Market Data Developer Job Trends in England

Market Data Developer
UK > England

The median Market Data Developer salary in England is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 February 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 614 659 748
Rank change year-on-year +45 +89 +217
Permanent jobs requiring a Market Data Developer 4 14 5
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.007% 0.031% 0.008%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.033% 0.008%
Number of salaries quoted 2 4 5
10th Percentile £76,000 £81,750 -
25th Percentile £77,500 £103,125 £93,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £140,000 £130,000
Median % change year-on-year -42.86% +7.69% +40.54%
75th Percentile £82,500 £176,875 £135,000
90th Percentile £84,000 £184,750 £139,500
UK median annual salary £80,000 £140,000 £130,000
% change year-on-year -42.86% +7.69% +40.54%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 52,463 41,887 62,653
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.12% 91.66% 94.83%
Number of salaries quoted 33,551 21,942 50,063
10th Percentile £29,000 £33,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £37,750 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.31%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%

Market Data Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Market Data Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Market Data Developer job vacancy trend in England

Market Data Developer
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Market Data Developer job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Market Data Developer job vacancies in England

Market Data 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 Market Data Developer within the England region over the 6 months to 8 February 2026. 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 +43 4 £80,000 -42.86%
Market Data Developer
UK

Market Data Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 8 February 2026, Market Data 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 England region featuring Market Data Developer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Python
2 2 (50.00%) C++
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Integration
2 2 (50.00%) Data Engineering
2 2 (50.00%) ETL
2 2 (50.00%) Fintech
2 2 (50.00%) Linux
2 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (50.00%) Unit Testing
3 1 (25.00%) .NET
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) AngularJS
3 1 (25.00%) AWS
3 1 (25.00%) C#
3 1 (25.00%) CMake
3 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
3 1 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (25.00%) Containerisation
3 1 (25.00%) Data Management
3 1 (25.00%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (25.00%) Databricks
3 1 (25.00%) Degree
3 1 (25.00%) Deployment Automation
3 1 (25.00%) Docker
3 1 (25.00%) Git
3 1 (25.00%) GitHub
3 1 (25.00%) GitHub Actions
3 1 (25.00%) Market Data Development
3 1 (25.00%) React
3 1 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering

Market Data Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) AWS
1 1 (25.00%) GitHub
1 1 (25.00%) GitHub Actions
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (25.00%) Tick Data
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) CMake
1 1 (25.00%) Git
General
1 2 (50.00%) Finance
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) .NET
1 1 (25.00%) AngularJS
1 1 (25.00%) React
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Reference Data
2 1 (25.00%) Derivative
2 1 (25.00%) Equities
2 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Continuous Integration
1 2 (50.00%) Data Engineering
1 2 (50.00%) ETL
1 2 (50.00%) Fintech
1 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (50.00%) Unit Testing
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (25.00%) Containerisation
2 1 (25.00%) Data Management
2 1 (25.00%) Deployment Automation
2 1 (25.00%) Market Data Development
2 1 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) Python
2 2 (50.00%) C++
3 1 (25.00%) C#
3 1 (25.00%) SQL
3 1 (25.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Docker
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Databricks