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 13 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 13 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 401 | 438 | 327 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +37 | -111 | -46 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 274 | 117 | 251 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.51% | 0.36% | 0.64% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.95% | 1.08% | 2.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 188 | 94 | 197 |
| 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% | +9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £625 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £684 | £680 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £421 | £425 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.92% | - | -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 | 14,085 | 10,786 | 12,183 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.40% | 32.75% | 31.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,162 | 7,227 | 8,532 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £340 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £503 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.49% | -5.19% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £618 | £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 | 272 | 408 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.25 | £28.19 | £27.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.88 | £35.75 | £45.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.12% | -14.62% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.88 | £84.35 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.17% | -3.08% | +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 13 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 13 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 | +21 | 238 | £453 | -8.25% | 81 |
| UK excluding London | -7 | 130 | £421 | -0.92% | 46 |
| London | -38 | 115 | £475 | -5.00% | 44 |
| Work from Home | -8 | 78 | £513 | -6.82% | 50 |
| South East | -15 | 48 | £404 | +15.36% | 14 |
| North of England | -26 | 48 | £403 | -10.50% | 16 |
| North West | -20 | 34 | £403 | -10.50% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | -28 | 14 | £400 | - | 4 |
| Scotland | -3 | 11 | £470 | +17.50% | 2 |
| Midlands | -51 | 11 | £398 | -6.47% | 8 |
| West Midlands | -37 | 10 | £398 | -6.47% | 6 |
| South West | -33 | 7 | £475 | -8.65% | 3 |
| Wales | -11 | 3 | £313 | +53.00% | |
| East of England | -20 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| 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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