Kx Systems Kdb+
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Kdb+ skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Kdb+ over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 564 | 666 | 829 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +102 | +163 | -111 |
| Contract jobs citing Kdb+ | 11 | 16 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.026% | 0.029% | 0.010% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 0.15% | 0.16% | 0.052% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £575 | £606 |
| 25th Percentile | £650 | £694 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £750 | £825 | £700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +17.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £800 | £950 | £794 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £1,060 | £875 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | £525 |
All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
UK
Kdb+ is in the Databases and Business Intelligence category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 7,300 | 9,902 | 17,265 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 16.95% | 17.66% | 19.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5,235 | 7,035 | 12,303 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £375 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.46% | -0.09% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £663 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £754 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 150 | 179 | 180 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £21.24 | £15.45 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.77 | £33.70 | £21.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £60.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.33% | +33.33% | +69.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.88 | £73.75 | £63.60 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.75 | £80.50 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £35.00 | £58.59 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.26% | +67.40% | +42.86% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Kdb+ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Kdb+.
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Top 3 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Kdb+ within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | +93 | 11 | £750 | -9.09% | 5 |
| England | +84 | 11 | £750 | -9.09% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +113 | 6 | £700 | -16.42% | 6 |
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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: