KDB Developer
UK

The median KDB Developer salary in the UK is £150,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 December 2023.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 723 1058 1086
Rank change year-on-year +335 +28 -335
Permanent jobs requiring a KDB Developer 18 18 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.034% 0.015% 0.009%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.035% 0.015% 0.010%
Number of salaries quoted 12 12 5
10th Percentile - £62,000 £72,250
25th Percentile - £85,625 £77,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £150,000 £92,500 £95,000
Median % change year-on-year +62.16% -2.63% -29.63%
75th Percentile £170,000 £109,688 £113,750
90th Percentile - £114,750 £125,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 50,797 118,142 122,028
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.42% 95.32% 95.15%
Number of salaries quoted 37,144 73,821 84,079
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,750 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £98,750 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +5.00% +5.26%

KDB Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured KDB Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for KDB Developer in the UK

KDB Developer
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for KDB Developer in the UK

KDB Developer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing KDB Developer over the 6 months to 4 December 2023.

Salary histogram for KDB Developer in the UK

KDB Developer
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing KDB Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 4 December 2023. 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
England +332 17 £150,000 +62.16% 19
London +266 17 £150,000 +62.16% 15
Work from Home +250 1 - - 13
Northern Ireland - 1 £70,000 - 5
UK excluding London - 1 £70,000 - 8

KDB Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 4 December 2023, KDB Developer 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 featuring KDB Developer in the job title.

1 18 (100.00%) KDB
2 15 (83.33%) Finance
3 13 (72.22%) Computer Science
4 10 (55.56%) Kdb+
5 7 (38.89%) Greenfield Project
5 7 (38.89%) Fintech
5 7 (38.89%) Mathematics
5 7 (38.89%) Analytics
5 7 (38.89%) Low Latency
6 6 (33.33%) Degree
6 6 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (33.33%) Master's Degree
6 6 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (27.78%) Social Skills
7 5 (27.78%) Banking
8 4 (22.22%) Python
8 4 (22.22%) SQL
8 4 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
8 4 (22.22%) Hedge funds
8 4 (22.22%) Quantitative Research
8 4 (22.22%) Collaborative Working
9 3 (16.67%) Investment Banking
9 3 (16.67%) Java
9 3 (16.67%) Front Office
10 2 (11.11%) Unix
10 2 (11.11%) Linux
10 2 (11.11%) Data Modelling
10 2 (11.11%) PMO
10 2 (11.11%) Quantitative Trading
10 2 (11.11%) High-Frequency Trading

KDB Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 18 (100.00%) KDB
2 10 (55.56%) Kdb+
General
1 15 (83.33%) Finance
2 5 (27.78%) Banking
2 5 (27.78%) Social Skills
3 4 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (16.67%) Front Office
4 3 (16.67%) Investment Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.56%) Java EE
Miscellaneous
1 7 (38.89%) Greenfield Project
2 4 (22.22%) Hedge funds
3 1 (5.56%) Equities
3 1 (5.56%) Equity Derivative
Operating Systems
1 2 (11.11%) Linux
1 2 (11.11%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (72.22%) Computer Science
2 7 (38.89%) Analytics
2 7 (38.89%) Fintech
2 7 (38.89%) Low Latency
2 7 (38.89%) Mathematics
3 6 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (22.22%) Collaborative Working
4 4 (22.22%) Quantitative Research
5 2 (11.11%) Data Modelling
5 2 (11.11%) Electronic Trading
5 2 (11.11%) High-Frequency Trading
5 2 (11.11%) Innovative Thinking
5 2 (11.11%) Quantitative Trading
6 1 (5.56%) OOP
6 1 (5.56%) Regulatory Change
Programming Languages
1 4 (22.22%) Python
1 4 (22.22%) SQL
2 3 (16.67%) Java
Qualifications
1 6 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
1 6 (33.33%) Degree
1 6 (33.33%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.11%) Data Quality
1 2 (11.11%) PMO