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 4 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 419 | 366 | 350 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -53 | -16 | -63 |
| Contract jobs citing T-SQL | 169 | 152 | 263 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.40% | 0.51% | 0.59% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.35% | 1.49% | 2.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 110 | 102 | 168 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £326 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £378 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £445 | £475 | £469 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.32% | +1.33% | -1.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £597 | £585 |
| 90th Percentile | £668 | £675 | £629 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £438 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -2.78% | -0.55% |
| 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 | 12,519 | 10,212 | 12,933 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.71% | 33.99% | 29.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,352 | 6,639 | 9,132 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | £356 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £604 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £721 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £478 | £488 | £496 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | -1.76% | -1.73% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 483 | 237 | 506 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.25 | £21.25 | £30.94 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.88 | £35.00 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -7.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.00 | £68.94 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £85.00 | £76.53 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.75 | £62.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.97% | +2.81% | -4.62% |
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 4 March 2026.
T-SQL
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing T-SQL.
T-SQL
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 4 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 | -70 | 152 | £415 | -12.63% | 91 |
| London | -31 | 90 | £415 | -20.95% | 17 |
| UK excluding London | -87 | 61 | £425 | -2.86% | 83 |
| Work from Home | -21 | 53 | £550 | +11.39% | 42 |
| South East | -30 | 23 | £465 | -10.36% | 24 |
| North of England | -62 | 14 | £426 | +19.66% | 14 |
| North West | -34 | 11 | £426 | +26.04% | 9 |
| South West | -21 | 7 | £538 | +2.38% | 18 |
| Wales | -3 | 5 | £555 | +239.38% | 2 |
| Midlands | -71 | 5 | £400 | - | 18 |
| Scotland | +7 | 3 | £700 | +105.58% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -32 | 3 | £550 | +54.49% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | -64 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| East of England | - | 3 | £211 | - | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | -60 | 2 | £398 | -11.67% | 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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