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 285 328 456
Rank change year-on-year +43 +128 +156
Contract jobs citing KDB 19 17 21
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.19% 0.11% 0.081%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 0.91% 0.58% 0.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 13 10
10th Percentile £494 £650 £498
25th Percentile £584 £700 £634
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £688 £800 £800
Median % change year-on-year -14.06% - -3.03%
75th Percentile £806 £925 £975
90th Percentile £838 £963 £1,113
UK median daily rate £675 £850 £775
% change year-on-year -20.59% +9.68% -6.06%

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

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 1 May 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 17 (89.47%) Kdb+
2 2 (10.53%) Relational Database
General
1 13 (68.42%) Banking
1 13 (68.42%) Investment Banking
2 12 (63.16%) Social Skills
3 5 (26.32%) Finance
4 3 (15.79%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 18 (94.74%) Developer
2 11 (57.89%) C++ Developer
2 11 (57.89%) Investment Banking C++ Developer
2 11 (57.89%) Linux Developer
2 11 (57.89%) Python Developer
2 11 (57.89%) Senior
2 11 (57.89%) Senior C++ Developer
2 11 (57.89%) Senior Developer
2 11 (57.89%) Senior Python Developer
3 4 (21.05%) KDB Developer
4 3 (15.79%) Analytics Developer
5 2 (10.53%) Electronic Trading Developer
5 2 (10.53%) Electronic Trading Java Developer
5 2 (10.53%) Java Developer
Miscellaneous
1 11 (57.89%) Enterprise Software
2 3 (15.79%) Equities
2 3 (15.79%) Virtual Team
3 1 (5.26%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 13 (68.42%) Linux
2 12 (63.16%) Windows
3 1 (5.26%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (73.68%) Data Science
2 13 (68.42%) SDLC
3 12 (63.16%) Containerisation
4 3 (15.79%) Analytics
4 3 (15.79%) Computer Science
4 3 (15.79%) Data Analytics
4 3 (15.79%) Knowledge Transfer
4 3 (15.79%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (10.53%) Electronic Trading
5 2 (10.53%) Multithreading
6 1 (5.26%) Agile
6 1 (5.26%) High Availability
6 1 (5.26%) Low Latency
6 1 (5.26%) OO
6 1 (5.26%) OOA/OOD
6 1 (5.26%) OOD
6 1 (5.26%) Scrum
6 1 (5.26%) Software Engineering
6 1 (5.26%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 16 (84.21%) Python
2 12 (63.16%) C++
3 5 (26.32%) Java
4 1 (5.26%) Bash
4 1 (5.26%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (15.79%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (15.79%) Degree
System Software
1 12 (63.16%) Docker
Systems Management
1 12 (63.16%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 1 (5.26%) ION Trading