Algorithmic Trading Developer Jobs in England

Algo Trading Developer
UK > England

The median Algo Trading Developer salary in England is £110,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 644 820 949
Rank change year-on-year +176 +129 +160
Permanent jobs requiring an Algorithmic Trading Developer 4 2 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.009% 0.002% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% 0.002% 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 4 2 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £105,000 - £147,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £110,000 £150,000 £155,000
Median % change year-on-year -26.67% -3.23% +58.97%
75th Percentile £116,875 - £162,500
90th Percentile £120,250 - -
UK median annual salary £110,000 £150,000 £155,000
% change year-on-year -26.67% -3.23% +58.97%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 41,506 80,486 84,681
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.13% 94.46% 91.53%
Number of salaries quoted 24,507 60,251 53,657
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £53,773 £60,567
Median % change year-on-year +6.93% -11.22% +0.95%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £91,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,777 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.95% -12.04% -

Algorithmic Trading Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Algorithmic Trading Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Algorithmic Trading Developer in England

Algorithmic Trading Developer
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Algorithmic Trading Developer in England.

Salary trend for Algorithmic Trading Developer in England

Algorithmic Trading Developer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Algorithmic Trading Developer within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
London +112 4 £110,000 -26.67% 11
Algorithmic Trading Developer
UK

Algorithmic Trading Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Algorithmic Trading Developer 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 England region featuring Algorithmic Trading Developer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Algorithmic Trading
2 3 (75.00%) Low Latency
2 3 (75.00%) Java
2 3 (75.00%) Finance
2 3 (75.00%) Algorithms
2 3 (75.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 2 (50.00%) Market Making
3 2 (50.00%) Software Engineering
3 2 (50.00%) Equities
3 2 (50.00%) Front Office
3 2 (50.00%) Workflow
3 2 (50.00%) Mentoring
3 2 (50.00%) Quantitative Trading
3 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (25.00%) Event-Driven
4 1 (25.00%) Event-Driven Programming
4 1 (25.00%) Apache Arrow
4 1 (25.00%) High-Frequency Trading
4 1 (25.00%) User Experience
4 1 (25.00%) TypeScript
4 1 (25.00%) KDB
4 1 (25.00%) Electronic Trading
4 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (25.00%) Financial Institution
4 1 (25.00%) JavaScript
4 1 (25.00%) Apache
4 1 (25.00%) Python
4 1 (25.00%) Banking
4 1 (25.00%) Investment Banking
4 1 (25.00%) Quantitative Analysis

Algorithmic Trading Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 (25.00%) Apache
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Apache Arrow
1 1 (25.00%) KDB
General
1 3 (75.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Front Office
3 1 (25.00%) Banking
3 1 (25.00%) Financial Institution
3 1 (25.00%) Investment Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) React
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Algorithms
1 3 (75.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 2 (50.00%) Equities
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Algorithmic Trading
2 3 (75.00%) Low Latency
3 2 (50.00%) Market Making
3 2 (50.00%) Mentoring
3 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (50.00%) Quantitative Trading
3 2 (50.00%) Software Engineering
3 2 (50.00%) Workflow
4 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (25.00%) Electronic Trading
4 1 (25.00%) Event-Driven
4 1 (25.00%) Event-Driven Programming
4 1 (25.00%) High-Frequency Trading
4 1 (25.00%) Migration
4 1 (25.00%) Quantitative Analysis
4 1 (25.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) Java
2 1 (25.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (25.00%) Python
2 1 (25.00%) TypeScript