Hybrid/Remote Kdb+ Job Trends

Kx Systems Kdb+
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Kdb+ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 437 488
Rank change year-on-year - +51 +224
Permanent jobs citing Kdb+ 0 4 1
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options - 0.024% 0.005%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category - 0.096% 0.019%
Number of salaries quoted 0 4 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £57,500 £125,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £87,500 £130,000
Median % change year-on-year - -32.69% -23.53%
75th Percentile - £121,875 £135,000
90th Percentile - £134,250 -
UK median annual salary £108,750 £135,000 £150,000
% change year-on-year -19.44% -10.00% +66.67%

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring database or business intelligence skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 2,099 4,148 5,379
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.86% 25.25% 24.91%
Number of salaries quoted 1,569 2,472 4,393
10th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £38,272
25th Percentile £46,000 £50,000 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £67,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +12.50% -4.00%
75th Percentile £81,250 £92,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £118,750 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £63,900 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.10% +6.50% -4.00%

Kdb+
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Kdb+ and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Kdb+ job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Kdb+
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Kdb+.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Kdb+