Quantitative Analytics

What to expect

Our Quantitative Analysts are an integral part of the bank, providing model development, analytics and expert advice across various business areas at Barclays. Applying to our programme means the opportunity to join one of our specialist teams, including:

Markets Quants
Consisting of specialised modellers and developers, the team directly supports the Capital Markets division of the bank. Team members are responsible for researching, innovating, developing, testing, implementing, and supporting all quantitative models used for front-office pricing, valuation adjustments, along with market and counter-party credit risk management across all asset classes. Joining a group that partners with trading, structuring, and risk management functions across the bank, you’ll gain broad exposure to a variety of classic and contemporary financial engineering modelling techniques and markets instruments to help drive business strategy.

Statistical Modelling Quants
Comprised of data scientists, developers, data engineers, and researchers, the team directly supports the Finance, Treasury, Fraud Surveillance, Stress Testing, Climate Risk, as well as the Wholesale and Retail Credit Risk operations within the bank. Team members deliver solutions to develop, test, implement, and support all statistical and econometrics models for the estimation of default probabilities, recovery rates, exposures at default, forecasting models for net revenue, balance sheet projections, scenario generation/expansion, operational risk, climate change, economic capital models, and machine learning models for fraud detection, all while using the latest model development approaches and advancements in technology.

How you’ll develop

You’ll receive hands-on training to build your skills on live projects that really matter. You’ll receive bespoke support and coaching from the very best experts: a line manager who wants you to succeed, and a talent coach who’ll be focused on your development. Our vast suite of learning materials will always be at your fingertips. You’ll be surrounded by colleagues you can share with and learn from. You’ll gain membership to our global graduate network, with exclusive access to training, events and forums to support and help you develop.

Who thrives here

You’ll be curious and creative, tech-savvy and adaptable. The ability to articulate and present succinct, accurate and insightful ideas is crucial here.

What to expect

If you’re based in Asia Pacific, then you can apply for our Associate programe. Here, our quants are highly specialised modellers and developers responsible for researching, innovating, developing, testing, implementing, and supporting all quantitative models used for valuation and risk management across all asset classes. The ability to articulate your ideas will be crucial as you work closely with business partners to develop models and tools. Joining a group that partners with traders and stakeholders across the bank, you’ll gain the widest exposure to a variety of modelling techniques and instruments to help drive business strategy.

How you’ll develop

This is job-based, hands-on training, as you build your skills on live projects that really matter. You’ll receive bespoke support and coaching from the very best experts: a line manager who wants you to succeed, and a talent coach who’ll be focused on your development. Our vast suite of learning materials will always be at your fingertips. You’ll be surrounded by colleagues you can share with and learn from. You’ll gain membership to our global graduate network, with exclusive access to training, events and forums to support and help you develop.

Who thrives here

You’ll either have completed or be in your final year of a postgraduate qualification, or equivalent, in a technical discipline such as Physics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Quantitative Finance, Economics, Statistics, Stochastic Calculus, Computer Science, or other STEM subjects, with strong programming skills, particularly C++, or Python. You’ll be curious and creative, tech-savvy and adaptable. You’ll be great at communicating and collaborating, as well as driven to achieve and always search for the best solution. 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.