Gone are the days when the trading floors were dominated by booming voices and forceful personalities. The advent of electronic trading means the arena is the stomping ground of a new breed.

“The job of the trader is now very, very technical,” said Vax Bahram, a director at headhunter Durlston Partners LLP. “A trader who used to be on the trading floor 15 years ago is now replaced by algorithms. … In some ways, the same job does not exist anymore.”