Kusto Query Language (KQL)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Kusto Query Language skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Kusto Query Language over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 830 867 1200
Rank change year-on-year +37 +333 -310
Permanent jobs citing Kusto Query Language 58 128 35
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.058% 0.13% 0.022%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.17% 0.29% 0.041%
Number of salaries quoted 52 80 26
10th Percentile £39,000 - £53,125
25th Percentile £42,500 £53,970 £57,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -3.57% +33.33%
75th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £77,943 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £62,000 £67,750
% change year-on-year -27.42% -8.49% +35.50%

All Programming Languages
UK

Kusto Query Language is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 33,235 43,949 85,007
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 33.51% 43.27% 54.00%
Number of salaries quoted 24,988 28,012 43,733
10th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £49,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £77,500 £86,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,000 £55,000 £53,325
% change year-on-year -1.82% +3.14% +6.65%

Kusto Query Language
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Kusto Query Language as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Kusto Query Language in the UK

Kusto Query Language
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Kusto Query Language.

Salary trend for Kusto Query Language in the UK

Kusto Query Language
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Kusto Query Language over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Kusto Query Language in the UK

Kusto Query Language
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Kusto Query Language within the UK over the 6 months to 8 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +26 55 £60,000 -11.11% 20
Work from Home +18 36 £60,000 -13.60% 11
London +94 25 £80,000 +29.03% 5
UK excluding London -43 25 £45,000 -27.42% 13
South East +28 13 £45,000 -36.84% 3
North of England +12 6 £58,750 +1.63% 2
Yorkshire +60 4 £56,250 -2.70% 2
East of England +14 4 - - 2
North West -1 2 £66,250 +14.60%
Scotland -65 1 £53,000 -11.53% 1
Wales - 1 £45,000 - 1

