Kx Systems KDB
Central London > City of London
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 22 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 117 | 105 | 158 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -12 | +53 | +34 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing KDB | 6 | 16 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London | 0.33% | 0.78% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 1.42% | 3.54% | 0.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 15 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £788 | £734 | £741 |
| 25th Percentile | £844 | £781 | £747 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £900 | £850 | £825 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.88% | +3.03% | +17.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £942 | £963 | £888 |
| 90th Percentile | £973 | £1,213 | £910 |
| Central London median daily rate | £900 | £850 | £825 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.88% | +3.03% | +17.86% |
All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
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 | 422 | 452 | 681 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London | 23.10% | 21.93% | 21.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 276 | 325 | 435 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £481 | £495 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £593 | £600 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.25% | - | +2.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £719 | £713 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £788 | £788 |
| Central London median daily rate | £577 | £584 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.24% | -2.71% | +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% |
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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.
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Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing KDB.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing KDB in the City of London over the 6 months to 22 August 2025.
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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: