Java Developer - Algorithmic Trading Contract Job Trends

Java Developer - Algo Trading
UK

As of 22 July 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Java Developer - Algo Trading daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 645 544 570
Rank change year-on-year -101 +26 -
Contract jobs requiring a Java Developer - Algorithmic Trading 18 1 6
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.034% 0.003% 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.037% 0.003% 0.016%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 6
10th Percentile - - £788
25th Percentile - - £794
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £850
75th Percentile - - £1,100
90th Percentile - - £1,163
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 48,829 29,898 38,441
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.59% 91.63% 93.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 29,477 19,026 24,867
10th Percentile £325 £283 £295
25th Percentile £420 £400 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.02%
75th Percentile £625 £623 £638
90th Percentile £725 £730 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,287 1,429 2,436
10th Percentile £15.75 £13.75 £13.49
25th Percentile £21.25 £17.30 £18.00
Median hourly rate £43.69 £25.15 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +73.72% -37.13% -8.57%
75th Percentile £67.84 £55.00 £64.25
90th Percentile £80.52 £73.75 £74.47
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £41.81
% change year-on-year +78.93% -39.85% +4.53%

Java Developer - Algorithmic Trading
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Java Developer - Algorithmic Trading' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Java Developer - Algorithmic Trading job vacancy trend in the UK

Java Developer - Algorithmic Trading
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Java Developer - Algorithmic Trading job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Java Developer - Algorithmic Trading job vacancies in the UK

Java Developer - Algorithmic Trading
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 Java Developer - Algorithmic Trading within the UK over the 6 months to 22 July 2026. 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 -53 18 - - 1
England -85 18 - - 1
Work from Home - 18 - - 1

Java Developer - Algorithmic Trading Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 22 July 2026, Java Developer - Algorithmic Trading 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 Java Developer - Algorithmic Trading in the job title.

1 18 (100.00%) Algorithmic Trading
1 18 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 18 (100.00%) Electronic Trading
1 18 (100.00%) FIX Connectivity
1 18 (100.00%) FIX Protocol
1 18 (100.00%) Garbage Collection
1 18 (100.00%) Java
1 18 (100.00%) Low Latency
1 18 (100.00%) Multithreading
1 18 (100.00%) OO
1 18 (100.00%) Quantitative Trading
1 18 (100.00%) Smart Order Routing
1 18 (100.00%) TDD
1 18 (100.00%) UML

Java Developer - Algorithmic Trading 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:

Communications & Networking
1 18 (100.00%) FIX Connectivity
General
1 18 (100.00%) Banking
1 18 (100.00%) Front Office
1 18 (100.00%) Investment Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (100.00%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 18 (100.00%) Derivative
1 18 (100.00%) Equities
1 18 (100.00%) TWAP
1 18 (100.00%) VWAP
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (100.00%) Algorithmic Trading
1 18 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 18 (100.00%) Electronic Trading
1 18 (100.00%) Garbage Collection
1 18 (100.00%) Low Latency
1 18 (100.00%) Multithreading
1 18 (100.00%) OO
1 18 (100.00%) Quantitative Trading
1 18 (100.00%) Smart Order Routing
1 18 (100.00%) TDD
1 18 (100.00%) UML
Programming Languages
1 18 (100.00%) Java