Electronic Trading Jobs in the UK

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Senior Java Developer - Algo/FX/eTrading

London, United Kingdom
Sanderson Recruitment
Role: Senior Java Developer (Algo/FX eTrading) London (Hybrid) £100,000 - £160,000 We are seeking a Senior Java Developer to join the Global Front Office Algo eTrading Development Team of a leading investment bank. This is an exciting opportunity to design, develop, and deliver high-performance technical solutions for a cutting-edge trading platform. Responsibilities Be a … replacement of Algo containers. Key Skills Core Java: High-performance Java coding with expertise in zero-GC/non-allocating development. Multithreading: Advanced knowledge of concurrent programming. Low Latency Trading: Proven experience … with high-throughput, low-latency systems. Networking & Messaging: FIX protocol, multicast technologies, and 29West or similar high-performance messaging tools. Linux: Strong familiarity with Linux environments. Domain Knowledge: FX eTrading experience preferred, or Front Office Equities/Fixed Income. Essential Qualifications 7+ years of hands-on Java development with a strong focus on concurrency, collections, messaging, and event-driven processing. More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
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Senior Java Developer(Electronic Trading)

London, United Kingdom
Randstad Technologies Recruitment
Job Title: Senior Java Developer - Electronic Trading Location: London A leading global financial firm is looking for a skilled Java Developer to join their Electronic Fixed Income team. You'll help build and improve fast, reliable trading systems that connect to global markets. What You'll Do Develop and improve electronic trading systems with … a focus on speed and reliability. Work with other developers, traders, and analysts to deliver smart solutions. Help connect to new markets using TransFICC technology. Support and improve existing trading tools. Solve technical problems and boost system performance. What You'll Need 8+ years of experience in trading systems, 5+ in eTrading. Strong skills in Java , multi-threading … and low-latency development. Good understanding of fixed income or FX trading . Experience with Linux , TCP/UDP , and performance tuning. Familiar with test-driven development and system design. Comfortable working in a fast-paced, agile environment. If you're passionate about building high-performance systems and want to work in a fast-moving trading environment, we More ❯
Employment Type: Contract
Rate: £700 - £850/day
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Software Engineer Algo Front Office FX E-Trading

Tower Hamlets, England, United Kingdom
McGregor Boyall
Investment Bank, a leading player in the FX Banking sector, seeks a Java Software Engineer. Working on a Front Office FX Algo trading platform that provides clients and internal users with a full suite of E-Trading applications. This role involves working closely with trading, front office, and research as part of a small team to develop … latest low-latency technology and architecture. The ideal candidate must have the following skills and qualities: Strong Java development skills, including experience with multi-threading. Experience in an E-Trading business and/or experience in high-performance/low-latency development. Highly motivated to work directly with traders and quants A computer science/equivalent degree Strong communication More ❯
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FX Options E-Trading Quant Developer

London, United Kingdom
UBS Financial Services
FX Options E-Trading Quant Developer Location: London, United Kingdom Department: Quantitative Analysis, Trading Division: Investment Bank Job Reference Number: 304893BR Job Type: Full Time Your Role Are you passionate about delivering and building robust, scalable core Java server systems? Motivated to deliver real business value? If yes, we are looking for you to: Sit within the Global … Markets principal e-trading business (covering FX, PM, Rates, Credit, and Equities) and develop next-generation algorithmic trading solutions. Operate within a high-performing, fast-paced quant development team, aligned with business goals. Add meaningful functionality that helps grow the business and impacts revenues. Your Career Comeback We welcome applications from career returners. Learn more about our program … at . Your Team You will work in the UBS FX Options E-Trading team in London within the Global Markets principal e-trading business. The role involves hands-on implementation of technical solutions for market-making FX options electronically. This is an excellent opportunity to engage with various projects and gain exposure to algo trading and More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Python Developer

London Area, United Kingdom
mthree
FX Options Technology team with one of the leading Global Investment Banks. Based in London, you will be part of a collaborative and innovative environment, supporting the FX Options Trading business. The team focuses on developing cutting-edge solutions while transitioning from legacy systems, and this … is an exciting opportunity to work on high-impact projects in a fast-paced front office environment . Key Responsibilities: Develop, deploy, and support front-office applications for Pricing, eTrading, Market Making, and Trade Booking. Collaborate closely with brokers, external clients, and business partners to expand and improve electronic offerings. Ensure system integration with upstream trade execution platforms and … enhance systems to meet regulatory requirements (MiFID II, UMR, IMM). Liaise with teams across Trading, Sales, Market Risk, and Operations to gather requirements and implement key changes. Support and develop market-making tools within FX, contributing to system simplification and meeting desk needs. Be part of a high-performance team delivering top-tier technology solutions to the FX More ❯
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Python Developer

