Kafka Engineer
England > London
The median Kafka Engineer salary in London is £105,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 September 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 376 | 449 | 496 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +73 | +47 | +363 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Kafka Engineer | 11 | 3 | 15 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 0.093% | 0.016% | 0.064% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.017% | 0.068% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 3 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £78,750 | £103,750 | £73,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £87,500 | £105,625 | £80,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £105,000 | £112,500 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.67% | +25.00% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £109,375 | £119,375 | £100,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £111,250 | £121,250 | £110,000 |
| England median annual salary | £97,500 | £112,500 | £90,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.33% | +25.00% | +12.50% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in London with a recognized job title | 10,819 | 18,096 | 22,216 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.28% | 95.37% | 95.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,030 | 11,796 | 18,157 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £52,000 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | £72,500 | £73,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -0.68% | +4.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £96,250 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £120,000 | £118,750 | £115,000 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | - |
Kafka Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings that featured Kafka Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
Kafka Engineer
Salary Trend in London
Salary distribution trend for Kafka Engineer job vacancies in London.
Kafka Engineer
Salary Histogram in London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Kafka Engineer in London over the 6 months to 8 September 2025.
Kafka Engineer
Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Kafka Engineer within the London region over the 6 months to 8 September 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 |
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| South London | +21 | 4 | £95,000 | -12.64% | |
| West London | - | 1 | £82,500 | - | |
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Kafka Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 8 September 2025, Kafka Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the London region featuring Kafka Engineer in the job title.
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Kafka Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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: