Quantitative Developer Job Trends in the City of London

Quant Developer
Central London > City of London

The median Quant Developer salary in the City of London is £160,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 126 144 161
Rank change year-on-year +18 +17 +84
Permanent jobs requiring a Quantitative Developer 8 21 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.35% 0.79% 0.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.37% 0.86% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 7 8 6
10th Percentile £138,000 £91,875 £94,375
25th Percentile £141,250 £98,438 £100,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £160,000 £125,000 £137,500
Median % change year-on-year +28.00% -9.09% +57.14%
75th Percentile £172,500 £140,000 £186,250
90th Percentile £175,500 - £200,000
Central London median annual salary £160,000 £125,000 £137,500
% change year-on-year +28.00% -9.09% +57.14%

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 2,173 2,445 2,683
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.19% 92.09% 95.79%
Number of salaries quoted 1,627 1,587 2,388
10th Percentile £40,532 £45,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £54,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £74,000 £74,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.35% - -1.33%
75th Percentile £99,375 £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 Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Quantitative Developer job vacancy trend in the City of London

Quantitative Developer
Salary Trend in the City of London

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

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

Quantitative Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Quantitative Developer 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 Developer in the job title.

1 7 (87.50%) C++
2 4 (50.00%) Low Latency
3 3 (37.50%) Analytics
3 3 (37.50%) C#
3 3 (37.50%) Decision-Making
3 3 (37.50%) Market Making
3 3 (37.50%) Python
4 2 (25.00%) AI
4 2 (25.00%) Algorithmic Trading
4 2 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
4 2 (25.00%) Data Analysis
4 2 (25.00%) Data Science
4 2 (25.00%) KDB
4 2 (25.00%) Mathematics
4 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (25.00%) Risk Management
4 2 (25.00%) Statistical Modelling
5 1 (12.50%) Actionable Insight
5 1 (12.50%) Agile
5 1 (12.50%) Backtesting
5 1 (12.50%) Benchmarking
5 1 (12.50%) CI/CD
5 1 (12.50%) Computer Science
5 1 (12.50%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (12.50%) Curve Construction
5 1 (12.50%) Data Analytics
5 1 (12.50%) DeFi
5 1 (12.50%) Degree
5 1 (12.50%) DevOps
5 1 (12.50%) Electronic Trading

Quantitative Developer 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (25.00%) KDB
General
1 5 (62.50%) Front Office
2 3 (37.50%) Banking
3 2 (25.00%) Finance
4 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (12.50%) Financial Institution
4 1 (12.50%) Investment Banking
4 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (12.50%) FIX Protocol
1 1 (12.50%) Java Concurrency
1 1 (12.50%) Kafka
1 1 (12.50%) PyXLL
Miscellaneous
1 5 (62.50%) Derivative
2 4 (50.00%) Algorithms
3 2 (25.00%) Equity Derivative
3 2 (25.00%) Fixed Income
3 2 (25.00%) Greenfield Project
3 2 (25.00%) Grid Computing
4 1 (12.50%) Cloud Native
4 1 (12.50%) Data Structures
4 1 (12.50%) Distributed Systems
4 1 (12.50%) Hedge funds
4 1 (12.50%) Pricing Data
4 1 (12.50%) State Machine
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Low Latency
2 3 (37.50%) Analytics
2 3 (37.50%) Decision-Making
2 3 (37.50%) Market Making
3 2 (25.00%) AI
3 2 (25.00%) Algorithmic Trading
3 2 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 2 (25.00%) Data Analysis
3 2 (25.00%) Data Science
3 2 (25.00%) Mathematics
3 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (25.00%) Statistical Modelling
4 1 (12.50%) Agile
4 1 (12.50%) Benchmarking
4 1 (12.50%) CI/CD
4 1 (12.50%) Curve Construction
4 1 (12.50%) DeFi
4 1 (12.50%) Pricing Analytics
4 1 (12.50%) Smart Order Routing
Programming Languages
1 7 (87.50%) C++
2 3 (37.50%) C#
2 3 (37.50%) Python
3 1 (12.50%) Java
3 1 (12.50%) Rust
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (12.50%) Degree