Edition 2026, week 43

New York holds the largest tracked quant book

Covering 18 October 2026 to 25 October 2026, written from the live quant index by the KnowQuant research desk.

What did the quant hiring book do in the week to 25 October 2026?

Within tracked coverage the index holds 398 live quant records, of which 50 (13%) carry a salary figure stated by the employer. The rest state no figure; where the model covers that role and market a band is shown and always labelled as modelled, and where it does not, no figure is shown at all. New York holds the largest tracked book at 116 live records. Quant Researcher holds the largest share by discipline at 162 live records. Over the last seven days the index first observed 5 quant records and recorded 35 as closed. A first observation can mean a newly advertised role or a source the index has only just begun watching, and a closed record means the index no longer observes that advert as live, which is not evidence of a withdrawal or a hire. These are observations of tracked adverts within tracked coverage. They are not a measure of the whole market, candidate availability, completed hires or uninterrupted daily collection.

Live quant roles

398

At publication

First observed

5

Records the index first saw in the window

Observation difference

-30

First observed minus 35 recorded closed. An observation difference, not net hiring.

Adverts stating pay

13%

The rest state no figure

Busiest market

New York

116 live roles

Leading discipline

Quant Researcher

162 live roles

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Methodology

Figures are expressed as annual total compensation (base salary plus expected performance bonus) in the reference market's local currency, converted from a US dollar base. They describe typical market ranges rather than any individual offer, and exclude sign-on payments, deferred equity and carried interest. Portfolio-manager figures reflect formulaic profit-share arrangements and are therefore far more dispersed than any other role.

KnowQuantIndex 2026.1 · Updated September 2026

Modelled bands describe the market, not an individual offer. Where an employer states pay, the stated figure is used and labelled as such.

Research desk reviewing quant hiring data across multiple screens

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