Hybrid/Remote Proprietary Trading Job Trends

Proprietary Trading (Prop Trading)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Proprietary Trading skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 439 471
Rank change year-on-year - +32 +234
Permanent jobs citing Proprietary Trading 0 1 15
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options - 0.006% 0.069%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 0.007% 0.074%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 14
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £105,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £120,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +45.45%
75th Percentile - - £150,000
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £100,000 £140,000 £115,000
% change year-on-year -28.57% +21.74% +43.75%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Proprietary Trading falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,144 15,339 20,307
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 87.43% 93.72% 93.52%
Number of salaries quoted 8,355 9,020 16,451
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,500 £47,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,100 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Proprietary Trading
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Proprietary Trading and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Proprietary Trading job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Proprietary Trading
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Proprietary Trading.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Proprietary Trading