Transact-SQL
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring T-SQL skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 11 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 408 | 448 | 323 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +40 | -125 | -39 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 278 | 118 | 254 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.52% | 0.36% | 0.65% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.97% | 1.09% | 2.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 190 | 94 | 199 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £326 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £379 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £453 | £481 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.87% | -8.33% | +8.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £554 | £625 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £684 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £417 | £425 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.83% | - | -10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £21.25 | £31.76 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £24.00 | £33.11 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.51% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £25.13 | £34.46 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £26.15 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.00 | £33.11 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -27.51% | - | - |
All Programming Languages
UK
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.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 14,116 | 10,814 | 12,179 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.43% | 32.84% | 31.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,182 | 7,261 | 8,531 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £340 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £503 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.99% | -5.19% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £616 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £495 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.21% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 526 | 265 | 407 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.25 | £28.18 | £27.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.00 | £36.00 | £45.61 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £56.75 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.54% | -12.69% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.25 | £84.80 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | -1.54% | +8.33% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing T-SQL relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
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Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing T-SQL.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing T-SQL over the 6 months to 11 August 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing T-SQL.
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Top 15 Contract Job Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 11 August 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 |
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| England | +9 | 243 | £453 | -8.25% | 71 |
| UK excluding London | 0 | 129 | £417 | -1.83% | 47 |
| London | -38 | 120 | £475 | -5.00% | 34 |
| Work from Home | -15 | 81 | £514 | -6.59% | 47 |
| South East | -26 | 48 | £404 | +15.36% | 16 |
| North of England | -39 | 48 | £403 | -10.50% | 15 |
| North West | -14 | 34 | £403 | -10.50% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | -33 | 14 | £400 | - | 4 |
| Midlands | -52 | 11 | £398 | -6.47% | 8 |
| Scotland | -7 | 10 | £465 | +16.25% | 2 |
| West Midlands | -49 | 10 | £398 | -6.47% | 6 |
| South West | -31 | 7 | £475 | -8.65% | 2 |
| Wales | -10 | 3 | £313 | +53.00% | |
| East of England | -20 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
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