Download: Europe Financial Services - Trading Technology Compensation Guide 2026
Download the Financial Services - Trading Technology Compensation Guide
What's inside the guide?
Download the guide to compare compensation across the following specialisms.
Software Engineering
Hedge fund and prop trading software engineers can reach £1.5m+ total compensation in London, with our guide revealing how pay changes by seniority and market.
Infrastructure
Senior infrastructure compensation can reach £1m in London and CHF2m+ in Switzerland, highlighting the premium firms may pay for experienced technology talent.
Data
Data engineering compensation reaches £1m in London, while senior AI and machine learning packages can exceed £2m, showing where specialist skills command higher rewards.
A quick snapshot on financial trading technology compensation
£2m+
total compensation for Managing Director-level data science, AI and ML professionals in buy side and prop trading in London.
€1m+
total compensation for Managing Director-level data engineering professionals in buy side and prop trading in Paris.
€700k+
compensation for Managing Director-level data engineering professionals on the sell side in Amsterdam.
CHF 3m+
total compensation for Managing Director-level software engineering professionals in hedge funds and prop trading in Switzerland.
The compensation guide covers four core technology disciplines:
- Software Engineering
- Infrastructure
- Data Engineering
- Data Science, AI and Machine Learning
These are benchmarked across different financial services environments, including hedge funds and proprietary trading, buy side firms, and sell side institutions.
Need a more tailored view of the market?
The benchmarks in this guide provide a broad view of financial technology compensation across Europe, but individual packages can vary by location, experience, technical expertise, business performance, and wider market conditions.
Whether you are benchmarking a role, planning your next hire, or reviewing your compensation strategy, our financial technology specialists can provide guidance based on your specific requirements and market.
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