Quantitative Developer Job Trends

Quant Developer
UK

The median Quant Developer salary in the UK is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 May 2026.

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

6 months to
28 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 648 580 738
Rank change year-on-year -68 +158 +107
Permanent jobs requiring a Quantitative Developer 74 73 152
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.079% 0.17% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.085% 0.19% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 25 38 103
10th Percentile £77,500 £87,500 £97,500
25th Percentile - £100,000 £100,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £140,000 £137,500
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% +1.82% +11.11%
75th Percentile - £165,000 £156,250
90th Percentile £103,000 £173,250 £172,500
UK excluding London median annual salary - £100,000 -

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 87,062 38,144 94,198
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.41% 89.31% 94.71%
Number of salaries quoted 57,930 21,418 69,018
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £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 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £51,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.96% +2.00% -6.54%

Quantitative Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Quantitative Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

Quantitative Developer
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for Quantitative Developer job vacancies in the UK

Quantitative Developer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Quantitative Developer over the 6 months to 28 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Quantitative Developer in the UK

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 Quantitative Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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
London -35 74 £100,000 -28.57% 39
England -69 74 £100,000 -28.57% 43
Work from Home +2 1 - - 8

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

For the 6 months to 28 May 2026, 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 Quantitative Developer in the job title.

1 38 (51.35%) Python
2 23 (31.08%) OO
2 23 (31.08%) OOP
3 22 (29.73%) Low Latency
4 21 (28.38%) Order Management
5 20 (27.03%) C++
6 19 (25.68%) Boost C++ Libraries
6 19 (25.68%) Linux
6 19 (25.68%) Test Automation
7 13 (17.57%) Analytics
8 12 (16.22%) Fintech
9 10 (13.51%) C#
10 7 (9.46%) Data Analysis
11 6 (8.11%) Asset Management
11 6 (8.11%) Java
11 6 (8.11%) Mathematics
11 6 (8.11%) Quantitative Research
12 5 (6.76%) Algorithmic Trading
12 5 (6.76%) Degree
12 5 (6.76%) Electronic Trading
12 5 (6.76%) SQL Server
13 4 (5.41%) Computer Science
13 4 (5.41%) Data Science
13 4 (5.41%) Microsoft Excel
13 4 (5.41%) Relational Database
13 4 (5.41%) Software Engineering
13 4 (5.41%) SQL
14 3 (4.05%) .NET
14 3 (4.05%) Backtesting
14 3 (4.05%) Code Quality

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:

Applications
1 4 (5.41%) Microsoft Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (6.76%) SQL Server
2 4 (5.41%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (2.70%) Gradle
General
1 51 (68.92%) Finance
2 28 (37.84%) Front Office
3 5 (6.76%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (2.70%) Financial Institution
4 2 (2.70%) Legal
5 1 (1.35%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (25.68%) Boost C++ Libraries
2 3 (4.05%) .NET
3 2 (2.70%) FIX Protocol
3 2 (2.70%) React
3 2 (2.70%) Spring
3 2 (2.70%) Spring Boot
4 1 (1.35%) Java Concurrency
Miscellaneous
1 23 (31.08%) Equities
1 23 (31.08%) Hedge funds
2 22 (29.73%) Algorithms
3 21 (28.38%) Data Structures
4 19 (25.68%) Management Information System
5 5 (6.76%) Derivative
6 3 (4.05%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 2 (2.70%) Distributed Systems
8 1 (1.35%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (1.35%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (1.35%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 19 (25.68%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (31.08%) OO
1 23 (31.08%) OOP
2 22 (29.73%) Low Latency
3 21 (28.38%) Order Management
4 19 (25.68%) Test Automation
5 13 (17.57%) Analytics
6 12 (16.22%) Fintech
7 7 (9.46%) Data Analysis
8 6 (8.11%) Asset Management
8 6 (8.11%) Mathematics
8 6 (8.11%) Quantitative Research
9 5 (6.76%) Algorithmic Trading
9 5 (6.76%) Electronic Trading
10 4 (5.41%) Computer Science
10 4 (5.41%) Data Science
10 4 (5.41%) Software Engineering
11 3 (4.05%) Backtesting
11 3 (4.05%) Decision-Making
11 3 (4.05%) Performance Optimisation
11 3 (4.05%) Quantitative Trading
Programming Languages
1 38 (51.35%) Python
2 20 (27.03%) C++
3 10 (13.51%) C#
4 6 (8.11%) Java
5 4 (5.41%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (6.76%) Degree
2 3 (4.05%) Master's Degree
2 3 (4.05%) PhD
3 2 (2.70%) Computer Science Degree
Vendors
1 2 (2.70%) Solace