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 30 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 30 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 395 | 427 | 327 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +32 | -100 | -50 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 280 | 117 | 256 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.53% | 0.36% | 0.64% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.98% | 1.08% | 2.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 192 | 94 | 197 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | £326 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £385 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £453 | £494 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.25% | -5.95% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £625 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £668 | £684 | £680 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £400 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.25% | -5.88% | -10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 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 | £25.81 | £34.46 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £27.50 | - | - |
| 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 | 14,113 | 10,796 | 12,393 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.64% | 32.90% | 31.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,177 | 7,277 | 8,754 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £340 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.50% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £615 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £493 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.68% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 524 | 254 | 421 |
| 10th Percentile | £33.70 | £27.96 | £27.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £51.25 | £36.06 | £46.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £57.13 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.79% | -12.12% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.85 | £82.07 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | -1.54% | +7.08% |
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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.
T-SQL
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing T-SQL over the 6 months to 30 July 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 30 July 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 | +19 | 246 | £453 | -9.40% | 65 |
| UK excluding London | +3 | 127 | £425 | +6.25% | 51 |
| London | -17 | 126 | £475 | -5.00% | 18 |
| Work from Home | -8 | 81 | £519 | -5.64% | 33 |
| South East | -20 | 49 | £405 | +15.71% | 12 |
| North of England | -36 | 44 | £403 | +1.96% | 18 |
| North West | -29 | 30 | £403 | +1.96% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | -35 | 14 | £400 | - | 5 |
| Scotland | -8 | 10 | £465 | +16.25% | 1 |
| Midlands | -58 | 10 | £400 | -5.88% | 8 |
| West Midlands | -59 | 9 | £400 | -5.88% | 8 |
| South West | -30 | 8 | £425 | -18.27% | 8 |
| Wales | -15 | 3 | £313 | +53.00% | 1 |
| East of England | - | 2 | - | - | 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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