Quantitative Analyst Job Trends in the City of London

Quant Analyst
Central London > City of London

The median Quant Analyst salary in the City of London is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 133 142 142
Rank change year-on-year +9 0 +104
Permanent jobs requiring a Quantitative Analyst 3 20 27
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.13% 0.75% 0.95%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.82% 0.99%
Number of salaries quoted 3 20 27
10th Percentile £80,900 £59,250 -
25th Percentile £81,500 £65,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 £70,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +35.71% +12.00% -30.56%
75th Percentile £108,750 £113,438 £77,500
90th Percentile £109,500 £121,000 £108,750
Central London median annual salary £95,000 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +35.71% +12.00% -30.56%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 2,121 2,447 2,724
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.18% 92.20% 95.88%
Number of salaries quoted 1,587 1,593 2,432
10th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,500 £74,500 £74,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.68% - -0.67%
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £110,000 £115,000 £113,750
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% - -3.33%

Quantitative Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Quantitative Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Quantitative Analyst job vacancy trend in the City of London

Quantitative Analyst
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for Quantitative Analyst job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for Quantitative Analyst job vacancies in the City of London

Quantitative Analyst Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 11 January 2026, Quantitative Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the City of London region featuring Quantitative Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) C#
1 3 (100.00%) C++
1 3 (100.00%) Python
1 3 (100.00%) SQL
2 2 (66.67%) Collateral Management
2 2 (66.67%) Creative Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) EMIR
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (66.67%) Migration
2 2 (66.67%) Monte Carlo Method
2 2 (66.67%) Multithreaded Programming
2 2 (66.67%) Multithreading
2 2 (66.67%) Oracle
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Quantitative Research
2 2 (66.67%) VBA
2 2 (66.67%) VC++
2 2 (66.67%) XML
2 2 (66.67%) XSLT
3 1 (33.33%) Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance

Quantitative Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Financial Institution
2 2 (66.67%) Front Office
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (66.67%) XML
1 2 (66.67%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Algorithms
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (66.67%) Distributed Computing
1 2 (66.67%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (33.33%) Hedge funds
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Collateral Management
1 2 (66.67%) Creative Problem-Solving
1 2 (66.67%) Migration
1 2 (66.67%) Monte Carlo Method
1 2 (66.67%) Multithreaded Programming
1 2 (66.67%) Multithreading
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (66.67%) Quantitative Research
2 1 (33.33%) Analytics
2 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) C#
1 3 (100.00%) C++
1 3 (100.00%) Python
1 3 (100.00%) SQL
2 2 (66.67%) VBA
2 2 (66.67%) VC++
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) EMIR
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 2 (66.67%) Oracle