Research
Quant careers and market research
Every article opens with a direct answer to the question it is named after, and every number is either counted from the vacancies we track or labelled as indicative. 12 pieces published.
Skills
The skills quant employers are actually asking for
A data-led read on the technologies and disciplines quant adverts name most often, and how the mix shifts by role and by city.
6 February 2026
Careers
Getting a quant job without a finance background
Why the field recruits outside finance, what genuinely transfers from academia and other industries, and the gaps you need to close first.
4 February 2026
Careers
What a quant trader actually does
The daily reality of a quant trading seat, how it differs from research, what firms screen for, and how the role is paid.
2 February 2026
Market data
Quant hiring: how to read the market rather than the headlines
Why most hiring commentary is noise, what a defensible measurement looks like, and how our hiring index is calculated.
30 January 2026
Skills
Python or C++ for quant jobs?
Which language to learn first, how they split across seats in our live vacancy data, and how deep you need to go in each.
28 January 2026
Careers
Do you need a PhD to be a quant?
Where a doctorate is genuinely required, where it is a soft preference, and what substitutes for it when you do not have one.
26 January 2026
Markets
London vs New York for quant jobs
Vacancy volume, employer mix, pay and mobility compared across the two largest quant hubs, using our live vacancy dataset.
23 January 2026
Employers
Hedge fund or prop trading firm: which should a quant join?
How the two employer types differ in capital, horizon, structure, pay mechanism and career shape — and what that means for the seat you take.
21 January 2026
Interviews
Quant interview preparation: what firms really test
The question families that appear again and again, how they differ by seat, and a preparation plan that does not waste months on the wrong material.
19 January 2026
Careers
Quant developer vs quant researcher: which seat suits you
The day-to-day difference between the two most-confused quant seats, how they are interviewed, how they are paid, and how people move between them.
16 January 2026
Compensation
Quant salaries: what the adverts actually say
What advertised quant pay looks like by role, seniority and city, why most adverts stay silent on money, and how to read a compensation number honestly.
14 January 2026
Careers
How to become a quant: the route people actually take
The degrees, skills and first jobs that lead into quant research, quant trading and quant development, with what our live vacancy data says employers actually ask for.
12 January 2026