Senior Quantitative Developer Contract Job Trends in London

Senior Quant Developer
England > London

The median Senior Quant Developer daily rate in London is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 February 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 380 346 384
Rank change year-on-year -34 +38 +110
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Quantitative Developer 11 7 7
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.072% 0.052% 0.038%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.078% 0.056% 0.041%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 6 3
10th Percentile - £788 £845
25th Percentile - £794 £875
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £825 £950
Median % change year-on-year -15.15% -13.16% +18.75%
75th Percentile - £864 £1,088
90th Percentile £737 £891 £1,155
England median daily rate £700 £825 £1,050
% change year-on-year -15.15% -21.43% +31.25%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 14,122 12,612 17,238
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.63% 93.62% 93.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,417 8,123 12,447
10th Percentile £350 £331 £325
25th Percentile £425 £437 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -5.58%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £787
England median daily rate £503 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.29% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 228 140 335
10th Percentile £18.25 £20.98 £16.00
25th Percentile £24.02 £24.66 £19.05
Median hourly rate £34.75 £36.75 £28.75
Median % change year-on-year -5.45% +27.83% -17.27%
75th Percentile £59.79 £53.75 £49.48
90th Percentile £76.58 £78.95 £65.90
England median hourly rate £31.50 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -9.68%

Senior Quantitative Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Senior Quantitative Developer job vacancy trend in London

Senior Quantitative Developer
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Quantitative Developer job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Quantitative Developer job vacancies in London

Senior Quantitative Developer
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior Quantitative Developer in London over the 6 months to 16 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Senior Quantitative Developer in London

Senior Quantitative Developer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 16 February 2026, Senior 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 London region featuring Senior Quantitative Developer in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) Python
2 10 (90.91%) Analytics
3 8 (72.73%) Docker
3 8 (72.73%) Electronic Trading
3 8 (72.73%) Fintech
3 8 (72.73%) Kafka
3 8 (72.73%) Kubernetes
3 8 (72.73%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (18.18%) Collaborative Culture
4 2 (18.18%) Mentoring
4 2 (18.18%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (18.18%) Reverse Engineering
4 2 (18.18%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (18.18%) SQL
4 2 (18.18%) Technical Leadership
4 2 (18.18%) Test Automation
4 2 (18.18%) VBA
5 1 (9.09%) Design Patterns
5 1 (9.09%) Next.js
5 1 (9.09%) OO
5 1 (9.09%) OOP
5 1 (9.09%) SDLC
5 1 (9.09%) Software Engineering

Senior Quantitative Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Applications
1 2 (18.18%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (18.18%) Spreadsheet
General
1 11 (100.00%) Finance
2 8 (72.73%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Banking
3 1 (9.09%) Front Office
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (72.73%) Kafka
2 1 (9.09%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 10 (90.91%) Equities
2 8 (72.73%) Fixed Income
3 2 (18.18%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (90.91%) Analytics
2 8 (72.73%) Electronic Trading
2 8 (72.73%) Fintech
2 8 (72.73%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (18.18%) Collaborative Culture
3 2 (18.18%) Mentoring
3 2 (18.18%) Reverse Engineering
3 2 (18.18%) Technical Leadership
3 2 (18.18%) Test Automation
4 1 (9.09%) Design Patterns
4 1 (9.09%) OO
4 1 (9.09%) OOP
4 1 (9.09%) SDLC
4 1 (9.09%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 11 (100.00%) Python
2 2 (18.18%) SQL
2 2 (18.18%) VBA
System Software
1 8 (72.73%) Docker
Systems Management
1 8 (72.73%) Kubernetes