Quantitative Analyst jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-20, Skillenai has indexed 103 job postings with the title “Quantitative Analyst” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand down 34% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-20
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+How many Quantitative Analyst jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 103 job postings with the title “Quantitative Analyst” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-20, with demand down 34% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Quantitative Analyst jobs require?
Across Quantitative Analyst postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-20, the skills mentioned most often are Python, SQL, R, machine learning, Data analysis.
+Which cities are hiring the most Quantitative Analyst?
As of 2026-09-20, Quantitative Analyst postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in New York City, London, Boston, McLean, Hong Kong.
+Is Quantitative Analyst a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 103 Quantitative Analyst postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-20, with demand down 34% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Quantitative Analyst postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Quantitative Analyst postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Quantitative Analyst
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 67 | 65.0% |
| SQL | 36 | 35.0% |
| R | 29 | 28.2% |
| machine learning | 21 | 20.4% |
| Data analysis | 20 | 19.4% |
| C++ | 18 | 17.5% |
| Excel | 17 | 16.5% |
| Backtesting | 11 | 10.7% |
| SAS | 11 | 10.7% |
| model validation | 10 | 9.7% |
| Risk Management | 10 | 9.7% |
| data cleaning | 10 | 9.7% |
| financial modeling | 9 | 8.7% |
| statistics | 9 | 8.7% |
| AI modeling | 9 | 8.7% |
Top metros hiring Quantitative Analyst
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 9 | 8.7% |
| London | 6 | 5.8% |
| Boston | 4 | 3.9% |
| McLean | 4 | 3.9% |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 2.9% |
| Philadelphia | 3 | 2.9% |
| Austin | 2 | 1.9% |
| Buenos Aires | 2 | 1.9% |
| Cape Town | 2 | 1.9% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-20, matching postings whose canonical role is “Quantitative Analyst”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Quantitative Analyst
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-09-20
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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