KDB Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Kx Systems KDB
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work 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 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 444 583 650
Rank change year-on-year +139 +67 +179
Permanent jobs citing KDB 3 3 17
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.017% 0.009% 0.041%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 0.081% 0.039% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 3 2 15
10th Percentile - - £78,250
25th Percentile £57,500 £125,000 £95,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £130,000 £110,000
Median % change year-on-year -50.00% +18.18% +12.82%
75th Percentile £78,750 £135,000 £116,250
90th Percentile £82,500 - -
UK median annual salary £130,000 £110,000 £107,500
% change year-on-year +18.18% +2.33% +10.26%

All Database and 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 3,715 7,767 10,189
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 21.33% 22.98% 24.76%
Number of salaries quoted 2,375 6,211 6,987
10th Percentile £37,500 £37,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £49,750 £43,750 £49,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £57,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% -11.54% +8.33%
75th Percentile £90,000 £75,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £122,500 £95,700 £102,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% -11.54% +8.33%

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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing KDB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

KDB trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing KDB.

KDB salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing KDB over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.

KDB salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 2 (66.67%) Kdb+
General
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Banking
1 1 (33.33%) Corporate Banking
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Retail Banking
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Developer
1 2 (66.67%) KDB Developer
1 2 (66.67%) Python Developer
1 2 (66.67%) Senior
1 2 (66.67%) Senior Developer
1 2 (66.67%) Senior Python Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Banking Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Banking Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Finance Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Financial Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Financial Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Financial Services Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (33.33%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Code Quality
2 2 (66.67%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 2 (66.67%) Mathematics
3 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Business Transformation
3 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (33.33%) Financial Modelling
3 1 (33.33%) Six Sigma
3 1 (33.33%) Strategic Planning
3 1 (33.33%) Technology Transformation
3 1 (33.33%) Thought Leadership
3 1 (33.33%) Wealth Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) C
1 2 (66.67%) C++
1 2 (66.67%) Python
2 1 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree
3 1 (33.33%) MBA
3 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
3 1 (33.33%) PMP
3 1 (33.33%) Six Sigma Black Belt