Quantitative Finance Jobs in the City of London

Quantitative Finance (Mathematical Finance)
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of London requiring Quantitative Finance skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Quantitative Finance over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 136 176 228
Rank change year-on-year +40 +52 +59
Permanent jobs citing Quantitative Finance 3 2 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 0.15% 0.060% 0.045%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.16% 0.065% 0.047%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £59,250 - £55,375
25th Percentile £76,875 - £69,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £110,000 - £96,250
Median % change year-on-year - - -25.24%
75th Percentile £144,375 - £126,563
90th Percentile £162,750 - £142,125
Central London median annual salary £110,000 - £96,250
% change year-on-year - - -25.24%

All Process and Methodology Skills
City of London

Quantitative Finance falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,884 3,067 4,261
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 96.32% 91.66% 95.20%
Number of salaries quoted 1,417 2,382 3,541
10th Percentile £42,500 £41,325 £42,500
25th Percentile £54,000 £55,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.45%
75th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £100,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £112,500 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% +3.45%

Quantitative Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Quantitative Finance in the City of London

Quantitative Finance
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Quantitative Finance in the City of London.

Salary trend for Quantitative Finance in the City of London

Quantitative Finance
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Quantitative Finance in the City of London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Quantitative Finance in the City of London

Quantitative Finance
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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) KDB
1 1 (33.33%) Kdb+
1 1 (33.33%) NoSQL
1 1 (33.33%) SQL Server
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) C++ Developer
2 1 (33.33%) C++ Quantitative Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Electronic Trading C++ Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Electronic Trading Developer
2 1 (33.33%) KDB Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Qualitative Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Quantitative Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Quantitative Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) Boost C++ Libraries
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Algorithms
2 1 (33.33%) Data Structures
2 1 (33.33%) Derivative
2 1 (33.33%) Equities
2 1 (33.33%) Fixed Income
2 1 (33.33%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Mathematics
2 2 (66.67%) Electronic Trading
2 2 (66.67%) Low Latency
2 2 (66.67%) Multithreading
2 2 (66.67%) Physics
2 2 (66.67%) Quantitative Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Statistics
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Modelling
3 1 (33.33%) Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (33.33%) Complexity Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (33.33%) Linear Algebra
3 1 (33.33%) Performance Monitoring
3 1 (33.33%) Performance Optimisation
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Prototyping
3 1 (33.33%) Software Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Sprint Planning
3 1 (33.33%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) Java
1 2 (66.67%) Python
2 1 (33.33%) C#
2 1 (33.33%) C++
2 1 (33.33%) MATLAB
2 1 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Postgraduate