Quantitative Trader jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-05-17, Skillenai has indexed 43 job postings with the title “Quantitative Trader” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand down 70% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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+How many Quantitative Trader jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 43 job postings with the title “Quantitative Trader” over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 70% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Quantitative Trader jobs require?
Across Quantitative Trader postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the skills mentioned most often are Python, Risk Management, C++, Data analysis, market microstructure.
+Which cities are hiring the most Quantitative Trader?
As of 2026-05-17, Quantitative Trader postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Hong Kong, London, New York City, Chicago, Singapore.
+Is Quantitative Trader a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 43 Quantitative Trader postings over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 70% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Quantitative Trader postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Quantitative Trader postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Quantitative Trader
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 26 | 15.6% |
| Risk Management | 26 | 15.6% |
| C++ | 18 | 10.8% |
| Data analysis | 15 | 9.0% |
| market microstructure | 12 | 7.2% |
| Algorithmic trading | 10 | 6.0% |
| Systematic trading | 9 | 5.4% |
| machine learning | 9 | 5.4% |
| Quantitative modeling | 7 | 4.2% |
| Java | 7 | 4.2% |
| Trading strategies | 7 | 4.2% |
| backtesting | 6 | 3.6% |
| market making | 5 | 3.0% |
| statistics | 5 | 3.0% |
| Rust | 5 | 3.0% |
Top metros hiring Quantitative Trader
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 11 | 29.7% |
| London | 6 | 16.2% |
| New York City | 5 | 13.5% |
| Chicago | 4 | 10.8% |
| Singapore | 4 | 10.8% |
| Dubai | 2 | 5.4% |
| Dublin | 2 | 5.4% |
| Amsterdam | 1 | 2.7% |
| Bengaluru | 1 | 2.7% |
| Boston | 1 | 2.7% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, matching postings whose canonical role is “Quantitative Trader”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Quantitative Trader
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-05-17
- window_days
- 90
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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