The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London requiring Kdb+ skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Kdb+ over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
123
120
158
Rank change year-on-year
-3
+38
+40
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Kdb+
1
2
3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London
Kdb+ falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in the City of London.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills
416
457
677
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
23.02%
22.07%
21.40%
Number of daily rates quoted
275
329
434
10th Percentile
£400
£400
£400
25th Percentile
£443
£475
£491
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£578
£600
£600
Median % change year-on-year
-3.67%
-
+2.13%
75th Percentile
£688
£719
£713
90th Percentile
£800
£803
£788
Central London median daily rate
£575
£580
£600
% change year-on-year
-0.86%
-3.33%
+4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted
7
0
2
10th Percentile
£25.80
-
£38.95
25th Percentile
£32.25
-
£40.38
Median hourly rate
£34.65
-
£44.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
-22.12%
75th Percentile
£63.75
-
£48.88
90th Percentile
£78.25
-
£51.05
Central London median hourly rate
£34.65
-
£44.00
% change year-on-year
-
-
-22.12%
Kdb+ Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Kdb+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Kdb+ Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Kdb+.
Kdb+ Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Kdb+ also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region with a requirement for Kdb+.
Kdb+ Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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:
