FX Algorithmic Trading Job Trends

FX Algo Trading
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring FX Algorithmic Trading skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - - 695
Rank change year-on-year - - +373
Permanent jobs citing FX Algorithmic Trading 0 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK - - 0.008%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - 0.009%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - £133,250
25th Percentile - - £134,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £140,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +30.23%
75th Percentile - - £145,000
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

FX Algorithmic Trading falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 48,781 51,056 45,908
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.30% 89.04% 93.74%
Number of salaries quoted 28,561 26,014 35,209
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £32,074
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.93%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,924 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -11.05% +4.76% -2.51%

FX Algorithmic Trading
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing FX Algorithmic Trading relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

FX Algorithmic Trading job vacancy trend in the UK

FX Algorithmic Trading
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing FX Algorithmic Trading.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing FX Algorithmic Trading