KDB Jobs in London

Kx Systems KDB
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London 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 10 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 389 487 545
Rank change year-on-year +98 +58 +282
Permanent jobs citing KDB 12 21 68
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.093% 0.089% 0.20%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 0.44% 0.41% 0.80%
Number of salaries quoted 6 17 55
10th Percentile £96,250 - £88,000
25th Percentile £115,000 £100,000 £90,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £155,000 £130,000 £110,000
Median % change year-on-year +19.23% +18.18% +12.82%
75th Percentile £172,500 £150,000 £122,500
90th Percentile - - £130,000
England median annual salary £130,000 £110,000 £108,750
% change year-on-year +18.18% +1.15% +11.54%

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 2,733 5,129 8,501
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 21.24% 21.74% 24.72%
Number of salaries quoted 1,918 3,822 5,908
10th Percentile £48,750 £46,250 £47,500
25th Percentile £62,125 £56,250 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £81,750 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.00% - +7.14%
75th Percentile £115,000 £97,500 £97,290
90th Percentile £137,500 £122,861 £116,250
England median annual salary £62,779 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.18% -11.54% +8.33%

KDB
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for KDB in London

KDB
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for KDB in London

KDB
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing KDB in London over the 6 months to 10 May 2025.

Salary histogram for KDB in London

KDB
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing KDB within the London region over the 6 months to 10 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
Central London +31 4 £165,000 -
KDB
England

KDB
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (8.33%) Apache
Cloud Services
1 5 (41.67%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (50.00%) Kdb+
2 1 (8.33%) Apache Arrow
2 1 (8.33%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (8.33%) Git
General
1 3 (25.00%) Finance
2 2 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (16.67%) Banking
2 2 (16.67%) Front Office
2 2 (16.67%) Social Skills
3 1 (8.33%) Corporate Banking
3 1 (8.33%) Financial Institution
3 1 (8.33%) Investment Banking
3 1 (8.33%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 6 (50.00%) Developer
2 4 (33.33%) Architect
2 4 (33.33%) Principal Architect
3 3 (25.00%) AWS Architect
3 3 (25.00%) Quantitative Developer
4 2 (16.67%) KDB Developer
5 1 (8.33%) Algorithmic Trading Developer
5 1 (8.33%) Analyst
5 1 (8.33%) Banking Analyst
5 1 (8.33%) Banking Business Analyst
5 1 (8.33%) Business Analyst
5 1 (8.33%) Finance Business Analyst
5 1 (8.33%) Financial Analyst
5 1 (8.33%) Financial Business Analyst
5 1 (8.33%) Financial Services Business Analyst
5 1 (8.33%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (8.33%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 6 (50.00%) Algorithms
2 3 (25.00%) Derivative
2 3 (25.00%) Equity Derivative
2 3 (25.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 3 (25.00%) Greenfield Project
3 1 (8.33%) Equities
Operating Systems
1 1 (8.33%) Linux
1 1 (8.33%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (50.00%) Algorithmic Trading
3 5 (41.67%) Low Latency
4 4 (33.33%) Customer Engagement
4 4 (33.33%) Data Analysis
4 4 (33.33%) Presales
4 4 (33.33%) Statistical Modelling
5 3 (25.00%) Decision-Making
5 3 (25.00%) Electronic Trading
5 3 (25.00%) Market Making
6 2 (16.67%) Computer Science
6 2 (16.67%) Mathematics
7 1 (8.33%) Business Analysis
7 1 (8.33%) Financial Modelling
7 1 (8.33%) Multithreading
7 1 (8.33%) Physics
7 1 (8.33%) Quantitative Analysis
7 1 (8.33%) Strategic Planning
7 1 (8.33%) Unit Testing
7 1 (8.33%) Wealth Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (50.00%) Python
2 3 (25.00%) C++
2 3 (25.00%) Java
3 2 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (8.33%) Master's Degree
2 1 (8.33%) MBA
2 1 (8.33%) PMI Certification
2 1 (8.33%) PMP
2 1 (8.33%) Six Sigma Black Belt