1 to 25 of 35 Quantitative Research Jobs in the UK

Quantitative Developer

Hiring Organisation
Durlston Partners
Location
London, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Quantitative Developer Industry: Systematic Trading/Quantitative Research About the Company A trading firm operates across global markets, combining advanced quantitative research, high-performance engineering, and deep market expertise to develop systematic strategies across multiple asset classes. The culture is highly collaborative, research-focused … grounded in technical excellence. Role Overview The firm is seeking a talented Quantitative Developer to join its front-office engineering and research team. In this role, the developer will build and optimise the core systems that drive trading strategies, working closely with quants, traders, and data engineers. ...

Quantitative Developer

Hiring Organisation
Durlston Partners
Location
Slough, Berkshire, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Quantitative Developer Industry: Systematic Trading/Quantitative Research About the Company A trading firm operates across global markets, combining advanced quantitative research, high-performance engineering, and deep market expertise to develop systematic strategies across multiple asset classes. The culture is highly collaborative, research-focused … grounded in technical excellence. Role Overview The firm is seeking a talented Quantitative Developer to join its front-office engineering and research team. In this role, the developer will build and optimise the core systems that drive trading strategies, working closely with quants, traders, and data engineers. ...

Python Software Engineer - Quantitative Hedge Fund : £120-180k

Hiring Organisation
Hunter Bond
Location
London, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
class Python engineer ready to push your technical limits in one of the most intellectually rigorous environments in finance? Our client is a leading quantitative investment fund—combining deep research, cutting-edge data science, and sophisticated trading systems to deliver exceptional long-term returns. They're expanding their … core engineering team and are seeking a Python Software Engineer to help design and build the next generation of research, data, and trading infrastructure. The Opportunity You'll work at the intersection of software engineering, data, and quantitative research, partnering directly with researchers and portfolio managers ...

Python Software Engineer - Quantitative Hedge Fund : £120-180k

Hiring Organisation
Hunter Bond
Location
Slough, Berkshire, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
class Python engineer ready to push your technical limits in one of the most intellectually rigorous environments in finance? Our client is a leading quantitative investment fund—combining deep research, cutting-edge data science, and sophisticated trading systems to deliver exceptional long-term returns. They're expanding their … core engineering team and are seeking a Python Software Engineer to help design and build the next generation of research, data, and trading infrastructure. The Opportunity You'll work at the intersection of software engineering, data, and quantitative research, partnering directly with researchers and portfolio managers ...

Graduate Recruiter

Hiring Organisation
Anson Mccade
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Location: Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent Graduate Financial Recruitment Consultant Anson McCade is a leading global talent search firm specializing in Quantitative Research, Quantitative Trading, and Technology. We work with many top-tier investment banks, hedge funds, proprietary trading houses, asset managers, financial technology … Match candidates with opportunities based on experience, qualifications, and client needs • Offer Negotiation: Facilitate salary negotiations and employment terms between clients and candidates • Market Research: Stay on top of industry trends, salary benchmarks, and talent availability • Consultation: Provide expert career advice to both clients and candidates • Client Engagement: Build ...

Quantitative Researcher

Hiring Organisation
Anson Mccade
Location
Central London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Quantitative Researcher £150,000 GBP + £100,000 Onsite WORKING Location: Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent My client is a global investment management firm that utilizes a diversified portfolio of systematic and quantitative strategies across financial markets that seeks to achieve high quality, uncorrelated returns … offices around the globe, they emphasize true, global collaboration by aligning their investment, technology, and operations teams functionally around the world. Building on their quantitative research platform and process-driven approach, they also run discretionary strategies to augment their systematic approach and monetize opportunities which ...

Algorithm Development (Quant Research) PhD Internship - Summer 2026

Hiring Organisation
Hudson River Trading
Location
London, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Trading (HRT) is seeking exceptional full-time PhD students to join our Algorithm Development summer internship program. Algorithm Developers at HRT focus on the research and implementation of automated trading strategies. Trading in 200+ markets around the world in a variety of time horizons ensures there are always innovative … alongside researchers and technologists that apply their passion and expertise to solving the most nuanced problems in our industry. What to Expect Use advanced research experience and expertise to apply academic research to impactful real world problems in trading across time horizons and machine learning strategies Leverage ...

Algorithm Development (Quant Research) PhD Internship - Summer 2026

Hiring Organisation
Hudson River Trading
Location
Slough, Berkshire, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Trading (HRT) is seeking exceptional full-time PhD students to join our Algorithm Development summer internship program. Algorithm Developers at HRT focus on the research and implementation of automated trading strategies. Trading in 200+ markets around the world in a variety of time horizons ensures there are always innovative … alongside researchers and technologists that apply their passion and expertise to solving the most nuanced problems in our industry. What to Expect Use advanced research experience and expertise to apply academic research to impactful real world problems in trading across time horizons and machine learning strategies Leverage ...

