Electronic Trading Developer Job Trends

Electronic Trading Developer
UK

The median Electronic Trading Developer salary in the UK is £112,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 March 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 666 629 791
Rank change year-on-year -37 +162 +161
Permanent jobs requiring an Electronic Trading Developer 25 24 38
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.033% 0.056% 0.045%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.036% 0.062% 0.047%
Number of salaries quoted 21 24 27
10th Percentile - - £127,250
25th Percentile £98,750 £85,000 £132,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £112,500 £110,000 £150,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% -26.67% +3.45%
75th Percentile £126,250 £162,500 £162,500
90th Percentile - £166,000 £167,500
UK excluding London median annual salary - - £60,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 68,739 38,903 80,284
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.93% 90.47% 94.61%
Number of salaries quoted 43,768 23,119 61,505
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £39,000 £43,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £91,934
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% -5.23%

Electronic Trading Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Electronic Trading Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

Electronic Trading Developer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Electronic Trading Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Electronic Trading Developer job vacancies in the UK

Electronic Trading Developer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electronic Trading Developer over the 6 months to 17 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Electronic Trading Developer in the UK

Electronic Trading 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 Electronic Trading Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 17 March 2026. 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 +15 25 £112,500 +2.27% 10
England -20 25 £112,500 +2.27% 10

Electronic Trading Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 17 March 2026, Electronic Trading 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 Electronic Trading Developer in the job title.

1 25 (100.00%) Electronic Trading
2 24 (96.00%) Low Latency
3 21 (84.00%) Performance Tuning
4 19 (76.00%) Analytics
4 19 (76.00%) Containerisation
4 19 (76.00%) Dashboard Development
4 19 (76.00%) Data Visualisation
4 19 (76.00%) FIX Protocol
4 19 (76.00%) Highcharts JS
4 19 (76.00%) JavaScript
4 19 (76.00%) OpenFin
4 19 (76.00%) Performance Optimisation
4 19 (76.00%) React
4 19 (76.00%) Visualisation
4 19 (76.00%) WebSockets
5 6 (24.00%) Java
6 2 (8.00%) Code Quality
6 2 (8.00%) Concurrent Programming
6 2 (8.00%) JVM Tuning
6 2 (8.00%) Ultra-Low Latency
7 1 (4.00%) Agile
7 1 (4.00%) Computer Science
7 1 (4.00%) Data Management
7 1 (4.00%) Decision-Making
7 1 (4.00%) Degree
7 1 (4.00%) DevOps
7 1 (4.00%) Flow Trading
7 1 (4.00%) Master's Degree
7 1 (4.00%) Multithreading
7 1 (4.00%) PhD

Electronic Trading 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:

General
1 21 (84.00%) Front Office
2 4 (16.00%) Finance
3 2 (8.00%) Banking
3 2 (8.00%) Social Skills
4 1 (4.00%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (4.00%) Investment Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (76.00%) FIX Protocol
1 19 (76.00%) Highcharts JS
1 19 (76.00%) OpenFin
1 19 (76.00%) React
1 19 (76.00%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 20 (80.00%) Fixed Income
2 4 (16.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 2 (8.00%) Distributed Systems
4 1 (4.00%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (100.00%) Electronic Trading
2 24 (96.00%) Low Latency
3 21 (84.00%) Performance Tuning
4 19 (76.00%) Analytics
4 19 (76.00%) Containerisation
4 19 (76.00%) Dashboard Development
4 19 (76.00%) Data Visualisation
4 19 (76.00%) Performance Optimisation
4 19 (76.00%) Visualisation
5 2 (8.00%) Code Quality
5 2 (8.00%) Concurrent Programming
5 2 (8.00%) JVM Tuning
5 2 (8.00%) Ultra-Low Latency
6 1 (4.00%) Agile
6 1 (4.00%) Computer Science
6 1 (4.00%) Data Management
6 1 (4.00%) Decision-Making
6 1 (4.00%) DevOps
6 1 (4.00%) Flow Trading
6 1 (4.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 19 (76.00%) JavaScript
2 6 (24.00%) Java
3 1 (4.00%) Python
3 1 (4.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (4.00%) Degree
1 1 (4.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (4.00%) PhD