C++ Quantitative Developer Jobs

C++ Quant Developer
UK

The median C++ Quant Developer salary in the UK is £120,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 December 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Dec 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 760 724 1054
Rank change year-on-year -36 +330 +37
Permanent jobs requiring a C++ Quantitative Developer 29 12 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.041% 0.022% 0.018%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.043% 0.024% 0.019%
Number of salaries quoted 15 9 5
10th Percentile £87,500 £88,000 £95,750
25th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £117,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £120,000 £115,000 £125,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -8.00% +38.89%
75th Percentile £127,500 £145,000 £132,500
90th Percentile £156,500 £180,000 £180,500
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 67,099 50,997 118,430
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.81% 95.45% 95.38%
Number of salaries quoted 33,726 37,358 74,226
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £32,750
25th Percentile £43,116 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £77,000 £80,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - - +5.00%

C++ Quantitative Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for C++ Quantitative Developer in the UK

C++ Quantitative Developer
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for C++ Quantitative Developer in the UK

C++ Quantitative Developer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing C++ Quantitative Developer over the 6 months to 6 December 2024.

Salary histogram for C++ Quantitative Developer in the UK

C++ Quantitative Developer
Top 3 Job Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 6 December 2024. 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
London +24 28 £115,000 -17.86% 7
England -37 28 £115,000 - 7
Work from Home +18 5 £110,000 -4.35% 1

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

For the 6 months to 6 December 2024, 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 featuring C++ Quantitative Developer in the job title.

1 29 (100.00%) C++
2 21 (72.41%) Algorithms
3 19 (65.52%) Finance
4 14 (48.28%) Linux
4 14 (48.28%) Hedge funds
4 14 (48.28%) Low Latency
5 13 (44.83%) Python
6 12 (41.38%) Analytics
7 11 (37.93%) Data Structures
8 10 (34.48%) Equities
9 9 (31.03%) Algorithmic Trading
10 7 (24.14%) Front Office
10 7 (24.14%) Quantitative Trading
11 6 (20.69%) Quantitative Research
11 6 (20.69%) Multithreading
12 5 (17.24%) Degree
12 5 (17.24%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 5 (17.24%) Greenfield Project
12 5 (17.24%) Fintech
13 4 (13.79%) Master's Degree
13 4 (13.79%) Problem-Solving
13 4 (13.79%) Order Management
13 4 (13.79%) Banking
13 4 (13.79%) Financial Modelling
14 3 (10.34%) Test Automation
14 3 (10.34%) Boost C++ Libraries
14 3 (10.34%) Metaprogramming
14 3 (10.34%) Software Engineering
14 3 (10.34%) Mathematics
14 3 (10.34%) Computer Science

C++ Quantitative Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 2 (6.90%) KDB
1 2 (6.90%) Kdb+
2 1 (3.45%) Apache Cassandra
2 1 (3.45%) NoSQL
General
1 19 (65.52%) Finance
2 7 (24.14%) Front Office
3 4 (13.79%) Banking
4 3 (10.34%) Social Skills
5 2 (6.90%) Advertising
6 1 (3.45%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (10.34%) Boost C++ Libraries
Miscellaneous
1 21 (72.41%) Algorithms
2 14 (48.28%) Hedge funds
3 11 (37.93%) Data Structures
4 10 (34.48%) Equities
5 5 (17.24%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 5 (17.24%) Greenfield Project
6 3 (10.34%) Distributed Computing
6 3 (10.34%) Management Information System
7 1 (3.45%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 14 (48.28%) Linux
2 3 (10.34%) Unix
3 1 (3.45%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (48.28%) Low Latency
2 12 (41.38%) Analytics
3 9 (31.03%) Algorithmic Trading
4 7 (24.14%) Quantitative Trading
5 6 (20.69%) Multithreading
5 6 (20.69%) Quantitative Research
6 5 (17.24%) Fintech
7 4 (13.79%) Financial Modelling
7 4 (13.79%) Order Management
7 4 (13.79%) Problem-Solving
8 3 (10.34%) Computer Science
8 3 (10.34%) Curve Construction
8 3 (10.34%) Mathematics
8 3 (10.34%) Metaprogramming
8 3 (10.34%) OO
8 3 (10.34%) OOP
8 3 (10.34%) Risk Management
8 3 (10.34%) Software Engineering
8 3 (10.34%) Test Automation
9 2 (6.90%) Data Science
Programming Languages
1 29 (100.00%) C++
2 13 (44.83%) Python
3 3 (10.34%) C#
4 2 (6.90%) Rust
5 1 (3.45%) C
5 1 (3.45%) Java
Qualifications
1 5 (17.24%) Degree
2 4 (13.79%) Master's Degree
3 2 (6.90%) PhD
Vendors
1 1 (3.45%) Oracle
1 1 (3.45%) Sybase