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 7 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 7 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 427 | 448 | 313 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +21 | -135 | -10 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 257 | 104 | 256 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.47% | 0.31% | 0.68% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.79% | 0.96% | 2.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 190 | 85 | 186 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £313 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £375 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £453 | £450 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.67% | -14.29% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £575 | £611 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £675 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £418 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.80% | -1.76% | -10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £21.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £22.75 | - | £65.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £25.00 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £25.13 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.75 | - | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +112.73% |
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 | 14,363 | 10,855 | 12,072 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.16% | 32.88% | 32.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,331 | 7,129 | 7,950 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £340 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £505 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.96% | -3.81% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £647 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £731 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 553 | 300 | 330 |
| 10th Percentile | £23.00 | £29.00 | £26.22 |
| 25th Percentile | £45.20 | £40.94 | £46.05 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +3.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.60 | £75.13 | £77.63 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.78% | -0.77% | - |
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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 7 October 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 7 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 |
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| England | +3 | 214 | £453 | +0.67% | 192 |
| London | -17 | 124 | £453 | +0.67% | 86 |
| UK excluding London | -41 | 99 | £425 | +1.80% | 112 |
| Work from Home | -24 | 76 | £513 | +19.19% | 86 |
| North of England | -38 | 40 | £405 | +3.85% | 25 |
| North West | -19 | 28 | £475 | +13.10% | 14 |
| South East | -41 | 24 | £446 | +18.96% | 38 |
| Scotland | -11 | 15 | £475 | -32.14% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | -24 | 12 | £350 | -6.67% | 9 |
| Midlands | -44 | 10 | £413 | -2.94% | 21 |
| West Midlands | -41 | 9 | £413 | -2.94% | 17 |
| South West | -41 | 5 | £750 | +44.23% | 7 |
| Wales | -14 | 3 | £313 | -38.12% | 2 |
| East of England | -24 | 1 | £425 | - | 15 |
| 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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