KDB Developer Contracts

KDB Developer
UK

The median KDB Developer daily rate in the UK is £938 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

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

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 530 664 857
Rank change year-on-year +134 +193 -155
Contract jobs requiring a KDB Developer 40 26 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.094% 0.046% 0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.049% 0.007%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 10 5
10th Percentile £650 £590 £588
25th Percentile £800 £763 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £938 £875 £700
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +25.00% +7.69%
75th Percentile £1,048 £975 -
90th Percentile £1,111 £1,174 -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - £525

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 39,467 53,505 83,509
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.80% 94.60% 95.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,700 37,347 58,712
10th Percentile £280 £313 £313
25th Percentile £410 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £543 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.31% +3.43% +8.25%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.50% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,724 1,494 2,029
10th Percentile £12.83 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.06 £15.75
Median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year -18.89% +88.21% +6.44%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.95 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £42.16 £20.00
% change year-on-year -5.11% +110.78% +5.26%

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
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing KDB Developer.

Daily rate trend for KDB Developer in the UK

KDB Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing KDB Developer over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for KDB Developer in the UK

KDB Developer
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 Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 23 May 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 +111 40 £938 +7.14% 3
England +111 40 £938 +7.14% 3
Work from Home +122 13 £800 -8.57% 2

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

For the 6 months to 23 May 2024, KDB Developer contract 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 contract job ads featuring KDB Developer in the job title.

1 40 (100.00%) KDB
2 29 (72.50%) Analytics
3 21 (52.50%) Finance
4 17 (42.50%) Electronic Trading
5 16 (40.00%) Social Skills
6 15 (37.50%) Data Analytics
7 13 (32.50%) Kdb+
8 12 (30.00%) Data Quality
8 12 (30.00%) Front Office
8 12 (30.00%) SQL
8 12 (30.00%) Data Modelling
9 11 (27.50%) Python
9 11 (27.50%) Fixed Income
9 11 (27.50%) Data Management
10 10 (25.00%) Unix
10 10 (25.00%) Task Automation
10 10 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
11 9 (22.50%) API Design
11 9 (22.50%) C#
11 9 (22.50%) Java
12 8 (20.00%) Equities
12 8 (20.00%) Apache Airflow
12 8 (20.00%) Test Automation
13 7 (17.50%) Collaborative Culture
14 6 (15.00%) Requirements Gathering
14 6 (15.00%) Prototyping
14 6 (15.00%) BDD
14 6 (15.00%) Build Automation
14 6 (15.00%) Analytical Skills
14 6 (15.00%) SDLC

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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (20.00%) Apache Airflow
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (100.00%) KDB
2 13 (32.50%) Kdb+
3 4 (10.00%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (2.50%) Tick Data
Development Applications
1 1 (2.50%) Git
1 1 (2.50%) Jenkins
1 1 (2.50%) JIRA
General
1 21 (52.50%) Finance
2 16 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 12 (30.00%) Front Office
4 6 (15.00%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (10.00%) Banking
5 4 (10.00%) Investment Banking
Miscellaneous
1 11 (27.50%) Fixed Income
2 8 (20.00%) Equities
3 6 (15.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 4 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (7.50%) Algorithms
6 1 (2.50%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 10 (25.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (72.50%) Analytics
2 17 (42.50%) Electronic Trading
3 15 (37.50%) Data Analytics
4 12 (30.00%) Data Modelling
5 11 (27.50%) Data Management
6 10 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
6 10 (25.00%) Task Automation
7 9 (22.50%) API Design
8 8 (20.00%) Test Automation
9 7 (17.50%) Collaborative Culture
10 6 (15.00%) BDD
10 6 (15.00%) Build Automation
10 6 (15.00%) Change Management
10 6 (15.00%) Computer Science
10 6 (15.00%) OO
10 6 (15.00%) Prototyping
10 6 (15.00%) Requirements Gathering
10 6 (15.00%) SDLC
10 6 (15.00%) Stakeholder Management
11 5 (12.50%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 12 (30.00%) SQL
2 11 (27.50%) Python
3 9 (22.50%) C#
3 9 (22.50%) Java
Qualifications
1 6 (15.00%) Degree
2 1 (2.50%) Master's Degree
2 1 (2.50%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (30.00%) Data Quality