Senior Quantitative Developer Contract Job Trends

Senior Quant Developer
UK

The median Senior Quant Developer daily rate in the UK 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 598 521 585
Rank change year-on-year -77 +64 +156
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Quantitative Developer 11 7 8
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.028% 0.023% 0.018%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.030% 0.025% 0.019%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 6 4
10th Percentile - £788 £855
25th Percentile - £794 £900
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £825 £1,050
Median % change year-on-year -15.15% -21.43% +31.25%
75th Percentile - £864 £1,206
90th Percentile £737 £891 £1,218
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 36,541 28,512 41,697
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.61% 92.94% 93.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,964 17,617 27,442
10th Percentile £304 £288 £275
25th Percentile £406 £406 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £614 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £478 £475 £489
% change year-on-year +0.53% -2.86% -2.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,238 809 2,311
10th Percentile £14.61 £16.20 £13.13
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.46 £16.30
Median hourly rate £30.00 £33.54 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -10.55% -4.17% -5.74%
75th Percentile £61.55 £63.75 £60.75
90th Percentile £72.51 £75.00 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £29.60 £32.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -8.92% -7.14% -

Senior Quantitative Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

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.

Senior Quantitative Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

Senior Quantitative Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

Senior Quantitative Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Daily rate histogram for Senior Quantitative Developer in the UK

Senior 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 Senior Quantitative Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 16 February 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
Work from Home -4 11 £700 -18.60% 1
London -34 11 £700 -15.15% 2
England -55 11 £700 -15.15% 4

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

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 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 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