Automated Trading Jobs in the UK

1 to 25 of 82 Automated Trading Jobs in the UK

Algorithmic Trader

london, south east england, united kingdom
OFS
Location: London (Office-Based, 5 Days/Week) Salary: Up to £400,000 Total Compensation Contract Type: Permanent About the Role A leading energy trading firm in London is seeking a highly skilled Algorithmic Trader to develop, implement, and manage automated trading strategies within a market-making … system. This role is ideal for an experienced trader with a strong background in algorithmic strategy development, particularly in the commodities or energy trading sector. Key Responsibilities Develop, implement, and manage automated trading strategies for a high-performance market-making system. Build and optimize proprietary trading algorithms to enhance execution efficiency and profitability. Monitor market conditions and adjust strategies to maximize trading opportunities. Collaborate closely with quantitative researchers and developers to refine models and enhance system performance. Ensure compliance with trading regulations and risk management frameworks. Key Requirements Proven experience in algorithmic trading More ❯
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GlobalRates-AutomatedTradingStrategies-EuropeanGovernmentBonds-AnalystorAssociate

London, United Kingdom
Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement
As an Analyst or Associate in Automated Trading Strategies, you will be primarily focusing on European Government Bond markets. The Automated Trading Strategies (ATS) group is responsible for systematic trading across FX, Rates, Commodities, and Credit markets, designing and implementing automated pricing, risk management … and hedging, and order execution strategies. ATS works closely with other internal parties (voice trading desks, sales, product, and technology) to understand the needs of clients and advance JPMorgan's market-leading electronic services. You must be responsible, independent, driven, and able to work in smooth collaboration with the … distributed so clear written and verbal communication is required. Members of the team are also expected to cover a wide range of responsibilities - spanning trading, quantitative research, and technology-and some on call time will be expected. Job Responsibilities Analysis of data to identify patterns and revenue opportunities Conduct More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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CurrenciesandEmergingMarkets-AutomatedTradingStrategies-AnalystorAssociate

London, United Kingdom
Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement
The Automated Trading Strategies (ATS) group is looking for an Analyst/Associate to join our team. ATS is a cross-asset front-office team working on the JP Morgan trading floor here in London. You will join one of the biggest electronic trading franchises, with … a primary focus on the algorithmic order execution across macro. Job summary: As a Analyst or Associate within Currencies and Emerging Markets - Automated Trading Strategies, you will work in a dynamic and rewarding environment to identify and design algorithmic trading solutions for clients' needs, drive revenue and … expand the business. You will cover a wide range of responsibilities, including designing trading and execution strategies, researching micro-patterns and trends, building applications and tools, and supporting day-to-day operations. Job Responsibilities Design and implement algorithmic orders to execute on behalf of clients Formulate, analyse and back More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Data Engineer

London, United Kingdom
Winton
the acquisition, processing, and analysis of vast datasets. High-quality, well-managed data forms the critical foundation for our quantitative research, strategy development, and automated trading systems. As a Data Engineer within our Quantitative Platform team, you will play a pivotal role in building and maintaining the data … infrastructure that fuels our research and trading strategies. You will be responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle of diverse datasets - including market, fundamental, and alternative sources - ensuring their timely acquisition, rigorous cleaning and validation, efficient storage, and reliable delivery through robust data pipelines. Working closely with quantitative researchers … grade data pipelines to transform raw vendor data into analysis-ready datasets, adhering to software engineering best practices and ensuring seamless consumption by our automated trading systems. Engineering and maintaining sophisticated automated validation frameworks to guarantee the accuracy, timeliness, and integrity of all datasets, directly upholding the More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Trading Systems Architect ( Equities)

London, United Kingdom
Berenberg
For our Global Technology department in London we are looking to hire a: Trading System Architect Global In an era where digitalisation and modern IT infrastructure is revolutionizing banking, we are shaping a technology-driven bank in which you as an IT professional will work closely with our business … be it through the support and further development of legacy systems or the introduction of modern technologies such as AI, machine learning and highly automated trading applications. Our Technology department of around 300 employees works largely in an agile way using a Scrumban approach and covers areas such … PL/SQL. Your Role in the team : We are embarking on a multi-year project to revamp a large part of our equity trading technology stack. This greenfield project will involve designing and implementing new systems, such as pre/post-trade risk engines, market data distribution, reference More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Algo Trader

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Revolut Ltd
leading market maker. To achieve this, we tackle the most challenging problems using cutting-edge quantitative research and advanced machine learning techniques to build automated trading systems. We're looking for a skilled trader to sit within our market making desk. You'll be given varying tasks and … problems within trading, giving you breadth and depth of experience unmatched in almost any other job, and the chance to have an impact on Revolut's success. You'll receive hands-on training from the team and develop your analytical, problem-solving, and technical skills. If you want to … gain unparalleled experience within a fast-growing fintech, let's get in touch. What you'll be doing Driving profitability via managing algorithmic trading systems Building trading algorithms and optimising trading processes to continue Revolut's hyper-growth Digging deep into the financial data, performing extensive statistical More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Quantitative Researcher

