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 13 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 430 | 388 | 345 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -42 | -43 | -70 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 184 | 145 | 261 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.43% | 0.49% | 0.59% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.47% | 1.44% | 2.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 110 | 100 | 167 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £325 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £383 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £439 | £475 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.63% | +2.70% | -2.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £584 | £606 | £581 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £705 | £625 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £438 | £400 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.38% | -11.11% | -2.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £27.82 | £7.85 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.50 | £30.17 | £9.78 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.00 | £48.91 | £14.28 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.79% | +242.53% | -74.99% |
| 75th Percentile | £27.50 | £65.00 | £18.76 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £20.68 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.00 | £48.91 | £14.28 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.79% | +242.53% | -74.99% |
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 | 12,548 | 10,051 | 12,959 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.30% | 34.11% | 29.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,338 | 6,636 | 9,140 |
| 10th Percentile | £354 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £423 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -5.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £719 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | - | -3.89% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 490 | 240 | 501 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.55 | £21.25 | £30.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.14 | £35.00 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -6.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £67.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £74.44 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.75 | £61.60 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.97% | +3.48% | -5.23% |
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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 13 March 2026.
T-SQL
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing T-SQL.
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Top 16 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 13 March 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 | -49 | 169 | £425 | -12.82% | 111 |
| London | -32 | 88 | £415 | -17.00% | 34 |
| UK excluding London | -68 | 78 | £438 | +9.38% | 106 |
| Work from Home | -27 | 52 | £550 | +17.65% | 52 |
| South East | -39 | 36 | £481 | -8.33% | 23 |
| North of England | -58 | 21 | £450 | +26.40% | 17 |
| North West | -23 | 17 | £426 | +26.04% | 9 |
| South West | -19 | 6 | £525 | - | 24 |
| Midlands | -69 | 5 | £400 | +5.82% | 20 |
| Yorkshire | -57 | 4 | £600 | +60.00% | 6 |
| East Midlands | -32 | 3 | £550 | +55.81% | 8 |
| East of England | - | 3 | £211 | - | 9 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Scotland | +6 | 2 | £465 | +36.56% | 12 |
| Wales | -9 | 2 | £410 | +150.71% | 2 |
| West Midlands | -63 | 2 | £398 | -16.32% | 12 |
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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