City of London, London, United Kingdom
mthree
FX Options Technology team with one of the leading Global Investment Banks. Based in London, you will be part of a collaborative and innovative environment, supporting the FX Options Trading business. The team focuses on developing cutting-edge solutions while transitioning from legacy systems, and this … is an exciting opportunity to work on high-impact projects in a fast-paced front office environment . Key Responsibilities: Develop, deploy, and support front-office applications for Pricing, eTrading, Market Making, and Trade Booking. Collaborate closely with brokers, external clients, and business partners to expand and improve electronic offerings. Ensure system integration with upstream trade execution platforms and … enhance systems to meet regulatory requirements (MiFID II, UMR, IMM). Liaise with teams across Trading, Sales, Market Risk, and Operations to gather requirements and implement key changes. Support and develop market-making tools within FX, contributing to system simplification and meeting desk needs. Be part of a high-performance team delivering top-tier technology solutions to the FX More ❯
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Python Developer

Slough, Berkshire, UK
mthree
FX Options Technology team with one of the leading Global Investment Banks. Based in London, you will be part of a collaborative and innovative environment, supporting the FX Options Trading business. The team focuses on developing cutting-edge solutions while transitioning from legacy systems, and … this is an exciting opportunity to work on high-impact projects in a fast-paced front office environment. Key Responsibilities: Develop, deploy, and support front-office applications for Pricing, eTrading, Market Making, and Trade Booking. Collaborate closely with brokers, external clients, and business partners to expand and improve electronic offerings. Ensure system integration with upstream trade execution platforms and … enhance systems to meet regulatory requirements (MiFID II, UMR, IMM). Liaise with teams across Trading, Sales, Market Risk, and Operations to gather requirements and implement key changes. Support and develop market-making tools within FX, contributing to system simplification and meeting desk needs. Be part of a high-performance team delivering top-tier technology solutions to the FX More ❯
Employment Type: Full-time
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Senior Java Software Engineer

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
CipherTek Recruitment
Job Title: Java Developer (Electronic Trading Platform - FIC) Contract Type: Outside IR35 Location: London Day Rate: Up to £850 per day Flexible Hybrid working: 1-2 days a week in London City offices Client: Prestigious Investment Bank Industry: Investment Banking Duration: 12 months + Overview: We are seeking an experienced Java Developer to join a high-profile investment … banking client in London on a contract basis. The successful candidate will work on an Electronic Trading Platform for the FIC business . This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development and integration of advanced trading technologies in a prestigious and fast-paced environment. Our client are in the process of a large multi year … E-Trading platform replacement. Starting in FX and FIC and then getting rolled out across Capital markets and all asset classes. As part of the plans, they are looking to re-write their Ef-x Auto hedger platform. Bringing in all in house and not use a 3rd party vendor. An element of this is to onboard a new More ❯
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Senior Java Software Engineer

London Area, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
CipherTek Recruitment
Job Title: Java Developer (Electronic Trading Platform - FIC) Contract Type: Outside IR35 Location: London Day Rate: Up to £850 per day Flexible Hybrid working: 1-2 days a week in London City offices Client: Prestigious Investment Bank Industry: Investment Banking Duration: 12 months + Overview: We are seeking an experienced Java Developer to join a high-profile investment … banking client in London on a contract basis. The successful candidate will work on an Electronic Trading Platform for the FIC business . This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development and integration of advanced trading technologies in a prestigious and fast-paced environment. Our client are in the process of a large multi year … E-Trading platform replacement. Starting in FX and FIC and then getting rolled out across Capital markets and all asset classes. As part of the plans, they are looking to re-write their Ef-x Auto hedger platform. Bringing in all in house and not use a 3rd party vendor. An element of this is to onboard a new More ❯
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Senior Java Software Engineer

