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Market evidence report — energy-trader
Source: 44 real job ads (JSearch API, countries: us 29, gb 15), extracted into the MSSQL evidence store; as of 2026-07-11. This report contains extracted, aggregated facts only — no ad text is reproduced (copyright / platform terms).
Seniority distribution
| Seniority | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| mid | 27 | 61 % |
| senior | 11 | 25 % |
| lead | 3 | 7 % |
| junior | 2 | 5 % |
| n/a | 1 | 2 % |
Tools — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Excel | 7 | 16 % |
| 2 | trading platforms | 4 | 9 % |
| 3 | Python | 3 | 7 % |
Hard skills — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | risk management | 26 | 59 % |
| 2 | market analysis | 25 | 57 % |
| 3 | energy trading | 19 | 43 % |
| 4 | portfolio management | 11 | 25 % |
| 5 | financial modeling | 6 | 14 % |
| 6 | power trading | 6 | 14 % |
| 7 | strategy development | 6 | 14 % |
| 8 | data analysis | 5 | 11 % |
| 9 | fuel procurement | 5 | 11 % |
| 10 | trading strategy development | 5 | 11 % |
| 11 | discretionary trading | 4 | 9 % |
| 12 | market making | 4 | 9 % |
| 13 | quantitative analysis | 4 | 9 % |
| 14 | systematic trading | 4 | 9 % |
| 15 | analytical skills | 3 | 7 % |
| 16 | asset optimization | 3 | 7 % |
| 17 | fundamental modeling | 3 | 7 % |
| 18 | hedging strategies | 3 | 7 % |
| 19 | portfolio optimization | 3 | 7 % |
| 20 | spread trading | 3 | 7 % |
| 21 | weather analysis | 3 | 7 % |
Methods — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | discretionary trading | 3 | 7 % |
| 2 | fundamental analysis | 3 | 7 % |
| 3 | systematic trading | 3 | 7 % |
Responsibilities — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | market monitoring | 12 | 27 % |
| 2 | trade execution | 10 | 23 % |
| 3 | strategy implementation | 7 | 16 % |
| 4 | market data analysis | 5 | 11 % |
| 5 | desk building | 4 | 9 % |
| 6 | relationship development | 4 | 9 % |
| 7 | relationship maintenance | 4 | 9 % |
| 8 | risk assessment | 4 | 9 % |
| 9 | risk management | 4 | 9 % |
| 10 | trading strategy development | 4 | 9 % |
| 11 | transaction execution | 4 | 9 % |
| 12 | data analysis | 3 | 7 % |
| 13 | profit maximization | 3 | 7 % |
| 14 | report preparation | 3 | 7 % |
| 15 | strategy development | 3 | 7 % |
| 16 | strategy refinement | 3 | 7 % |
| 17 | trading book management | 3 | 7 % |
| 18 | trading decision-making | 3 | 7 % |
| 19 | trading strategy execution | 3 | 7 % |
Regional breakdown
Corpus note: 44 relevant ads in total — below the 100-ad target for a fully reliable ranking. Percentages above should be read as indicative.
US (us)
Insufficient evidence — 29 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.
UK (gb)
Insufficient evidence — 15 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.
EU/DACH (de, at, ch, nl)
Insufficient evidence — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.
Job title variants in the market
| Title | Ads |
|---|---|
| Energy Trader | 9 |
| Experienced Energy Trader | 3 |
| Energy Trader - Physical & Financial Markets | 2 |
| Energy Trader (15% - 40% Payout) | 2 |
| Senior Energy Trader | 2 |
| Senior Natural Gas Trader | 2 |
| Associate Physical Trader | 1 |
| Energy Trader - Power Markets | 1 |
| Energy Trading Analyst | 1 |
| ERCOT Trader | 1 |
| FTR Power Trader - PJM/MISO Market | 1 |
| Gas Trader | 1 |
| Gas Trader or Senior Gas Trader | 1 |
| Green Energy Trading Expert | 1 |
| Managing Director - Power Trading | 1 |
| Managing Director, Power Trading & Origination | 1 |
| Natural Gas Fundamental Analyst | 1 |
| Natural Gas Trader | 1 |
| Physical Trader I | 1 |
| Power Analyst/Trader | 1 |
| Power Trader - Renewable Markets (PJM/ERCOT) | 1 |
| Power Trader (15% - 40% Payout) | 1 |
| Real Time Trader | 1 |
| Real-Time Trader, West | 1 |
| ROW Energy Markets Trader - EACs & RTCs | 1 |
Methodology: entities extracted per ad ({hard_skills, tools, methods, responsibilities, seniority}), normalized, counted as DISTINCT ads per entity; report threshold ≥ 3 ads. Headline sections in skills.md/tools.md use the stricter ≥ 20 % threshold.