Quantitative Investing Job Trends
Quantitative Investment
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs citing Quantitative Investing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 657 | 731 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +74 | +2 |
| Permanent jobs citing Quantitative Investing | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | - | 0.028% | 0.006% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 0.032% | 0.007% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £57,500 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £58,750 | £206,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £160,000 | £212,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -24.71% | +63.46% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £200,000 | £218,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | - | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
UK
Quantitative Investing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing process or methodology skills.
| 6 months to 2 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 90,023 | 43,892 | 56,115 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 73.61% | 87.48% | 82.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 60,411 | 25,743 | 29,547 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £28,250 | £33,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £35,717 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,000 | £54,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.26% | -10.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £75,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £46,500 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.28% | -13.89% | +2.86% |
Quantitative Investing Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Quantitative Investing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Quantitative Investing Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Quantitative Investing.
