Quantitative Analyst Job Trends

Quant Analyst
UK

The median Quant Analyst salary in the UK is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 627 666 686
Rank change year-on-year +39 +20 +291
Permanent jobs requiring a Quantitative Analyst 28 36 54
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.046% 0.067% 0.091%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.051% 0.073% 0.096%
Number of salaries quoted 15 32 52
10th Percentile £81,750 £60,000 £52,500
25th Percentile £82,500 £65,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £72,500 £81,250
Median % change year-on-year +37.93% -10.77% -9.72%
75th Percentile £130,000 £118,125 £99,375
90th Percentile - £136,750 £142,000
UK excluding London median annual salary - - £92,625

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 55,347 49,429 56,262
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.79% 92.66% 95.18%
Number of salaries quoted 34,239 25,628 43,493
10th Percentile £28,675 £33,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £76,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% -5.25%

Quantitative Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Quantitative Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Quantitative Analyst
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Quantitative Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Quantitative Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Quantitative Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Quantitative Analyst over the 6 months to 17 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Quantitative Analyst in the UK

Quantitative Analyst
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Quantitative Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 17 January 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 +60 28 £100,000 +37.93% 6
London +51 28 £100,000 +37.93% 6
Work from Home +64 9 £130,000 +85.71% 1

Quantitative Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 17 January 2026, Quantitative Analyst 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 Quantitative Analyst in the job title.

1 18 (64.29%) Python
2 14 (50.00%) Degree
3 13 (46.43%) Mathematics
4 10 (35.71%) Credit Risk Modelling
5 7 (25.00%) Economics
5 7 (25.00%) Machine Learning
5 7 (25.00%) Master's Degree
5 7 (25.00%) SAS
5 7 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 4 (14.29%) Backtesting
6 4 (14.29%) Business Development
6 4 (14.29%) Model Validation
6 4 (14.29%) PhD
6 4 (14.29%) Quantitative Analysis
6 4 (14.29%) R
6 4 (14.29%) Risk Management
7 3 (10.71%) C
7 3 (10.71%) C#
7 3 (10.71%) C++
7 3 (10.71%) Clean Code
7 3 (10.71%) Computer Science
7 3 (10.71%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (10.71%) Data Science
7 3 (10.71%) IFRS
7 3 (10.71%) IFRS 9
7 3 (10.71%) Physics
7 3 (10.71%) Problem-Solving
7 3 (10.71%) Quantitative Finance
7 3 (10.71%) Quantitative Risk Management
7 3 (10.71%) SQL

Quantitative Analyst 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (25.00%) SAS
Applications
1 2 (7.14%) Microsoft Office
General
1 17 (60.71%) Finance
2 9 (32.14%) Social Skills
3 7 (25.00%) Banking
4 4 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (10.71%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (10.71%) Financial Institution
6 2 (7.14%) Front Office
7 1 (3.57%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (7.14%) XML
1 2 (7.14%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 10 (35.71%) Credit Risk
2 6 (21.43%) Algorithms
3 4 (14.29%) Market Risk
4 2 (7.14%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (7.14%) Distributed Computing
4 2 (7.14%) Equities
4 2 (7.14%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (3.57%) Derivative
5 1 (3.57%) Hedge funds
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (46.43%) Mathematics
2 10 (35.71%) Credit Risk Modelling
3 7 (25.00%) Economics
3 7 (25.00%) Machine Learning
3 7 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (14.29%) Backtesting
4 4 (14.29%) Business Development
4 4 (14.29%) Model Validation
4 4 (14.29%) Quantitative Analysis
4 4 (14.29%) Risk Management
5 3 (10.71%) Clean Code
5 3 (10.71%) Computer Science
5 3 (10.71%) Data Science
5 3 (10.71%) Physics
5 3 (10.71%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (10.71%) Quantitative Finance
5 3 (10.71%) Quantitative Risk Management
5 3 (10.71%) Stochastic Calculus
5 3 (10.71%) Stress Testing
5 3 (10.71%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 18 (64.29%) Python
2 4 (14.29%) R
3 3 (10.71%) C
3 3 (10.71%) C#
3 3 (10.71%) C++
3 3 (10.71%) SQL
4 2 (7.14%) VBA
4 2 (7.14%) VC++
5 1 (3.57%) Java
Qualifications
1 14 (50.00%) Degree
2 7 (25.00%) Master's Degree
3 4 (14.29%) PhD
4 3 (10.71%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (10.71%) IFRS
1 3 (10.71%) IFRS 9
2 2 (7.14%) EMIR
3 1 (3.57%) Basel III
Vendors
1 2 (7.14%) Microsoft
1 2 (7.14%) Oracle