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Verity Hunt
We're looking for an exceptional Quantitative Researcher to join a pioneering international HFT firm at the forefront of trading tech & infra innovation. The company's focus spans across multiple exchanges & platforms worldwide, including both traditional & cryptocurrency markets. The team provides top-tier access to market data , distributed in … market opportunities with speed & precision. What will you do in this role? Research the global markets to locate anomalies early & convert them into actionable trading strategies. Manage & operate automated trading systems that require low-latency responses. Oversee execution processes & monitor active positions. Fine-tune system parameters in … new ideas for system automation & overall performance improvements. Keep the team updated on market developments & system performance. About you: 3+ years experience in algorithmic trading, with proven results in recent years. Demonstrated ability to develop & implement your own trading strategies. At least 1 year of practical experience using More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Elite Software Engineer (Multiple) - C++ experts - Ultra Low Latency Solutions

London Area, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Xcede
The Trading Technology group of this elite Systematic Trading firm seek multiple C++ Software Engineers with 2-3+ yrs' experience post securing a 1st class Degree/Distinction in your Master's, specifically in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or simila r (with a strong Software Development component … . Working daily with Trading, Quant Research, and AI Research teams, you will be responsible for building and optimizing latency sensitive Algorithmic and Automated trading solutions which power the Equities, Fixed Income, FX, Commodities, and Derivatives (Futures and Options) trading teams. This is a fantastic opportunity More ❯
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Elite Software Engineer (Multiple) - C++ experts - Ultra Low Latency Solutions

london, south east england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Xcede
The Trading Technology group of this elite Systematic Trading firm seek multiple C++ Software Engineers with 2-3+ yrs' experience post securing a 1st class Degree/Distinction in your Master's, specifically in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or simila r (with a strong Software Development component … . Working daily with Trading, Quant Research, and AI Research teams, you will be responsible for building and optimizing latency sensitive Algorithmic and Automated trading solutions which power the Equities, Fixed Income, FX, Commodities, and Derivatives (Futures and Options) trading teams. This is a fantastic opportunity More ❯
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Quantitative Developer - Execution Technology (C#)

London, United Kingdom
Qube Research & Technologies Limited
asset classes across the world. We are a technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology and trading expertise has shaped QRT's collaborative mindset which enables us to solve the most complex challenges. QRT's culture of innovation continuously drives our … quality returns for our investors. Your future role within QRT You will be a key member of the development team, building and enhancing systematic trading software. You will be working in a fast pace and challenging environment, interacting directly with traders and Quant researchers. Building real time trading systems. Working with traders and quants to build manual trading facilities as well as automated trading strategies. Designing clean and reusable code. Highly collaborative environment, where time to market is key and user feedback is immediate. A minimum of 5 years of experience as a C# More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Quantitative Researcher

London Area, United Kingdom
Anson McCade
My client has an extensive and impressive track record of successfully running Quant trading strategies for over a decade, they spun out as a hedge fund and now operate globally. They are a highly interdisciplinary firm, operating around the intersection of trading, quant modelling and technology. Their trades … are facilitated by state-of-the-art infrastructure which handles their larger trading volumes easily. Role: • Using the firms automated trading framework to research and apply strategies • Using progressive statistical approaches to analyze data and ascertain opportunities for trading • To build upon and develop strong understanding More ❯
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Data Engineer

London, United Kingdom
Winton Group
the acquisition, processing, and analysis of vast datasets. High-quality, well-managed data forms the critical foundation for our quantitative research, strategy development, and automatedtrading systems. As a Data Engineer within our Quantitative Platform team, you will playa pivotal role in building and maintaining the data infrastructure that fuels our … research and trading strategies. You willbe responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle of diverse datasets - including market, fundamental, and alternative sources - ensuring their timely acquisition, rigorous cleaning and validation, efficientstorage, and reliable delivery through robust data pipelines. Working closely with quantitative researchers and technologists, you will tackle complex … robust, production-gradedata pipelines to transform raw vendor data into analysis-ready datasets, adhering to softwareengineering best practices and ensuring seamless consumption by our automated trading systems. Engineering and maintaining sophisticated automated validation frameworks to guarantee the accuracy, timeliness, and integrity of all datasets, directly upholding the More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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C++ Quant Developer/Researcher - FX

