Equity Derivative Job Trends in London

Equity Derivatives
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Equity Derivative in permanent job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Equity Derivative over the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 371 428 423
Rank change year-on-year +57 -5 +230
Permanent jobs citing Equity Derivative 8 10 16
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.058% 0.063% 0.091%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.14% 0.15% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 5 10 12
10th Percentile £64,500 £71,875 -
25th Percentile £82,500 £72,813 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £165,000 £78,750 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year +109.52% -12.50% -28.00%
75th Percentile £172,500 £84,375 £125,000
90th Percentile £175,500 £100,875 -
England median annual salary £165,000 £78,750 £90,000
% change year-on-year +109.52% -12.50% -28.00%

All Generic Skills
London

Equity Derivative falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 5,777 6,895 7,150
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 42.18% 43.50% 40.59%
Number of salaries quoted 3,403 3,699 5,421
10th Percentile £35,750 £43,750 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,250 £56,661
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% - +6.67%
75th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £101,250
90th Percentile £126,100 £127,750 £127,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Equity Derivative
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Equity Derivative relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Equity Derivative job vacancy trend in London

Equity Derivative
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Equity Derivative.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Equity Derivative

Equity Derivative
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Equity Derivative in London over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Equity Derivative in London

Equity Derivative
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Equity Derivative within the London region over the 6 months to 31 December 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 +36 3 £165,000 +78.38% 2
Equity Derivative
England

Equity Derivative
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (37.50%) KDB
2 1 (12.50%) SQL Server
General
1 2 (25.00%) Banking
1 2 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Front Office
2 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Developer
2 3 (37.50%) Quantitative Developer
3 2 (25.00%) Analyst
3 2 (25.00%) Business Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Applications Support
4 1 (12.50%) Credit Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Credit Risk Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Credit Risk Business Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Front Office Business Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Java Developer
4 1 (12.50%) Murex Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Murex Business Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Risk Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Risk Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 8 (100.00%) Derivative
2 3 (37.50%) Algorithms
2 3 (37.50%) Equities
3 2 (25.00%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (12.50%) Credit Risk
4 1 (12.50%) Fixed Income
4 1 (12.50%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 1 (12.50%) Hedge funds
4 1 (12.50%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (12.50%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (37.50%) Algorithmic Trading
1 3 (37.50%) Low Latency
2 2 (25.00%) Data Analysis
2 2 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (25.00%) Market Making
2 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (25.00%) Statistical Modelling
3 1 (12.50%) Backtesting
3 1 (12.50%) Critical Thinking
3 1 (12.50%) Data Management
3 1 (12.50%) Migration
3 1 (12.50%) PnL Attribution
3 1 (12.50%) Quantitative Research
3 1 (12.50%) Requirements Analysis
3 1 (12.50%) Risk Management
3 1 (12.50%) Stochastic Volatility
3 1 (12.50%) Stress Testing
3 1 (12.50%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (12.50%) Validation
3 1 (12.50%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 3 (37.50%) C++
1 3 (37.50%) Python
2 2 (25.00%) SQL
3 1 (12.50%) Java
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) Degree
2 1 (12.50%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Bloomberg
1 1 (12.50%) FactSet
1 1 (12.50%) Murex