Algorithmic Trading Jobs in the City of London

Algo Trading
Central London > City of London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of 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 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 161 216 210
Rank change year-on-year +55 -6 -5
Permanent jobs citing Algorithmic Trading 19 20 68
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 0.57% 0.42% 0.96%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.61% 0.44% 1.01%
Number of salaries quoted 17 19 38
10th Percentile £80,000 - -
25th Percentile £102,500 £67,500 £88,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £115,000 £90,000 £110,000
Median % change year-on-year +27.78% -18.18% +29.41%
75th Percentile £145,000 £105,625 £135,000
90th Percentile £163,500 £174,500 £143,750
Central London median annual salary £115,000 £90,000 £110,000
% change year-on-year +27.78% -18.18% +29.41%

All Process and Methodology Skills
City of 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 the City of London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,105 4,510 6,735
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 92.36% 95.13% 95.30%
Number of salaries quoted 2,472 3,781 5,602
10th Percentile £41,250 £43,750 £45,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.45% -
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £93,750
90th Percentile £113,750 £112,500 £110,000
Central London median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year -3.33% +3.45% +3.57%

Algorithmic Trading
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Algorithmic Trading in the City of London

Algorithmic Trading
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Algorithmic Trading in the City of London.

Salary trend for Algorithmic Trading in the City of London

Algorithmic Trading
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Algorithmic Trading in the City of London over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Algorithmic Trading in the City of London

Algorithmic Trading
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of 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 (5.26%) MQSeries
Cloud Services
1 5 (26.32%) Azure
1 5 (26.32%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (5.26%) Cloud Computing
General
1 10 (52.63%) Finance
2 6 (31.58%) Social Skills
3 5 (26.32%) Front Office
4 1 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (5.26%) Banking
Job Titles
1 7 (36.84%) Developer
2 6 (31.58%) Lead
3 5 (26.32%) Java Developer
4 4 (21.05%) Quantitative Developer
5 2 (10.53%) Front Office Developer
5 2 (10.53%) Java Quantitative Developer
5 2 (10.53%) Senior
5 2 (10.53%) Senior Software Engineer
5 2 (10.53%) Software Engineer
6 1 (5.26%) Algorithm Engineer
6 1 (5.26%) C++ Developer
6 1 (5.26%) C++ Quantitative Developer
6 1 (5.26%) Full Stack Engineer
6 1 (5.26%) Lead Developer
6 1 (5.26%) Lead Java Developer
6 1 (5.26%) Low Latency Java Developer
6 1 (5.26%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (21.05%) FIX Protocol
2 2 (10.53%) REST
3 1 (5.26%) React
3 1 (5.26%) Redux
3 1 (5.26%) Rendezvous
Miscellaneous
1 5 (26.32%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 3 (15.79%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (10.53%) Equities
4 1 (5.26%) Algorithms
4 1 (5.26%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 6 (31.58%) Linux
1 6 (31.58%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (42.11%) DevOps
2 7 (36.84%) Quantitative Trading
3 6 (31.58%) Low Latency
4 5 (26.32%) CI/CD
4 5 (26.32%) High-Frequency Trading
4 5 (26.32%) Issue Tracking
5 4 (21.05%) Agile
5 4 (21.05%) Computer Science
5 4 (21.05%) Electronic Trading
5 4 (21.05%) Mathematics
5 4 (21.05%) Software Engineering
6 3 (15.79%) FX Algorithmic Trading
6 3 (15.79%) Performance Tuning
6 3 (15.79%) Physics
6 3 (15.79%) Risk Management
6 3 (15.79%) Smart Order Routing
6 3 (15.79%) TDD
7 2 (10.53%) Concurrent Programming
7 2 (10.53%) DeFi
7 2 (10.53%) Quantitative Finance
Programming Languages
1 10 (52.63%) Java
2 9 (47.37%) Python
3 8 (42.11%) SQL
4 6 (31.58%) C#
5 4 (21.05%) C++
6 1 (5.26%) Go
6 1 (5.26%) JavaScript
6 1 (5.26%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 3 (15.79%) Degree
1 3 (15.79%) Numerate Degree
2 1 (5.26%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.26%) QA
System Software
1 2 (10.53%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (10.53%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 2 (10.53%) Solace
2 1 (5.26%) IBM
2 1 (5.26%) TIBCO