Slough, Berkshire, UK
Hybrid / WFH Options
CipherTek Recruitment
Job Title: Java Developer (Electronic Trading Platform - FIC) Contract Type: Outside IR35 Location: London Day Rate: Up to £850 per day Flexible Hybrid working: 1-2 days a week in London City offices Client: Prestigious Investment Bank Industry: Investment Banking Duration: 12 months + Overview: We are seeking an experienced Java Developer to join a high-profile investment … banking client in London on a contract basis. The successful candidate will work on an Electronic Trading Platform for the FIC business. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development and integration of advanced trading technologies in a prestigious and fast-paced environment. Our client are in the process of a large multi year E … Trading platform replacement. Starting in FX and FIC and then getting rolled out across Capital markets and all asset classes. As part of the plans, they are looking to re-write their Ef-x Auto hedger platform. Bringing in all in house and not use a 3rd party vendor. An element of this is to onboard a new off More ❯
Employment Type: Full-time
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Quantitative Developer

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Tower Research Capital
Tower Research Capital is a leading quantitative trading firm founded in 1998. Tower has built its business on a high-performance platform and independent trading teams. We have a 25+ year track record of innovation and a reputation for discovering unique market opportunities. Tower is home to some of the world's best systematic trading and engineering … empower portfolio managers to build their teams and strategies independently while providing the economies of scale that come from a large, global organization. Engineers thrive at Tower while developing electronic trading infrastructure at a world class level. Our engineers solve challenging problems in the realms of low-latency programming, FPGA technology, hardware acceleration and machine learning. Our ongoing … build out our Quantitative Execution Services. You will be closely working with researchers and traders on the Central Execution Desk, directly contributing to scale up Tower's Mid-Frequency Trading capabilities. Design, implement, and maintain high-performance services in Rust and Python for market-data ingestion, ML pipelines, and post-trade analytics Translate research prototypes into production-ready code More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Java - Quant Developer - etrading - Fixed Income

London, United Kingdom
Kite Group
Reference ID: 8670 Budget: £170,000 Java - Quant Developer - etrading - Fixed Income A Java Quant Developer with experience in electronic/algo Trading, is required by a leading investment bank based in London. This is a Permanent role based in the City offering a starting base salary up to £170k plus bonus and other benefits. The position reports … the market making teams that trade IRS and Bond markets. To be considered for this opportunity you need to have significant core Java development experience within a low latency, electronic/algo trading environment. Any prior exposure to derivative pricing, risk management or RFQ flows would be advantageous. Key Skills: 10 years plus Core Java Development Demonstrable exposure … to electronic/algo trading Preferably understanding of middleware messaging systems Fixed Income, Bonds or Interest Rate Swap knowledge We are unashamedly focused on working with only the best people, who care about customer value and maintain a fantastic working reputation. If you are someone that is committed to working hard to achieve great results, views challenge as More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Rates Trading Strategies - Quantitative Trader - Associate or Vice President

London, United Kingdom
JPMorgan Chase & Co
Rates Trading Strategies - Quantitative Trader - Associate or Vice President LONDON, LONDON, United Kingdom Job Identification Job Category Algo Trading Business Unit Commercial & Investment Bank Posting Date 03/25/2025, 04:05 PM Locations LONDON, LONDON, United Kingdom Job Schedule Full time Job Description The team is tasked with researching and delivering systematic, quantitative trading strategies … while maintaining correct risk and maximizing returns . Job summary As an Associate or Vice President within the Rates Trading Strategies team, you will research, develop, test, and implement quantitative trading strategies, with a focus on risk management and return maximization on linear Interest Rates products (Government Bonds, IR Swaps). You will be responsible for collaborating with … Quantitative Research, Voice Trading and Technology to deliver these strategies to production, and with the wider team to integrate them within a portfolio of strategies, in a fast-paced, results-orientated environment. Job Responsibilities Conduct in-depth research of systematic alpha opportunities Develop and implement quantitative trading models, algorithms, and strategies Back-test and optimize trading strategies More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Junior Data Analyst

London, United Kingdom
Nomura Holdings, Inc
built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit Department Overview We are a Rates focused eTrading Strats team, operating globally in London, New York and Tokyo. We are responsible for the development and operation of automated trading strategies, eBooks and pricing models across client and … interdealer electronic venues. Role Overview Supporting data initiatives across Global Markets front office, focusing on data analysis, reporting, and process improvement to enhance trading and business operations. Key Responsibilities - Support the implementation and maintenance of data-driven solutions for trading desks - Assist in analysing market data and trading patterns to identify trends, opportunities and support strategic … decision making - Create and maintain regular reports and dashboards for business stakeholders - Help automate manual processes through data analysis and basic programming - Collaborate with trading teams to understand their data requirements - Support data quality initiatives and help maintain data integrity - Assist in documentation of processes and procedures Required Skills & Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Global Banking & Markets, FX Option Strat, Associate/Senior Analyst, London

