Quantitative Analytics

We provide quantitative and algorithmic solutions with direct business application in trading, risk management and data science.

Your role as a graduate recruit will provide you with an insight into how these solutions are created and furnish you with the skills and experience needed for a successful career in quantitative finance.

Highlights

Gain exposure to real world problems in our dynamic and invigorating environment
Collaborate with a team of skilled quant researchers and engineers who are always ready to provide hands-on training, enhancing your abilities through practical experience on significant live projects
Opportunities to use sophisticated and sustainable quantitative solutions and analytical tools to solve business problems

About the role

Join us, and we’ll encourage you to push the boundaries of what you know. Using the latest technological innovations and smarter ways of working to arrive at optimal solutions.

The best way to get a sense of what it’s like to work with us is to experience it for yourself. Our graduate opportunities give you the chance to do just that – immersing you in our culture, involving you in real projects and giving you a fantastic overview of the business.

What to expect

Our teams are an integral part of the bank, managing algorithmic trading strategies, researching and developing models and producing data analysis tools for valuation and risk management across various business areas at Barclays. Applying to our programme provides the opportunity to join one of our specialist teams, including:

Quantitative Analytics
Our group spans many disciplines, offering you exposure to the rapidly evolving world of trading, finance and risk management. You’ll be developing mathematical models, statistical techniques and computational tools by working with a diverse team of talented colleagues. You’ll also apply data driven insights to improve decision making and partner with trading desks or risk managers to automate strategies, manage risks and deliver franchise benefits.

Electronic Trading
As an eTrading graduate, you’ll take your first steps in the extremely challenging and fascinating world of algorithmic trading & data science. Working with a broad spectrum of colleagues, you’ll learn how data science fits into our business. What’s more, you’ll help our team to turn mathematical and algorithmic ideas into trading reality.

How you’ll develop

From beginning to end, we’ll do everything in our power to make sure you get the very most from your role, including matching you with a team that best aligns with your strengths.

We’ll surround you with challenging projects and opportunities to grow and learn. We’ll keep you motivated with encouragement, feedback and support as you build your technical know-how, business acumen and leadership skills. We’ll help you connect with mentors, and network with colleagues and senior leaders alike. If you perform well, this could be the beginning of an incredible career with Barclays.

Who thrives here

Logical problem-solvers do well here. You’ll have completed (or be in your final year of) an undergraduate or postgraduate qualification, in a technical discipline such as Physics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Economics, Statistics, Stochastic Calculus, Computer Science, or other STEM subjects, with strong programming skills, particularly Python, C++, or Java.

You’ll be great at communicating and collaborating – driven to identify the best solution to a problem and then motivated to deliver that solution at pace.

You’ll also be ready to develop a deep understanding of what we do, why we do it, and how your role impacts our business outcomes.

These are qualities people at Barclays have in abundance, and we’ll help you further develop them from the day you arrive.

What to expect

How you’ll develop

From beginning to end, we’ll do everything in our power to make sure you get the very most from your role, including matching you with a team that best aligns with your strengths.

Who thrives here

You’ll be great at communicating and collaborating – driven to identify the best solution to a problem and then motivated to deliver that solution at pace.

You’ll also be ready to develop a deep understanding of what we do, why we do it, and how your role impacts our business outcomes.

These are qualities people at Barclays have in abundance, and we’ll help you further develop them from the day you arrive.

Further information

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Graduate development journey

Your development

Induction

Community Membership

Programme‑aligned Learning Labs

Professional Qualifications and Development

Self-paced training library

Launching your career

Your development

We’ve designed our graduate programmes so you can truly make the most of everything Barclays has to offer. From the minute you apply and at every step of your development journey we’ll be there with you, supporting you to succeed. We’ll surround you with bespoke coaching and support to bring out the best in you. We’ll support you with self-paced, 365-day continued learning. We’ll offer you plenty of opportunities to network with peers, experts and senior leaders across our global organisation. We’ll support you to succeed in every way, helping you understand what your future might look like and giving you the tools you need to achieve your goals.

Induction

Barclays is a rich, diverse, complex organisation with so much to offer. We want you to be equipped to navigate our business and get as much as you can from it. So, the focused training sessions in your induction programme are designed to give you the core knowledge and skills you’ll need to get off to the very best start. From our proud history to the way a bank works, from how we do things here to our strong commitment to sustainability, inclusion and citizenship we’ll help you understand just what it means to be part of Barclays. There’s also technical and leadership training, depending on your programme, and all of this will be reinforced throughout your development journey.

Community Membership

When you join our graduate programme, you also benefit from lifetime membership to our Graduate community . This is a lifetime-membership for Barclays graduates past, present and future. We're creating a vibrant global community that connects people across the business. It’s a chance for you to network, take ownership, gain insight and get inspired. Most of all, it’s a way to connect with your entire graduate cohort and support each other as you grow your careers.

Programme-aligned Learning Labs

Whether you are on our Explorer programme or our Expert programme, our Learning Labs provide bespoke continual training throughout your development. These immersive experiences will give you access to personalised learning that will develop your technical, business and leadership skills. Our focus throughout the whole journey is on giving you real, transformational development; preparing you in every way to make a major contribution to our ever-evolving business.

Professional Qualifications and Development

We take your development seriously, and that includes helping you to achieve serious professional qualifications and/or professional development, whichever programme you join. These may include:

Series / FCA regulated training where appropriate
Access to a bursary amount to select professional development to support your individual career and personal goals
Licenses to external online learning platforms to support advanced technical roles

Self-paced training library

You’ll be learning continually, from start to finish. Whether you’re building the hard skills you need to deliver in your role, or the professional skills to be brilliant in a business of this size, you’ll become more capable and better-equipped with every passing day. To help you learn at your own pace, you’ll have unlimited access, 24/7, to our comprehensive library of on-demand learning resources.

Launching your career

This is your passport to the world of Barclays, a world in constant motion where every single one of us is always learning, changing and growing as our business evolves. Our programmes will give you everything you need to be agile and flexible enough to flourish in this fast-paced, challenging and rewarding environment.

Quantitative Analytics

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