Kusto Query Language Job Trends
Kusto Query Language (KQL)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Kusto Query Language skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 690 | 617 | 670 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -73 | +53 | +35 |
| Permanent jobs citing Kusto Query Language | 118 | 53 | 79 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.099% | 0.11% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.63% | 0.43% | 0.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67 | 44 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,741 | £42,500 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £48,750 | £52,250 | £46,713 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £63,750 | £53,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +20.28% | -24.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £68,125 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £88,000 | £74,106 | £86,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £58,250 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.58% | +10.95% | -25.00% |
All Programming Languages
UK
Kusto Query Language falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 18,630 | 12,184 | 21,975 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 15.59% | 24.89% | 31.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13,173 | 8,060 | 13,177 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £32,500 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £83,750 | £83,750 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | - |
Kusto Query Language Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Kusto Query Language relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Kusto Query Language Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Kusto Query Language.
Kusto Query Language Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Kusto Query Language over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.
Kusto Query Language Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Kusto Query Language within the UK over the 6 months to 18 October 2026. 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 | -91 | 105 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 77 |
| UK excluding London | -96 | 70 | £55,000 | -5.58% | 43 |
| Work from Home | -21 | 55 | £64,000 | +0.88% | 49 |
| London | -54 | 36 | £72,500 | +11.54% | 38 |
| South East | -48 | 26 | £55,000 | -21.43% | 17 |
| South West | -47 | 22 | £51,375 | - | 1 |
| North of England | -66 | 9 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 8 |
| East of England | - | 7 | £80,000 | - | 5 |
| North West | -39 | 5 | £45,000 | -14.29% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | -30 | 4 | £71,250 | +23.91% | 3 |
| Midlands | -41 | 3 | £35,000 | -39.13% | 5 |
| East Midlands | - | 3 | £35,000 | - | 2 |
| Scotland | -1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £47,500 | - | 3 |
Kusto Query Language Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Programming Languages
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PowerShell | 47.5% | 56 |
| 2 | Python | 30.5% | 36 |
| 3 | SQL | 27.1% | 32 |
| 4 | Bash | 16.9% | 20 |
| 5 | Bicep | 12.7% | 15 |
| 6 | Search Processing Language | 8.5% | 10 |
| 7 | C# | 4.2% | 5 |
| 8 | Data Analysis Expressions | 3.4% | 4 |
| 9 | Objective-C | 2.5% | 3 |