Quantitative Analysis Job Trends

Quantitative Analysis
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Quantitative Analysis skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 639 702 701
Rank change year-on-year +63 -1 +282
Permanent jobs citing Quantitative Analysis 26 44 33
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.051% 0.065% 0.062%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.059% 0.079% 0.066%
Number of salaries quoted 11 31 27
10th Percentile £47,500 £52,500 £45,341
25th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £46,969
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £115,000 £86,500
Median % change year-on-year -26.09% +32.95% -17.62%
75th Percentile £111,250 £130,000 £95,063
90th Percentile £161,250 £152,500 £115,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,500 £42,500 £92,625
% change year-on-year +2.35% -54.12% +42.50%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Quantitative Analysis 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 44,303 55,889 50,206
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 86.67% 82.62% 93.88%
Number of salaries quoted 26,710 29,381 38,581
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,875 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,500 £45,000 £43,800
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,750 £54,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.43% +2.86% -

Quantitative Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Quantitative Analysis relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Quantitative Analysis job vacancy trend in the UK

Quantitative Analysis
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Quantitative Analysis.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Quantitative Analysis

Quantitative Analysis
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Quantitative Analysis over the 6 months to 8 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Quantitative Analysis in the UK

Quantitative Analysis
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Quantitative Analysis within the UK over the 6 months to 8 November 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
England +65 21 £85,000 -26.09% 48
London +55 18 £85,000 -26.09% 28
UK excluding London +80 6 £43,500 +2.35% 35
Scotland - 4 - - 2
Work from Home +59 2 £41,000 -66.87% 20
South East +41 2 £43,500 -28.69% 28

Quantitative Analysis
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:

Applications
1 1 (3.85%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 3 (11.54%) Google Docs
2 2 (7.69%) Adobe Analytics
3 1 (3.85%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 2 (7.69%) Hyperconnected
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (7.69%) Tableau
2 1 (3.85%) KDB
2 1 (3.85%) Kdb+
General
1 18 (69.23%) Finance
2 13 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (30.77%) Social Skills
4 6 (23.08%) Front Office
4 6 (23.08%) Legal
5 3 (11.54%) Advertising
5 3 (11.54%) Financial Institution
6 2 (7.69%) Digital Economy
6 2 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (7.69%) Law
6 2 (7.69%) Marketing
7 1 (3.85%) French Language
7 1 (3.85%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (3.85%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 6 (23.08%) Analyst
1 6 (23.08%) Risk Manager
2 4 (15.38%) Data Scientist
2 4 (15.38%) Qualitative Analyst
2 4 (15.38%) Quantitative Analyst
2 4 (15.38%) Senior
3 3 (11.54%) Ad Operations Executive
3 3 (11.54%) Analytics Manager
4 2 (7.69%) Finance Manager
4 2 (7.69%) Head of Analytics
4 2 (7.69%) Head of Finance
4 2 (7.69%) Head of Risk Analytics
4 2 (7.69%) Strategy Manager
5 1 (3.85%) Associate Director
5 1 (3.85%) Consultant
5 1 (3.85%) Java Developer
5 1 (3.85%) Product Manager
5 1 (3.85%) Report Analyst
5 1 (3.85%) Senior Manager
5 1 (3.85%) Senior Product Manager
Miscellaneous
1 6 (23.08%) Algorithms
2 2 (7.69%) Credit Risk
2 2 (7.69%) Product Ownership
3 1 (3.85%) Derivative
3 1 (3.85%) Fixed Income
3 1 (3.85%) Market Risk
3 1 (3.85%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (53.85%) Mathematics
2 11 (42.31%) Project Management
3 10 (38.46%) Problem-Solving
4 9 (34.62%) Analytics
4 9 (34.62%) Quantitative Finance
4 9 (34.62%) Statistics
5 8 (30.77%) Model Validation
5 8 (30.77%) Validation
6 7 (26.92%) Computer Science
7 6 (23.08%) Data Science
7 6 (23.08%) Machine Learning
7 6 (23.08%) Physics
8 5 (19.23%) Backtesting
8 5 (19.23%) Clean Code
9 4 (15.38%) Economics
10 3 (11.54%) Ad Operations
10 3 (11.54%) Analytical Modelling
10 3 (11.54%) Business Case
10 3 (11.54%) Data Analysis
10 3 (11.54%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 18 (69.23%) Python
2 4 (15.38%) SQL
3 3 (11.54%) R
4 1 (3.85%) C#
4 1 (3.85%) C++
4 1 (3.85%) Java
4 1 (3.85%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 19 (73.08%) Degree
2 17 (65.38%) Master's Degree
3 13 (50.00%) PhD
4 5 (19.23%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (3.85%) Postgraduate
5 1 (3.85%) SC Cleared
5 1 (3.85%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.85%) Basel III
1 1 (3.85%) SLA
Vendors
1 4 (15.38%) Google
2 2 (7.69%) Adobe
3 1 (3.85%) Marketo
3 1 (3.85%) Salesforce
3 1 (3.85%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud