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 31 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 31 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 430 | 457 | 324 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +27 | -133 | -31 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 257 | 107 | 266 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.48% | 0.32% | 0.69% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.83% | 0.99% | 2.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 180 | 89 | 203 |
| 10th Percentile | £361 | £313 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £375 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £458 | £450 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.72% | -14.29% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £551 | £556 | £604 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £655 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £425 | £435 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.35% | -8.37% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 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 | £25.13 | £34.46 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £26.15 | - | - |
| 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 | 14,011 | 10,817 | 12,208 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.07% | 32.82% | 31.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,110 | 7,198 | 8,422 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £343 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £739 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 523 | 300 | 357 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.50 | £29.00 | £30.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £49.50 | £36.69 | £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 | £67.31 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.90 | £78.88 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.84% | -4.62% | +4.00% |
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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.
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 31 August 2026.
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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 31 August 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 | 220 | £453 | +0.67% | 76 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 115 | £425 | - | 55 |
| London | -22 | 114 | £490 | +4.53% | 33 |
| Work from Home | -8 | 72 | £513 | +25.00% | 36 |
| North of England | -35 | 46 | £403 | -10.50% | 15 |
| South East | -33 | 35 | £427 | +13.96% | 19 |
| North West | -25 | 32 | £403 | -10.50% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | -33 | 14 | £400 | +6.67% | 4 |
| Scotland | -11 | 12 | £470 | +17.50% | |
| Midlands | -48 | 10 | £400 | -5.88% | 10 |
| West Midlands | -39 | 9 | £400 | -5.88% | 7 |
| South West | -37 | 6 | £425 | -18.27% | 4 |
| Wales | -14 | 3 | £313 | +38.27% | 1 |
| East of England | -15 | 2 | £425 | - | 6 |
| 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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