Java Quantitative Developer Job Trends

Java Quant Developer
UK

As of 17 May 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Java Quant Developer salary in the UK.

6 months to
17 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 710 - 864
Rank change year-on-year - - +66
Permanent jobs requiring a Java Quantitative Developer 2 0 18
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.002% - 0.019%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% - 0.020%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - £97,500
25th Percentile - - £120,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £137,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.51%
75th Percentile - - £152,500
90th Percentile - - £175,000
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

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 85,551 39,541 91,790
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.32% 89.78% 94.62%
Number of salaries quoted 56,475 22,949 67,336
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £71,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -5.66%

Java Quantitative Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Java Quantitative Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

Java Quantitative Developer
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for Java Quantitative Developer job vacancies in the UK

Java 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 Java Quantitative Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 17 May 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
England - 2 - -
London - 2 - -
Work from Home - 1 - -

Java Quantitative Developer Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 17 May 2026, Java 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 Java Quantitative Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Algorithmic Trading
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Electronic Trading
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) Low Latency
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) Code Quality
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Concurrent Programming
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) FIX Protocol
2 1 (50.00%) Gradle
2 1 (50.00%) Java Concurrency
2 1 (50.00%) JVM Tuning
2 1 (50.00%) Market Making
2 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (50.00%) Order Management
2 1 (50.00%) PhD
2 1 (50.00%) Python
2 1 (50.00%) React
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Solace
2 1 (50.00%) Spring
2 1 (50.00%) Spring Boot
2 1 (50.00%) Ultra-Low Latency

Java 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Gradle
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Financial Institution
1 1 (50.00%) Front Office
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) FIX Protocol
1 1 (50.00%) Java Concurrency
1 1 (50.00%) React
1 1 (50.00%) Spring
1 1 (50.00%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (50.00%) Distributed Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Algorithmic Trading
1 2 (100.00%) Electronic Trading
1 2 (100.00%) Low Latency
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) Code Quality
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Concurrent Programming
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) JVM Tuning
2 1 (50.00%) Market Making
2 1 (50.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (50.00%) Order Management
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Ultra-Low Latency
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Java
2 1 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (50.00%) PhD
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Solace