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 5 April 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 637 537 711
Rank change year-on-year -100 +174 +207
Permanent jobs requiring a Quantitative Developer 58 90 153
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.072% 0.22% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.078% 0.24% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 16 51 109
10th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £97,500
25th Percentile £84,063 £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 £101,250 £165,000 £155,000
90th Percentile £142,500 £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 74,800 36,762 86,050
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.28% 89.83% 94.57%
Number of salaries quoted 48,216 23,292 64,576
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £54,650
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.79% -8.92%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £72,375
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,600 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.94% +5.20% -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 5 April 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 5 April 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 -45 58 £100,000 -23.08% 25
England -76 58 £100,000 -20.00% 25
Work from Home -7 2 £160,000 +128.57% 3

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

For the 6 months to 5 April 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 33 (56.90%) Python
2 23 (39.66%) OO
2 23 (39.66%) OOP
3 21 (36.21%) Low Latency
4 20 (34.48%) C++
5 19 (32.76%) Boost C++ Libraries
5 19 (32.76%) Linux
5 19 (32.76%) Order Management
5 19 (32.76%) Test Automation
6 12 (20.69%) Analytics
7 10 (17.24%) C#
8 7 (12.07%) Data Analysis
9 6 (10.34%) Asset Management
10 5 (8.62%) Java
10 5 (8.62%) SQL
10 5 (8.62%) SQL Server
11 4 (6.90%) .NET
11 4 (6.90%) Data Science
11 4 (6.90%) Degree
11 4 (6.90%) Electronic Trading
11 4 (6.90%) Fintech
11 4 (6.90%) Mathematics
11 4 (6.90%) Microsoft Excel
11 4 (6.90%) Quantitative Trading
11 4 (6.90%) Relational Database
11 4 (6.90%) Software Engineering
12 3 (5.17%) Algorithmic Trading
12 3 (5.17%) Backtesting
12 3 (5.17%) Decision-Making
12 3 (5.17%) Financial Modelling

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 (1.72%) Jupyter
Applications
1 4 (6.90%) Microsoft Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (8.62%) SQL Server
2 4 (6.90%) Relational Database
General
1 43 (74.14%) Finance
2 27 (46.55%) Front Office
3 4 (6.90%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (3.45%) Legal
5 1 (1.72%) Banking
5 1 (1.72%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (1.72%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (32.76%) Boost C++ Libraries
2 4 (6.90%) .NET
3 2 (3.45%) Java Concurrency
4 1 (1.72%) FIX Protocol
4 1 (1.72%) Google JAX
4 1 (1.72%) JAX
4 1 (1.72%) Kafka
4 1 (1.72%) NumPy
4 1 (1.72%) Pandas
4 1 (1.72%) PyTorch
4 1 (1.72%) XGBoost
Miscellaneous
1 24 (41.38%) Hedge funds
2 23 (39.66%) Equities
3 22 (37.93%) Algorithms
3 22 (37.93%) Data Structures
4 19 (32.76%) Management Information System
5 6 (10.34%) Derivative
6 2 (3.45%) Distributed Systems
7 1 (1.72%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (1.72%) Blockchain
7 1 (1.72%) Cloud Native
7 1 (1.72%) Fixed Income
7 1 (1.72%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 1 (1.72%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 19 (32.76%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (39.66%) OO
1 23 (39.66%) OOP
2 21 (36.21%) Low Latency
3 19 (32.76%) Order Management
3 19 (32.76%) Test Automation
4 12 (20.69%) Analytics
5 7 (12.07%) Data Analysis
6 6 (10.34%) Asset Management
7 4 (6.90%) Data Science
7 4 (6.90%) Electronic Trading
7 4 (6.90%) Fintech
7 4 (6.90%) Mathematics
7 4 (6.90%) Quantitative Trading
7 4 (6.90%) Software Engineering
8 3 (5.17%) Algorithmic Trading
8 3 (5.17%) Backtesting
8 3 (5.17%) Decision-Making
8 3 (5.17%) Financial Modelling
8 3 (5.17%) Model Validation
8 3 (5.17%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 33 (56.90%) Python
2 20 (34.48%) C++
3 10 (17.24%) C#
4 5 (8.62%) Java
4 5 (8.62%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (6.90%) Degree
2 3 (5.17%) Master's Degree
2 3 (5.17%) PhD
3 1 (1.72%) Computer Science Degree