KDB Developer Jobs

KDB Developer
UK

The median KDB Developer salary in the UK is £100,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

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

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 885 917 1256
Rank change year-on-year +32 +339 -322
Permanent jobs requiring a KDB Developer 20 29 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.019% 0.031% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.020% 0.034% 0.005%
Number of salaries quoted 15 23 6
10th Percentile £84,500 £68,750 £72,500
25th Percentile - £85,000 £80,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £110,000 £87,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +25.71% -32.69%
75th Percentile £150,000 £130,000 £106,250
90th Percentile - - £118,125
UK excluding London median annual salary £80,000 £71,250 £65,000
% change year-on-year +12.28% +9.62% -

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 99,838 86,540 162,414
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.86% 91.29% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 70,991 55,953 84,888
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,676
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,238
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.49% +5.76%

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 2 June 2024.

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 2 June 2024. 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 +60 19 £100,000 -11.11% 5
London +100 15 £150,000 +33.33% 5
UK excluding London -37 4 £80,000 +12.28% 1
East Midlands - 4 £80,000 -
Midlands - 4 £80,000 -

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

For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, 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 20 (100.00%) KDB
2 18 (90.00%) Python
3 16 (80.00%) Kdb+
4 8 (40.00%) Fixed Income
4 8 (40.00%) Front Office
5 7 (35.00%) Banking
5 7 (35.00%) Investment Banking
6 6 (30.00%) Finance
7 5 (25.00%) Equities
7 5 (25.00%) C++
7 5 (25.00%) Java
7 5 (25.00%) Smart Order Routing
7 5 (25.00%) Direct Market Access
8 3 (15.00%) Linux
8 3 (15.00%) Algorithmic Trading
9 2 (10.00%) Analytics
9 2 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
10 1 (5.00%) Code Quality
10 1 (5.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
10 1 (5.00%) Social Skills
10 1 (5.00%) Data Pipeline
10 1 (5.00%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (5.00%) Collaborative Working
10 1 (5.00%) Data Science
10 1 (5.00%) Analytical Skills
10 1 (5.00%) Performance Optimisation
10 1 (5.00%) Virtual Team
10 1 (5.00%) High-Frequency Trading
10 1 (5.00%) C

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 20 (100.00%) KDB
2 16 (80.00%) Kdb+
3 1 (5.00%) Data Warehouse
General
1 8 (40.00%) Front Office
2 7 (35.00%) Banking
2 7 (35.00%) Investment Banking
3 6 (30.00%) Finance
4 1 (5.00%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (5.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 8 (40.00%) Fixed Income
2 5 (25.00%) Equities
3 2 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (5.00%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (15.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (25.00%) Direct Market Access
1 5 (25.00%) Smart Order Routing
2 3 (15.00%) Algorithmic Trading
3 2 (10.00%) Analytics
3 2 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (5.00%) Agile
4 1 (5.00%) Code Quality
4 1 (5.00%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (5.00%) Data Analytics
4 1 (5.00%) Data Cleansing
4 1 (5.00%) Data Integration
4 1 (5.00%) Data Modelling
4 1 (5.00%) Data Pipeline
4 1 (5.00%) Data Science
4 1 (5.00%) Data Validation
4 1 (5.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 1 (5.00%) ETL
4 1 (5.00%) High-Frequency Trading
4 1 (5.00%) Performance Optimisation
4 1 (5.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 18 (90.00%) Python
2 5 (25.00%) C++
2 5 (25.00%) Java
3 1 (5.00%) C
Qualifications
1 1 (5.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (5.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.00%) Data Quality