Algorithmic Trading Developer Jobs in London

Algo Trading Developer
England > London

The median Algo Trading Developer salary in London 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 388 500 628
Rank change year-on-year +112 +128 +215
Permanent jobs requiring an Algorithmic Trading Developer 4 2 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.031% 0.008% 0.006%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.035% 0.009% 0.006%
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 - -
England median annual salary £110,000 £150,000 £155,000
% change year-on-year -26.67% -3.23% +58.97%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in 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 London with a recognized job title 11,480 22,230 33,763
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.13% 94.12% 95.07%
Number of salaries quoted 7,467 16,731 24,760
10th Percentile £41,250 £38,454 £42,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £115,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,773 £60,567
% change year-on-year +6.93% -11.22% +0.95%

Algorithmic Trading Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Algorithmic Trading Developer in London

Algorithmic Trading Developer
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Algorithmic Trading Developer in London

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

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 London 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 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:

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