High-Frequency Trading Jobs in London

High-Frequency Trading
England > London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for High-Frequency Trading skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited High-Frequency Trading over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 453 563 796
Rank change year-on-year +110 +233 -195
Permanent jobs citing High-Frequency Trading 56 55 121
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.24% 0.16% 0.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.26% 0.17% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 52 50 86
10th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £83,750
25th Percentile £76,250 £90,000 £88,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £133,750 £102,500 £102,500
Median % change year-on-year +30.49% - +13.89%
75th Percentile £150,000 £111,875 £130,000
90th Percentile £165,000 £130,500 £220,000
England median annual salary £125,000 £102,500 £102,500
% change year-on-year +21.95% - +13.89%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

High-Frequency Trading is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 21,516 32,155 68,021
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 90.97% 95.34% 97.01%
Number of salaries quoted 15,872 23,232 34,355
10th Percentile £37,500 £43,171 £42,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +7.14% -
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £92,500
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

High-Frequency Trading
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing High-Frequency Trading as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for High-Frequency Trading in London

High-Frequency Trading
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing High-Frequency Trading in London.

Salary trend for High-Frequency Trading in London

High-Frequency Trading
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing High-Frequency Trading in London over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for High-Frequency Trading in London

High-Frequency Trading
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing High-Frequency Trading within the London region over the 6 months to 20 May 2024. 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
Central London +49 12 £112,500 +11.11% 2
East London - 6 £150,000 - 9
High-Frequency Trading
England

High-Frequency Trading
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (3.57%) Apache
1 2 (3.57%) Apache Spark
2 1 (1.79%) MQSeries
Cloud Services
1 5 (8.93%) AWS
2 1 (1.79%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 3 (5.36%) Cisco ASA
1 3 (5.36%) Firewall
1 3 (5.36%) Multicast
1 3 (5.36%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (14.29%) Oracle Database
2 2 (3.57%) Hadoop
3 1 (1.79%) KDB
Development Applications
1 2 (3.57%) Git
General
1 27 (48.21%) Social Skills
2 26 (46.43%) Finance
3 21 (37.50%) Banking
3 21 (37.50%) Front Office
4 11 (19.64%) Investment Banking
5 8 (14.29%) Back Office
6 4 (7.14%) Financial Institution
7 2 (3.57%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (3.57%) Billing
8 1 (1.79%) Games
Job Titles
1 32 (57.14%) Developer
2 15 (26.79%) Java Developer
3 13 (23.21%) Software Engineer
4 10 (17.86%) Analyst
5 8 (14.29%) Applications Support
5 8 (14.29%) Applications Support Analyst
5 8 (14.29%) Front Office Developer
5 8 (14.29%) Java Engineer
5 8 (14.29%) Java Software Engineer
5 8 (14.29%) Quantitative Developer
5 8 (14.29%) Support Analyst
6 7 (12.50%) Backend Developer
6 7 (12.50%) Developer/Software Engineer
6 7 (12.50%) Rust Developer
7 6 (10.71%) Electronic Trading Developer
7 6 (10.71%) Electronic Trading Java Developer
7 6 (10.71%) Java Software Developer
8 4 (7.14%) Rust Engineer
8 4 (7.14%) Rust Software Engineer
9 3 (5.36%) Linux Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (25.00%) FIX Protocol
2 7 (12.50%) Spring
3 6 (10.71%) Kafka
3 6 (10.71%) Spring Boot
4 5 (8.93%) Rendezvous
5 4 (7.14%) Middleware
5 4 (7.14%) WebSockets
6 3 (5.36%) LDAP
7 2 (3.57%) Apache Commons
7 2 (3.57%) React
8 1 (1.79%) CSS
8 1 (1.79%) CSS3
8 1 (1.79%) HTML
8 1 (1.79%) HTML5
8 1 (1.79%) Node.js
8 1 (1.79%) Redux
8 1 (1.79%) Smart Contracts
Miscellaneous
1 15 (26.79%) Hedge funds
2 12 (21.43%) Client/Server
3 8 (14.29%) Algorithms
3 8 (14.29%) Onboarding
4 6 (10.71%) Equities
4 6 (10.71%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 4 (7.14%) Distributed Systems
5 4 (7.14%) FPGA
6 3 (5.36%) Distributed Computing
7 2 (3.57%) Bitcoin
7 2 (3.57%) Distributed Architecture
8 1 (1.79%) Blockchain
8 1 (1.79%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (1.79%) Data Structures
8 1 (1.79%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 23 (41.07%) Linux
2 11 (19.64%) Windows
3 10 (17.86%) Unix
4 3 (5.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (60.71%) Low Latency
2 21 (37.50%) Electronic Trading
3 17 (30.36%) Software Engineering
4 14 (25.00%) Algorithmic Trading
4 14 (25.00%) Computer Science
5 11 (19.64%) Data Management
6 8 (14.29%) Business Continuity
6 8 (14.29%) Change Management
6 8 (14.29%) Client Onboarding
6 8 (14.29%) Compliance Audit
6 8 (14.29%) Incident Management
6 8 (14.29%) ITIL
6 8 (14.29%) Market Making
6 8 (14.29%) Workflow
7 7 (12.50%) Mathematics
8 5 (8.93%) Agile
8 5 (8.93%) Proprietary Trading
8 5 (8.93%) Requirements Analysis
9 4 (7.14%) OO
9 4 (7.14%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 31 (55.36%) Java
2 15 (26.79%) Python
3 11 (19.64%) C++
3 11 (19.64%) Rust
4 8 (14.29%) PowerShell
4 8 (14.29%) SQL
5 4 (7.14%) C#
6 3 (5.36%) Bash
6 3 (5.36%) Perl
7 2 (3.57%) JavaScript
8 1 (1.79%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 21 (37.50%) Degree
2 7 (12.50%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (5.36%) Master's Degree
3 3 (5.36%) PhD
4 2 (3.57%) ISEB
5 1 (1.79%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.36%) QA
2 2 (3.57%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 6 (10.71%) Docker
Systems Management
1 9 (16.07%) Kubernetes
2 3 (5.36%) Ansible
2 3 (5.36%) Puppet
2 3 (5.36%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 9 (16.07%) IBM
2 8 (14.29%) Algorithmics
2 8 (14.29%) ION Trading
2 8 (14.29%) Oracle
3 5 (8.93%) TIBCO
4 3 (5.36%) Cisco
4 3 (5.36%) Fortinet
4 3 (5.36%) Microsoft
4 3 (5.36%) Palo Alto
4 3 (5.36%) Red Hat
5 1 (1.79%) Google
5 1 (1.79%) Solace