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 18 March 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 643 551 685
Rank change year-on-year -92 +134 +256
Permanent jobs requiring a Quantitative Developer 55 90 156
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.074% 0.21% 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.080% 0.23% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 15 53 116
10th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £97,500
25th Percentile £83,125 £100,000 £100,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £125,000 £137,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -9.09% +12.24%
75th Percentile £131,250 £165,000 £155,000
90th Percentile £162,000 £172,500 £168,750
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 68,785 38,695 80,406
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.93% 90.46% 94.61%
Number of salaries quoted 43,819 23,042 61,532
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £39,000 £43,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £91,934
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% -4.76%

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 18 March 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 18 March 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 -32 55 £100,000 -25.93% 23
England -62 55 £100,000 -20.00% 23
Work from Home +10 2 £160,000 +128.57% 4

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

For the 6 months to 18 March 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 37 (67.27%) Python
2 24 (43.64%) OOP
3 23 (41.82%) C++
3 23 (41.82%) OO
4 22 (40.00%) Low Latency
5 19 (34.55%) Boost C++ Libraries
5 19 (34.55%) Linux
5 19 (34.55%) Order Management
5 19 (34.55%) Test Automation
6 13 (23.64%) Analytics
7 11 (20.00%) C#
8 8 (14.55%) Data Analysis
8 8 (14.55%) Degree
9 7 (12.73%) Java
10 6 (10.91%) Electronic Trading
10 6 (10.91%) Master's Degree
10 6 (10.91%) SQL
11 5 (9.09%) Computer Science
11 5 (9.09%) PhD
11 5 (9.09%) Software Engineering
11 5 (9.09%) SQL Server
12 4 (7.27%) .NET
12 4 (7.27%) Algorithmic Trading
12 4 (7.27%) Asset Management
12 4 (7.27%) Decision-Making
12 4 (7.27%) Mathematics
12 4 (7.27%) Microsoft Excel
12 4 (7.27%) Quantitative Trading
12 4 (7.27%) Relational Database
12 4 (7.27%) Risk Management

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.82%) Jupyter
Applications
1 4 (7.27%) Microsoft Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (9.09%) SQL Server
2 4 (7.27%) Relational Database
3 1 (1.82%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 1 (1.82%) Visual Studio
General
1 42 (76.36%) Finance
2 28 (50.91%) Front Office
3 5 (9.09%) Banking
3 5 (9.09%) Social Skills
4 4 (7.27%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (5.45%) Investment Banking
6 2 (3.64%) Legal
7 1 (1.82%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.82%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (34.55%) Boost C++ Libraries
2 4 (7.27%) .NET
3 2 (3.64%) Java Concurrency
4 1 (1.82%) AngularJS
4 1 (1.82%) FIX Protocol
4 1 (1.82%) Google JAX
4 1 (1.82%) JAX
4 1 (1.82%) Kafka
4 1 (1.82%) NumPy
4 1 (1.82%) Pandas
4 1 (1.82%) PyTorch
4 1 (1.82%) React
4 1 (1.82%) XGBoost
Miscellaneous
1 24 (43.64%) Equities
1 24 (43.64%) Hedge funds
2 23 (41.82%) Algorithms
3 22 (40.00%) Data Structures
4 19 (34.55%) Management Information System
5 8 (14.55%) Derivative
6 3 (5.45%) Distributed Systems
7 2 (3.64%) Fixed Income
8 1 (1.82%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (1.82%) Blockchain
8 1 (1.82%) Cloud Native
8 1 (1.82%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 1 (1.82%) Grid Computing
8 1 (1.82%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 19 (34.55%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (43.64%) OOP
2 23 (41.82%) OO
3 22 (40.00%) Low Latency
4 19 (34.55%) Order Management
4 19 (34.55%) Test Automation
5 13 (23.64%) Analytics
6 8 (14.55%) Data Analysis
7 6 (10.91%) Electronic Trading
8 5 (9.09%) Computer Science
8 5 (9.09%) Software Engineering
9 4 (7.27%) Algorithmic Trading
9 4 (7.27%) Asset Management
9 4 (7.27%) Decision-Making
9 4 (7.27%) Mathematics
9 4 (7.27%) Quantitative Trading
9 4 (7.27%) Risk Management
10 3 (5.45%) Backtesting
10 3 (5.45%) CI/CD
10 3 (5.45%) Fintech
10 3 (5.45%) Model Validation
Programming Languages
1 37 (67.27%) Python
2 23 (41.82%) C++
3 11 (20.00%) C#
4 7 (12.73%) Java
5 6 (10.91%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (14.55%) Degree
2 6 (10.91%) Master's Degree
3 5 (9.09%) PhD
4 1 (1.82%) Computer Science Degree
Vendors
1 1 (1.82%) UiPath