London, United Kingdom
WeAreTechWomen
selling financial products globally, raising funding, and managing risk. This is a dynamic, entrepreneurial team passionate about markets, thriving in fast-paced, changing environments, and energized by a bustling trading floor. DIVISIONAL OVERVIEW As a Global Banking & Markets Strat, you will play an integral role on the trading floor. Your responsibilities may include creating innovative derivative pricing models … and empirical models to analyze market behavior, developing automated trading algorithms, analyzing exposures, structuring transactions to meet client needs, or designing complex computing architectures, electronic trading tools, and advanced algorithms. Strats leverage quantitative and technological techniques to solve complex business problems across Global Banking & Markets. RESPONSIBILITIES: Develop, improve, and maintain FX option pricing models, including volatility surfaces … and multi-factor exotic models. Develop, improve, and maintain risk reports, stress scenarios, and analyze risk of the firm's option portfolios. Collaborate with trading and sales teams to provide innovative solutions and optimize business opportunities. Expand our foreign exchange options franchise through new business initiatives with a global impact. QUALIFICATIONS: Excellent academic background with a Bachelor's, Master More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Application Specialist Solace

City, London, United Kingdom
Reed Talent Solutions
inside IR 35 contract ITS Application Services (ENET) Engineer with expert knowledge of Solace This role is pivotal in supporting and managing the infrastructure that underpins the bank's electronic trading systems. Required Skills & Qualifications: Expert-level knowledge of Solace with experience in high-performance environments. Strong understanding of IP Networking, data flow within distributed systems, and security … best practices. Experience with Scripting in Python and/or PowerShell for automation of deployment, monitoring, and alerting pipelines. Familiarity with trading infrastructures and protocols (FIX, Market Data, Order Entry), and the demands of high-frequency and algorithmic trading environments. Proficiency in Linux systems, containers, and cloud-native observability stacks. Desirable Skills: Experience with Corvil, Pico tools, or … Excellent project management, organizational, and time-management skills. Strong communication skills, capable of interacting professionally with stakeholders at all levels. Ability to manage priorities in a dynamic, high-performance trading environment. Specific Requirements: Flexible working between the office and home with occasional international travel required. To apply for the ITS Application Services (ENET) Engineer position, please submit your CV More ❯
Employment Type: Contract
Rate: GBP 650 - 700 Daily
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Founding Engineer (Java Developer) - Up to £135,000 + Bonus

Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Hunter Bond
Fintech Salary: Up to £135,000 + Bonus + Benefits Location: London My client is an innovative and award-winning Fintech based in London at the forefront of the eTrading space. They are after someone with a genuine passion for Java, agile development and Opensource tech to join an already highly skilled development team. You will have the opportunity to … work on a cutting-edge low latency, high throughput distributed FX Trading platform. In this role you will work and learn alongside a team of highly experienced cross-skilled developers and technology specialists. Their development practices also emphasise the use of Extreme Programming and Domain Driven Design. They are looking for a team player with excellent communication skills to More ❯
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Software Engineer in Test - Integration

Belfast, United Kingdom
CME Group Inc
a highly talented Software Engineer in Test (SET) to join the Systems Integration Team in Belfast. The successful candidate will help deliver mission-critical projects on CME's Globex electronic trading platform. The SET will work with application SMEs, developers, and analysts to understand complex business and technical problems across multiple applications. A key aspect of this role More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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VP - Senior Etrading Java Developer

London, United Kingdom
Barclays
Join us as a Senior Etrading Java Developer at VP level and be involved in the development of our new strategic platform, Asgard. To be successful as a Senior Etrading Java Developer within this team, you should have: Electronic Trading and financial experience Experience developing and optimizing highly scalable, high-performance, and low-latency systems written in Java … valued skills may include: Mentoring junior team members and helping them grow Confidence interacting with business partners and senior stakeholders, providing clear, concise, and accurate updates Knowledge of Equities Trading, Referencedata, Market data feeds, Analytics, FIX protocol, Signals, Smart order routing, Systematic internalization, Trading algorithms Other technical knowledge such as Azul Zing, OpenHFT Chronicle, Google Protocol Buffers, CPU More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Java Developer - Front Office eTrading - £80k - £100k

