KDB Jobs in England

Kx Systems KDB
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring KDB skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited KDB over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 680 822 861
Rank change year-on-year +142 +39 +219
Permanent jobs citing KDB 15 25 72
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.031% 0.029% 0.080%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 0.21% 0.16% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 8 19 59
10th Percentile £57,500 £89,000 £84,750
25th Percentile £78,125 £100,000 £90,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £130,000 £110,000 £107,500
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% +2.33% +10.26%
75th Percentile £172,500 £150,000 £122,500
90th Percentile - - £130,000
UK median annual salary £130,000 £110,000 £107,500
% change year-on-year +18.18% +2.33% +10.26%

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
England

KDB falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 7,059 15,223 19,335
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 14.38% 17.72% 21.44%
Number of salaries quoted 4,672 11,441 12,204
10th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £42,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% -11.54% +8.33%
75th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £84,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £97,500 £105,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% -11.54% +8.33%

KDB
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing KDB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for KDB in England

KDB
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing KDB in England.

Salary trend for KDB in England

KDB
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing KDB in England over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Salary histogram for KDB in England

KDB
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing KDB within the England region over the 6 months to 13 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +91 12 £155,000 +19.23% 57
Midlands +69 2 £65,000 -18.75% 1
East Midlands +32 2 £65,000 -18.75%
North West - 1 - -
North of England - 1 - - 2
KDB
UK

KDB
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (6.67%) Apache
Cloud Services
1 5 (33.33%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (53.33%) Kdb+
2 1 (6.67%) Apache Arrow
2 1 (6.67%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (6.67%) Git
General
1 4 (26.67%) Finance
2 3 (20.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (13.33%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (13.33%) Banking
3 2 (13.33%) Front Office
4 1 (6.67%) Corporate Banking
4 1 (6.67%) Financial Institution
4 1 (6.67%) Investment Banking
4 1 (6.67%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 8 (53.33%) Developer
2 4 (26.67%) Architect
2 4 (26.67%) KDB Developer
2 4 (26.67%) Principal Architect
3 3 (20.00%) AWS Architect
3 3 (20.00%) Quantitative Developer
4 2 (13.33%) Python Developer
4 2 (13.33%) Senior
4 2 (13.33%) Senior Developer
4 2 (13.33%) Senior Python Developer
5 1 (6.67%) Algorithmic Trading Developer
5 1 (6.67%) Analyst
5 1 (6.67%) Banking Analyst
5 1 (6.67%) Banking Business Analyst
5 1 (6.67%) Finance Business Analyst
5 1 (6.67%) Financial Analyst
5 1 (6.67%) Financial Business Analyst
5 1 (6.67%) Financial Services Business Analyst
5 1 (6.67%) Java Engineer
5 1 (6.67%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (13.33%) FIX Protocol
2 1 (6.67%) Middleware
2 1 (6.67%) Rendezvous
Miscellaneous
1 6 (40.00%) Algorithms
2 4 (26.67%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 3 (20.00%) Derivative
3 3 (20.00%) Equity Derivative
3 3 (20.00%) Greenfield Project
4 2 (13.33%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (6.67%) Equities
Operating Systems
1 1 (6.67%) Linux
1 1 (6.67%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (73.33%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (40.00%) Algorithmic Trading
2 6 (40.00%) Low Latency
3 4 (26.67%) Computer Science
3 4 (26.67%) Customer Engagement
3 4 (26.67%) Data Analysis
3 4 (26.67%) Electronic Trading
3 4 (26.67%) Mathematics
3 4 (26.67%) Presales
3 4 (26.67%) Statistical Modelling
4 3 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
4 3 (20.00%) Decision-Making
4 3 (20.00%) Market Making
5 2 (13.33%) Agile
5 2 (13.33%) Code Quality
6 1 (6.67%) Migration
6 1 (6.67%) Physics
6 1 (6.67%) Risk Management
6 1 (6.67%) Six Sigma
6 1 (6.67%) UML
Programming Languages
1 8 (53.33%) Python
2 5 (33.33%) C++
3 4 (26.67%) Java
4 2 (13.33%) C
4 2 (13.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (40.00%) Degree
2 2 (13.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (6.67%) Master's Degree
3 1 (6.67%) MBA
3 1 (6.67%) PMI Certification
3 1 (6.67%) PMP
3 1 (6.67%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Vendors
1 1 (6.67%) Bloomberg
1 1 (6.67%) Solace
1 1 (6.67%) TIBCO