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 17 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 824
Rank change year-on-year - - +181
Permanent jobs citing FX Algorithmic Trading 0 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK - - 0.006%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - 0.007%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £132,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £140,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +28.74%
75th Percentile - - £145,000
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

All Process & 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 58,222 40,192 73,990
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 77.86% 93.47% 87.20%
Number of salaries quoted 35,232 22,295 56,140
10th Percentile £29,750 £31,750 £29,035
25th Percentile £40,000 £44,188 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.41%
75th Percentile £77,424 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

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