C++ Quantitative Developer Jobs in London

C++ Quant Developer
England > London

The median C++ Quant Developer salary in London is £135,000 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 348 487 619
Rank change year-on-year +139 +132 +209
Permanent jobs requiring a C++ Quantitative Developer 44 15 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.35% 0.064% 0.031%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.38% 0.067% 0.033%
Number of salaries quoted 5 6 9
10th Percentile - £56,250 £105,000
25th Percentile £100,000 £93,125 £127,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £135,000 £145,000 £140,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.90% +3.57% +40.00%
75th Percentile £167,500 £168,750 £180,000
90th Percentile £172,000 £183,750 £215,000
England median annual salary £135,000 £145,000 £140,000
% change year-on-year -6.90% +3.57% +40.00%

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%

C++ Quantitative Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured C++ Quantitative Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for C++ Quantitative Developer in London

C++ Quantitative Developer
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C++ Quantitative Developer in London.

Salary trend for C++ Quantitative Developer in London

C++ Quantitative Developer
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ Quantitative Developer in London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for C++ Quantitative Developer in London

C++ Quantitative Developer
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ Quantitative Developer within the London 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
Central London +30 4 £122,500 -18.33%
C++ Quantitative Developer
England

C++ Quantitative Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, C++ Quantitative 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 C++ Quantitative Developer in the job title.

1 44 (100.00%) C++
2 39 (88.64%) Low Latency
3 38 (86.36%) Equities
3 38 (86.36%) Hedge funds
3 38 (86.36%) Python
4 37 (84.09%) Linux
5 24 (54.55%) Multithreading
6 20 (45.45%) Algorithms
6 20 (45.45%) Finance
7 18 (40.91%) Data Structures
8 15 (34.09%) Boost C++ Libraries
8 15 (34.09%) Front Office
9 14 (31.82%) Management Information System
9 14 (31.82%) OOP
9 14 (31.82%) OO
9 14 (31.82%) Test Automation
9 14 (31.82%) Order Management
10 3 (6.82%) Quantitative Trading
10 3 (6.82%) Algorithmic Trading
10 3 (6.82%) Degree
10 3 (6.82%) Mathematics
11 2 (4.55%) Physics
11 2 (4.55%) PhD
11 2 (4.55%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 2 (4.55%) Risk Management
11 2 (4.55%) Advertising
11 2 (4.55%) Validation
11 2 (4.55%) Greeks
11 2 (4.55%) Stochastic Calculus
11 2 (4.55%) Curve Construction

C++ Quantitative 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.27%) NoSQL
General
1 20 (45.45%) Finance
2 15 (34.09%) Front Office
3 2 (4.55%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (34.09%) Boost C++ Libraries
Miscellaneous
1 38 (86.36%) Equities
1 38 (86.36%) Hedge funds
2 20 (45.45%) Algorithms
3 18 (40.91%) Data Structures
4 14 (31.82%) Management Information System
5 2 (4.55%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 1 (2.27%) Derivative
6 1 (2.27%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 37 (84.09%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (88.64%) Low Latency
2 24 (54.55%) Multithreading
3 14 (31.82%) OO
3 14 (31.82%) OOP
3 14 (31.82%) Order Management
3 14 (31.82%) Test Automation
4 3 (6.82%) Algorithmic Trading
4 3 (6.82%) Mathematics
4 3 (6.82%) Quantitative Trading
5 2 (4.55%) Curve Construction
5 2 (4.55%) Greeks
5 2 (4.55%) Physics
5 2 (4.55%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (4.55%) Quantitative Research
5 2 (4.55%) Risk Management
5 2 (4.55%) Stochastic Calculus
5 2 (4.55%) Validation
6 1 (2.27%) Asset Management
6 1 (2.27%) Quantitative Analysis
6 1 (2.27%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 44 (100.00%) C++
2 38 (86.36%) Python
3 1 (2.27%) C#
3 1 (2.27%) Java
3 1 (2.27%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (6.82%) Degree
2 2 (4.55%) Master's Degree
2 2 (4.55%) PhD