Quant Hiring Index
Where quant hiring is actually moving
Hiring velocity measured from the live vacancy book of every employer we read directly — not survey sentiment, not estimates.
Where is quant hiring growing fastest right now?
Across 1,333 live vacancies at 18 firms, 215 were posted in the last 30 days and 606 in the last 90. The deepest markets by open volume are New York (360), London (221), Chicago (180). The role families turning over fastest — the highest share of their open book posted in the last month — are Quant Researcher (16.3%) and Software engineer (13.7%).
Open vacancies
1,333
18 employers, 17 cities
Posted, last 30 days
215
vs 253 the 30 days before
Posted, last 90 days
606
Rolling quarter
30-day change
-15%
Month on prior month
Based on 1,333 live vacancies across 18 employers, as observed on 6 September 2026. Counts come from employer-operated job boards we read directly; classification is rule-based and inspectable.
Deepest markets by open vacancies
The twelve groups with the largest live vacancy books in the current breakdown.
Open vacancies. Based on 1,333 live vacancies across 18 employers. Counts are read directly from employer job boards; classification is rule-based and inspectable.
Fastest turnover, last 30 days
Share of each group's open book that was posted in the last 30 days. Groups with at least ten open vacancies only.
Velocity, % of open book posted in 30 days. Based on 215 live vacancies across 18 employers. Counts are read directly from employer job boards; classification is rule-based and inspectable.
| New York | 360 |
|---|---|
| London | 221 |
| Chicago | 180 |
| Hong Kong | 130 |
| Singapore | 88 |
| Mumbai | 63 |
| Amsterdam | 43 |
| Sydney | 33 |
| Toronto | 19 |
| Shanghai | 12 |
Velocity table
Velocity is the share of a group's currently open vacancies that were posted in the last 30 days. Change compares the last 30 days of postings against the 30 days before it, and is only published where the comparison period had at least five postings.
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| City | Open vacancies | Last 30d | Last 90d | Velocity | 30d change | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 360 | 57 | 151 | 15.8% | ▼ -5% | High confidencen=360 |
| London | 221 | 37 | 99 | 16.7% | ▼ -22.9% | High confidencen=221 |
| Chicago | 180 | 20 | 94 | 11.1% | ▼ -59.2% | High confidencen=180 |
| Hong Kong | 130 | 20 | 50 | 15.4% | ▲ +5.3% | High confidencen=130 |
| Singapore | 88 | 10 | 33 | 11.4% | ▼ -41.2% | Medium confidencen=88 |
| Mumbai | 63 | 9 | 18 | 14.3% | ▲ +50% | Medium confidencen=63 |
| Amsterdam | 43 | 6 | 25 | 14% | ▼ -45.5% | Medium confidencen=43 |
| Sydney | 33 | 12 | 20 | 36.4% | ▲ +140% | Early signaln=33 |
| Toronto | 19 | 1 | 8 | 5.3% | ▼ -80% | Early signaln=19 |
| Shanghai | 12 | 4 | 7 | 33.3% | insufficient | Early signaln=12 |
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Every figure here is a count, not an estimate. Read how the vacancies are collected, deduplicated and classified in the data and methodology documentation.