Algo Trading
England > London
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London requiring Algorithmic Trading skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Algorithmic Trading over the 6 months leading up to 6 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 326 | 421 | 471 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +95 | +50 | +119 |
| Permanent jobs citing Algorithmic Trading | 59 | 84 | 163 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 0.46% | 0.36% | 0.46% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.48% | 0.39% | 0.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 49 | 58 | 132 |
| 10th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,750 | £67,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £105,000 | £102,500 | £82,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £140,000 | £140,000 | £107,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +30.23% | -2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £165,000 | £155,000 | £150,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £174,500 | £166,125 | £180,000 |
| England median annual salary | £140,000 | £135,000 | £107,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.70% | +25.58% | -2.27% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
London
Algorithmic Trading 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 London.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 12,272 | 21,521 | 33,533 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 96.08% | 91.31% | 95.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,456 | 16,018 | 24,056 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,000 | £43,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | £52,000 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £70,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -6.67% | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £123,750 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| England median annual salary | £57,500 | £55,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -12.00% | +4.17% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings citing Algorithmic Trading as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
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Salary Trend in London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Algorithmic Trading in London.
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Salary Histogram in London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Algorithmic Trading in London over the 6 months to 6 May 2025.
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Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Algorithmic Trading within the London region over the 6 months to 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central London | +27 | 14 | £140,000 | +5.66% | |
| Algorithmic Trading England |
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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: