High-Frequency Trading
England > London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring High-Frequency Trading skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited High-Frequency Trading over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 340 | 389 | 449 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +49 | +60 | +117 |
| Contract jobs citing High-Frequency Trading | 13 | 2 | 44 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in London | 0.10% | 0.011% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.11% | 0.013% | 0.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 1 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | £680 | - | £575 |
| 25th Percentile | £700 | - | £588 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £775 | £550 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +40.91% | -15.38% | -13.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £850 | - | £772 |
| 90th Percentile | £875 | - | £788 |
| England median daily rate | £775 | £550 | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | +40.91% | -15.38% | -13.33% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
London
High-Frequency 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 London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 11,564 | 15,790 | 24,631 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London | 92.16% | 88.55% | 91.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,847 | 11,316 | 17,711 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £338 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £440 | £450 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £590 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -6.78% | +2.61% |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £675 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £813 | £800 | £800 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 166 | 324 | 278 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.17 | £16.00 | £18.59 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.68 | £20.00 | £22.53 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.67 | £29.50 | £38.13 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.36% | -22.62% | +5.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.75 | £47.56 | £62.64 |
| 90th Percentile | £63.75 | £65.93 | £76.78 |
| England median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -4.00% | +53.06% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings citing High-Frequency Trading as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing High-Frequency Trading in London.
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Daily Rate Histogram in London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing High-Frequency Trading in London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contract Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing High-Frequency Trading within the London region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central London | - | 1 | £750 | - | 7 |
| High-Frequency Trading England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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: