Quantitative Researcher Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Quant Researcher
UK > UK excluding London

The median Quant Researcher salary in the UK excluding London is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 December 2025.

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

6 months to
3 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 513 589 -
Rank change year-on-year +76 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Quantitative Researcher 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.003% 0.002% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% 0.002% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £150,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -80.00% - -
UK median annual salary £30,000 £125,000 £150,000
% change year-on-year -76.00% -16.67% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 34,258 41,339 27,635
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.25% 93.99% 95.51%
Number of salaries quoted 21,646 21,822 20,966
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £33,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -

Quantitative Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Quantitative Researcher' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Quantitative Researcher job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Quantitative Researcher
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Quantitative Researcher job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Quantitative Researcher job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Quantitative Researcher
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Quantitative Researcher within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 3 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
East of England +40 1 £30,000 -80.00% 2
Quantitative Researcher
UK

Quantitative Researcher Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 3 December 2025, Quantitative Researcher 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 UK excluding London region featuring Quantitative Researcher in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Automated Trading
1 1 (100.00%) Low Latency
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Proprietary Trading
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Ultra-Low Latency

Quantitative Researcher Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Automated Trading
1 1 (100.00%) Low Latency
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Proprietary Trading
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Ultra-Low Latency