Hybrid/Remote Kdb+ Contract Job Trends

Kx Systems Kdb+
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Kdb+ skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 298 - 403
Rank change year-on-year - - +196
Contract jobs citing Kdb+ 9 0 4
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.091% - 0.020%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 0.46% - 0.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile £571 - £770
25th Percentile £584 - £800
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £638 - £900
Median % change year-on-year - - +9.09%
75th Percentile £709 - £1,088
90th Percentile £734 - £1,170
UK median daily rate £850 £800 £850
% change year-on-year +6.25% -5.88% +44.68%

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 1,946 2,569 3,661
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 19.78% 20.16% 18.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,340 1,821 2,629
10th Percentile £350 £345 £369
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £645 £675 £650
90th Percentile £825 £850 £731
UK median daily rate £500 £533 £545
% change year-on-year -6.19% -2.20% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 23 63
10th Percentile £23.41 £18.66 £20.58
25th Percentile £34.81 £20.17 £33.02
Median hourly rate £65.00 £32.50 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +100.00% -38.10% -1.87%
75th Percentile £75.00 £44.63 £67.38
90th Percentile £87.50 £63.53 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.50 £35.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +24.29% -36.36% +22.22%

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

Kdb+
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Kdb+.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Kdb+

Kdb+
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 18 September 2025.

Kdb+ daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Kdb+
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 9 (100.00%) KDB
General
1 5 (55.56%) Banking
1 5 (55.56%) Investment Banking
1 5 (55.56%) Social Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Finance
Job Titles
1 9 (100.00%) Developer
2 5 (55.56%) C++ Developer
2 5 (55.56%) Investment Banking C++ Developer
2 5 (55.56%) Linux Developer
2 5 (55.56%) Python Developer
2 5 (55.56%) Senior
2 5 (55.56%) Senior C++ Developer
2 5 (55.56%) Senior Developer
2 5 (55.56%) Senior Python Developer
3 3 (33.33%) Analytics Developer
3 3 (33.33%) KDB Developer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (55.56%) Enterprise Software
2 3 (33.33%) Equities
2 3 (33.33%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 6 (66.67%) Linux
2 5 (55.56%) Windows
3 1 (11.11%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Data Science
2 6 (66.67%) SDLC
3 5 (55.56%) Containerisation
4 3 (33.33%) Analytics
4 3 (33.33%) Computer Science
4 3 (33.33%) Data Analytics
4 3 (33.33%) Knowledge Transfer
4 3 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (11.11%) High Availability
5 1 (11.11%) Low Latency
5 1 (11.11%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 9 (100.00%) Python
2 5 (55.56%) C++
3 3 (33.33%) Java
4 1 (11.11%) Bash
Qualifications
1 3 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (33.33%) Degree
System Software
1 5 (55.56%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (55.56%) Kubernetes