Market Data Developer Job Trends in London

Market Data Developer
England > London

The median Market Data Developer salary in London is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 367 421 448
Rank change year-on-year +54 +27 +229
Permanent jobs requiring a Market Data Developer 7 9 4
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.050% 0.058% 0.022%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.055% 0.063% 0.023%
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 4
10th Percentile - £81,750 £89,375
25th Percentile - £103,125 £92,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £140,000 £121,250
Median % change year-on-year -46.43% +15.46% +34.72%
75th Percentile - £176,875 £136,875
90th Percentile - £184,750 £140,250
England median annual salary £75,000 £140,000 £121,250
% change year-on-year -46.43% +15.46% +34.72%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 12,761 14,282 17,445
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.16% 92.67% 95.22%
Number of salaries quoted 8,461 8,232 14,026
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £95,000
90th Percentile £113,750 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,800
% change year-on-year -8.33% +3.81% -6.02%

Market Data Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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 London.

Market Data Developer job vacancy trend in London

Market Data Developer
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary distribution trend for Market Data Developer job vacancies in London

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

For the 6 months to 13 January 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 London region featuring Market Data Developer in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Python
2 6 (85.71%) ETL
3 5 (71.43%) Agile
3 5 (71.43%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (71.43%) Databricks
3 5 (71.43%) Deployment Automation
3 5 (71.43%) Docker
3 5 (71.43%) Market Data Development
3 5 (71.43%) Tick Data
4 3 (42.86%) Containerisation
4 3 (42.86%) Data Management
4 3 (42.86%) Requirements Gathering
5 2 (28.57%) Data Acquisition
6 1 (14.29%) .NET
6 1 (14.29%) AngularJS
6 1 (14.29%) AWS
6 1 (14.29%) C#
6 1 (14.29%) C++
6 1 (14.29%) CMake
6 1 (14.29%) Continuous Integration
6 1 (14.29%) Data Engineering
6 1 (14.29%) Fintech
6 1 (14.29%) Git
6 1 (14.29%) GitHub
6 1 (14.29%) GitHub Actions
6 1 (14.29%) Linux
6 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (14.29%) React
6 1 (14.29%) SQL
6 1 (14.29%) TypeScript

Market Data Developer Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) AWS
1 1 (14.29%) GitHub
1 1 (14.29%) GitHub Actions
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (71.43%) Data Warehouse
1 5 (71.43%) Tick Data
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) CMake
1 1 (14.29%) Git
General
1 3 (42.86%) Marketing
2 1 (14.29%) Finance
2 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (14.29%) .NET
1 1 (14.29%) AngularJS
1 1 (14.29%) React
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Management Information System
2 1 (14.29%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 1 (14.29%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) ETL
2 5 (71.43%) Agile
2 5 (71.43%) Deployment Automation
2 5 (71.43%) Market Data Development
3 3 (42.86%) Containerisation
3 3 (42.86%) Data Management
3 3 (42.86%) Requirements Gathering
4 2 (28.57%) Data Acquisition
5 1 (14.29%) Continuous Integration
5 1 (14.29%) Data Engineering
5 1 (14.29%) Fintech
5 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (14.29%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 7 (100.00%) Python
2 1 (14.29%) C#
2 1 (14.29%) C++
2 1 (14.29%) SQL
2 1 (14.29%) TypeScript
System Software
1 5 (71.43%) Docker
Vendors
1 5 (71.43%) Databricks