Kusto Query Language
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 3 (5.17%) CMS
Cloud Services
1 44 (75.86%) Azure
2 18 (31.03%) Azure Sentinel
3 13 (22.41%) Power Platform
4 10 (17.24%) Azure AKS
5 9 (15.52%) AWS
5 9 (15.52%) GCP
6 7 (12.07%) Microsoft 365
7 5 (8.62%) Azure Data Factory
7 5 (8.62%) Entra ID
8 4 (6.90%) Cloud Computing
8 4 (6.90%) SaaS
9 3 (5.17%) Azure API Management
9 3 (5.17%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 3 (5.17%) Azure DevOps
9 3 (5.17%) Azure Monitor
9 3 (5.17%) Azure Service Bus
9 3 (5.17%) Cloudflare
9 3 (5.17%) IaaS
9 3 (5.17%) PaaS
10 2 (3.45%) Azure Storage
Communications & Networking
1 6 (10.34%) Firewall
2 3 (5.17%) Network Security
3 2 (3.45%) Intrusion Detection
3 2 (3.45%) LAN
3 2 (3.45%) MPLS
3 2 (3.45%) VPN
3 2 (3.45%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (22.41%) Power BI
2 3 (5.17%) Azure SQL Database
2 3 (5.17%) Redis
2 3 (5.17%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.72%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 2 (3.45%) Git
General
1 14 (24.14%) Social Skills
2 10 (17.24%) Health Technology
2 10 (17.24%) Tech for Good
3 9 (15.52%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (12.07%) Electronics
5 4 (6.90%) Finance
6 3 (5.17%) Manufacturing
6 3 (5.17%) Marketing
6 3 (5.17%) Public Sector
6 3 (5.17%) Telecoms
7 2 (3.45%) Legal
8 1 (1.72%) Billing
8 1 (1.72%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.72%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 22 (37.93%) Security Engineer
2 9 (15.52%) Azure Engineer
2 9 (15.52%) Data Engineer
3 7 (12.07%) Analyst
4 6 (10.34%) Senior
4 6 (10.34%) Senior Security Engineer
4 6 (10.34%) SOC Engineer
5 4 (6.90%) Data Analyst
5 4 (6.90%) Microsoft Engineer
6 3 (5.17%) Architect
6 3 (5.17%) Consultant
6 3 (5.17%) Support Engineer
6 3 (5.17%) Technical Architect
7 2 (3.45%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
7 2 (3.45%) Azure Data Engineer
7 2 (3.45%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 2 (3.45%) Security Consultant
7 2 (3.45%) Security Manager
7 2 (3.45%) SIEM Analyst
7 2 (3.45%) SOC Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (15.52%) RESTful
2 3 (5.17%) .NET
2 3 (5.17%) .NET Framework
2 3 (5.17%) Middleware
2 3 (5.17%) Next.js
2 3 (5.17%) Node.js
2 3 (5.17%) React
2 3 (5.17%) REST
3 2 (3.45%) Hugging Face
3 2 (3.45%) LangChain
3 2 (3.45%) PyTorch
4 1 (1.72%) AngularJS
4 1 (1.72%) ARM Templates
4 1 (1.72%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (17.24%) Greenfield Project
2 6 (10.34%) Analytical Mindset
3 5 (8.62%) Cybercrime
3 5 (8.62%) Security Operations Centre
4 4 (6.90%) NHS
5 3 (5.17%) Cloud Native
5 3 (5.17%) Distributed Architecture
5 3 (5.17%) Distributed Systems
5 3 (5.17%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (3.45%) Hybrid Cloud
7 1 (1.72%) Blog
7 1 (1.72%) IoT
7 1 (1.72%) YARA
Operating Systems
1 3 (5.17%) Linux
1 3 (5.17%) Windows
2 2 (3.45%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (24.14%) DevSecOps
1 14 (24.14%) SIEM
2 13 (22.41%) DevOps
3 12 (20.69%) Security Operations
4 11 (18.97%) Visualisation
5 10 (17.24%) Application Security
5 10 (17.24%) Data Engineering
6 9 (15.52%) Cybersecurity
7 8 (13.79%) Cloud Security
7 8 (13.79%) Computer Science
7 8 (13.79%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (13.79%) Process Improvement
8 7 (12.07%) Data Visualisation
9 6 (10.34%) Analytics
9 6 (10.34%) API Development
9 6 (10.34%) API Integration
9 6 (10.34%) Data Management
9 6 (10.34%) Vulnerability Management
10 5 (8.62%) Data Analysis
10 5 (8.62%) Technical Architecture
Programming Languages
1 30 (51.72%) PowerShell
2 23 (39.66%) Python
3 16 (27.59%) SQL
4 4 (6.90%) C#
5 3 (5.17%) Bash
5 3 (5.17%) JavaScript
6 1 (1.72%) Bicep
6 1 (1.72%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 11 (18.97%) Degree
2 10 (17.24%) Microsoft Certification
3 6 (10.34%) Azure Certification
4 4 (6.90%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (3.45%) CISA
5 2 (3.45%) CISM
5 2 (3.45%) CISSP
5 2 (3.45%) CompTIA Security+
5 2 (3.45%) GIAC
5 2 (3.45%) SANS
5 2 (3.45%) SC Cleared
5 2 (3.45%) Security Cleared
6 1 (1.72%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (27.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (8.62%) PCI DSS
3 3 (5.17%) ISO 9000
4 2 (3.45%) GRC
5 1 (1.72%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 3 (5.17%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (3.45%) Active Directory
2 2 (3.45%) Hyper-V
2 2 (3.45%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (1.72%) Docker
Systems Management
1 15 (25.86%) Kubernetes
2 12 (20.69%) Terraform
3 1 (1.72%) FTK
3 1 (1.72%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 36 (62.07%) Microsoft
2 6 (10.34%) McAfee
2 6 (10.34%) Rapid7
2 6 (10.34%) Splunk
3 4 (6.90%) Google
3 4 (6.90%) SAP
4 2 (3.45%) AlienVault
4 2 (3.45%) CrowdStrike
4 2 (3.45%) Sophos
4 2 (3.45%) Sun
5 1 (1.72%) Carbon Black
5 1 (1.72%) Netskope
5 1 (1.72%) Palo Alto
5 1 (1.72%) Zscaler