High-Frequency Trading
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for High-Frequency Trading skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited High-Frequency Trading over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 7 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 580 | 648 | 816 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +68 | +168 | -124 |
| Contract jobs citing High-Frequency Trading | 5 | 45 | 33 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.012% | 0.077% | 0.038% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.014% | 0.086% | 0.041% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 44 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | £565 | £575 | £538 |
| 25th Percentile | £588 | £594 | £547 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £700 | £750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | -6.67% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £764 | £900 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £788 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK
High-Frequency Trading is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 36,956 | 52,182 | 79,685 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.29% | 89.83% | 90.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23,793 | 36,175 | 55,967 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £341 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £438 | £426 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +3.77% | +8.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,422 | 1,727 | 1,890 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £11.00 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.00 | £16.25 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £36.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.39% | +44.00% | +2.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.00 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £35.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.14% | +75.00% | -6.98% |
High-Frequency Trading
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing High-Frequency Trading as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
High-Frequency Trading
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing High-Frequency Trading.
High-Frequency Trading
Top 3 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 7 May 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work from Home | +114 | 4 | £600 | -22.58% | 8 |
| England | +60 | 2 | £550 | -21.43% | 39 |
| London | +45 | 2 | £550 | -21.43% | 37 |
High-Frequency Trading
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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