London Area, United Kingdom
High Frequency Trading Firm
Quantitative Developer/Researcher – FX, London Join the Cutting Edge of Systematic Trading! Are you passionate about merging technology with high-stakes finance? We're looking for a top-tier Quantitative Developer/Research Engineers to drive innovation at the heart of automated trading. Collaborate with brilliant minds … to create and launch game-changing software that powers our systematic FX trading strategies. Your work will blend cutting-edge tech, complex algorithms, and real-time data to redefine the future of trading. Your Mission Architect, develop, and deploy sophisticated software solutions that supercharge automated trading systems … Work side-by-side with Quantitative Researchers to design custom, high-performance solutions that elevate our trading capabilities and stay ahead of the market What You Bring A burning passion for technology, software development, and the thrill of tackling complex mathematical challenges Mastery of C++ with an added bonus More ❯
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Quantitative Analyst

London Area, United Kingdom
Anson McCade
of systematic and quantitative strategies across financial markets that seeks to achieve high quality, uncorrelated returns for their clients. They have deep expertise in trading, technology and operations and attribute their success to rigorous scientific research. As a technology and data-driven firm, they design and build their own … cutting-edge systems, from high performance trading platforms to large scale data analysis and compute farms. With offices around the globe, they emphasize true, global collaboration by aligning our investment, technology and operations teams functionally around the world. Overview of the Quant Analyst Position: Maintain and upgrade the codebase … and configuration of strategies within the firm’s automated trading framework. Manage large datasets used in both research and production environments. Perform live as well as historical monitoring of trading activities. For instance, do some post-trade analysis or production reconciliation. Work in close collaboration with quant More ❯
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Quantitative Analyst

london, south east england, united kingdom
Anson McCade
of systematic and quantitative strategies across financial markets that seeks to achieve high quality, uncorrelated returns for their clients. They have deep expertise in trading, technology and operations and attribute their success to rigorous scientific research. As a technology and data-driven firm, they design and build their own … cutting-edge systems, from high performance trading platforms to large scale data analysis and compute farms. With offices around the globe, they emphasize true, global collaboration by aligning our investment, technology and operations teams functionally around the world. Overview of the Quant Analyst Position: Maintain and upgrade the codebase … and configuration of strategies within the firm’s automated trading framework. Manage large datasets used in both research and production environments. Perform live as well as historical monitoring of trading activities. For instance, do some post-trade analysis or production reconciliation. Work in close collaboration with quant More ❯
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K8s/Kubernetes Platform Engineer

London, United Kingdom
Berenberg
be it through the support and further development of legacy systems or the introduction of modern technologies such as AI, machine learning and highly automated trading applications. Our Technology department of around 300 employees works largely in an agile way using a Scrumban approach and covers areas such … when the use cases arise) which will cater to a wide range workloads with different resource demands, ranging from latency sensitive, fast paced algo trading to big data analytics, middle and back-office applications as well as client and exchange gateways. What will you do? Close collaboration with our … and network engineers and will also overlap with the monitoring and observability domain. Working in a DevOps approach that involves concepts of code review, automated testing and release pipelines. Work in an environment that is protected by PAM (Privileged Access Management). Who are we looking for? K8s (must More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Senior Trading Analyst, Autobidder

London, United Kingdom
Tesla, Inc
to analyze and report on the performance of the growing Autobidder fleet worldwide. You will drive continual performance improvements of Tesla's in-house automated trading platform, Autobidder, which manages the largest fleet of battery storage projects in the world, ranging from utility-scale batteries to virtual power … and presenting to internal and external stakeholders. You will partner with Software and Algorithm Engineers and your work will inform the deployment of new trading strategies under defined market conditions, will support operating committee reviews and will include real-time monitoring of Autobidder, balancing risk and expected returns from … different trading strategies. You will contribute to Tesla's mission to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy by driving continuous improvement in battery revenues and accelerating the storage adoption needed to support high renewable power systems. You have a passion for tackling open-ended analysis, and then More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Data Production Engineer

City, London, United Kingdom
Randstad Technologies Recruitment
Data Production Engineer Location: London, United Kingdom Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits Our client, a leading global trading firm, is seeking a talented Data Production Engineer to join their highly collaborative Data team. Data is central to their success, powering one of the world's largest and most advanced … automated trading operations. This role offers the unique opportunity to work directly with live trading teams, automate processes, explore vast datasets, and engage with key external stakeholders such as data vendors, brokers, and exchanges. You'll play a hands-on role in acquiring, validating, and preparing data … that feeds cutting-edge quantitative research and real-time trading strategies. Key Responsibilities Data Engineering: Develop tools to onboard, classify, and reconcile data. Automate workflows using a modern Python data stack. Data Analysis: Clean, validate, and enrich datasets; conduct in-depth reconciliations and support researchers in data exploration and More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP 100,000 - 150,000 Annual
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Data Production Engineer

