Electronic Sales Trader & Client Support
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Sponsorship likelihood
This employer has issued visas recently
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Salary
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£52,400
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 3531 (74% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £52,400, and Clear Street Services UK Limited is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
This could also be SOC 2422 (Finance and investment analysts and advisers) or SOC 3132 (IT user support technicians). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3531 Brokers Most likely code | £36,700 | £52,400 | £52,400 | £52,400 |
2422 Finance and investment analysts and advisers Also possible | £33,400 | £36,700 | £41,200 | £45,800 |
3132 IT user support technicians Also possible | £33,400 | £33,400 | £37,500 | £41,700 |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
About Clear Street:
Clear Street is modernising the brokerage ecosystem. Founded in 2018, Clear Street is a diversified financial services firm replacing the legacy infrastructure used across capital markets. We started from scratch by building a completely cloud-native clearing and custody system designed for today’s complex, global market.
Clear Street’s proprietary prime brokerage platform adds significant efficiency to the market, while focusing on minimising risk, redundancy, and cost for clients. Our goal is to create a single source-of-truth platform for every asset class, in every country, and in any currency. By combining highly skilled product and engineering talent with seasoned finance professionals, we’re building the essentials to compete in today’s fast-paced markets.
Clear Street’s mission is to become a single-source platform that serves a variety of investor types across multiple asset classes on a global scale. The Clear Street UK team is bringing Clear Street’s established equities, options and fixed-income prime brokerage business to a new market.
The Role:
Clear Street's International Electronic Execution Services business is growing, and we are looking for an Electronic Sales Trader & Client Support professional to join our London team. You will be embedded within a high-calibre group spanning Electronic Client Coverage, Technologists and Algorithmic Salespeople, and play a central role in supporting and developing our electronic client franchise across Equities and Options.
This is a front-line, client-facing role operating at the intersection of technology and capital markets. You will own real-time client support, provide consultative guidance on algorithmic usage, and act as the critical link between our clients, sales, technology and engineering teams.
Responsibilities:
- Provide real-time support across Clear Street's algorithmic execution platform, handling both technical and functional client queries across equities and listed options.
Skills required:
- Minimum 3 years of professional experience supporting an equity/options algorithmic trading platform in a client-facing environment
- Demonstrable experience in risk management across equities and listed options.
- Strong working knowledge of FIX protocol across both asset
- Solid command of Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA) and fundamental execution quality metrics.
- Options trading experience is an important component of this
- Detailed understanding of current European and global market structure, including lit and dark venues, periodic auctions and
- Familiarity with Python, AWS or Snowflake for data querying and analysis.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical
We Offer:
At Clear Street, we offer competitive compensation packages, company equity, pension, gender neutral parental leave, and full medical and dental insurance. Our belief has always been that we are better as a business when we are all together in person. As such, we are requiring employees to be in the office a minimum of three days per week.
Our top priority is our people. We’re continuously investing in a culture that promotes collaboration. We help each other through challenges and celebrate each other's successes. We believe that modern workplaces succeed by virtue of having high-performance workforces that are diverse in ideas, cultures and experiences. We put in the effort to make such a workplace a daily reality and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Clear Street Services UK Limited, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
Brokers (SOC 3531) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~20k in sample- Middle half £34,736–~64,896
- Median £49,816
- Going rate £52,400
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £36,700–47,160
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Clear Street Services UK Limited holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 3531 going rate of £52,400. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.