Algorithmic Trading Jobs in Central London

Algo Trading
London > Central London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Central London with a requirement for Algorithmic Trading skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Algorithmic Trading over the 6 months to 26 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 177 214 241
Rank change year-on-year +37 +27 -6
Permanent jobs citing Algorithmic Trading 10 26 69
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 0.26% 0.51% 0.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.29% 0.54% 0.87%
Number of salaries quoted 8 24 45
10th Percentile £116,250 - £65,000
25th Percentile £128,438 £67,500 £88,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £142,500 £90,000 £110,000
Median % change year-on-year +58.33% -18.18% +22.22%
75th Percentile £162,188 £108,750 £143,750
90th Percentile £175,125 £161,250 -
London median annual salary £145,000 £110,000 £110,000
% change year-on-year +31.82% - +22.22%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Central London

Algorithmic Trading is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Central London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,471 4,829 7,901
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 91.95% 94.78% 95.43%
Number of salaries quoted 2,652 3,983 6,349
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £45,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £93,750
90th Percentile £112,500 £112,500 £108,750
London median annual salary £70,073 £75,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -6.57% +7.14% -

Algorithmic Trading
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings citing Algorithmic Trading as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Algorithmic Trading in Central London

Algorithmic Trading
Salary Trend in Central London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Algorithmic Trading in Central London.

Salary trend for Algorithmic Trading in Central London

Algorithmic Trading
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Algorithmic Trading in Central London over the 6 months to 26 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Algorithmic Trading in Central London

Algorithmic Trading
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Algorithmic Trading within the Central London region over the 6 months to 26 May 2024. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +38 10 £142,500 +58.33% 5
City of Westminster - 2 £150,000 -
Algorithmic Trading
London

Algorithmic Trading
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (10.00%) MQSeries
Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) Cloud Computing
General
1 6 (60.00%) Finance
2 5 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (30.00%) Front Office
4 2 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (50.00%) Developer
2 3 (30.00%) Java Developer
2 3 (30.00%) Quantitative Developer
3 2 (20.00%) Senior
3 2 (20.00%) Senior Software Engineer
3 2 (20.00%) Software Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) Algorithm Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) Analyst
4 1 (10.00%) C++ Developer
4 1 (10.00%) C++ Quantitative Developer
4 1 (10.00%) Front Office Developer
4 1 (10.00%) Full Stack Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) Java Quantitative Developer
4 1 (10.00%) Low Latency Java Developer
4 1 (10.00%) Python Developer
4 1 (10.00%) Qualitative Analyst
4 1 (10.00%) Quantitative Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (20.00%) REST
2 1 (10.00%) FIX Protocol
2 1 (10.00%) React
2 1 (10.00%) Redux
2 1 (10.00%) Rendezvous
Miscellaneous
1 3 (30.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 2 (20.00%) Algorithms
2 2 (20.00%) Equities
3 1 (10.00%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (10.00%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 1 (10.00%) Linux
1 1 (10.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (40.00%) Low Latency
1 4 (40.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (30.00%) DevOps
2 3 (30.00%) High-Frequency Trading
3 2 (20.00%) Agile
3 2 (20.00%) Computer Science
3 2 (20.00%) Concurrent Programming
3 2 (20.00%) DeFi
3 2 (20.00%) Mathematics
3 2 (20.00%) Multithreading
3 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (20.00%) Quantitative Finance
3 2 (20.00%) Quantitative Trading
4 1 (10.00%) E-Commerce
4 1 (10.00%) Physics
4 1 (10.00%) Risk Management
4 1 (10.00%) TDD
4 1 (10.00%) Test Automation
4 1 (10.00%) Ultra-Low Latency
4 1 (10.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 7 (70.00%) Python
2 5 (50.00%) C++
2 5 (50.00%) Java
3 1 (10.00%) C#
3 1 (10.00%) Go
3 1 (10.00%) JavaScript
3 1 (10.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (10.00%) Degree
1 1 (10.00%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) QA
System Software
1 2 (20.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (20.00%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 2 (20.00%) Solace
2 1 (10.00%) IBM
2 1 (10.00%) TIBCO