London, United Kingdom
Vertus Partners
Expiry date: 2025-05-08 Startdate: ASAP Consultant: ConsultantDrop Our client, a London based Investment Bank are currently looking to hire an experienced Java Developer to work within their eTrading area. You will be working in a high performing team within a in a Front Office environment on various greenfield projects including re-architecting and re-platforming existing systems. This … Front Office environment previously Business knowledge around Fixed Income products would be advantageous Knowledge of AWS is a plus Experience with performance tuning and working on low latency e-trading systems is a huge advantage Knowledge of messaging systems (MQ, Solace) is preferred Someone who has worked on greenfield systems before is advantageous Excellent communications skills This is a More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP 80,000 - 100,000 Annual
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Lead Software Engineer

London, United Kingdom
Nomura Holdings, Inc
clients through three business divisions: domestic retail, global wholesale and asset management. Nomura Services India, (Powai) supports Nomura's businesses around the world. Powai's world class capabilities in trading support, research, information technology, financial control, operations, risk management and legal support have played a key role in facilitating Nomura's global operations and are an integral part of … supports a wide range of products covering: FX Rates Credit Equities Futures & Options FI/EQ Derivatives and Prime Services including financing. Applications developed, tested, maintained and supported include: Trading: Electronic Trading, Client & Exchange Connectivity MIS (pre and post trade analysis) Position, Risk Management and P&L (real-time, intra-day and EOD) Interfaces to Corporate Settlement … models to deliver these technology solutions to the Global Markets business globally Job Description: This is a senior Individual Contributor position. The selected person would be part of Rates Electronic Trade Capture team and would report to the its India Head. The roles and responsibilities are as follows: Develop and maintain large, complex Electronic Trade Processing Applications Understand More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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KDB+/Q Quantitative Developer

London, United Kingdom
UBS Financial Services
Are you interested in algorithmic trading? Are you an innovative thinker who enjoys building tools? Work closely with products across Global Markets including Equities, Futures, and FX, and Technology to deliver regional and global projects. Help design and enhance analytics for the Equities. Analyze algo performance for clients, including highly bespoke, in-depth reports. Translate business requirements into designs … global solutions. You will be working in the Global Markets Quantitative Analytics and Development team. Our role is to provide tools, analytics, and execution consultancy for Execution Services and Electronic Trading for Equities, Futures, and FX products globally. Our team is responsible for building top-grade, high-performance client analytics and data. Your expertise At least one degree … q. Well-versed in Computer Science fundamentals, modern software development practices, Unix utilities. Proficient in at least one of Python, MATLAB, or R. Experience in designing and building algorithmic trading analytics, market data, and modeling market microstructure (preferred). Good understanding of data science, market dynamics, and the ability to explain, visualize, and work with data. Experience in global More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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C++ Developer

London Area, United Kingdom
Allegis Global Solutions
and values are expressed in our brand promise – here for good. See our Brand and Values This role is an exciting opportunity to be part a large multi-asset eTrading development team. A successful candidate is expected to: Design, build and implement pricing, trading and risk management systems. Work with teams spread across infrastructure, development, support, test and the More ❯
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C++ Developer

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Allegis Global Solutions
and values are expressed in our brand promise – here for good. See our Brand and Values This role is an exciting opportunity to be part a large multi-asset eTrading development team. A successful candidate is expected to: Design, build and implement pricing, trading and risk management systems. Work with teams spread across infrastructure, development, support, test and the More ❯
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eFX Trading/Quant Development Manager (DIR)

London, United Kingdom
SGS Société Générale de Surveillance SA
Responsibilities eFX Trading/Quant Development Manager (DIR) Societe Generale is one of Europe's leading financial services groups and a major player in the economy for over 160 years, we support25 million clientsevery day with more than126,000 staffin65 countries Our Group draws on our European roots to develop our business internationally. Our unique geographic positioning enables us … We seek to be a trusted partner in the projects of those building tomorrow's world today. About the team: The FX pricing and hedging development team support the electronic trading activities of the FX desk, with a strong emphasis on Spot FX, non-deliverable forwards (NDF) and Precious Metals (PM) in London and Paris. Summary of Key … Purposes of the Role: Working closely with traders and quants, the candidate will work on and oversee the development of the FX electronic market making, pricing and hedging systems. Functionally, the candidate will have the opportunity to work on all aspects of the algorithmic trading ecosystem: low-latency pricing/auto-hedgers, pre-trading controls, monitoring tools More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Electronic Trading
10th Percentile
£66,375
25th Percentile
£82,500
Median
£110,000
75th Percentile
£139,375
90th Percentile
£162,500