London is the world's deepest quant and systematic talent market outside the US. Home to the highest concentration of systematic hedge funds, multi-strategy platforms and HFT firms in Europe, London is where Platinum & Partners is headquartered and where Tabby Kaan has built his network over 20+ years. We place Quant Researchers, Systematic PMs, Quant Developers, HFT Engineers and FPGA Engineers at London's leading systematic funds, prop desks and quantitative asset managers — across the City, Canary Wharf, Mayfair and remote-first platforms.
Multi-Strategy Hedge Funds (quant pods)
Systematic Equity & Stat Arb Hedge Funds
HFT Prop Firms
Electronic Market Makers
Systematic Macro Managers & CTAs
Quantitative Asset Managers
Family Offices building quant capability
Quant Researcher & Alpha Researcher (stat arb, ML, systematic macro)
Signal Developer — factor research, feature engineering, alternative data
Systematic Portfolio Manager (equity, stat arb, macro, volatility)
Quant Developer — C++, Python, KDB+/q, Rust
HFT Engineer & Low Latency C++ Developer
FPGA Engineer (VHDL, Verilog, HLS)
Machine Learning / AI Quant Researcher
Execution Quant & Trading Infrastructure Engineer
Head of Quant Research / Head of Systematic Trading
Quant Risk & Portfolio Construction Specialist
£80k–£130k base + £40k–£90k bonus
£150k–£280k base + £100k–£270k bonus
£250k–£450k base + £200k–£750k+ bonus
£150k–£600k base + 10–25% net P&L
£180k–£320k base + £90k–£320k bonus
£200k–£350k base + significant profit share
*Salaries vary by firm, product, and performance. Elite boutiques and top-tier hedge funds typically pay 10-30% above these ranges.
Connect with our London team to discuss exclusive opportunities at leading financial institutions.