Kdb+ Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Kx Systems Kdb+
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 287 338 470
Rank change year-on-year +51 +132 +161
Contract jobs citing Kdb+ 17 7 7
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.17% 0.046% 0.027%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 0.81% 0.24% 0.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 4 5
10th Percentile £466 - £570
25th Percentile £528 £650 £675
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £638 £700 £825
Median % change year-on-year -8.93% -15.15% +57.14%
75th Percentile £775 £763 £900
90th Percentile £820 £785 £960
UK median daily rate £650 £800 £825
% change year-on-year -18.75% -3.03% +17.86%

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring database or business intelligence skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 2,098 2,911 4,942
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 21.18% 18.97% 19.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,488 2,137 3,601
10th Percentile £363 £356 £386
25th Percentile £425 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -
75th Percentile £675 £650 £650
90th Percentile £838 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £540
% change year-on-year - -2.78% -1.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 37 79
10th Percentile £22.50 £20.06 £22.16
25th Percentile £30.00 £22.61 £43.57
Median hourly rate £63.00 £40.00 £66.00
Median % change year-on-year +57.50% -39.39% +46.67%
75th Percentile £66.00 £61.50 £75.00
90th Percentile £92.50 £70.25 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £32.96 £40.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -17.60% -33.33% +41.18%

Kdb+
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Kdb+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Kdb+ trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

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Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Kdb+.

Kdb+ daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

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Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Kdb+ over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Kdb+ daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (100.00%) KDB
General
1 12 (70.59%) Social Skills
2 11 (64.71%) Banking
2 11 (64.71%) Investment Banking
3 5 (29.41%) Finance
4 3 (17.65%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 16 (94.12%) Developer
2 11 (64.71%) C++ Developer
2 11 (64.71%) Investment Banking C++ Developer
2 11 (64.71%) Linux Developer
2 11 (64.71%) Python Developer
2 11 (64.71%) Senior
2 11 (64.71%) Senior C++ Developer
2 11 (64.71%) Senior Developer
2 11 (64.71%) Senior Python Developer
3 4 (23.53%) KDB Developer
4 3 (17.65%) Analytics Developer
Miscellaneous
1 11 (64.71%) Enterprise Software
2 3 (17.65%) Equities
2 3 (17.65%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 13 (76.47%) Linux
2 12 (70.59%) Windows
3 1 (5.88%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (82.35%) Data Science
2 13 (76.47%) SDLC
3 12 (70.59%) Containerisation
4 3 (17.65%) Analytics
4 3 (17.65%) Computer Science
4 3 (17.65%) Data Analytics
4 3 (17.65%) Knowledge Transfer
4 3 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (5.88%) Agile
5 1 (5.88%) High Availability
5 1 (5.88%) Low Latency
5 1 (5.88%) OO
5 1 (5.88%) OOA/OOD
5 1 (5.88%) OOD
5 1 (5.88%) Scrum
5 1 (5.88%) Software Engineering
5 1 (5.88%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 16 (94.12%) Python
2 12 (70.59%) C++
3 3 (17.65%) Java
4 1 (5.88%) Bash
4 1 (5.88%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (17.65%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (17.65%) Degree
System Software
1 12 (70.59%) Docker
Systems Management
1 12 (70.59%) Kubernetes