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 25 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 707 573 817
Rank change year-on-year -134 +244 +75
Permanent jobs citing Quantitative Analysis 23 76 62
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.025% 0.18% 0.063%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.034% 0.19% 0.075%
Number of salaries quoted 5 21 26
10th Percentile - £77,500 £34,593
25th Percentile £46,250 £100,000 £41,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £112,500 £47,236
Median % change year-on-year -57.78% +138.17% -19.27%
75th Percentile £81,250 £143,750 £92,500
90th Percentile - - £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary - - £43,500
% change year-on-year - - -13.00%

All Process & 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 68,421 39,984 83,066
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.77% 93.29% 84.23%
Number of salaries quoted 44,440 20,998 60,038
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,913 £29,250
25th Percentile £40,750 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.69% +7.27% -9.84%
75th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £51,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +1.94% +3.00% -9.09%

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 25 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Quantitative Analysis in the UK

Quantitative Analysis
Top 8 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 25 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 -89 22 £47,500 -57.78% 22
London -46 17 £47,500 -57.78% 19
Work from Home +19 6 £47,500 - 8
UK excluding London -74 5 - - 6
North West -3 3 - -
North of England -37 3 - -
South East - 1 - - 3
East of England - 1 - -

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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (8.70%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (13.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (8.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (8.70%) Adobe Analytics
1 2 (8.70%) Figma
1 2 (8.70%) Google Analytics
1 2 (8.70%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (17.39%) Tableau
2 2 (8.70%) Data Mining
2 2 (8.70%) Looker
2 2 (8.70%) Mixpanel
2 2 (8.70%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (8.70%) JIRA
General
1 16 (69.57%) Analytical Skills
2 11 (47.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 10 (43.48%) Finance
3 10 (43.48%) Financial Institution
4 9 (39.13%) Social Skills
5 4 (17.39%) Marketing
6 2 (8.70%) Banking
6 2 (8.70%) Digital Economy
6 2 (8.70%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (8.70%) Retail Banking
7 1 (4.35%) Law
7 1 (4.35%) Legal
7 1 (4.35%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 10 (43.48%) Analyst
2 8 (34.78%) Market Analyst
2 8 (34.78%) Market Risk Analyst
2 8 (34.78%) Qualitative Analyst
2 8 (34.78%) Quantitative Analyst
2 8 (34.78%) Quantitative Risk Analyst
2 8 (34.78%) Risk Analyst
3 2 (8.70%) Customer Insight Manager
3 2 (8.70%) Data Modeller
3 2 (8.70%) Insight Manager
3 2 (8.70%) Product Analyst
3 2 (8.70%) Product Manager
4 1 (4.35%) Business Development Manager
4 1 (4.35%) Business Manager
4 1 (4.35%) Developer
4 1 (4.35%) Development Manager
4 1 (4.35%) Quantitative Developer
4 1 (4.35%) Senior
4 1 (4.35%) Senior Developer
4 1 (4.35%) Senior Quantitative Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.35%) WF
Miscellaneous
1 8 (34.78%) Derivative
1 8 (34.78%) Market Risk
2 2 (8.70%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (4.35%) Algorithms
3 1 (4.35%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (52.17%) Decision-Making
2 11 (47.83%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (43.48%) Analytics
4 9 (39.13%) Business Development
4 9 (39.13%) Mentoring
5 8 (34.78%) AI
5 8 (34.78%) Machine Learning
5 8 (34.78%) Regulatory Compliance
5 8 (34.78%) Risk Management
5 8 (34.78%) Stochastic Modelling
5 8 (34.78%) Thought Leadership
6 4 (17.39%) Dashboard Development
6 4 (17.39%) Product Management
7 3 (13.04%) Data Analysis
7 3 (13.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 3 (13.04%) User Experience
8 2 (8.70%) Customer Insight
8 2 (8.70%) Data Analytics
8 2 (8.70%) Data Strategy
8 2 (8.70%) Performance Metrics
Programming Languages
1 10 (43.48%) Python
2 8 (34.78%) R
3 4 (17.39%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (26.09%) Degree
2 3 (13.04%) SC Cleared
2 3 (13.04%) Security Cleared
3 1 (4.35%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (34.78%) Basel III
Vendors
1 2 (8.70%) Adobe
1 2 (8.70%) Amplitude
1 2 (8.70%) Google
1 2 (8.70%) Oracle
2 1 (4.35%) Microsoft