London, Farringdon Without, United Kingdom
Randstad Technologies Recruitment
Data Production Engineer Location: London, United Kingdom Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits Our client, a leading global trading firm, is seeking a talented Data Production Engineer to join their highly collaborative Data team. Data is central to their success, powering one of the world's largest and most advanced … automated trading operations. This role offers the unique opportunity to work directly with live trading teams, automate processes, explore vast datasets, and engage with key external stakeholders such as data vendors, brokers, and exchanges. You'll play a hands-on role in acquiring, validating, and preparing data … that feeds cutting-edge quantitative research and real-time trading strategies. Key Responsibilities Data Engineering: Develop tools to onboard, classify, and reconcile data. Automate workflows using a modern Python data stack. Data Analysis: Clean, validate, and enrich datasets; conduct in-depth reconciliations and support researchers in data exploration and More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: £100000 - £150000/annum Generous Bonus
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Software Engineer

London Area, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Understanding Recruitment
Moorgate, London Salary: Up to £140k base + Bonus + Pension + other benefits Our London based client is a leading systematic and quantitative trading firm specializing in cutting-edge risk management solutions. They are expanding their Risk Technology team, which develops critical services for real-time risk controls … P&L monitoring, and automated trading operations. In this role, you will: Design, develop, and deliver high-quality, business-critical software Work closely with trading and quantitative teams to optimize risk exposure and capital efficiency Contribute to architecture discussions, mentor team members, and enhance automation in trade … operations Ensure seamless integration with trading platforms like Bloomberg, Fidessa and others The ideal candidate will have: 5+ years of Python development experience in the financial industry Strong expertise in database management systems (SQL) Knowledge of traded financial instruments (Equity, FX, Credit, or Rates) Excellent problem-solving and communication More ❯
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Software Engineer

london, south east england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Understanding Recruitment
Moorgate, London Salary: Up to £140k base + Bonus + Pension + other benefits Our London based client is a leading systematic and quantitative trading firm specializing in cutting-edge risk management solutions. They are expanding their Risk Technology team, which develops critical services for real-time risk controls … P&L monitoring, and automated trading operations. In this role, you will: Design, develop, and deliver high-quality, business-critical software Work closely with trading and quantitative teams to optimize risk exposure and capital efficiency Contribute to architecture discussions, mentor team members, and enhance automation in trade … operations Ensure seamless integration with trading platforms like Bloomberg, Fidessa and others The ideal candidate will have: 5+ years of Python development experience in the financial industry Strong expertise in database management systems (SQL) Knowledge of traded financial instruments (Equity, FX, Credit, or Rates) Excellent problem-solving and communication More ❯
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Software Engineer

W1S, St James's, Greater London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
MFK Recruitment
a Senior Backend Software Engineer with strong data engineering skills to join a small, agile team developing software solutions for our energy supply and trading functions. Hybrid working is in play, with 3 days in the office and 2 days at home. Software Engineer - About the role: My client … to deliver exceptional service. We are looking for someone to take ownership of the backend architecture that underpins our analytics applications, user tools, and automated trading workflows. You will collaborate closely with analysts, data scientists, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into robust, scalable backend solutions. You’ll … Functions, Storage, Compute) Monitoring tools (Grafana, Prometheus, etc.) Mentoring and knowledge sharing within the team Senior Engineer - Desirable Skills: Experience in energy supply or trading Familiarity with dbt or modular analytics tooling Exposure to forecasting or optimisation workflows Knowledge of React or frontend tools for internal apps What they More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: £70000 - £120000/annum
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1st line IT Support Engineer

London, United Kingdom
Berenberg
be it through the support and further development of legacy systems or the introduction of modern technologies such as AI, machine learning and highly automated trading applications. Your Role in the team: In this role, the support Engineer will diagnose Software/Hardware to a technical fix solution More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Quantitative Fixed Income Strat, Analyst, AWM - London

London, United Kingdom
WeAreTechWomen
paced environment. An ordinary day is anything but. You may work on alpha generating strategies; discuss portfolio allocation problems; and build models for prediction, trading automation, data analysis and more. Whichever your area of contribution, your ideas will have measurable effect on our business and for our clients. Who More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Asset & Wealth Management - Analyst / Associate Quantitative Strategist in Wealth Management Strats

London, United Kingdom
WeAreTechWomen
paced environment. An ordinary day is anything but. You may work on alpha generating strategies; discuss portfolio allocation problems; and build models for prediction, trading automation, data analysis and more. Whichever your area of contribution, your ideas will have measurable effect on our business and for our clients. Who More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Automated Trading
10th Percentile
£87,000
25th Percentile
£93,750
Median
£115,000
75th Percentile
£131,875
90th Percentile
£146,875