Senior User Researcher - Privileged Access Management (PAM)

Hiring Organisation
Adecco
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£600 - £650/day
meetings) Clearance: Active SC clearance would be advantageous Start Date: ASAP About the Role We are seeking an experienced Senior User Researcher to lead research activities within a secure environment, focusing on improving privileged access management (PAM) and related security practices. This is a high-impact role within … identity and access controls are designed and implemented to strengthen organisational security posture. Key Responsibilities Plan, design, and deliver a range of user research activities across discovery, alpha, and beta phases. Work closely with product managers, engineers, and security specialists to translate research insights into actionable improvements ...

Senior User Researcher - Privileged Access Management PAM

Hiring Organisation
Adecco
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£600 - £650 per day
meetings) Clearance: Active SC clearance would be advantageous Start Date: ASAP About the Role We are seeking an experienced Senior User Researcher to lead research activities within a secure environment, focusing on improving privileged access management (PAM) and related security practices. This is a high-impact role within … identity and access controls are designed and implemented to strengthen organisational security posture. Key Responsibilities Plan, design, and deliver a range of user research activities across discovery, alpha, and beta phases. Work closely with product managers, engineers, and security specialists to translate research insights into actionable improvements ...

Discretionary Trader

Hiring Organisation
Anson Mccade
Location
Central London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent My client is a global investment management firm that utilizes a diversified portfolio of systematic and quantitative strategies across financial markets that seeks to achieve high quality, uncorrelated returns for our clients. They have deep expertise in trading, technology and operations … offices around the globe, they emphasize true, global collaboration by aligning their investment, technology, and operations teams functionally around the world. Building on their quantitative research platform and process-driven approach, they also runs discretionary strategies to take advantage of opportunities which cannot be traded fully systematically. They ...

Senior User Researcher

Hiring Organisation
Pertemps Scotland
Location
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£450 per day
Managers, or the Executive Management Team must be fulfilled at the supplier’s expense . Key Responsibilities Collaborate with the Product Manager to define research objectives and contribute to the quarterly UX roadmap. Conduct regular user research activities to surface user needs. Map and visualise … service ecosystems, including customer journeys, touchpoints, and backstage processes. Design new or improved whole services that deliver measurable value. Ensure research is planned and executed economically, using the right users, methods, and measures at the right time. Create low- to high-fidelity prototypes based on existing design patterns, bringing ...

User Researcher

Hiring Organisation
Sanderson Recruitment
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£55,000
multidisciplinary environments , has strong experience with GDS standards , and is passionate about inclusive design. What You'll Be Doing Leading and conducting qualitative and quantitative research (interviews, usability studies, surveys). Championing inclusive design and accessibility throughout the project lifecycle. Collaborating with Product Managers, Designers, Developers , and other … researchers. Communicating research findings to influence design decisions. Embedding user research best practices across teams. What We're Looking For Proven experience with Government Digital Service (GDS) standards and design principles. Hands-on experience leading user research across multiple phases of a product/service lifecycle. Strong ...

User Researcher

Hiring Organisation
Sanderson
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£45,000 - £55,000 per annum
multidisciplinary environments , has strong experience with GDS standards , and is passionate about inclusive design. What You'll Be Doing Leading and conducting qualitative and quantitative research (interviews, usability studies, surveys). Championing inclusive design and accessibility throughout the project lifecycle. Collaborating with Product Managers, Designers, Developers , and other … researchers. Communicating research findings to influence design decisions. Embedding user research best practices across teams. What We're Looking For Proven experience with Government Digital Service (GDS) standards and design principles. Hands-on experience leading user research across multiple phases of a product/service lifecycle. Strong ...

Senior UX Researcher

Hiring Organisation
Reed
Location
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Temporary
Salary
£400 - £450 per day, Inc benefits
sector organisation to recruit a Senior UX Researcher for an innovative digital transformation project. This role will lead end-to-end service design and research activities , ensuring solutions are inclusive, accessible, and grounded in user insight. Key Responsibilities: Partner with Product Managers and other involved stakeholders to define research objectives and the UX roadmap. Conduct qualitative and quantitative user research to uncover needs, pain points, and motivations. Map and visualise customer journeys and service blueprints to identify improvement opportunities. Design new or enhanced services that deliver measurable value. Create low and high fidelity prototypes based ...

C++ Quantitative Developer - C+/20 | Linux | Low-Latency | Equities | Python - Permanent

Hiring Organisation
Scope AT Limited
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP Annual
C++ Quantitative Developer - C+/20 | Linux | Low-Latency | Equities | Python - Permanent Central London | Onsite 5 Days We're seeking experienced C++ Quantitative Developers (Senior & Lead) to design and implement ultra-low-latency trading systems within a fast-paced equities technology environment. Key Skills & Experience: Strong C++ … internals & networking . Experience with low-latency, Real Time trading systems . Background in equities trading/execution algorithms . Familiarity with Python for quantitative research (desirable). Strong computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, OOP). Role Highlights: Develop execution algorithms, order management, connectivity & messaging systems. Collaborate ...

