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Trader Career Market Report 2026

1,331 active jobs. 359 companies. Median salary $125K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

1,331
Active Job Openings
359
Companies Hiring
$125K
Median Salary (US)
76%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Trader market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 76% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $125K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $80K to $208K.

Remote roles pay 39% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

Python is the most-demanded skill at 32%

Python demand rose +5.3pp — fastest-growing skill

Db leads hiring with 30 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Lead → Staff (+$24K, +15%)

Salary increase: +$24K · Sample: Lead → Staff

AI automation risk: medium (score 55/100)

Score: 55/100 · AI/LLM demand: 47% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Senior23$80K$139K$175K
Mid-Level22$72K$91K$175K
Junior21$95K$125K$208K
Manager11$85K$104K$170K
Director7$170K$180K$313K
Staff6$159K$182K$210K
Lead4$142K$159K$175K

What jumps out

Lead → Staff: +$24K (15%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States110$130KUSD
Remote5$180KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site1.5%
Remote7.4%
Hybrid3.2%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Python
32%
Risk Management
26%
Excel
23%
SQL
16%
AI/LLM
16%
Data Analysis
13%
Java
10%
Linux
7%
Portfolio Management
7%
CFA
5%
VBA
5%
Investment Banking
4%

Skills on the Rise

Python ↑+5.3ppCFA ↑+4.9ppAI/LLM ↑+4.5ppInvestment Banking ↑+4.3ppRisk Management ↑+3.9pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-16.7ppAttention to Detail ↓-12.4ppActing ↓-5.2ppProcurement ↓-4.6pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Db302.3%
Imc292.2%
Hyphenconnect282.1%
Crypto.com262.0%
Citi262.0%
Jane street251.9%
Ms241.8%
Dvtrading211.6%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States349
Hong Kong101
United Kingdom100
Singapore76
Remote41
India39
France28
Netherlands27

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree53.8%541
Master's Degree13.8%139
Bachelor's Degree9.3%94
PhD / Doctorate3.0%30
MBA0.6%6

Certifications

CFA (5%)CPA (2%)MBA (1%)FRM (1%)

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