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 23 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 435 | 433 | 295 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -138 | -16 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 208 | 98 | 228 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.45% | 0.34% | 0.72% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.70% | 1.06% | 2.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 154 | 75 | 163 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £314 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £375 | £447 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £453 | £450 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.67% | -21.74% | +18.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £611 | £566 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £650 | £675 |
| UK median daily rate | £463 | £450 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.78% | -18.18% | +15.79% |
| 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 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 12,262 | 9,235 | 10,288 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 26.25% | 32.49% | 32.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,945 | 6,156 | 6,775 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £345 | £356 |
| 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 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £738 | £775 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £508 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -3.33% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 541 | 271 | 277 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.25 | £31.25 | £30.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £48.00 | £43.80 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £71.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.00 | £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 23 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 23 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 | -31 | 123 | £475 | +5.56% | 57 |
| North of England | -44 | 37 | £403 | +3.21% | 26 |
| North West | -35 | 26 | £405 | -3.57% | 12 |
| South East | -40 | 21 | £475 | +26.67% | 23 |
| Yorkshire | -29 | 11 | £400 | +6.67% | 12 |
| Midlands | -37 | 10 | £413 | -11.76% | 24 |
| West Midlands | -36 | 9 | £413 | - | 19 |
| South West | -35 | 5 | £750 | +44.23% | 7 |
| East of England | -28 | 1 | £425 | - | 8 |
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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 | 98.6% | 205 |
| 2 | C# | 37.5% | 78 |
| 3 | PL/SQL | 23.1% | 48 |
| 4 | Python | 17.3% | 36 |
| 5 | JavaScript | 13.5% | 28 |
| 6 | PowerShell | 12.0% | 25 |
| 7 | VBA | 6.7% | 14 |
| 8 | Data Analysis Expressions | 5.8% | 12 |
| 9 | VB | 5.3% | 11 |
| 10 | Shell Script | 3.8% | 8 |
| 11 | Bash | 2.9% | 6 |
| 12 | TypeScript | 2.4% | 5 |
| 12 | VB.NET | 2.4% | 5 |
| 12 | XPath | 2.4% | 5 |
| 15 | Java | 1.9% | 4 |
| 16 | Tcl | 0.5% | 1 |
| 16 | VBScript | 0.5% | 1 |