C++ Quantitative Developer Job Trends

C++ Quant Developer
UK

The median C++ Quant Developer salary in the UK is £170,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 October 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 647 730 717
Rank change year-on-year +83 -13 +411
Permanent jobs requiring a C++ Quantitative Developer 21 15 20
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.043% 0.022% 0.036%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.047% 0.023% 0.038%
Number of salaries quoted 1 8 13
10th Percentile - £94,875 £89,500
25th Percentile £165,000 - £102,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £170,000 £120,000 £135,000
Median % change year-on-year +41.67% -11.11% +8.00%
75th Percentile £175,000 £136,250 £145,000
90th Percentile - £155,750 £164,000
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 44,503 64,870 52,651
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.14% 95.27% 95.59%
Number of salaries quoted 26,511 36,840 40,759
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £31,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,000 £42,874
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% -

C++ Quantitative Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'C++ Quantitative Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

C++ Quantitative Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

C++ Quantitative Developer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for C++ Quantitative Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for C++ Quantitative Developer job vacancies in the UK

C++ Quantitative Developer
Top 2 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 27 October 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
London +78 21 £170,000 +41.67% 4
England +76 21 £170,000 +41.67% 4

C++ Quantitative Developer Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 27 October 2025, C++ Quantitative 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 featuring C++ Quantitative Developer in the job title.

1 21 (100.00%) C++
2 19 (90.48%) Low Latency
2 19 (90.48%) Python
3 18 (85.71%) Boost C++ Libraries
3 18 (85.71%) Linux
3 18 (85.71%) OO
3 18 (85.71%) OOP
3 18 (85.71%) Order Management
3 18 (85.71%) Test Automation
4 1 (4.76%) Agile
4 1 (4.76%) Algorithmic Trading
4 1 (4.76%) Degree
4 1 (4.76%) Design Patterns
4 1 (4.76%) KDB
4 1 (4.76%) Kdb+
4 1 (4.76%) Market Making
4 1 (4.76%) Master's Degree
4 1 (4.76%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (4.76%) Quantitative Research
4 1 (4.76%) Quantitative Trading
4 1 (4.76%) Visual Studio

C++ Quantitative Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 1 (4.76%) KDB
1 1 (4.76%) Kdb+
Development Applications
1 1 (4.76%) Visual Studio
General
1 19 (90.48%) Finance
2 18 (85.71%) Front Office
3 1 (4.76%) Banking
3 1 (4.76%) Investment Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (85.71%) Boost C++ Libraries
Miscellaneous
1 20 (95.24%) Algorithms
2 19 (90.48%) Data Structures
2 19 (90.48%) Hedge funds
3 18 (85.71%) Equities
3 18 (85.71%) Management Information System
4 1 (4.76%) Derivative
4 1 (4.76%) Fixed Income
4 1 (4.76%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 18 (85.71%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (90.48%) Low Latency
2 18 (85.71%) OO
2 18 (85.71%) OOP
2 18 (85.71%) Order Management
2 18 (85.71%) Test Automation
3 1 (4.76%) Agile
3 1 (4.76%) Algorithmic Trading
3 1 (4.76%) Design Patterns
3 1 (4.76%) Market Making
3 1 (4.76%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (4.76%) Quantitative Research
3 1 (4.76%) Quantitative Trading
Programming Languages
1 21 (100.00%) C++
2 19 (90.48%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (4.76%) Degree
1 1 (4.76%) Master's Degree