Kdb+ Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Kx Systems Kdb+
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Kdb+ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 576 547
Rank change year-on-year - -29 -
Permanent jobs citing Kdb+ 0 3 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London - 0.008% 0.003%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category - 0.051% 0.016%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £65,000 -
UK median annual salary £108,750 £135,000 £155,000
% change year-on-year -19.44% -12.90% +72.22%

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
UK excluding 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 the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 3,847 5,845 6,318
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 9.15% 15.67% 20.50%
Number of salaries quoted 2,430 3,078 4,762
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £33,250
25th Percentile £38,750 £42,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,805 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.58% -3.99% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £83,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -4.00%

Kdb+
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Kdb+ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Kdb+ job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Kdb+
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Kdb+.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Kdb+