 497 535
Rank change year-on-year +6 +38 +217
Contract jobs requiring a Quantitative Analyst 21 28 82
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.076% 0.084% 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.083% 0.090% 0.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 21 58
10th Percentile £653 £481 £610
25th Percentile - £577 £700
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £850 £825
Median % change year-on-year -17.65% +3.03% -5.71%
75th Percentile £950 £950 £945
90th Percentile £1,025 £975 £1,109
UK median daily rate £700 £850 £825
% change year-on-year -17.65% +3.03% -5.71%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 25,286 31,125 42,832
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.65% 92.90% 94.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,399 20,504 30,192
10th Percentile £287 £300 £306
25th Percentile £402 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £625 £638 £656
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -0.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,309 1,826 1,341
10th Percentile £13.63 £14.16 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.50 £21.25 £19.06
Median hourly rate £26.00 £45.00 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year -42.22% +4.65% +67.45%
75th Percentile £55.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.00 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £43.00
% change year-on-year -41.51% - +67.45%

Quantitative Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Quantitative Analyst in England

Quantitative Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Quantitative Analyst in England.

Daily rate trend for Quantitative Analyst in England

Quantitative Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Quantitative Analyst in England over the 6 months to 4 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Quantitative Analyst in England

Quantitative Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Quantitative Analyst in England.

Hourly rate trend for Quantitative Analyst in England

Quantitative Analyst
Contract Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 4 August 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
London -6 21 £700 -17.65% 36
Quantitative Analyst
UK

Quantitative Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 4 August 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 England region featuring Quantitative Analyst in the job title.

1 16 (76.19%) Python
1 16 (76.19%) Finance
2 14 (66.67%) Front Office
3 13 (61.90%) Mathematics
4 11 (52.38%) Validation
4 11 (52.38%) C++
5 9 (42.86%) Social Skills
6 8 (38.10%) PnL Attribution
7 7 (33.33%) Quantitative Finance
7 7 (33.33%) Banking
8 6 (28.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 6 (28.57%) Derivative
8 6 (28.57%) VBA
8 6 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
8 6 (28.57%) Greeks
9 5 (23.81%) Degree
9 5 (23.81%) Mathematical Modelling
9 5 (23.81%) Quantitative Research
9 5 (23.81%) Investment Banking
9 5 (23.81%) Model Validation
10 4 (19.05%) Physics
10 4 (19.05%) Computer Science
10 4 (19.05%) Equities
10 4 (19.05%) Master's Degree
10 4 (19.05%) Analytics
10 4 (19.05%) Test Automation
11 3 (14.29%) Refactoring
11 3 (14.29%) Credit Risk
11 3 (14.29%) Bankmaster
11 3 (14.29%) QA

Quantitative Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (4.76%) CMS
Applications
1 6 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (28.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (14.29%) Bankmaster
Cloud Services
1 2 (9.52%) AWS
Development Applications
1 1 (4.76%) Visual Studio
General
1 16 (76.19%) Finance
2 14 (66.67%) Front Office
3 9 (42.86%) Social Skills
4 7 (33.33%) Banking
5 5 (23.81%) Investment Banking
6 2 (9.52%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (4.76%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 6 (28.57%) Derivative
2 4 (19.05%) Equities
3 3 (14.29%) Credit Risk
3 3 (14.29%) Equity Derivative
4 2 (9.52%) Algorithms
4 2 (9.52%) Market Risk
5 1 (4.76%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 1 (4.76%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (4.76%) Swaptions
5 1 (4.76%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (61.90%) Mathematics
2 11 (52.38%) Validation
3 8 (38.10%) PnL Attribution
4 7 (33.33%) Quantitative Finance
5 6 (28.57%) Greeks
6 5 (23.81%) Mathematical Modelling
6 5 (23.81%) Model Validation
6 5 (23.81%) Quantitative Research
7 4 (19.05%) Analytics
7 4 (19.05%) Computer Science
7 4 (19.05%) Physics
7 4 (19.05%) Test Automation
8 3 (14.29%) Refactoring
9 2 (9.52%) Collaborative Working
9 2 (9.52%) Credit Risk Management
9 2 (9.52%) Decision-Making
9 2 (9.52%) Risk Management
9 2 (9.52%) Stochastic Calculus
9 2 (9.52%) TDD
10 1 (4.76%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 16 (76.19%) Python
2 11 (52.38%) C++
3 6 (28.57%) VBA
4 3 (14.29%) C#
5 2 (9.52%) Java
6 1 (4.76%) Rust
Qualifications
1 5 (23.81%) Degree
2 4 (19.05%) Master's Degree
3 2 (9.52%) PhD
4 1 (4.76%) Numerate Degree
4 1 (4.76%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (14.29%) QA
2 1 (4.76%) Basel II
Vendors
1 1 (4.76%) Sophis