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 21 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 21 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 408 | 415 | 338 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | -77 | -57 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 231 | 111 | 249 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.48% | 0.38% | 0.59% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.79% | 1.12% | 1.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 152 | 79 | 181 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £344 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £385 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £451 | £500 | £520 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.75% | -3.85% | +9.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £578 | £610 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £666 | £695 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £400 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.25% | -21.95% | +13.89% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £31.50 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £23.00 | £31.54 | £6.57 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.50 | £32.96 | £7.85 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.63% | +319.87% | -78.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £27.50 | £34.38 | £9.14 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £34.43 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.50 | £32.96 | £7.85 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.63% | +319.87% | -84.97% |
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 | 12,888 | 9,891 | 12,728 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.71% | 33.98% | 29.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,457 | 6,717 | 9,055 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £358 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £520 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.89% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £711 | £763 | £765 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £482 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.47% | -2.56% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 560 | 235 | 493 |
| 10th Percentile | £38.15 | £25.98 | £32.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.41 | £35.50 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.36 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +0.23% | +2.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £78.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.50 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.78% | +3.20% | - |
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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 21 May 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 21 May 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 | +5 | 209 | £445 | -11.00% | 74 |
| London | -5 | 113 | £445 | -11.00% | 21 |
| UK excluding London | -43 | 96 | £425 | +6.25% | 60 |
| Work from Home | -35 | 55 | £538 | -2.27% | 47 |
| South East | -14 | 48 | £405 | -7.43% | 17 |
| North of England | -56 | 25 | £500 | +33.33% | 19 |
| North West | -27 | 17 | £513 | +25.00% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | -50 | 8 | £408 | +8.67% | 9 |
| South West | -27 | 7 | £475 | -9.52% | 6 |
| Scotland | -2 | 4 | £470 | - | 2 |
| East of England | - | 4 | £211 | - | 9 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | - | - | 3 |
| Midlands | -63 | 3 | £398 | -6.47% | 5 |
| West Midlands | -60 | 2 | £398 | -6.47% | 3 |
| Wales | -10 | 1 | - | - | 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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