Quantitative Analyst Developer Contracts in London

Quantitative Analyst/Developer
England > London

The median Quantitative Analyst/Developer daily rate in London is £850, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 346 381 489
Rank change year-on-year +35 +108 +92
Contract jobs requiring a Quantitative Analyst Developer 7 10 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.056% 0.056% 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.060% 0.060% 0.016%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 9 3
10th Percentile £788 £860 £815
25th Percentile £806 £900 £819
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £850 £950 £850
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +11.76% -
75th Percentile £875 - £875
90th Percentile £935 - -
England median daily rate £850 £950 £850
% change year-on-year -10.53% +11.76% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in 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 London with a recognized job title 11,726 16,625 25,758
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.45% 93.24% 95.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,034 12,022 18,663
10th Percentile £341 £325 £363
25th Percentile £431 £444 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £675 £675 £700
90th Percentile £800 £800 £800
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 143 336 290
10th Percentile £20.45 £16.01 £18.00
25th Percentile £23.90 £20.02 £22.53
Median hourly rate £34.00 £27.81 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +22.26% -20.54% -
75th Percentile £50.75 £43.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £64.75 £65.00 £76.03
England median hourly rate £30.62 £36.31 £45.00
% change year-on-year -15.67% -19.32% +100.00%

Quantitative Analyst Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Quantitative Analyst Developer in London

Quantitative Analyst Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Daily rate trend for Quantitative Analyst Developer in London

Quantitative Analyst Developer
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Quantitative Analyst Developer in London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Quantitative Analyst Developer in London

Quantitative Analyst Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Hourly rate trend for Quantitative Analyst Developer in London

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

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Quantitative Analyst Developer 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 London region featuring Quantitative Analyst Developer in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Finance
1 7 (100.00%) C++
1 7 (100.00%) Banking
1 7 (100.00%) Quantitative Finance
2 6 (85.71%) Analytics
2 6 (85.71%) Social Skills
3 5 (71.43%) Mathematics
3 5 (71.43%) Python
3 5 (71.43%) Investment Banking
3 5 (71.43%) Equities
4 4 (57.14%) Multithreading
4 4 (57.14%) Low Latency
4 4 (57.14%) Data Analytics
4 4 (57.14%) Algorithms
4 4 (57.14%) Design Patterns
4 4 (57.14%) Mathematical Modelling
4 4 (57.14%) Collaborative Working
4 4 (57.14%) Decision-Making
5 3 (42.86%) Test Automation
6 2 (28.57%) Credit Risk Management
6 2 (28.57%) Stochastic Calculus
6 2 (28.57%) Refactoring
6 2 (28.57%) Credit Risk
6 2 (28.57%) Computer Science
6 2 (28.57%) TDD
6 2 (28.57%) Java
7 1 (14.29%) Visual Studio
7 1 (14.29%) Derivative
7 1 (14.29%) Equity Derivative
7 1 (14.29%) Degree

Quantitative Analyst Developer Skill Set
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:

Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Visual Studio
General
1 7 (100.00%) Banking
1 7 (100.00%) Finance
2 6 (85.71%) Social Skills
3 5 (71.43%) Investment Banking
Miscellaneous
1 5 (71.43%) Equities
2 4 (57.14%) Algorithms
3 2 (28.57%) Credit Risk
4 1 (14.29%) Derivative
4 1 (14.29%) Equity Derivative
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Quantitative Finance
2 6 (85.71%) Analytics
3 5 (71.43%) Mathematics
4 4 (57.14%) Collaborative Working
4 4 (57.14%) Data Analytics
4 4 (57.14%) Decision-Making
4 4 (57.14%) Design Patterns
4 4 (57.14%) Low Latency
4 4 (57.14%) Mathematical Modelling
4 4 (57.14%) Multithreading
5 3 (42.86%) Test Automation
6 2 (28.57%) Computer Science
6 2 (28.57%) Credit Risk Management
6 2 (28.57%) Refactoring
6 2 (28.57%) Stochastic Calculus
6 2 (28.57%) TDD
7 1 (14.29%) CI/CD
7 1 (14.29%) Data Analysis
7 1 (14.29%) Numerical Analysis
7 1 (14.29%) PnL Attribution
Programming Languages
1 7 (100.00%) C++
2 5 (71.43%) Python
3 2 (28.57%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
1 1 (14.29%) Numerate Degree