Quantitative Analyst Jobs in Central London

Quant Analyst
London > Central London

The median Quant Analyst salary in Central London is £100,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 183 226 290
Rank change year-on-year +43 +64 -27
Permanent jobs requiring a Quantitative Analyst 11 22 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 0.29% 0.43% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.31% 0.44% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 11 22 12
10th Percentile £52,500 - -
25th Percentile £62,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £90,000 £73,750
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +22.03% -10.61%
75th Percentile - £115,000 £82,500
90th Percentile - £137,500 -
London median annual salary £100,000 £95,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% +26.67% -9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Central London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Central London. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Central London with a recognized job title 3,578 4,963 7,684
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.18% 96.01% 95.70%
Number of salaries quoted 2,798 4,137 6,374
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £42,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £54,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £74,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.03% +2.07% +3.57%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £93,750
90th Percentile £112,500 £112,500 £108,750
London median annual salary £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -

Quantitative Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings that featured Quantitative Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Quantitative Analyst in Central London

Quantitative Analyst
Salary Trend in Central London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Quantitative Analyst in Central London.

Salary trend for Quantitative Analyst in Central London

Quantitative Analyst
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Quantitative Analyst in Central London over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Quantitative Analyst in Central London

Quantitative Analyst
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 Quantitative Analyst within the Central London region over the 6 months to 7 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 +42 11 £100,000 +11.11% 1
Quantitative Analyst
London

Quantitative Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 7 May 2024, Quantitative Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Central London region featuring Quantitative Analyst in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) Python
2 9 (81.82%) C++
2 9 (81.82%) Statistics
2 9 (81.82%) Degree
2 9 (81.82%) Mathematics
2 9 (81.82%) Physics
3 8 (72.73%) Computer Science
3 8 (72.73%) C#
3 8 (72.73%) Statistical Modelling
3 8 (72.73%) PhD
3 8 (72.73%) Kalman Filter
3 8 (72.73%) Master's Degree
3 8 (72.73%) Data Science
4 7 (63.64%) MATLAB
5 5 (45.45%) R
6 3 (27.27%) Quantitative Analysis
6 3 (27.27%) Financial Institution
6 3 (27.27%) OOP
6 3 (27.27%) OO
6 3 (27.27%) Finance
7 2 (18.18%) Banking
7 2 (18.18%) SQL
7 2 (18.18%) VBA
7 2 (18.18%) CFA
7 2 (18.18%) Data Architecture
7 2 (18.18%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (18.18%) Reinsurance
8 1 (9.09%) Fintech
8 1 (9.09%) Mathematical Modelling
8 1 (9.09%) Pricing Analytics

Quantitative Analyst Skill Set
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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (9.09%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 1 (9.09%) GDB
General
1 3 (27.27%) Finance
1 3 (27.27%) Financial Institution
2 2 (18.18%) Banking
2 2 (18.18%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (9.09%) Boost C++ Libraries
1 1 (9.09%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 2 (18.18%) Reinsurance
2 1 (9.09%) Algorithms
2 1 (9.09%) Derivative
2 1 (9.09%) Fixed Income
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (81.82%) Mathematics
1 9 (81.82%) Physics
1 9 (81.82%) Statistics
2 8 (72.73%) Computer Science
2 8 (72.73%) Data Science
2 8 (72.73%) Kalman Filter
2 8 (72.73%) Statistical Modelling
3 3 (27.27%) OO
3 3 (27.27%) OOP
3 3 (27.27%) Quantitative Analysis
4 2 (18.18%) Data Architecture
5 1 (9.09%) Agile
5 1 (9.09%) Financial Modelling
5 1 (9.09%) Fintech
5 1 (9.09%) Mathematical Modelling
5 1 (9.09%) Monte Carlo Method
5 1 (9.09%) Pricing Analytics
5 1 (9.09%) Risk Management
5 1 (9.09%) Stochastic Calculus
Programming Languages
1 11 (100.00%) Python
2 9 (81.82%) C++
3 8 (72.73%) C#
4 7 (63.64%) MATLAB
5 5 (45.45%) R
6 2 (18.18%) SQL
6 2 (18.18%) VBA
Qualifications
1 9 (81.82%) Degree
2 8 (72.73%) Master's Degree
2 8 (72.73%) PhD
3 2 (18.18%) CFA