T-SQL Contract Job Trends in England
Transact-SQL
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring T-SQL skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 444 | 426 | 305 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -18 | -121 | -22 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 203 | 94 | 228 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.44% | 0.33% | 0.72% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.66% | 1.03% | 2.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 149 | 74 | 164 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £329 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £375 | £439 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £453 | £450 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.67% | -18.18% | +10.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £618 | £570 | £624 |
| 90th Percentile | £728 | £650 | £675 |
| UK median daily rate | £453 | £450 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.67% | -16.28% | +13.16% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £34.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.25 | - | £45.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.75 | - | £65.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £25.00 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £25.13 | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £22.75 | - | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +145.28% |
All Programming Languages
England
T-SQL falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in England.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 12,248 | 9,137 | 10,259 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 26.27% | 32.45% | 32.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,940 | 6,073 | 6,765 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £344 | £355 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £513 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.44% | -5.09% | -1.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £626 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £738 | £778 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £508 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -3.33% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 536 | 269 | 279 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.25 | £31.25 | £29.55 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.73 | £43.75 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.13 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.40 | £78.75 | £75.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £65.00 | £57.50 | £63.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.04% | -9.09% | +1.20% |
T-SQL Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing T-SQL relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.
T-SQL Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing T-SQL.
T-SQL Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing T-SQL in England over the 6 months to 20 October 2026.
T-SQL Hourly Rate Trend in England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing T-SQL.
T-SQL Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing T-SQL within the England region over the 6 months to 20 October 2026. 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 | -34 | 119 | £464 | +3.11% | 55 |
| North of England | -43 | 37 | £403 | +3.21% | 23 |
| North West | -30 | 26 | £405 | -3.57% | 9 |
| South East | -38 | 21 | £475 | +26.67% | 21 |
| Yorkshire | -29 | 11 | £400 | +6.67% | 13 |
| Midlands | -41 | 10 | £413 | -11.76% | 22 |
| West Midlands | -43 | 9 | £413 | - | 17 |
| South West | -39 | 5 | £750 | +44.23% | 6 |
| East of England | -26 | 1 | £425 | - | 9 |
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T-SQL Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Programming Languages
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SQL | 98.5% | 200 |
| 2 | C# | 37.4% | 76 |
| 3 | PL/SQL | 23.6% | 48 |
| 4 | Python | 16.7% | 34 |
| 5 | JavaScript | 12.8% | 26 |
| 6 | PowerShell | 11.8% | 24 |
| 7 | VBA | 6.9% | 14 |
| 8 | Data Analysis Expressions | 5.9% | 12 |
| 9 | VB | 5.4% | 11 |
| 10 | Shell Script | 3.4% | 7 |
| 11 | Bash | 2.5% | 5 |
| 11 | VB.NET | 2.5% | 5 |
| 11 | XPath | 2.5% | 5 |
| 14 | Java | 2.0% | 4 |
| 14 | TypeScript | 2.0% | 4 |
| 16 | Tcl | 0.5% | 1 |
| 16 | VBScript | 0.5% | 1 |