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 17 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 17 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 436 | 456 | 310 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +20 | -146 | -20 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 251 | 103 | 279 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.46% | 0.31% | 0.73% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.76% | 0.95% | 2.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 186 | 87 | 209 |
| 10th Percentile | £367 | £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 | £566 | £606 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £675 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £425 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.56% | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | - | - | +44.44% |
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 | 14,245 | 10,791 | 12,230 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.06% | 32.76% | 31.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,249 | 7,144 | 8,276 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £343 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £523 | £501 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.40% | -4.67% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 542 | 293 | 341 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.75 | £29.00 | £27.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £48.16 | £37.77 | £46.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.25 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.03 | £80.00 | £78.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.78% | -0.77% | - |
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 17 September 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 17 September 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 | -14 | 211 | £453 | +0.67% | 209 |
| London | -33 | 121 | £453 | -2.05% | 102 |
| UK excluding London | -46 | 100 | £425 | - | 131 |
| Work from Home | -17 | 69 | £517 | +25.98% | 85 |
| North of England | -44 | 46 | £405 | -10.00% | 35 |
| North West | -19 | 31 | £440 | -2.22% | 26 |
| South East | -50 | 21 | £410 | +9.30% | 31 |
| Yorkshire | -33 | 15 | £350 | -6.67% | 9 |
| Scotland | -14 | 13 | £475 | -32.14% | 11 |
| Midlands | -48 | 9 | £413 | -2.94% | 22 |
| West Midlands | -48 | 8 | £413 | -2.94% | 19 |
| South West | -41 | 6 | £588 | +12.98% | 12 |
| Wales | -16 | 3 | £313 | -38.12% | 1 |
| East of England | -29 | 1 | £425 | - | 17 |
| 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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