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 2 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 2 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 432 | 451 | 316 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +19 | -135 | -20 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 260 | 106 | 264 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.47% | 0.32% | 0.69% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.81% | 0.97% | 2.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 192 | 87 | 192 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £313 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £375 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £453 | £450 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.56% | -14.29% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £575 | £603 |
| 90th Percentile | £723 | £675 | £674 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £421 | £425 | £442 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.92% | -3.74% | -7.05% |
| 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 | 14,341 | 10,925 | 12,242 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.12% | 32.99% | 32.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,306 | 7,187 | 8,115 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £344 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £508 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -3.33% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £492 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.36% | -1.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 546 | 299 | 333 |
| 10th Percentile | £24.00 | £29.00 | £26.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.39 | £41.25 | £46.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +3.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.38 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.25 | £75.00 | £78.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
T-SQL
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing T-SQL relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
T-SQL
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing T-SQL.
T-SQL
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing T-SQL over the 6 months to 2 October 2026.
T-SQL
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing T-SQL.
T-SQL
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 2 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 | -2 | 217 | £450 | - | 206 |
| London | -24 | 125 | £453 | -2.05% | 90 |
| UK excluding London | -34 | 101 | £421 | -0.92% | 126 |
| Work from Home | -29 | 76 | £513 | +19.19% | 97 |
| North of England | -37 | 44 | £401 | -2.91% | 28 |
| North West | -26 | 31 | £440 | -2.22% | 17 |
| South East | -43 | 21 | £410 | +9.30% | 34 |
| Scotland | -17 | 15 | £475 | -32.14% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | -22 | 13 | £350 | -6.67% | 9 |
| Midlands | -53 | 10 | £413 | -2.94% | 26 |
| West Midlands | -34 | 9 | £413 | -2.94% | 17 |
| South West | -33 | 6 | £588 | +12.98% | 8 |
| Wales | -15 | 3 | £313 | -38.12% | 3 |
| East of England | -25 | 1 | £425 | - | 19 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - |
T-SQL
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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