C++ Quantitative Developer Contract Job Trends

C++ Quant Developer
UK

The median C++ Quant Developer daily rate in the UK is £900, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 557 555 615
Rank change year-on-year -2 +60 +189
Contract jobs requiring a C++ Quantitative Developer 8 8 27
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.024% 0.021% 0.057%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.026% 0.023% 0.060%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 8 23
10th Percentile £763 - £850
25th Percentile £834 £825 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £900 £900 £950
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% +31.03%
75th Percentile £956 £950 -
90th Percentile £988 £965 £1,028
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 30,238 34,964 44,820
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.89% 92.96% 93.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,083 21,110 30,627
10th Percentile £277 £300 £300
25th Percentile £400 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £745
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,669 1,427 1,528
10th Percentile £13.80 £15.05 £14.60
25th Percentile £17.30 £20.30 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £41.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -38.66% -8.89% +69.81%
75th Percentile £50.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.75 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.00 £41.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -39.76% -6.74% +97.78%

C++ Quantitative Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

C++ Quantitative Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

C++ Quantitative Developer
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for C++ Quantitative Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for C++ Quantitative Developer job vacancies in the UK

C++ Quantitative Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C++ Quantitative Developer over the 6 months to 16 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for C++ Quantitative Developer in the UK

C++ Quantitative Developer
Top 3 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C++ Quantitative Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 16 October 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 +22 8 £900 - 2
England +21 8 £900 - 2
Work from Home - 2 £775 -

C++ Quantitative Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 16 October 2025, C++ 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 featuring C++ Quantitative Developer in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) C++
2 6 (75.00%) Low Latency
2 6 (75.00%) Python
3 5 (62.50%) Multithreading
4 3 (37.50%) Computer Science
4 3 (37.50%) Linux
4 3 (37.50%) Test Automation
5 2 (25.00%) Algorithmic Trading
5 2 (25.00%) Analytics
5 2 (25.00%) Asynchronous Programming
5 2 (25.00%) Automated Trading
5 2 (25.00%) Benchmarking
5 2 (25.00%) Event-Driven
5 2 (25.00%) Event-Driven Architecture
5 2 (25.00%) OOP
5 2 (25.00%) Order Management
5 2 (25.00%) Quantitative Finance
5 2 (25.00%) Quantitative Research
5 2 (25.00%) Ultra-Low Latency
6 1 (12.50%) Azure
6 1 (12.50%) Boost C++ Libraries
6 1 (12.50%) CI/CD
6 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Working
6 1 (12.50%) Data Analysis
6 1 (12.50%) Degree
6 1 (12.50%) Electronic Trading
6 1 (12.50%) FIX Protocol
6 1 (12.50%) GCC
6 1 (12.50%) GDB
6 1 (12.50%) High Availability

C++ Quantitative Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) Multicast
Development Applications
1 1 (12.50%) GCC
1 1 (12.50%) GDB
1 1 (12.50%) Visual Studio
General
1 3 (37.50%) Finance
1 3 (37.50%) Front Office
2 2 (25.00%) Banking
3 1 (12.50%) International Banking
3 1 (12.50%) Investment Banking
3 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (12.50%) Boost C++ Libraries
1 1 (12.50%) FIX Protocol
1 1 (12.50%) Middleware
1 1 (12.50%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Algorithms
1 2 (25.00%) Data Structures
1 2 (25.00%) Derivative
1 2 (25.00%) Equities
2 1 (12.50%) Distributed Architecture
2 1 (12.50%) Distributed Computing
2 1 (12.50%) Equity Derivative
2 1 (12.50%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 3 (37.50%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) Low Latency
2 5 (62.50%) Multithreading
3 3 (37.50%) Computer Science
3 3 (37.50%) Test Automation
4 2 (25.00%) Algorithmic Trading
4 2 (25.00%) Analytics
4 2 (25.00%) Asynchronous Programming
4 2 (25.00%) Automated Trading
4 2 (25.00%) Benchmarking
4 2 (25.00%) Event-Driven
4 2 (25.00%) Event-Driven Architecture
4 2 (25.00%) OOP
4 2 (25.00%) Order Management
4 2 (25.00%) Quantitative Finance
4 2 (25.00%) Quantitative Research
4 2 (25.00%) Ultra-Low Latency
5 1 (12.50%) CI/CD
5 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (12.50%) High Availability
5 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 8 (100.00%) C++
2 6 (75.00%) Python
3 1 (12.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) Degree
1 1 (12.50%) Numerate Degree
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Solace