Python Data Engineer - Hedgefund

Hiring Organisation
Huxley Associates
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£123256 - £147908/annum + Bonus & Benefits Package
Data Engineer to join its technology and data team. This is a hands-on role focused on building and optimising data infrastructure that powers quantitative research, trading strategies, and risk management. Key Responsibilities Develop and maintain scalable Python-based ETL pipelines for ingesting and transforming market data from … ensure accuracy of financial time-series data. Optimize workflows for low latency and high throughput, critical for trading and research. Collaborate with portfolio managers, quantitative researchers, and traders to deliver tailored data solutions for modeling and strategy development. Contribute to the design and implementation of the firm's security ...

Java Engineer - FX Global Trading Platform

Hiring Organisation
Robert Walters
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£50,000 - £65,000 per annum
maintain automated test coverage, applying test-driven development practices. Investigate and resolve performance or bandwidth bottlenecks with creative, data-driven solutions. Collaborate closely with quantitative research and trading teams on design, usability, and platform enhancements. Produce clear technical documentation, including architecture decisions and complex code explanations. Key Requirements ...

User Researcher Security Cleared

Hiring Organisation
X4 Group
Location
Corsham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£300 - £350 per day
long term contract Rate: DOE/(Outside IR35) About the Role Our client is seeking an experienced Security Cleared User Researcher to support user research and adoption studies for the development of the Test and Evaluation Marketplace application. You will engage directly with users and stakeholders to gather requirements … play a key role in shaping product and service design at programme level. User Researcher Responsibilities Plan and conduct a range of qualitative and quantitative user research, including interviews, surveys, and usability testing. (Note: No personal data will be collected as part of these activities.) Engage with users ...

Software Engineer, Research - Cumberland Systematic

Hiring Organisation
DRW
Location
London, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
completion. We work from high-level requirements and engineers are expected to gain an intimate understanding of the business and work directly with quantitative researchers on a daily basis. Responsibilities Design, develop, test, document, and maintain software and infrastructure needed for quantitative financial research Accelerate the research … learn Bonus Points If You Have Contributions to open-source crypto projects Production experience running full or archive blockchain nodes at scale Collaborated with quantitative researchers A working knowledge of high-level machine learning concepts and lifecycle Experience with functional programming and immutable design principles Practical knowledge of major ...

Software Engineer, Research - Cumberland Systematic

Hiring Organisation
DRW
Location
Slough, Berkshire, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
completion. We work from high-level requirements and engineers are expected to gain an intimate understanding of the business and work directly with quantitative researchers on a daily basis. Responsibilities Design, develop, test, document, and maintain software and infrastructure needed for quantitative financial research Accelerate the research … learn Bonus Points If You Have Contributions to open-source crypto projects Production experience running full or archive blockchain nodes at scale Collaborated with quantitative researchers A working knowledge of high-level machine learning concepts and lifecycle Experience with functional programming and immutable design principles Practical knowledge of major ...

Senior Research Scientist, Intelligent Talent Acquisition - Lead Generation & Detection Services

Hiring Organisation
Amazon
Location
Edinburgh, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
workers in the right quantity, at the right location and at exactly the right time. You'll work on state-of-the-art research, advanced software tools, new AI systems, and machine learning algorithms, leveraging Amazon's in-house tech stack to bring innovative solutions to life. Join … meaningful difference in people's lives. Together, we can solve the world's toughest hiring problems. A day in the life As a Research Scientist, you will partner on design and development of AI-powered systems to scale job analyses enterprise-wide, match potential candidates to the jobs they ...

Senior Research Scientist, Intelligent Talent Acquisition - Lead Generation & Detection Services

Hiring Organisation
Amazon
Location
Dunfermline, Fife, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
workers in the right quantity, at the right location and at exactly the right time. You'll work on state-of-the-art research, advanced software tools, new AI systems, and machine learning algorithms, leveraging Amazon's in-house tech stack to bring innovative solutions to life. Join … meaningful difference in people's lives. Together, we can solve the world's toughest hiring problems. A day in the life As a Research Scientist, you will partner on design and development of AI-powered systems to scale job analyses enterprise-wide, match potential candidates to the jobs they ...

Senior Research Scientist, Intelligent Talent Acquisition - Lead Generation & Detection Services

Hiring Organisation
Amazon
Location
Broughton, Scottish Borders, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
workers in the right quantity, at the right location and at exactly the right time. You'll work on state-of-the-art research, advanced software tools, new AI systems, and machine learning algorithms, leveraging Amazon's in-house tech stack to bring innovative solutions to life. Join … meaningful difference in people's lives. Together, we can solve the world's toughest hiring problems. A day in the life As a Research Scientist, you will partner on design and development of AI-powered systems to scale job analyses enterprise-wide, match potential candidates to the jobs they ...

Senior Research Scientist, Intelligent Talent Acquisition - Lead Generation & Detection Services

Hiring Organisation
Amazon
Location
Livingston, West Lothian, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
workers in the right quantity, at the right location and at exactly the right time. You'll work on state-of-the-art research, advanced software tools, new AI systems, and machine learning algorithms, leveraging Amazon's in-house tech stack to bring innovative solutions to life. Join … meaningful difference in people's lives. Together, we can solve the world's toughest hiring problems. A day in the life As a Research Scientist, you will partner on design and development of AI-powered systems to scale job analyses enterprise-wide, match potential candidates to the jobs they ...